How Much Cars Cost In The 40's
Cadillac 1949
Prices from $3,497
Cadillac series 62 Coupe De Ville new for 1949
Chevrolet 1940
Prices From $659
The new Chevrolet Clipper with exclusive vacuum power shift , silent valve in head engine, synchromesh transmission, new sealed beam headlights
Hudson 1949
Prices From $2381
Ride the most beautiful most roomy most road worthy most "all round performance car in America" the new Hudson
Studebaker 1940
Prices From $660
Studebaker Champion with distinction and save up to 25% per mile with our new fuel efficient engine
Austin 10 1941
Britains dependable car also available now the austin 8 van
Buick 1946
The engine decreased in power due to stopping compound carburation but still had 144 HP
Chrysler 1940
The new Chrysler Highlander with automatic top simply touch a button and it glides away
Dodge truck 1948
Dodge trucks with ease of handling comfort for drivers and extra safety the finest trucks ever built
Ford 1949
Ford the only low priced car with a 100HP V8 engine feel the power of the V8 today
Hillman New Minx 1949
The new hillman minx with independent front suspension , finger flick gear shift and air conditioning and british craftmenship
Lincoln Zephyr Continental 1942
V type 12 cylinder engine prodives the ultimate in power and liquamatic drive with automatic gearshift and rich interior appointments in coupe club coupe and convertable coupe models
MG 1947
MG TC 80 mph and a thrilling drive
Nash 600 and the Ambassador 1946
Nash 600 with the front seat nearly 5 ft wide and the back can me made as big as a double bed at night with a new standard of performance
Oldsmobile 1949
The new Oldsmobile with futuramic styling and the new 130 HP high compression rocket engine
Packard 1946
Americas Finest Pleasure Car and the smoothest lines today
Plymouth 1949
Now with the famous air pillow ride saftey rim wheels and hydraulic brakes with the largest bumpers on front and rear and a redesigned instrument panel
Pontiac 1948
Pontiac make the sweetest performing cars with economical 6 and 8 cylinder engines hydraulic brakes and true safety steering and the grill shows the width and massiveness of the car
Willys 48
The Willys Jeepster a combination of utility and fun
Some examples of car prices in the 1940's and how much it cost for a new car
Buick Model 71 Roadmaster Sedan $1,359 1940
Buick Roadmaster Sedan $1,822 1946
Cadillac Sedan $1,745 1940
Cadillac Coupe De Ville $3,497 1949
Cadillac La Salle $1,240 1940
Chevrolet Station Wag0n $903 1940
Chevrolet Fleetmaster $1,280 1946
Chrysler New Yorker $1,385 1941
Chrysler Windsor 6 $3,206 1949
De Soto 2 dr Custom Coupe $885 1940
De Soto Custom Convertible $2,578 1949
Dodge D17 $755 1940
Dodge 2 Door Sedan $1,676 1946
Ford Deluxe Fordor $808 1940
Ford Custom $1,472 1949
Frazer Nash Airflyte $1,786 1949
Frazer Nash Ambassador $1,085 1940
Frazer Nash Standard Sedan $2,295 1947
Hudson Country Club Sedan $952 1940
Hudson Commodore 6 $1,896 1947
Lee Francis Sports Roadster $1,240 1948
Lincoln Cosmopolitan $3,186 1949
Lincoln Zephyr $1,439 1940
Mercury Club Convertible $1,079 1940
Oldsmobile 10 Series $963 1940
Oldsmobile Station Wagon $2,456 1947
Packard Clipper 110 $1,116 1942
Plymouth Roadking $645 1940
Plymouth P15 Club Coupe $1,445 1947
Pontiac Metropolitan Torpedo Six $932 1941
Pontiac Torpedo DeLuxe $1,731 1948
Studebaker Champion $660 1940
Studebaker Commander $2,078 1948
Studebaker President $1,260 1941
Willys 440 series $495 1940
Willys Station Wagon $1560 1946
Willys Jeepster $1760 1948
1940's Cars Information
Some of the type of advertising for cars available in the 1940's
Ford Mercury Cars V Type 100HP 8 Cylinder Engine
Crysler Cars 140hp new airflow bodies
Mercury 8 V8 engine an economical car
Federal Trucks Make Trucks of all kinds for supporting the war
Goodrich Manufacturers first Tubeless Tyre
The Beautiful Crysler for 1947
Chevrolet brings you better breaks surer steering and with smooth graceful styling
More Makes and Models from the 1940's
Austin A40
Buick Roadmaster
Cadillac Series 62
Cadillac Fleetwood
Chrysler New Yorker
Dodge Coronet
Ford Model A
Ford Prefect
Ford Flathead V8
Ford Mustang
Hillman Minx
Lincoln Continental
Mercedes 340
MG TC
Morris 8 Series E
Oldsmobile Fastback
Oldsmobile series 66
Studebaker Roadster
Ford Anglia
In 1940 pre World War II. the US produced 4,680,000 cars.
This is the first time luxury car's started rolling off a production line. A car showed the wealth and status of it owner. Cars like the Delahaye 135 convertible whose top speeds reached 95 mph or 153kph, the Delahaye was the ultimate 1940 luxury car.
The 1941-42 Packard Clipper was another luxury car produced pre war.
The 1941 Nash was the first English car massed produced with unibody construction.
The jeep was first mass produced in the 1940's for the US armed forces.
The Ford motor company produced a number of cars like the v-8 deluxe coupe that went for the price of about 650 dollars. The ford V8 deluxe four door Sedan which went for around 750 dollars, included and were fitted with sealed beam head lights on the deluxe models, and had chrome headlight trim rings, and parking lights.
Before the US entered the war the automobile capital was St Louis MO, later Detroit MI became the leader in the automotive industry.
A new car back in 1940s was about 800 dollars and a gallon of gas was whooping 18 cents.
On average most cars got about 15 to 20 miles per gallon.
In 1941 the Chrysler Company started production of the luxury oriented Town & Country wagon . This car was the precursor to the modern-day mini van. The Town & Country Wagon like the Mini Van featured an optional 9 passenger seating, a rear hatch,and was the first to include genuine wood exterior panels. The Town & Country Wagon was the original "woody". This car made a huge splash with the public especially during the postwar era. The popular convertible version hit the highways in 1949 with a starting price of 3,970 dollars.
On Feb.9,1942 all the automotive production stopped and the entire US industry started making products for the military to help the troops over seas.
The war had an effect on the auto industry and Chrysler halted its production and, the company then diverted its attention to the war effort. Until the war ended in 1945 Chrysler factories & employees made everything from engines for b29 Super fortress to Pershing tanks,and 40mm trailer mounted anti aircraft guns. The projects completed by Chrysler for the military valued more then 3.4 billion dollars between 1940-1949. In 1943 no civilian vehicles were produced, and in 1944 few light civilian trucks were produced. Finally in 1945 the war production board announced that the re conversion of civilian motor vehicles could begin on July 1st.
By 1946 the first radio telephones were used in cars, and the first power operated windows were introduced
For the first time drivers education was being offered at the many high schools.
In 1948 the Plymouth suburban was introduced, and Chrysler adopted the new method of starting the engine with an ignition key. At the end of the 40s a gallon of gas 26 cents. And after the end of World War II the auto industry was soaring as more and more people wanted to own cars.
Turn Signals started to appear on production cars in the 1940's
