239 cid V-8 engine, 100 HP, three-speed manual transmission with overdrive, independent front suspension, leaf spring rear suspension, four-wheel hydraulic brakes; wheelbase: 114”
It took a few years after World War II for automakers to introduce completely new postwar era cars. Most had been updates of pre-war cars and, with demand high, Ford ha..
350 cid V-8 engine, 250 HP, four-speed automatic transmission, independent front coil suspension, solid rear-axle with coil springs, hydraulic four-wheel drum brakes; wheelbase: 119.5"
By 1950, the Oldsmobile line featured Harley Earl’s aircraft inspired “Futuramic” styling. This transitioned to all of the ’49 line, and was especially attractive ..
331 cid OHV V-8, 160 HP, Hydra-Matic automatic transmission, independent front suspension with rear leaf springs and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 126"
Even before the start of World War II, the engineers at General Motors realized that the '30s Cadillac V-8 needed to be improved. It was the dawn of the horsepower era in Detroit, a..
3,442 cc DOHC inline six-cylinder engine rated at 180 HP, upgraded five-speed manual gearbox, independent wishbone front suspension with torsion bars and anti-roll bar, live rear axle with semi-elliptic springs, upgraded disc brakes; wheelbase: 102"
Jaguar wasn’t always a company that built sleek and fast roadsters. In the beginning they did a br..
430 cid OHV V-8 rated at 350 HP, automatic transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs and wishbones, live rear axle with leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulically-actuated power drum brakes; wheelbase: 131"
When Continental ended production of the Mark II in 1957, it was the end of America’s most expensive production car. It was a ..
270 cid “Super Red Ram” V-8 engine rated at 183 HP, PowerFlite two-speed automatic transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 120"
Virgil Exner was a man of vision and talent, which Chrysler sorely needed in the mid-1950s. When Exne..
312 cid V-8 engine, twin Holley four-barrel carburetors, 270 HP, automatic transmission, coil spring independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 102”
Based on a show car that debuted in February 1954, the production version of Ford’s sporty and sleek two-seater Thunderb..
283 cid OHV V-8 engine, 220 BHP, two-speed automatic Powerglide transmission, coil-spring independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel power hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 115"
Chevrolet Motor Division had never intended to produce the final iteration of the Tri-Five as we know today. On the contrary..
235.5 cid OHV inline six-cylinder rated at 115 HP, three-speed column mounted shifter transmission, coil-spring independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 115"
The American convertible of the 1950s is always an object of beauty at any car show. This was the era of ele..
1,488 cc air-cooled, horizontally-opposed OHV four-cylinder engine, 64 HP at 4,400 rpm (SAE)/55 HP at 4,400 rpm (DIN), four-speed manual gearbox, independent front suspension with parallel trailing arms and laminated torsion bars, independent rear suspension with swing axles and transverse torsion bars, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: ..