Classic Cars of the 1940's

The 1948-1949 Hudson Commodore Eight was among the first great postwar cars.  

 

Classic cars of the 1940's took a backseat to the business of fighting World War II.

However, linking to the cars below makes clear that before and after mobilizing to preserve democracy, American automakers did indeed produce some of the most important cars of the 20th Century.

Learn more about the 1942-1948 Buick Roadmaster, the 1946-1948 Chrysler Crown Imperial, the 1949 Ford Custom V-8, and other great classic cars of the 1940's.

For more on these and other classic cars of the 1940's, see:

1940-1941 Lincoln Continental	1940-1941 Packard Super Eight One Sixty Convertibles	1940-1942 Chrysler New Yorker Highlander	1940-1942 Chrysler New yorker Navajo
1940-1942 Chrysler Windsor Highlander	1940-1942 Packard Custom Super Eight 180	1940-1942 Packard One Twenty & Clipper One Twenty Convertibles	1941-1942 Chrysler Windsor Town & Country
1941-1942 Dodge Custom Convertible	1941-1942 Mercury	1941-42 Willys Americar	1942-1948 Buick Roadmaster
1942-48 Pontiac Streamliner	1945-1948 Jaguar Mark IV	1946 Mercury Sportsman	1946 Studebaker Skyway Champion
1946-1947 Hudson Commodore Eight	1946-1947 Hudson Super Six	1946-1947 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser 98	1946-1948 Chrysler Crown Imperial
1946-1948 Nash Ambassador Suburban	1946-1949 Dodge Custom Convertible	1946-1980 DeSoto Custom Suburban	1946-59 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith
1947 Frazer Standard	1947-1948 Crosley Convertible & Wagon	1947-1948 Frazer Manhattan	1947-1948 Kaiser Custom
1947-49 Studebaker Commander Coupe & Convertible	1948-1949 Cadillac Series Sixty-One Sedanet	1948-1949 Cadillac Series Sixty-Two Convertible/Sedanet	1948-1949 Hudson Commodore Eight
1948-1949 Hudson Commodore Six	1948-1949 Hudson Super Eight	1948-1949 Hudson Super Six	1948-1951 Jaguar Mark V
1948-1956 Frazer Nash	1948-1985 Land-Rover Series I,II,III	1948-57 Sunbeam Talbot 90	1948-57 Sunbeam-Talbot 80
1949 Cadillac Series Sixty-Two Coupe de Ville	1949 Ford Custom V-8 (exc. Sedans)	1949 Oldsmobile Futuramic 98 Holiday	1949 Pontiac Chieftain DeLuxe
1949 Pontiac Streamliner Wood Body Wagon	1949-1950 Frazer Manhattan	1949-1950 Kaiser DeLuxe	1949-1950 Kaiser Special Traveler
1949-1950 Oldsmobile Futuramic 88	1949-1950 Packard Super DeLuxe Eight	1949-1952 Crosley Convertible & Wagon	1949-1954 Chrysler Imperial
1949-1958 Lagonda 2.6/3.0 Litre	1949-53 Triumph Mayflower	1949-55 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn

Source: Howstuffworks