1920’s and 1940’s Classic Cars

By

Blake McCutchen age:14

Introduction

. You may ask, why classic cars? I have always been interested in cars, but, I have been more interested in classic cars. In this slide I will show you the Ford Companies 1920’s and 1940’s, info. On Henry Ford, and the finishing touch. I have used many resources to get the info you will see.

Fords in 1920’s

• A variety of colors started to come out in1926, when the fast drying Duco lacquer came into use. In 1923, Model T Fords assembled in Copenhagen were painted light grey (with black wings), advertised in Scandinavia as “The Grey Beauty”.

1920’s Continued

• The Model T was the first car to have left hand drive! From 1923, Model T cars were assembled in Copenhagen, painted light grey, and were advertised in Scandinavia as “The Grey Beauty” !

1928 Ford Model A

1929 Ford Model A

1928 Ford Model T

1929 Ford Model T

1940’s Info and Pictures

• The 1946-1948 Ford sportsman was designed to lure buyers back to the showrooms after World War2. Also there wasn’t enough time or money to be able to get out the brand new designs until 1946 at the earliest.

1940’s Continued

• Each Sportsman begins as a stock convt. All 1946 Ford Sportsman's used A type framing. Also the Sportsman is the only Ford non woody wagon, but it was not the only one on the postwar market.

1946 Ford Sportsman

1947 Ford Super Deluxe Coupe

Finishing Touch (1960-1989)

1966 Ford Thunderbird Roadster

1964 Ford Fairlane 500

1965 Ford Mustang Fastback

1965 Ford Mustang GT 350

1965 Ford Mustang Shelby Replica

1965 Ford Mustang T-5 Fastback

1965 Ford Mustang A/FX Fastback Russ Davis Ford/ Gas Ronda Drag Car

1965 Ford Mustang GT Fastback Replica

1965 Mustang GT

1967 Ford Mustang GT

1968 Ford Mustang 2-Door Hardtop

1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Fastback

1969 Ford Mustang Super Cobra Jet

1968 Ford Mustang Fastback

1969 Ford Mustang Fastback Street Rod

1968 Ford Mustang GT 500E Fastback Eleanor

1968 Ford Mustang

1970 Ford Mustang Mach1 Fastback

1969 Ford Mustang Mach1

1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302

1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429

1989 Ford Mustang LX

1989 Ford Mustang LX Saleen

1989 Ford Mustang Hatchback

All Thanks To Henry Ford• Henry Ford was born on July 30th 1863 on a farm

near Dearborn, Michigan. From 1888 to 1899 Henry was a mechanical engineer and later a chief engineer. In 1896, after experimenting for many years, he completed constructing his first vehicle. Quadricycle. In 1903 Henry founded the Ford Motor Co.

All Thanks To Henry Cont. • In 1913 Henry began using standardized

interchangeable parts and assembly line techniques. Henry was chiefly responsible for their general adoption and for the consequent of great expansion of American industry and raising of American standard of living. In 1908 the Ford Co. initiated a production of the celebrated Model T. Until 1927, when the Ford Model T was discontinued in favor of a more up to date vehicle. Also the Ford Co. produced and sold 15 million vehicles.

All Thanks to Henry Ford Cont.• During the 1930’s, Henry adopted the policy of the

yearly changeover, but, his Co. was unable to regain the position it had formally held. Henry died on April 7th, 1947, in Dearborn. Ford left a personal fortune estimated at $500 Million to $750 Million, bequeathing the largest share of his holdings in the Ford Co. to the Ford Foundation (a nonprofit organization.

A Career in Mechanics! • Mechanics are awesome! They basically fix up all types of

vehicles. Most of them restore old ones! That is one way to know how some of the old cars are still alive today! Also, some Mechanics paint cars, in any way you desirer! Mechanics will do anything you ask them to do for your car! If your car is wrecked, they will fix it for you, but, warning! It will cost you a lot of money to get it fixed. Normally, Mechanics will want to work alone. A lot of Mechanics will make there own prices for fixing things. I think that being a Mechanic would be a very cool job to have! Maybe you will think the same.

Conclusion

• I really had a lot of fun talking and showing you all about the cars in the 1920’s, 1940’s, and the (for fun) finishing touches!!! I hope you enjoyed it!!!

Bibliography

• www.Mecum.com

• http://Encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia

• Classic Cars Magazine

• Great Cars of the Forties

• A World of Wheels Vintage Years (1920-1930)