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The end of World War I saw the rise in the economic power of the United States due to its active trade, growing industry, and support of the Allied nations in the war. Its supplying of agricultural and manufactured goods to the Allied nations greatly boosted its economy, while the economies of Germany, France, and Great Britain suffered from major decreases in export trade activity and from ...
Buick Century Series 60 (1930-1935) Buick Special Series 40 (1930-1935) Cadillac Series 353 (1930) Cadillac Series 370 (1930–1935) Cadillac V-12 Series 370 (1930-1935) Cadillac V-16 Series 452/90 (1930–1937) Chevrolet Bedford AC (1929-1931) Chevrolet Bedford LQ (1929-1931) Chevrolet Series AD Universal (1930) Marquette (1930)
Nash's slogan from the late 1920s and 1930s was "Give the customer more than he has paid for," and the cars lived up to it. Innovations included a straight-eight engine with overhead valves, twin spark plugs, and nine crankshaft bearings in 1930.
His auto empire collapsed in 1937 and production ceased. Major technological innovations were introduced or were widely adopted during the 1930s, such as synchromesh manual transmissions, semi-automatic transmissions, automatic transmissions, hydraulic brakes, independent front suspension, and overhead-valve engines. The Cord 810 used front ...
M. Marks-Moir car; Marlborough (Anglo-French car) Marlborough-Thomas; Marmon Motor Car Company; Marquette (automobile) Martin Wasp; Maserati Tipo V4; Maxwell Motor Company
Innovation was not limited to the vehicles themselves. Increasing numbers of cars propelled the growth of the petroleum industry, [51]: 60–61 as well as the development of technology to produce gasoline (replacing kerosene and coal oil) and of improvements in heat-tolerant mineral oil lubricants (replacing vegetable and animal oils). [51]: 60
1929 Hudson Roadster 1929 Hudson Model R 4-Door Landau Sedan 1931 Hudson 4-Door Sedan 1934 Hudson Eight Convertible Coupé 1934 Hudson Terraplane K-coupe. In 1919, Hudson introduced the Essex brand line of automobiles; the line was originally for budget-minded buyers, designed to compete with Ford and Chevrolet, as opposed to the more up-scale Hudson line competing with Oldsmobile and Studebaker.
Swallow Sidecars switched to making cars based on Austin Seven chassis during the 1920s, then made their own complete cars in the 1930s as SS. With the advent of Nazi Germany the company changed its name to Jaguar. The Seven continued to be produced until the late 1930s along with an updated and restyled closed body, known as the "Big Seven ...