1939 On Wheels - Vintage Magazine Spread of 1939 American Car Makes

This is a photograph of a museum-style display panel reproducing a vintage two-page magazine spread titled '1939 ON WHEELS,' accompanied by the display caption 'And you thought all cars look alike Today!' The spread features color side-profile illustrations (drawings by George Shepherd) of roughly twenty 1939 model-year American automobiles, each labeled by make: Hupmobile, La Salle, Chrysler, DeSoto, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Lincoln V12, Dodge, Ford V8, Lincoln-Zephyr V12, Graham, Packard, Mercury 8, Nash, Hudson, Plymouth, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Studebaker, and Overland. A short editorial paragraph describes improvements found in 1939 cars: more functional streamlining, headlights integrated into front fenders for wider light range and reduced wind resistance, disappearing trunk bulges without loss of luggage space, wider and higher windshields with smaller corner posts, wider interiors with more comfortable seats, more luxurious upholstery, improved door and window handles, more powerful yet economical motors, improved hydraulic brakes, and strengthened frames and bodies. A reader learns which American makes were on the market in 1939 and how the industry characterized its year-over-year design and engineering improvements. This is not a technical reference document; it contains no fuse data, wiring information, or part numbers, and it does not relate to the 1993 Ford Taurus under which it was filed.