Classic Cars of 1930s

While growing up in southeastern Ohio during the late 1940s and early 1950s Jerry Norris learned a lot about old cars from his father. “My dad and his friends were driving Super and Modified Stock cars,” Norris remembers. The favored … Continue reading →

Joe Hornacek, a fan of puzzles, likes the challenge of fitting all the pieces together and watching a picture fall into place. He also likes to track down and restore vintage cars, which in many ways is like putting a … Continue reading →

In 1935, In Nicholas Madorno purchased a used 1931 Model A Ford pickup to transport hay for the animals he kept on his land near Oxford, Conn. This very trusty Ford was eventually put to use in the owner’s plumbing … Continue reading →

Ford Motor Co. manufactured about 5 million Model A vehicles over a four-year period. Early in the final model year, 1931, one of the 3,018 station wagons was built and then sold to a buyer in Massachusetts. The owner of … Continue reading →

The original owner of this 1931 Packard, as well as the three successive owners, all have maintained written documentation of the history of the 80-year-old car. Virginia Brinkerhoff purchased the Series 833, Model 461 Packard in 1931 from the Norfolk … Continue reading →

In the early 1930s, the sheriff of Wisconsin’s Iron County, Frank Erspamer, needed an automobile in which to patrol his jurisdiction. He lived in Hurley, Wis., but went to Bessemer, Mich., to purchase a 1931 Dodge four-door sedan. Erspamer paid … Continue reading →

“I’ve always loved any kind of car,” Keith Williams confesses. The make, model or year of a car is irrelevant to him. What really matters is that a car has a certain intangible quality that reaches out to him. In … Continue reading →