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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Antique Cars / July 2005

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What car would a modest family have in 1938?

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J. Michelle - 14 Jul 2005 22:43 GMT
A family that is just getting by, would have what kind of car in the 1930's?  Any information about cars in the 1930s is greatly appreciated!
Thanks
George Patterson - 15 Jul 2005 02:54 GMT
> A family that is just getting by, would have what kind of car in the 1930's?

Probably a Model-A Ford.

George Patterson
     Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
     and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
     Because she smells like a new truck.
Count Floyd - 15 Jul 2005 07:10 GMT
>> A family that is just getting by, would have what kind of car in the
>> 1930's?
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>      and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
>      Because she smells like a new truck.
Looking at this from a Chrysler perspective, a Plymouth for sure, and
maybe upgraded to a Dodge.
v8z - 15 Jul 2005 15:05 GMT
If "just getting by", then probably a used Model T.....

> >> A family that is just getting by, would have what kind of car in the
> >> 1930's?
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> Looking at this from a Chrysler perspective, a Plymouth for sure, and
> maybe upgraded to a Dodge.
Richard Smith - 16 Jul 2005 12:26 GMT
More likely, no car at all!!

Do some research and find what % of people had cars then or what the
ratio of cars to people was, as compared to today.

> If "just getting by", then probably a used Model T.....

>>>>A family that is just getting by, would have what kind of car in the
>>>>1930's?
George Patterson - 16 Jul 2005 02:45 GMT
> Looking at this from a Chrysler perspective, a Plymouth for sure, and
> maybe upgraded to a Dodge.

People "just getting by" didn't look at things from a Chrysler perspective. They
would have been interested in cheap used cars. Plymouth was priced comparably to
Fords, but the mark was only introduced in 1928, and inexpensive used ones would
have been rare throughout most of the 30s.

George Patterson
     Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
     and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
     Because she smells like a new truck.
dreas - 15 Jul 2005 16:20 GMT
Model A Ford.

-'dreas
 A family that is just getting by, would have what kind of car in the 1930's?  Any information about cars in the 1930s is greatly appreciated!
 Thanks
Riteous Right Reverend Mahmoud Bin Changstein - 22 Jul 2005 18:02 GMT
Perhaps a very used Whippet, Hudson, Hupmobile, Studebaker, Nash,
Oldsmobile, Model T Ford, Durant or Essex.

>A family that is just getting by, would have what kind of car in the 1930's?  Any information about cars in the 1930s is greatly appreciated!
>Thanks
 
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