Art & Inspiration 1937 vehicles

maybe the advancement of metal fabrication equipment, the economic up turn or just normal design evolution? but i will look into that Mongolian thing.

 

1937 unemployment continued to drop to 14.3% dropping some 6.7% from the previous year. And the Engineering feat of the Golden Gate bridge opening gave Americans great pride, and the Millionaire Inventor / Industrialist set a new air record by completing the flight from Los Angeles to New York in 7 hours 28 seconds. After a number of strikes in the Auto industry General Motors were forced to recognize the UAW United Auto Workers Union. A major flood along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers caused millions to lose their homes in Ohio , Kentucky and Illinois. The pride of Germany the flying ship Hindenburg exploded while attempting to hook itself to a mooring post and signaled the end of the flying ship in 1937 as a major form of transport, and the immortal words of reporter Herb Morrison who was filming the Hindenburg " Oh The Humanity! The Humanity " were shown and heard around the world. One of the unsolved mysteries of modern times the disappearance of Amelia Earhart also occurred in this year.
TAKE YOUR PICK!

 

Nice thread topic. "Artistes Decoratifs" evolved into Art Moderne by 1935. Come 1938 it would further evolve into "Streamline" which would be the predominant design style after the war.
Although Rust Heinz's Phantom Corsair is considered 1938, it was built on an older Cord chassis by Bohman & Schwartz. Both the Lagonda and Bugatti are from 1937.

 

How about this style! 37 Hudson.

 

Or this 37 Dalahaye

 

And also born in 1937 Chesty Morgan Nice grill work

 

my old 37's

 

During the depression, most people who had any money, didn't want to flaunt it, so cars weren't ostentatious (sp ?). By 1937 the recovery was in swing and styling was back in style !

 

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good thought.
i was hoping to also hear @Ned Ludd 's design thoughts.

 

corn binders

 

even these.....
singer
bantam

 

??? hey why not. some cool lines here.

 

I remember she was performing in Vancouver when I was about 10. I really wanted to go, but my mom wouldn't let me...

 

As I understand things you couldn't have a billboard advertising beer in Canada, so they went to custom body builders to spend the advertising budget. Bob

 

You were just at an in between age. Younger you could have nursed and old you could have--(well you get the picture)

 

I think Ct just saw and raised... I can't top that, so I'm gonna fold.

 

Those great Labatt's trucks were designed by Count Alexis de Sahknovsky. He had a particular style and was an early adapter of aerodynamic styling. I wonder if the shape impacted how much beer they could actually hold? He even designed a cab-over tow truck.

 

for the airflow haters.........come on........you see it now.......admit it.

 

Yea, but trucks are SUPPOSED to be ugly....

 

Nash for something different, or


What about a Hupmobile?

 

At the same time as the Chesty Morgan trauma, there was a nice '37 nash lafeyette coupe at the gas station next to my school. I didnt get my way that time either...

 

picked up some A parts yesterday, found this. 37 115C

 

Here is one I have done the body work on it...my friend shop truck.fenders & hood was like a golf ball and the paint was a locomotive stuff call ( FEROX) nice finish for a semi-mat... 37 Dodge...

 

The paint as been done more than 10 or 12 years now ...still have the same finish...

 

here's my original '37