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          New Postwar Automobile Designs

After WWII the automakers worked feverishly to introduce new designs. The first one out was the 1947 Studebaker introduced in early 1946. Also in 1946 Willys introduced the Jeep station wagon, moor truck than car. After Henry Kaiser acquired the automotive assets of Graham-Paige and teamed up with Joe Frazer they introduced the 47 Kaiser and 47 Frazer. These were not only all-new designs but were new nameplates. By 1948 Cadillac and senior Oldsmobiles were new along with the radical new Hudsom. Willys introduced the Jeepster a Jeep styled phaeton in 1948
By 1949 almost everyone else had new Post War models although Chrysler was a little late to the party. Packard introduced new styling in 1948 but it was a heavily restyled prewar design. They didn’t bring out a truly all-new design until 1951.

Here is a selection of all new early postwar 1/43 automobiles

 

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1947 Studebaker Champion 5 passenger coupe from Conquest
This was the first all new postwar car.

 

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1954 Willys Jeep station wagon by NEO (American Excellence)
First produced in 1947, this is more truck than car .

 

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1948 Hudson coupe by NEO (American Excellence)

 

 

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1949 Cadillac Sedanett by NEO (American Excellence)
 First produced in 1948, along with the Olds 98 this was GM first new postwar design.

 

50 Chev

1950 Chevrolet sedan by Solido
The 49 Chevy is almost identical with only a small variation in the grill

 

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1950 Ford sedan by American Heritage.
The 49 Ford is almost identical with only a small variation in the grill
American Heritage’s 2 door coupes are 1949 models.

 

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1951 Packard Hardtop by Brooklin
The 1951 was Packard’s first all new postwar design.

The '48 Packard was a heavily restyled prewar design.



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Originally Posted by boxcoupler:

1949 Cadillac convertible by Road Signatures.  In 1949, the Caddies had the first production V8 to produce 160 hp.  Top speed was 100 mph. 

 

Tom B

 

 

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This Yat Ming model is very nice, especially for $7.! I have it in all 5 colors...white, black, maroon, blue, and gold. The metallic gold with maroon seats version was a Toy Fair giveaway I found on eBay.

Richard:  Love the Studebaker Starlight coupe.  I do have two of the 1950 (airplane nose) Starlights, but no '47 model.  Where can I find out more about that "Conquest" model?  Is it priced up there with Brooklin models?

 

And the '48 Hudson, (identical to the '49) would also be a stellar addition to my layout, but I'm not familiar with "American Excellence", either.  As a teenager, I owned both years of cars, one the deluxe coupe.

 

I don't consider myself as a true model car collector, it's just that I like to have the variety of cars that would typically be seen in a downtown/train station area in 1950.  So, I can use older models of cars from the 1930's and 1940's but nothing newer.   Amidst the traffic jam are various car models not available from your more common inexpensive, $10 or less, cars.  I do have a dozen, or so, Brooklin, Solido, Franklin Mint and others that I picked up "cheap".  Makes the scene more realistic from my point of view.  Like they say:  "Variety is the spice of life."

 

Paul Fischer

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