This year, for the 2025 Hershey AACA Fall Meet, we had the pleasure of showing 11 different American cars from the year 1942. These rare examples represent a very unique time in the American automobile industry. Production and sales of civilian passenger vehicles was limited to just the first few months of 1942 before all manufacturers switched their production lines to wartime manufacturing. This left very few examples making it into the hands of civilian owners with even fewer still existing t
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This year, for the 2025 Hershey AACA Fall Meet, we had the pleasure of showing 11 different American cars from the year 1942. These rare examples represent a very unique time in the American automobile industry. Production and sales of civilian passenger vehicles was limited to just the first few months of 1942 before all manufacturers switched their production lines to wartime manufacturing. This left very few examples making it into the hands of civilian owners with even fewer still existing t
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This is a rare 1942 Chevrolet "blackout." Produced at the beginning of WWII, many cars built in the short time frame between Dec. 7, 1941 and Feb. 1942 had much of their brightwork (chrome) replaced with painted trim, as metals were required for war time production. Civilian automobiles production stopped by mid Feb. 1942 and wouldn't resume until July 1945. | This Day in Automotive History - Drive History
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This is a rare 1942 Chevrolet "blackout." Produced at the beginning of WWII, many cars built in the short time frame between Dec. 7, 1941 and Feb. 1942 had much of their brightwork (chrome) replaced with painted trim, as metals were required for war time production. Civilian automobiles production stopped by mid Feb. 1942 and wouldn't resume until July 1945. | This Day in Automotive History - Drive History
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