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1939 Chicago Auto Show....
1939 Chicago Auto Show....
Item # 721626
November 05, 1939
SECTION 5 (Automobiles) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Nov. 5, 1939 The front page has a banner headline: "40TH ANNUAL CHICAGO AUTO SHOW OPENS" with the entire section devoted to the Automotive industry with new innovations and many photos. Great reading. This particular auto show featured the very first car with air conditioning.
Complete section 5 only with all 18 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.
AI notes: The 1939 Chicago Auto Show, held from November 4 to 12 at the Chicago Coliseum, was the 40th annual edition of the exhibition and one of the last major pre-war displays of American automotive innovation. The show featured a broad array of new models from manufacturers such as Ford, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Packard, Pontiac, Buick, and Nash, highlighting the era’s trend toward lower, longer, and more streamlined designs with integrated trunks and enclosed fenders. Automakers emphasized both luxury and technological advances, including improved hydraulic brakes, upgraded suspensions, and the increasing adoption of column-mounted gearshifts for greater passenger comfort. The exhibition also introduced cutting-edge features like factory-installed air conditioning, first seen in a Packard on display, and concept vehicles showcasing aerodynamic styling. Beyond the cars themselves, the show reflected a growing emphasis on marketing and glamour, with fashionably dressed hostesses, elaborate display booths, and stylish presentation of interiors, capturing the final flourish of American peacetime automotive ingenuity before the industry pivoted to wartime production.
Category: The 20th Century
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