The Montana Auto Museum is housed in the Old Montana Prison in Deer Lodge, Montana. The museum displays more than 150 automobiles. The decade of the 1940s began with automobile manufacturers still struggling to deal with the poor economic conditions of the Great Depression. Then came World War II and all automobile manufacturing stopped as the automobile factories turned to producing military goods. Following the war, there was great pent up demand for new cars. Those manufacturers who had survived the Great Depression and the World War geared up to meet the new demands. Photographs of the automobiles of the 1940s displayed at the museum are shown below.
Lincoln:
Shown above is a 1941 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet. It featured a V-12 engine and had a price tag of $2,778.
Shown above is a 1948 Lincoln V-12 Convertible. It sold for $3,142.
Chevrolet:
Shown above is a 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Coupe. It was longer, lower, and wider than earlier models; runningboards were replaced with concealing safety steps. It sold for $800.
Hudson:
Shown above is a 1949 Hudson 4-door Sedan. It sold for $2,207.
Packard:
Shown above is a 1941 Packard 110 Special Touring Sedan. It sold for $1,136.