During World War II, automobile manufacturers stopped making cars, turning their factories into generating war materials. Following the war, there was a sellers’ market for new cars. Initially, the first post-war cars closely resembled the pre-war cars, but quickly new styles emerged, setting the stage for the chrome era of the 1950s. Shown below are some of the post-war (1946 to 1950) Ford Company Automobiles (Ford, Lincoln, Mercury) on display at the Montana Auto Museum in Deerlodge, Montana, the Classic Auto Museum—The Flathead V8 Ford Collection, Bigfork, Montana, the LeMay—America’s Car Museum, Tacoma, Washington, and the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum in Hood River, Oregon.
Ford
According to the display:
“Cars were selling like hot cakes after the war so there was no need to make changes. The only visible change was the parking lights that were moved to the side of the grill.”
Mercury
Lincoln