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This page is a celebration of cars of the 1920s, full of beautiful images, video and information.
Watch the video first and then read a history of the vehicle 1920.
Cars were originally a toy for the rich, and were built in the cars of the 1920s was to become design classics Art Deco automobile.
Motoring becoming a little more affordable for everyone, however, and in 1908 Henry Ford introduced the first car to cheap motor, a Model T Ford - or Tin Lizzie.
It was ugly, noisy and lively, but worked on the terrible roads One million of them were sold in 1915 for the princely sum of 525 Six years later, in the early 1920s, five million additional cars were sold.
The Model T won a hard top in 1925, but were only produced in black in 1927, the Ford model was released in 4 colors with brakes wipers four wheels and a speedometer.
Although Ford had a monopoly on cars cheap 1920s, particularly in the US and Australia, General Motors could offer a wide range of cars including the Buick, Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Chevrolet, Oakland and La Salle .
In Britain WR Morris and Herbert Austin produced affordable cars after WW1.
One of the most known the first cars were produced in 1922 Austin Seven, also known as Chummy or bed pan It was a small roadster that sat 2 adults and had a 38 mph speed It was probably the most popular and affordable 1920 cars in Britain.
Later came the Austin Saloon which could take three kids in the back, was closed and sophisticated Its main competitor, the Morris Minor costs only 100 pounds.
Austin Seven 1931 by Malcolm Swallow Photo Asquith.
Meanwhile, the French Citroens and Peugeots produced little in the car in Europe was still only moderately appreciated by the rich people, with only 226 miles of new road construction in Britain in the twenties gasoline was purchased in 2 gallon cans of ironmonger as roadside pumps were rare until the 1920s.
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European manufacturers have focused on the luxury end of the market and racing cars there was a craze for speed and speed records are constantly broken on land, sea and in the air.
In 1924, Malcolm Campbell broke the world speed in a Sunbeam at 146 mph at Brooklands.
Premium cars in 1920 were produced by Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Mercedes and Lancia.
Motoring took off much earlier in the US, with 620,000 miles of roads paved by the Twenties Most cars were still boxy affairs, uncomfortable, with luggage strapped to the back but it was the car luxury and racing cars that really captivated the imagination.
The very rich, those who made their fortunes during World War II, wanted to show their wealth, and how better to do this than with a luxury motor fabulous car Many of them are now kept in the Harrah car collection Reno An impressive collection of more than 1,000 cars representing the history of the development of the automobile.
Only the 13th car in the Rolls Royce 40 50 range was money - but the name stuck for a while the Silver Ghost was the best car in the world for those who could afford his supreme craftmanship and quiet and elegant quality, it was not built for speed, but for comfort and durability, of course, sportsmanship timeless of ecstasy mascot.
The successor of the Silver Ghost, the most elegant body of the Rolls-Royce Phantom I were produced in Springfield, Mass. It was available in a variety of different organizations built by coach according customer requirements Phantom II was introduced in 1929, although Phantom I was still product.
The biggest challenge at the request of Rolls-Royce to produce the best car in the world came from Spain.
One of the largest and most expensive cars ever produced in 42000, only six were produced between 1927 and 1931 Famous for its race cars, Ettore Bugatti wanted to prove he could compete with Rolls-Royce for the construction of an elegant town car Royal was 14 feet long, could cruise at 125 mph and had real ivory on the dashboard and a trumpeting elephant mascot.
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The sports tourer 3-liter Sunbeam did better than any other car on the road in 1920, sportier and more sophisticated than the Fords, Morris and Austins s that dominated the roads, it was originally developed as a car race for the Grand Prix.
The first small car affordable sports, MG M-Type Midget was based on the Morris Minor, with a version of Wolseley engine that Morris had resumed in 1928 Its lightweight fabric covered permitted speed of the body despite the small engine, and rear raked windscreen and shaped boat, it desirable sporty open top.
The Lancia Lambda was really classic look of the 1920 tourer light enough to negotiate the winding country roads with comfort, it was a remarkable performer and beautiful too technically advanced for its time, with four-wheel brakes and a unique setting a skeletal structure strong piece of steel sheet metal It rates as one of the major car of the century.
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