1948→1948 Ferrari 166 Sport In Detail submitted by Richard Owen type Racing Car production years 1948 – 1948 released at... Read More
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Welcome to our full list of 1940s cars. As you know at Supercars we focus on classic, iconic and important historical cars so you won’t find everyday models here. If you are looking for important 1940s cars, this is the list of the all the iconic and amazing 1940s car models of the era.
1930→1943 Mercedes-Benz 770 Großer The ‘Grand Mercedes’ – model 770 – was launched at the Paris Motor Show in October... Read More
1949 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 ‘Villa d’Este’ The classic Villa d’Este version of the 6C 2500 introduced in 1949 was... Read More
1948 Porsche 356 No. 1 The first Porsche, chasssis 356-001, was produced in Gmünd as two-seat roadster using VW parts.... Read More
1948→1951 Porsche 356/2 Gmünd Coupé With lessons learned from 356 No. 1, Porsche developed the 356/2 as a production-ready version.... Read More
1948→1951 Porsche 356/2 Gmünd Cabriolet Of the 50 cars made in Gmünd, only eight were built up as cabriolets. Each... Read More
1930→1943 Mercedes-Benz 770 Großer The ‘Grand Mercedes’ – model 770 – was launched at the Paris Motor Show in October... Read More
1948→1950 Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta To commemorate their first major success at the prestigious 1948 Mille Miglia, Ferrari upgraded their... Read More
1948→1950 Aston Martin DB1 2-Litre Sports After David Brown briefly tested Aston Martin’s Atom prototype, he paid 20 000 GBP... Read More
1948 Tucker Convertible In 2009 a experimental Tucker Convertible was completed on an chassis 1057 by Benchmark Classics in Madison,... Read More
1948 Tucker 48 In the 1940s Preston Tucker set out to make an entirely new vehicle. His goals were to... Read More
1964→1990 Trabant 601 In Detail production years 1964 – 1990 built at Zwickau, Germany production 3096099 engine Inline-2 position Front... Read More
1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Record The new T26 ‘Lago-Record’ was the world’s most powerful production car when it was launched in... Read More
1948→1951 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport One of the immediate post-war cars that received notoriety for its speed was the T26... Read More
1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Course Despite being largely pieced together by pre-war components, the Talbot-Lago T26 raced for six years and... Read More
1948→1958 Stanguellini 750 Sport Internazionale Built alongside the larger and faster 1100, the 750 was Stanguellini’s smallest sports racecar. It... Read More
1947 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Labourdette Vutotal Cabriolet Rebodied in 1947 by Labourdette of Paris, this Phantom III was the designer’s... Read More
1940 Lincoln Ford 40 Special Speedster Built using aircraft engineering, the 1940 Special Speedster was one of several cars that... Read More
1946→1948 Lincoln Continental In the immediate post-war period, Lincoln updated the Continental with new trim including a much more elobaorate... Read More
1942 Lincoln Continental In 1942 Lincoln drastically modified the Continental to include a larger front end and dashed headlight surrounds.... Read More
1940 Lincoln Continental In 1940 Lincoln offered an improved version of their Zephyr that was aimed at the top of... Read More
1948 Lancia Aprilia The Lancia Aprilia was particularly suitable for special coachwork and above all Pinin Farina bodied the most.... Read More
1946→1948 Ford Super Deluxe Sportsman The first wood-bodied convertible ever produced, the Ford Sportsman evolved on the whim of company... Read More
1947 Fiat 1100 S One of Fiats first post-war efforts was a racing variant of the 1100 known simply as... Read More
1947 MG TC For the war effort, MG’s Abingdon factory was quickly converted for war-time production and in 1941, MG’s... Read More
1946 Mercury Sportsman Convertible Mercury got a Sportsman version in April 1946 after the Ford Super Deluxe was launched with... Read More
1930→1943 Mercedes-Benz 770 Großer The ‘Grand Mercedes’ – model 770 – was launched at the Paris Motor Show in October... Read More
1947 Maserati A6GCS After the war, Maserati raced both the 8CL and 4CL. Right before the Maserati brothers left the... Read More
Maserati A6 1500 After producing supercharged race cars since 1929, one of Ernesto Maserati’s next ambitions was to take his... Read More
1940 Maserati 8CL After the war, Maserati raced both the Maserati 8CL and Maserati 4CL. Following on the success of Wilbur... Read More
1948 Maserati 4CLT/48 Chassis and engine changes made to the experimental Maserati 4CLs eventually coalesced into the 4CLT, the appended T denoting... Read More
1948 Ferrari 166 MM Zagato Panoramica Zagato and Ferrari’s associations began at Alfa Romeo, when Zagato’s light weight aluminum bodies... Read More
1947 Ferrari 125 Sport The Type 125 Sport or Tipo 125 S Competizione was Enzo Ferrari’s first race car and... Read More
1946 Delahaye 145 Motivated by their racing success, Henri Chapron bought two used Delahaye Type 145 competition cars to rebody... Read More
1948 Dodge Custom Derham Coupe Chrysler commissioned this one-of coupe from Derham to promote the entire D24 platform. At the... Read More
1940 Packard Super-8 One-Eighty The Super-8 One Eighty was the last Packard built with semi-custom bodies by Rollston and LeBaron.... Read More
1939→1940 Packard One Twenty Model 1901 In 1941 the One Twenty line was reduced to just eight body styles which... Read More
1939→1940 Packard One Twenty Model 1801 For 1940 Packard restyled the front end which had distinctive side grills that complemented... Read More
1948 Delahaye 175 S After the war Delahaye continued to make cars largely based on their prewar cars. The Type... Read More
1946→1952 Delahaye 135 MS In the immedaite post-war period Delahaye resumed production of the 135 MS which began began in... Read More
DAIMLER-BENZ T80 World-renown German auto racer Hans Stuck’s pet project was to take the world land speed record and he... Read More
Daimler DE-36 The 147-inch wheelbase Daimler DE-36 chassis was powered by a 150hp straight-eight displacing 5460cc (5.4L). The large, silky... Read More
1937→1940 Horch 853A Sportroadster To compete with the luxury cars of Mercedes-Benz and even some great French marques like Delahaye... Read More
1948 Buick Roadmaster Riviera Coupe The Riviera Coupe offered the unusual Hardtop Convertible style to the Buick line which mimicked... Read More
1941 Buick Roadmaster Convertible Compared to the 1940 Buicks, the 1941 models had a smoother, sleeker look while remaining unmistakably... Read More
1944 Bugatti Type 73C Bugatti, assisted by his designers Noel Domboy and Antoine Pichetto, spent the war years planning a... Read More
1949 Bristol 401 Coupé In Detail production 605 price $ $ $6,950 engine BMW Inline-6 position Front Longitudinal... Read More
1940 BMW 328 Mille Miglia Kamm Coupé IN 2010 BMW completed an exacting replica of their 328 Kamm Coupé which... Read More
1940 BMW 328 Mille Miglia Roadster The original plans envisaged three 2 Series BMW 328 Roasters being built with streamlined... Read More
1941 BMW 328 Berlin-Rome Roadster Plans for the long-distance rally from Berlin to Rome were already being forged at the... Read More
1946→1952 Bentley Mark VI In 1946 Bentley introduced their Mark IV as an updated version of Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith and... Read More
1940 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS ‘Torpedino Brescia’ In 1940 Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera built three roadsters for the upcoming Mille... Read More
1946 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Competizione 1946 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Competizione Gallery See full 1946 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500... Read More
1948→1950 Cisitalia-Abarth 204 A With resources and talent from the defunct Cisitalia Automobili, Carlos Abarth started his own company called... Read More
1948 Cisitalia 202 SMM Nuvolari Spider As a successful businesman and experienced amateur driver, Piero Dusio started Cisitalia, officially known... Read More
1946 Cisitalia 202 As a successful businessman and experienced amateur driver, Piero Dusio started Cisitalia, officially known as Consorzio Industriale... Read More
1946→1948 Chrysler Town & Country Convertible With it’s vibrant woodwork, the Town & Country was one of the most distinctive... Read More
1942 Chrysler Town & Country ‘Barrelback’ Wagon For 1941 and 1942, Chrysler built their Town & Country Wagon as a... Read More
1941 Chrysler Town & Country ‘Barrelback’ Wagon For 1941 and 1942, Chrysler built their Town & Country Wagon as a... Read More