Vintage Cars

The time between World War One and the stock market crash of 1929 is considered by many to be the vintage car era During these years automobile manufacturers expanded on their technological breakthroughs from earlier in the century and sent cars down the road to pervasiveness The period began with soldiers coming home from overseas and was followed by the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment insuring women the right to vote The Roaring Twenties had arrived with flappers and bathtub gin and great changes in society The economy strengthened buying on credit started and consumerism increased with the automobile at the top of the list Expanding newspapers movies and radio burst like the corks on bottles of champagne Not only was the car radio invented and drivein restaurants opened by A W root beer but the first National Conference on Street and Highway Safety asked for standardized traffic laws throughout the country and the Secretary of the Treasury tried to have the Washington Monument relocated to make room for more parking lots The modern car culture of the automobile and the highway was upon us The Ford Motor Company is an example of what went on with the automobile companies that formed before World War One In 1908 Henry Ford made the first Model T and then in 1913 created a moving assembly line for mass producing automobiles which changed manufacturing and helped bring about the Industrial Revolution His Model T was the best selling car in the world but other automobile manufacturers began surpassing Ford producing cars with more features and in a variety of colors and stylesFord purchased the Lincoln Motor Company in 1925 therefore selling highend cars too. Not only could everyone now afford to purchase an automobile everyone did The vintage car era is known for Widespread use of fourwheel breaks electric lighting and starters as well as balloon tires. Fast cars with large engines Automobiles built for speed simply for the fun of it. In addition more expensive cars were produced for the wealthy The Antique Automobile Club of America and The Classic Car Club of America are two major organizations for automobile enthusiasts.