Were American cars of the 30s and 40s reliable?

[brigden]

I'm curious. I look at American cars of the 30s and 40s and I see quality, but today's American cars are rubbish.

 

[0roo0roo]

what? model t?

 

[ElFenix]

no

 

[Ornery]

Are you nuts? The engines had to be rebuilt almost annually. Tire blowouts were VERY common. Only good thing was they were easy to access, and could be repaired with chewing gum, and bobby pins.

 

[Kenazo]

Reliable: No. Easy to fix: Yes

 

[QuitBanningMe]

Hell no they weren't reliable.............

 

[CraigRT]

cars didn't start becoming reliable til the 60's i think

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
cars didn't start becoming reliable til the japanese started building them

fixed

 

[QuitBanningMe]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: CraigRT
cars didn't start becoming reliable til the japanese started building them

fixed

:roll:

 

[virtueixi]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: CraigRT
cars didn't start becoming reliable til the japanese started copying them

fixed

fixed

 

[Ornery]

In the early 70s, Japan shipped us disposable crap. It's the Germans who were building reliable cars.

 

[QuitBanningMe]

Originally posted by: Ornery
In the early 70s, Japan shipped us disposable crap. It's the Germans who were building reliable cars.

Exactly

 

[cavemanmoron]

Some American cars from the 30'-40's were great cars,and
the best of them are worth Big Bucks.
http://ww2.collectorcartraderonline.com/search.php


They were reliable enough,but the roads beck then were not the best,so the cars were actually built to take some abuse.

I prefer a mid 50's to mid 70's American built car myself.

I won a 1964 Plymouth Valiant,

It is a rare 2 door hardtop model,with the also rare first year V8 option.

less than 6,000 built,out of 221,000 + Valiant's in 1964.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cavemanmoron/album?.dir=/d15e&.src=ph

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: Ornery
In the early 70s, Japan shipped us disposable crap. It's the Germans who were building reliable cars.

Things sure do change a lot in the span of a couple decades.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: Ornery
In the early 70s, Japan shipped us disposable crap. It's the Germans who were building reliable cars.

Things sure do change a lot in the span of a couple decades.

yep, now it's the opposite

 

[Ornery]

Within the next couple decades, these clowns may build my first new car!

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Within the next couple decades, these clowns may build my first new car!

ooh la la!

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Within the next couple decades, these clowns may build my first new car!

huh? ornery going korean? somebody call the press

 

[Ornery]

At the rate they're going, they may be building cheap, RWD, V8s before Japan!

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: Ornery
At the rate they're going, they may be building cheap, RWD, V8s before Japan!

go out and find yourself a nice SC400 if you want that

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: brigden
I'm curious. I look at American cars of the 30s and 40s and I see quality, but today's American cars are rubbish.

thanks for stealing a full IQ point from the collective ATOT.

 

[Ornery]

SC400

LS400 is more what I had in mind, and I said CHEAP!

 

[jadinolf]

Yup.

 

[Mermaidman]

Interesting question. Reliable compared to what?

 

[Chadder007]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Within the next couple decades, these clowns may build my first new car!

Check this one out.... a BMW 7 series class type, Hyundai!
http://www.hyundaiusa.com/vehicle/soon/azera.asp