Driving in NYC 1945

[ford38v8]

Women drivers... The car behind the horse wagon at 2.40. Watch what that damn fool woman does!

 

[mercman from oz]

Those Checkers Taxis are a very unusual vehicle. Notice that the back portion is open?
I also noticed that most of the Chrysler product Taxis were "smokers". Quite a few of the very rare 1942 DeSoto's with the "hidden" headlights are seen in this video. Great to watch. Thanks for Posting.

 

[RalphG]

Ford was busy with the War making no cars. I don't know about Chrysler, Packard and Studebaker.

Ford's Willow Run bomber plant produced over 8000 B24 Liberator bombers during the war years. Not to forget the Ford trucks my dad learned to drive on in WWII.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKlt6rNciTo

 

[Anton Voycheck]

Ford was busy with the War making no cars. I don't know about Chrysler, Packard and Studebaker.

Packard was building engines for the P-51 and for PT boats and Studebaker was making B-17 engines.