PIC: 1942 Buicks...

What a great picture John, especially with the smoke stack with Buick on it.

Fantastic, grand old photo!!

Nice photo. Interesting timing, last night I was wondering what a 1942 Buick looked like, and I searched the Internet to see some pictures. There were several. I do not remember seeing a model of the 1942 Buick, but I assume they were made by someone.

Posted by: @ed-davis

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Nice photo. Interesting timing, last night I was wondering what a 1942 Buick looked like, and I searched the Internet to see some pictures. There were several. I do not remember seeing a model of the 1942 Buick, but I assume they were made by someone.

yep great pic John, thanks. I find it somehow incongruous that 1942 models are being built in the U.S with WWII raging in Europe, North Africa and China, and of course the Atlantic.

What a neat pic. Love it.💯😎

@geoff-jowett 

Hi Geoff.  The U.S. favored a foreign policy of Isolationism after WWI and decided to concentrate on issues on the home front, especially after the Great Depression.  WWII began in Europe with the Nazi invasion of Poland in September 1939, soon engulfing Europe in war.  Meanwhile, Japan had invaded China two years earlier.  During this time, the U.S. auto industry built roughly 7.5 million new 1939, 1940 and 1941 models.  The U.S. was not involved in the war effort until the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, after which the U.S. declared war on Japan. A few days later Germany declared war on the U.S. and the U.S. reciprocated on December 11th, adding the U.S. to the fight.  Meanwhile, the U.S. auto industry was still producing 1942 models.  By February 9, most if not all U.S. automakers converted their plants to support the war effort after roughly 800 thousand 1942 automobiles were produced.  I guess my point is that due to U.S. foreign policy life went on as usual in the U.S. and the auto industry was able to build over 8 million cars while war raged in Europe, North Africa, and China, and maybe it seemed incongruous to some, but once the U.S. joined the war the automakers were all in. 

@pete-rovero yeh thanks Pete, kinda thinking about how daily life went on. Producing and selling cars being an important part of that process. I watch most WWII documentaries on our local pay-tv History channel. Not sure if you can get it over there but there is an excellent Australian made series titled Weeks of War which looks at a number of  aspects of life during WWII, Homefront along with military activities. Interesting and very well made, worth a look if you can get it.

https://tv.apple.com/au/show/weeks-of-war/umc.cmc.193epcut49dbqdn78r5fcajt4

Thanks Geoff, I appreciate the link.  Unfortunately, Apple suggests that I "Choose another country to see content specific to your location".  It was worth a try!