Straightline

There's an interesting video on the 1942 Oldsmobile B-44 over at Jalopnik (sorry, couldn't get it to post properly here). It gives a good glimpse into the wartime mentality that was pervasive at that time, and how that filtered down into the marketing of products of that era, such as this car.

It should be noted that the 1942 model year for all cars was cut short due to the fact that factories were converted over to the war effort. Production of cars for civilians didn't resume until 1946, and those cars were really nothing more than just 1942 models with few if any tweaks.

Full story here.