Special Feature
The Countess (for 1953)
Kingscott
Bowen Heath
Looking Back:
Post-War European Caravan Exports
WORDS JOHN GUNNELL
The men and women of the
American military made
tremendous sacrifices during
World War II, as did their
counterparts who worked in Homefront
factories. But Americans in the
Continental United States did not have
to deal with their country being bombed
or their national economy being in
tatters.
There were parts supply problems in
1946 through 1948 and there were
union actions that affected industry,
but by 1949 American business was
humming along on its way to a record
year in 1950. It was a different story in
war-torn countries such as England and
Germany. Businesses in those nations
Businesses in Germany
and England were anxious
to sell their products in the
United States so they could
bring American dollars home
to boost their economies.
were anxious to sell their products in
the United States so they could bring
American dollars home to boost their
economies.
English auto maker Austin Motors
designed the A90 Atlantic Convertible,
a car that was specifically targeted at
United States buyers. On January 8,
1948, in Rotterdam, Holland, brothers
Ben and Wijnand Pon loaded two of the
cars they had been selling onto a ship
called the Westerdam. Nine days later,
the vessel pulled into New York Harbor
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