After WW II there were a number of attempts to build and sell small cars in America. We remember some of them, such as the Rambler, Henry J, Hudson Jet but there were others, such as the Playboy. Here is a walk about a 1948 Playboy, one of about 97 ever produced.
When Concours Was About More Than the Car by Mike Thies
The Concours d’Elegance did not begin as a car show in the way most people think of one today. The idea goes back to Europe, where the word simply meant a “competition of elegance.” Long before automobiles, wealthy owners paraded fine carriages, fine horses, and fine clothes. When automobiles replaced carriages, the same idea carried over. The…
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