Home›Automobiles›Year›By Year›1940Browse By1940This dimension groups vehicles by the year they were introduced. Some years mark a genuine turning point, such as when "the Ford Motor Company further revolutionized automobile production by developing and selling its Ford Model T at a relatively modest price," as Wikipedia records of 1908. Browsing by year places a vehicle in the wider timeline of transport history.Facts1940ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1886 1Typical Passenger CapacityWell-attested4 1Typical Passenger CapacityWell-attested5 11940Filter Results33 entriesVehicle TypeAllLuxury Cars (1)Off-Road And 4x4 Vehicles (2)Sedans (3)Sports And Performance Cars (1)Sports And Performance Cars Before 1980 (1)Station Wagons (2)Vintage And Pre-War Automobiles (7)ManufacturerAllAston Martin (1)BMW Group (3)Cadillac (1)Chrysler Corporation (6)Ford Motor Company (10)General Motors (4)Maserati (1)Morris Motors (1)Nash Motors (1)Opel (1)Standard Motor Company (1)MakeAllAston Martin (1)BMW (3)Buick (2)Cadillac (1)Chevrolet (2)Chrysler (5)Dodge (1)Ford (5)Lincoln (4)Maserati (1)Mercury (1)Morris (1)Nash (1)Oldsmobile (1)Opel (1)Pontiac (2)Standard Motor Company (1)ModelAllChrysler New Yorker (1)Ford Anglia (1)Ford Eifel (1)Ford Prefect (1)Ford Taunus (1)Fordson E83W (1)Lincoln Continental (2)Lincoln K series (1)Lincoln-Zephyr (1936) (1)Mercury Eight (1)Nash Ambassador (1)Opel Kadett (1)Country of OriginAllGermany (3)Italy (1)United Kingdom (2)United States (7)Body StyleAllConvertible (6)Coupe (6)Racing car (1)Sedan (14)Station Wagon (4)Truck (1)Engine ClassAllPiston (8)StatusAllCancelled (2)One-off concept (1)Out of production (16)Surviving (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 331940 Chrysler New Yorker19401940 Ford Anglia19401940 Ford Eifel19401940 Ford Prefect19401940 Ford Taunus19401940 Fordson E83W19401940 Lincoln Continental19401940 Lincoln K series19401940 Lincoln-Zephyr (1936)19401940 Mercury Eight19401940 Nash Ambassador19401940 Opel Kadett1940Aston Martin Atom1940BMW 3321940BMW 3371940BMW K41940Buick Estate1940Buick Super1940Cadillac Series 621940Chevrolet Special Deluxe1940Chevrolet Step-Van1940Chrysler Highlander1940Chrysler Newport1940Chrysler Town and Country (1941 to 1988)1940Chrysler Traveller1940Dodge Kingsway1940Lincoln Continental (first generation)1940Maserati 8CL1940Morris light reconnaissance car1940Oldsmobile 981940Pontiac Special1940Pontiac Torpedo1940Standard Beaverette1940ConnectionsShowing the first 400 of 2,565 connections.Sources1. Wikipedia: Cartier 2WikipediaCar, lead section, invention sentenceThe modern car, a practical, marketable automobile for everyday use, was invented in 1886, when the German inventor Carl Benz patented his Benz Patent-Motorwagen.Car, lead section, seating sentenceMost cars are designed to carry multiple occupants, often with four or five seats.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.