How well I remember -- during the War (WWII), I remember my mom's 39 black Chevolet sedan. I must have been about 5 at the time. This was in Port Elizabeth, South Africa,,, my Dad worked for Firestone at the time -- was sent there before WWII. The plant was a critical wartime industry as you can imagine. I personnally remember an early GMC pickup at the Firestone store in Akron when worked there during the summers in the late 50s. It was a three speed (I think) on the floor with the starter a pedal above the gas. Now that was a real truck... no frills there. GM was at its greatest in the
50s.