staff is in front of a 1938 Pontiac; car entering building is a 1938 Dodge. And I would kill to have that sign in my garage
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Paige was an early Detroit car co, later obtained by by Graham of Indiana, sold as Graham-Paige, then Graham, bought by Kaiser-Frazier, merged with Willys as Kaiser-Willys, then with Nash, then Rambler then AMC. In short, they are part of Chrysler DNA
Chrysler can trace their history back to dozens of forgotten makes. First Chrysler branded car wasn't until 1924, succeeding Maxwell. Best name in their family tree is Graham Hollywood, body based on Cord dies. I have a 1939 Graham Hwood supercharger somewhere in my junk pile 
If you're wondering what the "Line Up With Bear" sign means, it was a company with a patented wheel alignment system and a delightfully drunk bear mascot
The best Paige I ever saw was this 1921 roadster at the Pebble Beach Concours, with this sweet lady in vintage attire demonstrating its slide-out "mother in-law seat"
And for Streamline Deco, it just doesn't get more Streamline Deco that a Graham Type 97 "Sharknose"
I like to think of myself as the Henry Louis Gates of Finding Your Car Roots
Nah. There were at one time 400-500 car companies in the US, and simple economies of scale made that unsustainable. By the 30s there were only 15 or so left standing, nothing to do with FDR. Sorta like the 100s of brands of computers in the 1980s.
Off the top of my head, here are the surviving American passenger car companies in 1940. Depression didn't help, but most were destined for eventual failure anyway.
GM, Ford, Chrysler
Willys, Packard, Nash, Hudson, Studebaker
Bantam, Crosley, Checker
GM, Ford, Chrysler
Willys, Packard, Nash, Hudson, Studebaker
Bantam, Crosley, Checker
First of all it's Willys, pronounced Willis, not Willy's. Second, they were never really done in; they famously produced the Jeep in WW2, acquired by Nash in the early 50s. Also part of Chrysler DNA. You can buy a brand new Jeep Willys Edition.
Of those surviving 1940 car companies, Willys, Hudson, and Nash sort of live on as part of Chrysler. Studebaker and Packard were proud brands who sadly died as orphans.
I guess Graham was still technically alive in 1940, they produced a 1941 model but were out of car business by the end of 1940. After WW2 they briefly resumed production as Frazer then bought out by Kaiser-Frazer
All of this will be on the Midterm exam
I'd have to say Studebaker. Their Loewy-designed early 50s coupes and early 60s Avanti remain as some of the most beautiful, ahead-of-their-time cars ever made.
To wit: 1953 Studebaker Starliner, 1963 Studebaker Avanti R2
Here's Dick Van Dyke's 1963 Studebaker Avanti at LACMA a few years ago. He bought it new, and still owns it.
This is referred to as a reverse canted rear pillar
