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This piece is called "HobbyPop RoadShop" by Bruce McCall, from ~1957, from the book The Last Dream-o-Rama. Or so my research suggests. And of course, this post certainly doubles as a 'retro-futurism' posting, as well.
Another view:
https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Draft-5f307c0c16ab2__880.jpg
(unfortunately, that double-underscore ("__") in the URL seems incompatible with PF's image-insertion mode, or maybe I'm doing it wrong?)
Anyway, here's a fun mini-article going in to more detail:
https://paleofuture.com/blog/2007/11/26/cars-detroit-forgot-to-build-1950-1960.html
Drive safe out there!
Early cars were feeakin' HUGE. But then only rich people had them before Ford really changed the game.
1940's Bugs Bunny lampoons how cars are getting bigger.
Check out this 1935 Duesenberg.