1936 Cadillac Series 70 Convertible Coupe in Bucharest |
The interwar period for Romania is a special period that included Greater Romanian Kingdom, the development of arts and technologies, and massive industrialization. Only in the interwar period cars became popular in Romania, especially because more and more people could afford such luxury. I decided to talk a little about the situation of drivers at that time, but also to present some vintage pictures (badly) colored by The Bunget.
The statistical data is available only from 1926, but according to the book Automobile in Romania: History and Technique written by Chiriac Vasiliu, between 1922-1926 the import of cars strongly grew with an annual average of over 2000 units, so the number of cars in Romania was 11308 in 1926 (despite those 1,000 units in the pre-war period). In the next five years, the number of cars will almost reach 26,000, the increase being due to higher market involvement of foreign manufacturers such as Ford, Chevrolet, Renault, Fiat or GM. They began to offer installment payments and provide roadside assistance and spare parts - things that until 1926 were a problem because the market could not grow enough.
Most of the cars were imported from the United States of America. Although Germany was second, the difference was very high.
However, despite the fact that in 1938 the number of cars in Romania was almost three times higher than in 1926, however, the situation in Western countries was better.
A 1929 Nash in Alba-Iulia. 1933 |
An interwar taxi, identifiable by the particle "Tx" before the registration number |
Mercedes 540k Special Roadster photographed by Willy Pragher in October 1939 on Brătianu Boulevard, Bucharest |
Parked in Bucharest |
An exhibition in Marghiloman's House |
A Dodge in Marghiloman's House |
Parked in Bucharest |
A taxi Ford V8 Fordor Sedan in Brașov. 1933 |
1926 Buick |
1940 Cadillac Torpedo |
Text by: Cătălin CREȚU
Source: România în negru pe alb, Călători interbelici, Epoca de Aur din Perioada Interbelică a României
Colorized: The Bunget
© The Bunget 2017
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