Most cars from the were made out of metal, steel, cast iron.
The 1st commercially viable RC car was made in the 1940's, this was a nitro car. It was made by an Italian company called El-Gi (Elettronica Giocattoli). The 1st electric car that was commercially available was made in the early 1970's.
The first fully automatic transmission (the Hydramatic) came out in the 1940 model year by Oldsmobile.
Lincoln maded a model in the U.S. called the Zephyr from 1936-1940. Ford also made a model called Zephyr in England from 1950 to 1972.
$1500 to $2500
There was no Jeep in 1940. Bantam had produced a prototype in Sept, 1940. Click the link.
As an example, Oldsmobile produced its last car on 2/5/1942 and resumed production on 10/15/1945.
A 1940 Chevrolet sold for $700 to $900 dollars depending on the model and accessories.
It was first made in 1940
The average price of a new car in the year 1940 was 800 dollars. The cost of a gallon of milk was 34 cents and a loaf of bread was 8 cents.
NICKELS dated 1940 & 1941 arre made from .750 copper and .250 nickel.
1937
The Chevrolet Special Deluxe model sold 431,199 in 1940 and was the best seller that year.