A “ride in luxury” isn’t always what a person might think it to be, depending on the era of automobile transport. Today, riding in ultimate luxury conjures visions of a personal driver, extreme roominess in the rear compartment, privacy, overstuffed seating and ultimate electronic and personal amenities. Indeed, there were elements of these attributes in the distant past, but perhaps not exactly as perceived today.
Buyers of ultra-luxury cars, particularly in the 1930s, chose cars as a statement of the owner’s importance
