My dad was born in 1915 in the state of wisconsin.During the great depression he and a couple friends heard there was work in Texas so they climbed in his Ford model A and away they went. Can you imagine what that trip was like. He told about half way down the engine started knocking so they pulled over and figured out it was a rod bearing. Now, what to do on the side of the road in the middle of no where. They took the tongue off a leather shoe and used it as a bearing to get them to the next town where they could purchase a rod bearing. Fixing flat tires with a patch and a hand pump and many other stories he told of his journies.
No interstate highways.
Roads were barely more than wagon ruts in many rural places.
If it rained, mud was the road.
Tires barely lasted 15 thousand miles if that much.
Gasoline was not available on every street corner. You had to look for a gas station, and if it was after 6 pm, forget it, the towns rolled up the sidewalks until sunrise, and if it was Sunday, you waited until Monday for service.
Restaurants were the same way. If you could find one open.
Cars had no heater or air conditioners. Some of the more expensive models had alcohol fueled heaters, which were dangerous in a closed automobile, but a lot of cars didn’t have side windows, called phaetons, so it didn’t matter................