news at the time the ends were introduced. In both cases, the
name was meant to imply indestructibility.
Improved Dreadnaught ends
Following the expiration of the Dreadnaught patent in 1942,
new and improved designs began to appear. The most
widely accepted was a simple modification of the original
Dreadnaught pattern with the small side indentations, or darts,
being extended the full width of the end [35]. The design
was marketed as the Improved Dreadnaught end. Although
32. Dreadnaught 3/5 swing
end door for automobile
car built in 1929 by Mt
Vernon Car Co.
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33. Dreadnaught 5/5
end with rounded corner
for W-section corner
post. Note truncated top
rib. Car built in 1941 by
Pressed Steel Corp.
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