Most, if not all, 1942 cars are unique. What they did when they resumed in 1946 was a rehash but with tweaks that continued to be carried over through 1947-48. I generally find the 1942 models more attractive than the post-war ones.
They also had "blackout" models due to rationing, so you'll find painted trim.
Similar thing happened for the Korean war, my 51 has painted tail light bezels rather than chrome due to the war. In fact there was talk at the time about putting production on a war footing similar to WWII. Didn't happen but a lot of stuff became critical war materials and not available for general use for awhile. I suspect had MacAuthur had his way WWIII would of been against China and we'd of gone to complete war footing like WWII.
