Cars of the fifties book

Cars of the 1950s celebrates the most exciting and memorable cars built in the usa. Dream cars of the fifties by mike key used very good. The most fascinating concept cars of the 50s and 60s. Produced by buick in 1938, the yjob was the industrys firstever concept car. For a couple of the early years advertising drawings are used instead of photographs but this does not detract from the book. Book lists feature 10 books from every decade of the last century.

Illustrator bruce lafontaine portrays the exciting cars of this period in a collection spotlighting the sleek 1950 mercury twodoor sedan. All the car makes and models we know today are included, plus plenty of longlost favorites like desoto, edsel, hudson, nash, packard, studebaker, and others. The best classic childrens books from the 1950s, part of a series of the best childrens books from the 20th century. Classic cars of the fifties coloring book dover publications. Classic cars of the fifties dover history coloring book lafontaine, bruce on. Classic cars of the fifties dover history coloring book. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the us. While automobiles serve as its hub, cars of the 1950s is more than a mere car book. Chevs of the 40s 19371954 chevrolet classic restoration and street rod parts parts for 1937 to 1954 chevy cars or trucks click on your car truck below for vehicle information. It was a long and low roadster, with styling that presaged postwwii and early 50s buicks like the special and roadmaster. Austin were in the big league then, churning out cars from their longbridge plant in birmingham for both home and export markets. Fords of the fifties is a book about ford motor company and its cars during the 1950s the romantic decade of chrome, fins, and dual exhausts. The auto industry was starting to experiment with a new concept called a sports car. We piled on the chrome, we shouted bigger, faster, prettier and detroit responded with monsters that dripped opulence and luxury.

Instead, its a spirited romp through a period thats filled with fond. The book details cars produced in the 50s by the then major manufacturers. Get ready for a beauty pageant of 1950s glamour autos. The fifties, america felt bold,important and enthusiastic about the future and we wanted our cars to portray those feelings.

The beautifully designed hardbound book makes a terrific gift for car lovers of all ages. Buy dream cars of the fifties by mike key, in very good condition. But without exception all of these titles look fabulous. Its economy was booming, and the fruits of this prosperitynew cars, suburban houses and other consumer goods. Great grilles of the 50s mt publishing company, inc. The outstanding feature of the 1951 model year was the popularity and extension of the hardtop convertible introduced in 1950 models. More than 1600 photos that give a year by year overview of the ma. The jacket sleek, glossy, and foilembossed is a reflection of the magnificent cars featured inside. The earlier, cars of the fabulous 50s isbn 078530939x by james flammang was a sort of definitive guide on glossy paper with 1600 colour photos including ad illustrations and other graphics that covered every american car. The allure and emotional appeal of these cars has been well document in countless books over the years. During the 1950s, the united states was the worlds strongest military power.