Cars of the Fabulous ’50s
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Enjoy a colorful look back at the cars and the culture that made the 1950s memorable with this comprehensive, year-by-year account. All the popular American makes, from AMC to Willys, pass in review once again in more than 1600 photographs—most in full color. Cars of the Fabulous `50s: A Decade of High Style and Good Times embraces more than just the flamboyant automobiles of the period. It also includes:
- Introductions at the start of each chapter that relate the events and economic conditions that prevailed at the time
- Reproductions of 1950s auto ads
- Photographs of 1950s Main Street, USA
- Photographs of popular celebrities posing with their favorite contemporary cars
All this and more makes Cars of the Fabulous 50s: A Decade of High Style and Good Times a valuable and entertaining historical reference for any library.
Customer Review: Chrome two-tone dreams
The Fifties was a great time for Detroit and the look of their products reflected the carmakers optimism for the good times that were sweeping over the middle classes during the decade. Never mind racial tensions and the Cold War didn't everybody deserve to drive around in a flamboyant dream on wheels.
Books about autos of the period are steady sellers but I think this volume can't be beat. To get over sixteen hundred color photos and graphics in one book is pretty impressive. I like the editorial format, too, with each model getting a page per year. The mix of car company PR shots, period ads and graphics, dealer showroom and gas station photos plus the captions makes the pages sparkle. There is a very comprehensive index in the back, which makes Cars of the Fabulous 50s probably the best reference book available.
I see that this 416 page all-color book is available at some amazing low prices. Clearly a bargain.
Another book (by the same publisher) 'American Cars of the 1950s (ISBN 1412711568) covers the same ground but has an interesting twist in only using car graphics from ads and brochures for the picture content. It's also a square, chunky 320-page book. This publisher has also put out the same two books covering cars of the Sixties.
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Customer Review: Definitely a quality product
My whole family is enjoying this book very much, brings back a lot of memories too. Thats why we also ordered a copy of the "Sizzling 60's".