Fifties flashback
Subtitle: the American car
By: Dennis Adler
Publisher: Crestline
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780785828310
Copyright date: 1996
Subjects: Automobiles; History; Pictorial works
Other titles: American car
Description: "One of the most revolutionary decades in automotive history is brought to life by best-selling author-photographer Dennis Adler. Adler addresses a variety of subjects including fifties technical innovations, the importance of style, racing, the independent carmakers (Nash, Hudson, Studebaker, Packard, Tucker and others), the hot rod and custom car movements, social and cultural trends and their impact on the auto industry, and more."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 160) and index.
Table of contents: title: People, places, and countless things : reshaping the postwar American landscape; title: Riding on the winds of war : the beginning of the postwar era; title: A decade to remember : when Detroit was the center of the world; title: The big steel era begins : American cars from 1950 to 1956; title: Chrome, glorious chrome : Detroit weighs in with the tonnage : 1957-1959; title: The Big Three's company : when GM, Ford, and Chrysler were not alone; title: The sports car wars : Corvette, Thunderbird, Crosley, Darrin, and more; title: Reborn to be wild : hot rods and customs of the 1950s.