Thursday, November 13, 2014

The Beautiful US Cars of the 40s and 50s

The Beautiful US Cars of the 40s and 50s


The classic American cars of the 40s and 50s will always have a place of fame in the history of car manufacturing, and a place of honor on any shelf of a model collector.
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After world war II, 1940s and 1950s cars became lower, longer and broader in look, as well as more massive and hefty. The semi automatic transmission was introducted by Hudson, and the driver could change between manual and semi-automatic with the push of a button. 
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The US-made cars offered huge trunk sizes, width and length. In the 1940s a new car cost about $800 and a gallon of gas was about 18 cents - not a bad deal.
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In the 50s, chrome was introduced to more cars and also a more luxurious look in a country slowly getting back to its feet after the war. The 1950s saw a huge boom in American car manfucaturing, and during that time, the US made more cars than England, France, Japan, Sweden and many other nations put together - and many times over.  The 50's was the decade of cars, and the huge demand saw both Ford and GM hit the 50 million car mark.    
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow. Many thanks from all of us who appreciate this amazing post.

Anonymous said...

As a kid growing up in the 50s and 60s and wanting to drive as soon as possible, I knew every make and modle back then. Every car had a distinction from the others--their own style and personality, and I crashed many of them over the yrs..{Rolled some great 57 chevs--no seat belts either} Only a tight ass dumbass drove a Volkswagon. No power, no heater. no class--period. Rolled two of those--on purpose....................