Cars of the Fabulous 50's: A Decade of High Style and Good Times (Automotive) [Hardcover]

James M. Flammang (Author)

Book Description

Series: Automotive | Publication Date: March 2000

Get ready for a beauty pageant of 1950s glamour autos: finny luxury cars, two-seated sports cars, family-friendly station wagons, and spunky compacts. All the car makes and models we know today are included, plus plenty of long-lost favorites like DeSoto, Edsel, Hudson, Nash, Packard, Studebaker, and others.

¥ More than 1,600 photos and illustrations, most in full-color
¥ Year-by-year overviews of major news and cultural events
¥ Annual timelines that track important product and personnel developments from the automakers
¥ Period advertising and archival photos

Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: Publications Intl; First Edition edition (March 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078534375X
• ISBN-13: 978-0785343752
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #448,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For collectors and non-collectors, October 18, 2000

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Harris H. Palmer (Westhampton Beach, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cars of the Fabulous 50's: A Decade of High Style and Good Times (Automotive) (Hardcover)

This comprehensive compilation of photographs and anecdotes about the fabulous automobiles of the 1950's will appeal to any nostalgia buff, whether a collector, a would-be collector, or to anyone who just likes the cars of the era. Organized year-by-year and then by make, the book makes it easy to find the model you are looking for. The photo reproduction is excellent and the brief descriptions (including prices)are to the point. You will find almost any car made in the U.S., both popular models that sold well and many that were sold in limited numbers.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good if you prefer pictures, March 10, 2003

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Mistress Raye (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cars of the Fabulous 50's: A Decade of High Style and Good Times (Automotive) (Hardcover)

I bought this book as a gift for my dad, so I can't say whether or not I personally liked it. I thought it was a perfect gift for my dad because it has lots of pictures and not a lot of text (my dad isn't big on reading). The most text it has is captions under the pictures. He seemed to enjoy it - he spent an hour or two rummaging through it, and he still pulls it out every now and then (which is something he doesn't usually do - once the book gets put away, it stays put away).

So, if you prefer looking at pictures of cars from the fifties instead of reading about them, then this is a good book for you.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absoloutly Fabulous, May 14, 2001

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Gil (IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cars of the Fabulous 50's: A Decade of High Style and Good Times (Automotive) (Hardcover)

Basicly you get a hugh book full of lush high qulity pictures , each picture has little commentry text attached and all are arranged by year , make and model . Most of restored cars but also b&w oldies , advertising , promo etc. I would have liked to see more interior pictures of the cars as well as all round view of the same car and not many image of differnt cars ,but still this is a really great book for 50's cars and you'll surely enjoy browsing it .