Classic Pickups of the 1950s (Enthusiast Color) [Paperback]

Mike Mueller (Author)

Book Description

Series: Enthusiast Color | Publication Date: October 3, 1999

Classic Pickups of the 50s brings to life the golden age of the American pickup truck. Memorable and revered trucks from Ford, Chevrolet and Dodge are featured here including: the 1957 Dodge Sweptside D100, 1956 Ford F-100, 1958 Chevrolet Apache, 1951 Ford F-1, 1957 Chevy Cameo Carrier, and the 1953 Chevy 3100. Also highlights classic pickups from Willys, International, and Studebaker.

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About the Author

Mike Mueller is a prolific author and photographer of automotive books. His most recent MBI titles include Corvette C5, Thunderbird Milestones, and The American Pickup Truck.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks; First edition (October 3, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760305862
• ISBN-13: 978-0760305867
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,083,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mike Mueller is the author of many books, including The Complete Book of Classic GM Muscle, The Complete Book of Mustang: Every Model Since 1964, and The Complete Book of Corvette: Every Model Since 1953, all published by Motorbooks.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars History of the Pickup Truck, July 9, 2005

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Mulsane (Northern VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Classic Pickups of the 1950s (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)

In my opinion, this is one of the best books in this series by Motorbooks International. I have yet to read it, but the photos alone are well worth the price of admission. Really great photography... and I am a photographer...

Actually dips back into the 30's and 40's in the introductory chapter. Photos of some off beat trucks as well, including the Ranchero and El Camino trucks that appeared at the end of the decade.

Includes photos of original ads and sales literature.

At only 95-96 pages it can't cover everything, but it makes good use of the pages it has.

This one should please all but the most finicky truck fans.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Pickups of the 1950s is a classic!, April 28, 2008

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S. Delaney - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Pickups of the 1950s (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)

This book is chock full of color photos. In my humble opinion, the 50s is the decade when trucks rose to popularity as an alternative domestic vehicle and took the modern form that they still resemble today. This book illustrates that classic era with many popular and also some rare beauties. Photo quality is excellent. I wish I'd have ordered two copies.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic pickups, July 19, 2005

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Ernie Chesney "old trucks" (Prosper, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Pickups of the 1950s (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)

Book was very informative-pictures were great-I enjoyed it very much & learned a lot.