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.
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Dennis Adler is an avid automotive enthusiast, writer, and photographer who has written several books, including Packard, Chrysler, and Fifties Flashback: The American Car. He lives in
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A bright, glitzy photo-op showcasing some of the best of the 1950s DETROIT IRON. I have always considered the 1950s to have been the epitome of American auto style. It does not surprise me that Detroit collapsed, and that American cars do not sell as well as many foreign ones. What can you expect when every car basically looks alike ... the cooker-cutter look. Back then, each marque had its own personality, its own distinctive look ... I could identify each model from a mile away ... now I don't even care; they all look alike. Books like this one help me to recapture some of the thrill of looking at, and into, those gorgeous Detroit Dinosaurs.
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What a blast from the past.......... We sure enjoyed
looking at the cars we used to have..... The book is displayed on my coffe table for all to see.
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What is it about the past that intrigues us so? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
independent automakers, wraparound rear window, hardtop convertible, postwar models, removable hardtop, styling cues, bumper guards, new styling, model line Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
General Motors, Harley Earl, Bel Air, Ford Motor Company, Automobile Quarterly, United States, American Motors, Virgil Exner, World War, Cadillac Eldorado, Dave Holls, Motor Trend, New York, Turnpike Cruiser, Big Steel, Big Three, Chuck Jordan, Eldorado Biarritz, South Bend, Southern California, Star Chief, Eldorado Brougham, Buick Skylark, Chevrolet Corvette, George Mason New!
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What is it about the past that intrigues us so? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
independent automakers, wraparound rear window, hardtop convertible, postwar models, removable hardtop, styling cues, bumper guards, new styling, model line Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
General Motors, Harley Earl, Bel Air, Ford Motor Company, Automobile Quarterly, United States, American Motors, Virgil Exner, World War, Cadillac Eldorado, Dave Holls, Motor Trend, New York, Turnpike Cruiser, Big Steel, Big Three, Chuck Jordan, Eldorado Biarritz, South Bend, Southern California, Star Chief, Eldorado Brougham, Buick Skylark, Chevrolet Corvette, George Mason New!
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- The American Hot Rod by Dean Batchelor on page 146, and page 148
- Motor Speedway (Interactive Giant Button Book!) by Chriscynthia Floyd in Front Matter
- Henry Ford (Inventors) by Paul Joseph on page 114
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