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Cars We Loved in the 1950s
After the Second World War, cars in Britain were very hard to come by. Most new models had to go for export or were reserved for those drivers who needed them the most, such as doctors. Petrol was still rationed, roads inadequate and modern technology lacking.
With the arrival of the 1950s, things slowly began to change: Morris, Austin and Ford put increasing numbers of British families on the road, new sports cars from MG, Jaguar, Triumph and Austin-Healey promised a thrilling drive, and innovative motors such as the Land Rover and the bubble car emerged. By 1958, new car buying was leading a consumer boom, and Britain's manufacturers still had the market to themselves. Giles Chapman investigates the fascinating motoring history of the 1950s.
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Author:
Giles Chapman
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159 pages, 15.5 x 17.5 x 1 cm / 6.1 x 6.9 x 0.39 in, paperback
After the Second World War, Europe was in ruins. American industry was in full swing. On both sides of the Atlantic, the automobile industry was reborn or reorganized. The first models built were little more than the finalization of projects envisaged in 1939, but very quickly, the creative ingenuity of the manufacturers transformed the automobile.
In the aftermath of the war, manufacturers redoubled their efforts to offer original, imposing and gleaming cars. Citroën and Renault offered the popular car to the French with the incredible 2 CV and the bewitching 4 CV. Peugeot offered the robust 203. The Germans, the Italians and the English were not left behind. During the decade, the car would become a real social object. At the end of the 1950s, the automobile already had to meet technical criteria and aesthetic requirements to satisfy the expectations of the population.
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Author:
Jany Huguet
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191 pages, 30 x 24.5 x 2.3 cm / 11.8 x 9.7 x 0.91 in, paperback
The book "French Cars 1950-1955" is part of a beautiful collection of stories of French car brands, during the period of the Trente Glorieuses. It is the second in the collection, which focuses on the years 1950 to 1955.
Thanks to magnificent illustrations and solid documentation, Xavier Chauvin traces, with talent, the entire history of the most emblematic French cars of the time, brand by brand, including the Citroën 2 CV, the Ford Vedette, the Peugeot 203, the Renault Frégate, the Simca Aronde, and many others ... which present the birth of the era of mass motorization. These true mechanical legends accompany us during our childhood, on our trips and car rides.
Rediscover the most iconic French vehicles that crisscrossed the roads of our childhood. DS Citroën, Simca Chambord, Renault Dauphine, Peugeot 404, Panhard 24 or Facel Vega, none of them are missing. The author tells the story of all these vehicles that rocked our childhood: so many adventures lived in our parents' cars, when we traveled on the back seat, to go to school or to go on vacation. Remember, it was not so long ago...
This collection traces the career of all these legendary models in detail, brand by brand, with each volume covering a five-year period. 1955-1960: The French had more money and wanted less Spartan and more efficient vehicles, like the flirtatious Dauphine, which came to support the austere 4 CV. The clash of cultures: the legendary DS, a real UFO in the automotive landscape of the time, overcame its competitors. Alpine and Facel Vega were the brilliant representatives of the "French-style" sports car...
Alle Autos der 50er Jahre - 275 PKW-Marken aus 32 Ländern
The reader receives a comprehensive, magnificent volume with profound information and unique, historical images of the cars of the years 1945-1960, which are likely to have had a decisive influence on the automotive preferences of today's 50- to 80-year-olds.
The author Roger Gloor does not just awaken memories of former dream cars or the bread-and-butter cars of our grandfathers, he also describes the history and stories of these vehicles in a knowledgeable and detailed manner and thus makes it understandable in retrospect why which vehicle belonged to one category or another.
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Author:
Roger Gloor
Details:
400 pages, 29 x 22 x 2.3 cm / 11.4 x 8.7 x 0.91 in, paperback
Illustrations:
1070 b&w photos
Publisher:
Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2022)
ISBN:
9783613044302
Alle Autos der 50er Jahre - 275 PKW-Marken aus 32 Ländern
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