The 1950s and 1960s were times of rapid and endless ... proposed as designer Henry Earl’s personal car. The size of American cars famously reached new territory in the ‘50s, with the LeSabre ...

Today, the 1950s are seen as a golden ... transportation at The Henry Ford Musem of American Innovation, for his assistance with our Most Significant Cars of the Decades series.

Conceived to showcase Chevy's first small-block V8, the 1955 Biscayne concept became one of the most influential dream cars of its era ...

The American automotive industry really came into its own in the 1950s, as this was the era when some of the greatest American cars of all time first appeared. The Chevy Bel Air (which might ...

It reflected American pride in freeways ... with more spending money than ever, were buying more cars. During the 1950s, the automobile industry saw growth and change, particularly in its design ...

21.4 million cars, and 5.5 million stoves, a trend that continued well into the 1950s. Historian Elaine Tyler May noted, "The values associated with domestic spending upheld traditional American ...