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1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible, one of the most iconic autos of the era [1]. The 1950s were pivotal for the American automobile industry.The post-World War II era brought a wide range of new technologies to the automobile consumer, and a host of problems for the independent automobile manufacturers.
1956 Nash Rambler four-door hardtop 1956 Hudson Rambler Custom sedan, with dealer accessory window insect screens. The four-door Ramblers for the 1956 model year were completely redesigned, with a characteristic swept-back C-pillars (the Fashion Safety Arch), [6] unusual wing windows on the rear doors, [7] inboard, grille-mounted headlamps, [8] as well as "the widest windshield" of any car. [7]
One of the most influential elements of the Tri-Five was the recent development of their newest 265 cid (4,340 cc) V8 engine, which was first offered in 1955. [4] It was an overhead valve high compression, short stroke design that remained in production in various forms for decades.
Tom McCahill, The Modern Sports Car, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1954; Tom McCahill, Tom McCahill's Car Owner Handbook, Arco Publishing Co., New York, 1956. Tom McCahill, Today's Sports and Competition Cars, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1959. Tom McCahill, What You Should Know About Cars, Fawcett Crest Books, Circa 1963. [7]
In 1956, Studebaker-Packard’s financial position deteriorated to the point where the automaker could no longer afford the luxury of maintaining two distinct makes of cars produced in two distinct facilities. For 1957 Studebaker-Packard fielded a single model range, the Clipper. By the end of the 1958 model year the Packard name ceased as an ...
Packard Motor Cars 1946-1958 Photo Archive. Osceola, Wisconsin: Iconographix. ISBN 1-882256-45-X. Clarke, R. M. (September 1988). Packard Gold Portfolio 1946–1958. Motorbooks International. ISBN 1-870642-19-8. Editors of Consumer’s Guide (1993). "Packard Hawk". Encyclopedia of American Cars from 1930. Publications International. ISBN 0-7853 ...
The "Rambler" trademark registration for use on automobiles and parts was issued on 9 March 1954 for Nash-Kelvinator. [2] Nash merged with the Hudson Motor Car Company to form American Motors Corporation (AMC) in 1954. [3] The Rambler line of cars continued through the 1969 model year in the United States and 1983 in international markets.
Packard could not produce cars in the numbers intended, and it was selling the less profitable junior-series models. Packard management's chief interest after the war was in the same medium-priced cars that had saved it during the Depression, the Six and junior Eights.