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Pages in category "1950s cars" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 293 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Cadillac Sixty Special (1950-1953) Checker Model A3/A4 (1950-1952) Chrysler Town & Country (1950-1959) Ford Country Squire (1950–1951) Ford Crestliner (1950–1951) International L Series Metro Van (1950-1952) Nash Rambler (1950–1952) Oldsmobile "Rocket" Deluxe Holiday 88 (1950) Pontiac Catalina (1950-1958) Volkswagen Type 2 (1950–1967 ...
Muntz Car Company produced cars from 1950 through 1954 in Chicago. [82] Muntz was assisted by Frank Kurtis, who had earlier attempted to produce a sports car under the Kurtis Kraft marque (the Kurtis Kraft Sport, which sold just 36 units by 1950). [83] The company managed to produce only about 400 cars during 1951–1954.
The 1950s welcomed a slew of car models, contributing to a postwar boom of nearly 60 million vehicles. ... But the most influential design element starting with the 1952 model was a Willock ...
The 1950s is often considered the golden era for the American automobile. The decade ushered in nearly unprecedented prosperity along with a manufacturing boom that helped propel cars into an ...
The Muntz Jet was built by the Muntz Car Company, which was founded by Elgin, Illinois, native Earl "Madman" Muntz. [1] [2] Muntz, who was born in 1914 and attended Elgin High School for three semesters before dropping out, [3] had established a prominent reputation selling television sets and other commercial and consumer electronics.
1955 Imperial car model shown on display at January 1955 Chicago Auto Show, in the first year of its separation from Chrysler. The 1955 models are said to be inspired by Exner's own 1952 Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton show cars (which were themselves later updated to match the 1955-56 Imperials).
The other was an all-new K-car based New Yorker, which used the front-wheel drive Chrysler E platform, the beginning of the extended K-car years. It was the first Chrysler manufactured vehicle to offer a four-cylinder engine since the 1932 Plymouth Model PA using the Chrysler flathead four cylinder .