Cars of the 50s

Skokie, IL: Weber, 1978. First edition thus. Paperback. Good +/No Jacket. Good+/-. Produced by Consumer Guide Magazine, Classic Car Quarterly (Fall 1978, Vol: 205). A well illustrated guide to those fabulous fifties American cars - those beautiful chrome and tailfinned monsters, produced in the days when form took precedent over function in many cases. Each of the major manufacturers is covered, with details of important developments throughout the era, plus 'at a glance' details of price, weights, wheelbases, and engine outputs (BHP) for each year of the decade. The detailed and informative text is accompanied by numerous b&w period photos, sometimes showing important features of a particular model. As well as the 'big boys', there is a concise illustrated review of dozens of smaller makers - some you will never have heard of. This is followed by a 4-page Model Year Production Chart, giving numbers produced for each major make & model. An essential guide for collectors and/or car enthusiasts everywhere. Contains 98 pages, 27.5 x 20.5cm, and illustrated throughout with period b&w photos. Pictorial card covers showing minor edge wear and some faint creases, otherwise Good+ condition. Internally, Good+: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.