American car buyers in the 1950s were primed for chrome, comfort, and a sense of postwar optimism, but some new models still managed to stop them in their tracks. A handful of cars did not just look ...

The 1950s turned American cars into rolling monuments, stretching sheet metal, horsepower, and chrome to extravagant new extremes. Size and power became status symbols, and designers treated every ...

A fleet of rare vintage vehicles — by Citroën, Jaguar and Allard, among others — helped turn modern-day Manhattan into midcentury Paris for director Josh Safdie's buzzy solo feature. By Brett Berk ...

Even though it managed to survive the Great Depression, Packard eventually disappeared in the 1950s, being unable to compete with Detroit giants like Ford, Chrysler, and GM. Following a merger with ...

Cars from the 1950s embodied a lot of things: style, class, bold paint colors, sharp lines, and SO. MUCH. CHROME. From American-made Fords and Chevrolets to more eclectic overseas Porsches, ’50s rides ...

When it comes to 1950s cars, we usually think about iconic nameplates like the Chevrolet Bel Air, Chrysler 300 "letter series," or the Cadillac Eldorado. But some lesser-known automobiles are just as ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- In the middle of the 20th century, all eyes seemed to be on the future. For example, space exploration, and Walt Disney creating Tomorrowland. And the auto industry was coming up ...

Introduction : The automobile, its history and influence, and some contradictions -- 1. Beginnings : from a mechanical curiosity to a plaything for the well-to-do -- European by birth, American by ...

Last week, a surprising cluster of 1950s European cars occupied some prime parking spots on Lexington Avenue and 75th Street in New York City. A low-slung and curvaceous Jaguar XK120 and a cherry red ...