Cruise-O-Matic, Automobile Advertising of the 1950's

by Yasutoshi Ikuta

Book Overview

The 1950s were the golden age of the American automobile, and the cars were faster, bigger, and more boldly styled than ever before. Sunday driving--Cleaver-style--in the regal family Ford, Edsel or Plymouth topped the list of national pastimes; and teenagers, behind the wheels of their daddies' thundering T-birds, had fun, fun, fun across America's highways. The economic prosperity of the country made for an "ultramatic" boom in car manufacturing,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811827771
• ISBN13: 9780811827775
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary