This book captures the spirit of the post World War II America and the era of tail fins, big chrome, and glitzy trim created by Detroit automotive stylists. Here is the complete story of Detroit as it emerged from the war and geared up to produce the first completely new automobiles since the 1930s. In depth interviews with Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler stylists take you into the Detroit design studios and executive board rooms of the 1950s, and behind the scenes at Packard, Studebaker, Hudson, and Nash.
Author Dennis Adler has photographed some of the most significant cars of the 1950s and compiled a history that details the emerging postwar auto industry and the influence the automobile had on the American landscape throughout the decade. The artistry of his sensational large format photography and period photo locations parallel this spectacular saga of an American era unlike any other. More than 125 color, and 30 historical black and white photographs—some never before published—chronicle this exciting period in the history of the American automobile."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
An authority on nineteenth-century Colt revolvers and Winchester shotguns, DENNIS ADLER has written and photographed several popular coffee table books on the topics, including Colt Single Action - From Patersons to Peacemakers, Winchester Shotguns, Guns of the American West and his latest work, Guns of the Civil War, published by Chartwell Books and Quarto Publishing Group. An avid collector of American West and Civil War firearms, he is also involved in the design and manufacturing of custom cowboy guns for collectors and shooters, and has worked with such distinguished American firms as Sturm, Ruger & Co. and serves on the Antique Arms Committee of America Remembers and the United States Society of Arms and Armour.
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