Commentary by Mark on these vehicles
(Contributing Author to Rewind the Fifties)
The Fifties was known as the Jet Age. Jets and Rockets were everywhere, in the Toys, on T.V., in the Magazine Ads. It was no coincident that Cars grew fins and taillights grew larger. Auto manufactures claimed the tailfins made the car more stable at high speed. This was pure propaganda.Automotive historians tend to forget that their subjects are more then mechanical devices and did not spring into being on their own. Cars have been created by people for people and reflect the dreams, dilemmas, politics and passions we all experience.
Through it all our national love affair with the automobile has always been strong. The Cars of USA have always been marvels for the rest of the world, and always will be.On this page are a few examples of what can happen when the Dreams and Passions are too strong. All of these cars were built in the 50's out of dreams, all were built for auto shows and then forgotten. Some may exist today in museums, I have very little info on where they are, but I do know why they were built. These are "The Dream Machines".
Commentary by Mark on these vehicles
(Contributing Author to Rewind the Fifties)
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