50′s Cars

1950s cars: Cars and trucks of the 1950s began turning necks and stopping traffic the minute they landed on the showroom floor, and they continue to give chiropractors a fair share of business. Even today, the brilliant chrome, whitewall tires and bright colors coating wildly stamped body panels remain a sight to make child and adult alike stop and stare. Stroll through news and features stories on the toothy, tailfinned dream machines of the 1950s and relive the period when Elvis was king and salesmen still sold new Studebakers.

Tin badges: Toy cars of the ’50s highway patrol

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I’m not sure who’s more hopped up about the June 24 release of the movie “Cars 2,” my 10-year-old son Tyler or I. The original “Cars” is one of our favorite movies. We’ve watched it several times on DVD since its original 2006 theatrical release. The attention to detail in that movie, from an automotive standpoint, is incredible. With each new viewing, I’m still finding interesting things I’d not caught before. I’m certain the sequel will offer the same amazing detail. More »

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1959 Ford station wagon has room to zoom

Mildly modified ’59 Ford Country Sedan still pulls its weight More »

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Travel ‘Back to the ’50s’ in Minnesota

Mecum Hot Rod Auction will be June 17-18
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Car of the Week: 1954 Kaiser Darrin

Donald Dettore figures he’s had his eye on his 1954 Kaiser-Darrin roadster for about five decades, give or take a year or two. For most of that time, he tracked the car from afar as it changed owners multiple times. When he finally had his chance to bring home his own copy of the famous, and some would say star-crossed, two-seater, there was no hesitation.

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Confessions of a Rocket Man

Talking ’50s Oldsmobiles with an owner and former employee
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Don Kizziar collection to sell at no reserve

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The Elegance At Hershey offers rarities

Show feature ssome of the world’s rarest and seldom seen cars More »

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Car of the Week: 1954 Hudson Hornet

Whenever Jack Stewart decides to take off for a weekend car show, or a weekday gather of old car nuts — and he does that a lot! — he has a decision to make: take his 1935 Hudson Eight, or hop in his smooth-cruising 1954 Hornet sedan. And as much as he adores his ’35, Steward, a resident of Janesville, Wis., often has a pretty tough time leaving the Hornet at home. For a guy like Stewart who loves Hudsons and is a connoisseur of comfortable, long-distance road trips, it’s hard to beat his big four-door land yacht.

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A father-son barn find

Mike and Blake Yager uncover hidden 1957  Corvette… and leave it untouched! More »

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Car of the Week: 1953 Studebaker convertible

The most often-heard remark Steve Hudson hears from serious Studebaker people about his unusual convertible is that it’s "the car Studebaker should have made." More »

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