The 1940s Category: Chronological Archive Description: The 1950s were a Golden Age of the now classic American automobile, the country celebrating its new prosperity with brand new giant cars painted in pastel colors, embellished with chrome inside & out. For American teenagers, modified pre-war cars were the foundation of the new "hot rod" culture. In Europe, recovering from the Second World War and coming to grips with life on both sides of the Iron Curtain, the automobile industry had a vastly different feel. While most of the industry was focused on providing transportation for a rebuilding continent, the Formula 1 World Championship began and the wider world learns what would become one of the most iconic names in automobile history: Ferrari. Page Sections: Publications · Articles |
Nineteen Fifty | ||||
Books (65 pages · 1 book) | Periodicals (148 pages · 6 issues) | Litigation (1 page · 1 document) | Other (260 pages · 14 documents) | |
Nineteen Fifty-One | ||||
Periodicals (242 pages · 9 issues) | Litigation (2 pages · 2 documents) | Other (190 pages · 12 documents) | ||
Nineteen Fifty-Two | ||||
Periodicals (558 pages · 17 issues) | Other (215 pages · 14 documents) | |||
Nineteen Fifty-Three | ||||
Periodicals (360 pages · 11 issues) | Litigation (2 pages · 2 documents) | Other (198 pages · 14 documents) | ||
Nineteen Fifty-Four | ||||
Periodicals (172 pages · 6 issues) | Litigation (1 page · 1 document) | Other (197 pages · 14 documents) | ||
Nineteen Fifty-Five | ||||
Periodicals (305 pages · 15 issues) | Other (245 pages · 15 documents) | |||
Nineteen Fifty-Six | ||||
Books (699 pages · 2 books) | Periodicals (485 pages · 29 issues) | Litigation (2 pages · 2 documents) | Other (1,609 pages · 15 documents) | |
Nineteen Fifty-Seven | ||||
Books (7 pages · 0 books) | Periodicals (686 pages · 36 issues) | Patents (19 pages · 14 patents) | Litigation (3 pages · 3 documents) | Other (279 pages · 14 documents) |
Nineteen Fifty-Eight | ||||
Periodicals (432 pages · 26 issues) | Litigation (86 pages · 2 documents) | Other (217 pages · 13 documents) | ||
Nineteen Fifty-Nine | ||||
Periodicals (384 pages · 30 issues) | Litigation (2 pages · 2 documents) | Other (376 pages · 16 documents) | ||
1950 (1 article) | 1951 (2 articles) | 1952 (25 articles) | 1953 (5 articles) | 1954 (16 articles) |
1955 (11 articles) | 1956 (3 articles) | 1957 (8 articles) | 1958 (5 articles) | 1959 (3 articles) |