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American 1/2-ton Pickup Trucks of the 1950s (Those were the days...)
Norm Mort
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Description for American 1/2-ton Pickup Trucks of the 1950s (Those were the days...)
Paperback. .
Combining details of truck specifications, previoulsy unpublished images, lists of optional equipment, and industry facts and figures, this book reveals the important role played by the lightweight, high-production, and basic 1/2-ton pickup trick in American post-war society, a role often overshadowed by its innate ruggedness, reliability and utilitarian nature.As the 1950s progressed, so did the evolution of the pickup truck, which added more and more style, greater comfort, and ever increasing equipment options to its burgeoning model range. After the few drab colours first offered at the start of the decade, the pickup would assume similar styling and tri-coloured pastel ... Read more
Combining details of truck specifications, previoulsy unpublished images, lists of optional equipment, and industry facts and figures, this book reveals the important role played by the lightweight, high-production, and basic 1/2-ton pickup trick in American post-war society, a role often overshadowed by its innate ruggedness, reliability and utilitarian nature.As the 1950s progressed, so did the evolution of the pickup truck, which added more and more style, greater comfort, and ever increasing equipment options to its burgeoning model range. After the few drab colours first offered at the start of the decade, the pickup would assume similar styling and tri-coloured pastel ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Veloce Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Those Were the Days ... Series
Condition
New
Weight
364g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Dorset, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845848026
SKU
V9781845848026
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Norm Mort
Norm Mort began taking pictures of old vehicles parked at the side of the road before he was ten. At twelve years of age Norm was the youngest member on the executive of the Antique and Classic Car Club of Canada, Toronto Chapter. In the 1960s he began accumulating photos and information on motoring. His personal vehicle collection has included ... Read more
Reviews for American 1/2-ton Pickup Trucks of the 1950s (Those were the days...)
another good read and an excellent primer for pick-up enthusiasts to add to their reference library ... terrific value Classic American A lovely and colourful look at America's most beloved vehicles, from an era of exceptional development and style ... The real joy, however, is in taking bite-size chunks of trivial and imagery, with the childish enthusiasm to find a ... Read more