Fifties Flashback - Softcover

Drake, Albert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555611613 ISBN 13: 9781555611613

Publisher: California Bill's Automotive, 1998

Synopsis

Was the Fifties your decade? Relive the memories, the optimism, the cars and the lifestyle of those early, more innocent years. Or, experience for the first time the custom-car craze, the horsepower race; when Detroit built terrific cars and America was the greatest country in the world! It's all here - car shows, drive-ins, drag strips, movies, comics, Clymer Books, Bonneville drop-tank racers, TV shows, hot rods, car hops, Ricky Nelson, Beaver Cleaver, and much more!

About this title

From the Back Cover

Was the 50's your decade? Relive the memories, the optimism, the cars and the lifestyle of those early, more innocent years. Or, experience for the first time the custom-car craze, the horsepower race, when Detroit built terrific cars and America was the greatest country in the world!

Rediscover the nostalgic history of the way things were in the 1950's. The cars we drove, clothes we wore, the movies, the drive-ins, service stations, car shows, car clubs, what we read, drag races, street racing, rappin' pipes and more are all highlighted in this book. Hub caps, squirrel knobs, blue dots and flamers all get their time in the spotlight.

About the Author

Albert Drake has been a hot rodder since 1951. In addition to the Fifties Flashback column that he has written for Rod Action for years, he has published more than 300 articles and features in Street Rodder, Rodder’s Digest, Rod Action, Popular Cars, Custom Car, American Rodder, Collector Car, Old Cars Weekly and others. His automotive books include Street was Fun in ’51, the first book on historical hot rodding; Twenties to the Nineties; and Flat Out, the history of So-Cal dry lakes competition from 1930-1950. Although his primary interest is rod and custom history, he has written two books on the Pontiac GTO; The Big ‘Little GTO’ Book, a definitive history, and Herding Goats, an oral history.

Edition details

• Publisher: California Bill's Automotive
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555611613
• ISBN 13: 9781555611613
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256