Back in the Day, the open road was the open road.
BACK IN THE DAY AUTOMOBILES WERE FAST, FUN AND BEAUTIFUL
Baby Boomers
1950
The Oldest Boomer is 4 years old
New Car: Cadillac: $3,654.
Gallon Gasoline: 27 cents
Dodge Wayfarer 3 passenger Coupe: $1,611.
Cost of the Average House: In 1950, the average home is about 9283 square feet and sells for $11,000. Average cost was $10.30/sf.
Median Family Income: $3,300
Minimum Wage: 75 cents/ hr.
Average Hourly Wage: $1.44
Hourly Wage mfg.: $1.59 Average Wage Gov.: 1.45
SAY WHAT.
Potatoes 35 cents/ 5 pounds
Sliced bacon: 35 cents/pound
Unemployment Rate:
6.5%-5.5%-4.3%
First-class Stamp: 3 cents
Movies: “ Sunset Boulevard,” “All about eve,” “Born Yesterday”, “The Third Man,” “King Solomon’s mines,” “Harvey,” “Cinderella,” “Cheaper by the Dozen,” “Father of the Bride,” “Broken Arrow,” “The asphalt Jungle,” “Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town.” “Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion.” “Atom Man vs. superman,” “Flying Disc Man from Mars.”
TV: Saturday morning children’s programming begins. “The Colgate Comedy Hour, “ Your Hit Parade,” “The Jack Benny Show,” “George Burns and Gracie Allen Show,” “What’s My Line,” “Cisco Kid,” “Gene Autry,” “Truth or Consequences,” “You Asked For It,” “You bet Your Life,” “Dangerous assignment.” Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca, “Your Show of Shows.” “Beat The Clock.”
Music: Joe Liggins, ““Pink Champagne.” Hank Snow, “I’m Movin’ On.” Hank Williams, “Long Gone Lonesome Blues.” Dominoes, “sixty minute Man.” Nat King Cole, “Mona Lisa.” Red Foley, “Chattanoogie shoe shine Boy.” Gene Autry, “Peter Cottontail.”
From the book BOOMERS How We Changed The World by Richard A. Jordan
A great book that would be a great gift for the baby boomer in your life. A real cool book
# See the USA in your Chevrolet
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There is nothing like the smell of a new car
There is nothing like having a new car
There is nothing like having a car
There is nothing like going where you want to go
There is nothing like taking the family for a ride
There is nothing like driving up you own home
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Cost of the Average House: In 1950, the average home is about 9283 square feet and sells for $11,000. Average cost was $10.30/sf.
That investment would be valued at more than $600,000 today 2026
BACK TO THE FIFTIES CAR SHOW—Enjoy!
1953-1962
The Decade of Dazzle
American cars of the 1953-1962 era have great gobs of personality. They’re colorful, flamboyant and even ostentatious. some push good taste to the limit, but they do it with character. Most came with the stamp of particular designer in every contour and curve. The concept of the corporate car, shaped by computer or by committee, hadn’t arrived yet. So, no one confused a Chrysler with a Chevrolet or either on with a Ford. From a technical standpoint, the “advances” of the era were actually refinements of old ideas like automatic transmission, power accessories, air conditioning and supercharging. They were improved and made more readily available, but it was the designers that brought real change during these years. It was the “Designer Decade.”
1963-1972
Wild in the Streets
America went wild in the streets during its eighth decade of automobiles. The ’50s had taught Detroit that racing sold cars. In the ’60s, it decided to build race cars for the street. They were machines with more brute force than anyone needed to fetch milk and eggs from the market. Shiny, noisy,Coke bottle-shaped cars with subtle chrome highlights and fat tires mounted on spooked wheels. They looked mean, menacing and macho. Fender
badges, hood scoops and body stripes advertised their wild intention to melt the pavement and set the streets on fire.
1973-1982
The Age of Reason
In a sense, the gradual demise of the convertible after 1972 and its revival in 1982 symbolizes the ninth decade of the American automobile.. This was a period in which the domestic car changed gradually from a gas -guzzling gargantuan into a thinking man’s
machine. A combination of social consciousness, Japanese competition and OPEC oil embargoes pressured Detroit into virtually reinventing the automobile. Change came shakily and was somewhat halfhearted at first. Cumbersome crash-bumpers, not-so-efficient emission controls and a short-lived seat belt interlock system caused as many problems as they solved. Then, a second gas crunch in 1979 solidified the industry’s
resolve to wards self-improvement. By 1982, it was apparent that this age of reaction and reason had resulted in the rebirth of American leadership in automotive design and engineering.
From the book: 100 Years of American Cars by John A. Gunnell
Great pictures, this book will get your engine started, it is one smooth ride. Real cool.
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