The Last Dream-O-Rama: The Cars Detroit Forgot to Build, 1950-1960

by Bruce McCall

"When the postwar economic boom fostered such prosperity that easy credit allowed even hourly workers to plunge themselves hopelessly into debt, a brand-new car became an attainable dream for millions in the 1950s. And soon came dream cars to further stimulate their automotive saliva glands. By mid-decade, every American carmaker was parading its glittering glimpses of four-wheeled futurism before a dazzled public -- flights of styling fancy and functional...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609608010
• ISBN13: 9780609608012
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 11.3" x 8.7"