![]() ![]() The cabin featured wood skid strips that helped hold cargo in place, and Kaiser advertising pointed to the fact that an owner could put a double bed in the spacious pickup truck like cargo space.ġ953 Buick Skylark: It was tough selecting a Harley Earl designed vehicle from the 50s, but the 1953 Buick Skylark convertible has to be one of his very best looking non-concept vehicles available to the public. When you added special Olds spinner hubcaps, a set of fender skirts, pin stripes, Continental kit, side lake pipes and some hood louvers, you were riding in performance royalty.ġ953 Kaiser Traveler: Selected in previous columns as the first ever “hatchback,” Henry Kaiser’s Traveler and sibling Frazer Vagabond featured a hatchback style drop-down trunk, a flip up rear window and rear seats that folded down. The 1952 model featured more horsepower thanks to a two-four barrel carb setup and more amenities. These are the vehicles that influenced my love of the car for whatever reason during a wonderful decade to grow up in.ġ952 Oldsmobile Super 88: Introduced in 1949, the Olds 88 is regarded as the first real “muscle car” thanks to its first ever GM overhead valve303-inch Rocket V8 engine and light weight properties. ![]() Although I wrote a Top 10 muscle car column a few years ago, here’s my Top 10 “notable list” of 1950s American vehicles, performance or not. Recent columns on cars and engines from the 1950s have resulted in numerous letters and comments via email from my loyal readers (thank you so much). ![]()
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