Hemmings Classic Car

terry mcgean

“… the 1950s was the decade that gave us the ‘modern’ passenger car.”

The Dawn of Modern Motoring

hile pondering topics as we prepared this year’s “Nifty Fifties” themed issue, I had the opportunity to take a closer look at the progression of models that emerged during those years. This is an era I had not experienced firsthand, so viewing the period from start to finish, rather than just considering various models individually, made it very clear that grouping all cars of the ’50s together under the

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