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287 cid V-8, 180 HP, four-speed manual transmission, front and rear solid-axles with semi-elliptic leaf springs, hydraulic front and rear drum brakes; wheelbase: 123.25" Four-wheel drive trucks are commonplace today but that was not the case in the 1950s. The Big-Three utilized specialty drivetrain vendors to provide their customers with such a v..

1,488 cc air-cooled, horizontally-opposed OHV four-cylinder engine, 64 HP at 4,400 rpm (SAE)/55 HP at 4,400 rpm (DIN), four-speed manual gearbox, independent front suspension with parallel trailing arms and laminated torsion bars, independent rear suspension with swing axles and transverse torsion bars, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: ..

270 cid “Super Red Ram” V-8 engine rated at 183 HP, PowerFlite two-speed automatic transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 120" Virgil Exner was a man of vision and talent, which Chrysler sorely needed in the mid-1950s. When Exne..

312 cid V-8 engine, twin Holley four-barrel carburetors, 270 HP, automatic transmission, coil spring independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 102” Based on a show car that debuted in February 1954, the production version of Ford’s sporty and sleek two-seater Thunderb..

201.5 cid inline six-cylinder engine, 114 HP, two dual-barrel carburetors, three-speed manual transmission, independent coil spring front and leaf spring rear suspension, four-wheel drum brakes; wheelbase: 105" Hudson, like most auto manufacturers, spent some time during World War II mulling ideas for its postwar automobiles. Hudson, unlike most ..

55.1 cid (903cc) inline four-cylinder engine, 48 HP, rear-engine and rear-drive, four-speed manual gearbox, A-arm front suspension with transverse leaf spring and semi-trailing arm rear suspension, hydraulic front disc and rear drum brakes; wheelbase: 79.8" The beach culture of Southern California spawned a plethora of leisure and recreation vehic..

3,442 cc DOHC inline six-cylinder engine rated at 180 HP, upgraded five-speed manual gearbox, independent wishbone front suspension with torsion bars and anti-roll bar, live rear axle with semi-elliptic springs, upgraded disc brakes; wheelbase: 102" Jaguar wasn’t always a company that built sleek and fast roadsters. In the beginning they did a br..

430 cid OHV V-8 rated at 350 HP, automatic transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs and wishbones, live rear axle with leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulically-actuated power drum brakes; wheelbase: 131" When Continental ended production of the Mark II in 1957, it was the end of America’s most expensive production car. It was a ..

134 cid F-Head four-cylinder engine rated at 72 HP, three-speed manual transmission with two-speed transfer case, four-wheel drive, live front and rear axles with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 81" When America went to war, the mighty Jeep went with it. Built as tough as nails and reliable to a fault, the..

235.5 cid OHV inline six-cylinder rated at 115 HP, three-speed column mounted shifter transmission, coil-spring independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 115" The American convertible of the 1950s is always an object of beauty at any car show. This was the era of ele..