 Author Name: Adams, Ron
Title: Big Rigs of the 1950s
Binding: Softbound
Number of photos: 300 illustrations
Book Condition: New
Number of pages: 160 pages
Dimensions: 8.25'' x 11''
Publisher: A MBI Publishing 2001
ISBN Number: 0760309787 / 9780760309780
Item No.: 30008
Availability: In Stock
Seller ID: 30008
The continued improvement of roadways and the dawn of the Interstate highway system in the 1950s was a boon to American industry in general and the trucking industry in particular. This marque-by-marque photo collection provides a comprehensive and nostalgic look back at the rapid development of the tractor-trailer rigs that resulted. Manufacturers like GMC, Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, White, Freightliner, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Diamond T, International, Mack, Autocar, Brockway and Sterling are shown hauling everything from Cadillacs to cabbage across town, up the coast and over mountain passes. Thorough captions describe the development and history of each model as depicted in archival black-and-white and period color photography.
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