Oh the cars of the 1950’s were great. So how did they start out that iconic decade?
Some fantastic car and shapes came out in 1950.
Leading the numbers game was Chevy and Ford with over a million each, Chevy with 1,498,590 and Ford with 1,208,912, not bad.
Plymouth was third with nearly 800,000 out of first place with 610,954, Buick with 588,439 and Pontiac finished up the top 5 with 446,429.
Here’s the rest of the 19 makers:
Oldsmobile – 408,060
Dodge – 341,797
Studebaker – 320,884
Mercury – 293,585
Chrysler – 179,299
Nash – 171,782 (produced it’s 2,000,000th car)
DeSoto – 136,203
Hudson – 121,408
Cadillac – 103,857
Packard – 42,627
Lincoln – 28,190
Kaiser – 15,228
Crosley – 6,792
Frazer – 3,700
Do you have a favorite? I have a couple. My first would be the Hudson, followed closely by the Studebaker with its bullet nose.
I don't know why but I love the shape of these cars. Here is the 1950 Hudson Commodore.
There is nothing more interesting than the Bullet Nose Studebaker. Here is the 1950 Land Cruisera.
What else went on in 1950?
Micro Cars!!! Say WHAT??? Yeah!!! The IMP – hailed as “The Little Car with the Big Future”. With an MPG of 10 miles per gallon and all fiber glass body, the hopes were high. But the car didn’t sell and disappeared in the same year.
Thanks for reading.
Tim
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