The 1950s was a decade marked by technological advancements and a fascination with the future, especially regarding space ...

The 1950s were a transformative era for the American automotive industry, marked by bold designs and innovative features.

Advertisements can tell us a lot about an era. The 1950s were a golden age in advertising, and incorporated catchy slogans, long paragraphs of copy, and idealized representations of an American ...

The advertisements of the day provide a local window on the historical moment of the 1950s that built and embraced the Skyway. The Skyway represented what Americans wanted from their cars, ...

The 1950s could be called the advertiser's dream decade. World War II was over. The postwar economy had rebounded. Prosperity seemed like a sure thing. Americans were ready to buy homes, cars, clothes ...

NEWPORT — "Future Retro: Drawings from the Great Age of American Automobiles" is a fascinating display of 1950s and 1960s American automobile art at the Redwood Library & Athenaeum. The show runs ...

Imagine what the original VW Beetle must have looked like to the average post-war American car buyer. In a market dominated by front-engine, rear-drive sedans powered by conventional water-cooled ...

A trio of rarely seen, futuristic concept cars from the 1950s are going up for auction at Sotheby’s, with an estimated value of up to $20 million. The Alfa Romeo B.A.T. Concept cars – each with a ...

Are you a Shark Week fanatic? See why these tail-fin cars were considered plush and modern in the 1950s. One of the best weeks of the year is finally here. Discovery's Shark Week is back, bringing the ...

PEORIA — Mark Johnson is opening up his collection of vintage Caterpillar ads again. As he’s done the past two years, Johnson, who retired in 2009 after 37 years at Caterpillar Inc., will showcase ...