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A highly visual study examining the role of trucks in the growth of North America in the 1950s. Detailed text complements contemporary brochures, period literature, factory photos and many original colour photos .
List of contents
Preface
Foreword
Introduction
1. Postwar prosperity – American truck manufacturers introduce new, advanced models following World War II
2. Delivering on time – American trucking companies of the 1950s
3. American trucks at work
4. American trucks, American ingenuity – special bodied or specially equipped trucks
5. Index
About the author
Norm Mort began taking pictures of old vehicles parked at the side of the road before he was ten. At 12 years of age, Norm was the youngest member on the executive of the Antique and Classic Car Club of Canada, Toronto Chapter. In the 1960s he began accumulating photos and information on motoring. His personal vehicle collection has included everything from a 1922 D-Type Vauxhall and 1935 Morgan F2 to a 1966 Autobianchi van and 1962 Studebaker Station Wagon. A writer for magazines and newspapers such as
World of Wheels, Sports Car Market, the Toronto Sun, Montreal Gazette, Old Autos, and numerous others in the field of transport for over 30-years, he has written more than 15 historic vehicle books in the Veloce series
Those were the days ....
Summary
A highly visual study examining the role of trucks in the growth of North America in the 1950s. 120 images and evocative writing encapsulates the histories of the historically significant truck manufacturers. Detailed text complements contemporary brochures, period literature, factory photos and many original colour photos .
