1950s cars were some of the most classic, powerful and unsafe cars ever driven. The modern designs and acceleration abilities were getting more and more amazing every year. The auto industry was starting to experiment with a new concept called a “sports car.” By the end of the 1950s, Americans fell in love with the sports car. After all, the 1950s gave birth to the Corvette. In 1960, car buyers were demanding smaller vehicles. Compact cars were marketed heavily by every automobile manufacturer, in stark contrast to the 1950s. New models included the Ford Falcon, the Chevrolet Corvair and the Plymouth Valiant. Soon after, Lincoln-Mercury released the Comet and Dodge introduced the Dart. Midway through 1960, General Motors announced that it would offer three smaller cars, the Buick Special, the Oldsmobile F-85 and the Pontiac Tempest. This focus on smaller cars domestically caused a sharp drop in import sales. Here is a set of amazing vintage photos captured cars during the winter of the 1950s and 1960s.
1950s and 1960s cars in Portland, Maine
1939 Mercury at The Christmas Tree Lodge on the Mount Rose Highway south of Reno, Nevada, 1950
1941 Buick Special Sedanet
1950s and 1960s cars in snow
1950s cars in Georgetown, Distric of Columbia
1950s Chevy, Ford and Plymouth cars
1950s Montreal
1950s used cars at Manny’s Motor Mart
1953 Cars at Sunoco Gas Station, Columbus, Ohio, 1953
1953 Mercury Monterey
1955 Mercury Monterey Sedan
1955 Opel Kapitän
1955 Studebaker Champion
1955-1958 Opel Kapitän
1956 Chevrolet 150
1957-1960 Opel Olympia Rekord
1958 Cadillac Coupe Deville
1959 Buick Lesabre
1960 Rambler Custom
1960s trailer
Buick Wildcat coupe in Minnesota, April 1965
Buick, registered to California during the early 1950s
Early 1950s cars in city wintertime scene
Early 1950s Chevrolets on a car dealers lot
Early 1960s street scene with 1950s and 1960s cars
Late 1940s Cadillac
Mid 1950s Cadillac hardtop
Mid 1950s winter ski trip with 1940s and 1950s cars
Sedan and truck during winter, circa 1950s
Vermont winter, 1956
