While this car was created to race, it combines a high level of technical competence in construction with the highest standard of finishHot rodders Art and Lloyd Chrisman were early and successful pioneers of drag racing with their famous #25 dragster, which was the first to achieve trap speeds of...

Americans in the '50s were fascinated by the future. Newspapers and magazines were full of stories about futuristic technology-rocket ships, jet airplanes, and even television. Car companies were quick to capitalize on the trend, offering a dizzying variety of fantastic show cars. They were shipped from one city to another,...

  America was slowly giving itself permission to have fun in the 1950s. The '30s were economically devastating, and World War II and the recovery from the depression shaped the 1940s. The '50s were different. Even though they became a period known for Ozzie and Harriet, Father-Knows-Best conformity, there was a...