1. New Car Styles New Places to Go New Technology in Cars More Dependent on Cars Easier Access to Places SOURCES By: Ben Morrison

2.  New car styles were very popular in the 1950’s.  They also called the styling “Jet Age” styling  Also, a lot of the new styles was the two tone paint, and the bright colors FORD CHEVYFORD CHEVY

3.  Car styles were all about the new technology, the power and the sleek design  People also liked the fact that they lowered the body of most of the cars  People wanted cars that looked sleek and slim, they wanted the streamline body  People were looking for more power as well. As an example was people liked a lot of the new Fords because they were putting Thunderbird V8’s in the regular cars http://www.albeedigital.c om/supercoupe/articles/t bird_history.html For more info on the Ford Thunderbird, click on the arrow

4.  Many new technology was put into the new cars of the 50’s new cars › Power steering › Motorized windows and seats › Motorized roofs on convertibles › Gear shifts on the dash › Newly shaped lights › Air conditioning

5.  Many of the cars looked similar but they were making new parts like motors, power windows and seats, motorized roofs on convertibles, and new lights.  They also wanted all the power. Many of the 1950’s automobiles came with the V8 which was very powerful

6.  People where more dependent on cars because they moved farther away from there jobs, because they could afford it, so they depended on their cars to get them there  Although the men needed the cars, so did the women because one in three women had jobs in the 1950’s

7.  Many of the jobs in the 50’s were industrial, this meant people working in factories making › Food › Cars › Appliances  This meant that if there was only one factory in a town, then you would have to drive a long ways to get there

8.  Many new places where created to cater to the needs of motorists  Here are some examples: › Diners and Restaurants  Burger King was founded in 1954  Sonic was invented in 1953  Kentucky Fried Chicken was founded in 1952 › These are just to name a few

9.  Hotels and Motels › Holiday Inn was founded in 1957  Motel actually means “motorists hotel”  Drive-in movie theaters were invented in the 1930’s, but they became widely popular in the 1950’s because of the availability of cars

10.  What easier access means is that there were many new highways and roads built to convenience drivers. Map of roads constructed by the Interstate Highway Act http://www.f hwa.dot.gov /infrastructur e/rw96e.cfm For more info on the Interstate Highway System Click on arrow

11.  The Interstate Highway Act constructed 41,000 miles of roadways in 1956  Not only did we need these new highways for easier transportation, but President Eisenhower thought we needed them for national defense. › If we were attacked we could leave areas easily and the army could move to different areas faster

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