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Another element that was present in the 1950's was automobiles. Automobiles were

something that everyone once dreamed of owning. Now after the war. they could finally own

one. Automobiles of the 1940's were dull and very plain. This was because designers were too

busy designing tanks, planes, etc... for the ongoing war. The major event that took place that

changed the way cars looked and how they performed happened on October 14, 1947. This was

when Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. From this point on everyone wanted to go faster.

People wanted automobiles with larger displacement engines. They also wanted sleek and

aerodynamic cars. This prompted General Motors Corporation to hold Motorama in 1949. This

was a giant exposition of concept cars that had an emphasis on power, style, convenience, and

features. These for features would be what many cars of the 1950's would be based on.

One car that was a design evolution was the......

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