In a message dated 2/15/00 5:22:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,
kneedrager@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> I just picked up a book from the clearance shelf of my local Barnes & Nobel
> called "Populuxe" From Tailfins and TV Dinners To Barbie Dolls and Fallout
> Shelters, by Thomas Hine. The cover features the tail end of a 55
Plymouth.
> The book takes a look at american consumption and popular during the
> decade of 1954 to 1964. There are 24 pages devoted to Automobile Styling
> with a full page covering our hero Virgil Exner. And and get this, at least
> four other pictures/drawings of Forwardlook cars inside. Including my
> personal favorite a tail end view of a 56 Belevedere with a jet fighter in
> the background.
Hi all,
I also picked up this book at the local Bookstore, marked 1/2 off ($7.99,
like Scott)... there should be a few extra copies if anyone is interested...
Steve Charette
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