During the 1950s, General Motors cars—Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, and Cadillac—dominated the American market. Shown below are photographs of the General Motors cars on display at LeMay—America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington.
Chevrolet:
Shown above is a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible.
Shown above is a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, 4-Door Sedan.
Shown above is a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad, 2-Door Station Wagon. With a price tag of $2,307, this was Chevrolet’s most expensive vehicle. The 2-Door Nomad was not popular with buyers, as most people who wanted station wagons liked the convenience of having four doors.
Shown above is a 1959 Chevrolet Impala with its “bat wing” horizontal, flowing rear design.
Pontiac:
Shown above is a 1958 Pontiac Bonneville, 2-Door Hardtop.
Oldsmobile:
Shown above is a 1950 Oldsmobile Futuramic 88, 4-Door Station Wagon. Tom McCahill, writing in Mechanix Illustrated described the 1950 Olds this way:
“The 1950 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 is as hot as a hornet’s kiss, especially when equipped with a conventional, three-speed transmission.”
However, the Olds station wagon was a disappointing seller and only 2,650 were built.
Cadillac:
Shown above is a 1955 Cadillac Coupe deVille, 2-Door Coupe.
Shown above is a 1955 Cadillac Eldorado, 2-Door Convertible.
Buick:
Shown above is a 1957 Buick Century, 4-Door Station Wagon.