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Gas Prices
In the 1950s a gallon of gas cost only 18 cents. This made it more afordable for middle and low clase people. -
Car Cost of the 1950s
In the 1950s a new car generaly cost $1,500........now adays that would have cost arround $15,000. -
How people Purchesed Cars
The credit card was invented during the 50s. This changed the economy and how people buy and sell things. People could now just walk in to a food store or a car dealership and buy a car useing their credit card and not have to stop at a bank and take out money. -
Most popular choice of car
The most popular car in 1958 was the cadillac convertible. it had 325HP and no seatbelts. Most of the people during this time had one. If you didnt have one most likely someone in your family has had one at some point in their life. However if someone didnt have one some other good choices you might have had would be a 1958 nash metropolitan or a 1958 austin healy. -
Car Cost
The averagle car cost only $2,200 -
Gas Cost
A gallon of gas changed form 18 cents to 25 cents due to the new demand for cars. -
1959 Cadillac Convertible
This is a video of a 1959 Cadillac Convertiblehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OzCOEc5-bg -
Popular cars
After the war full size cars were very popular because of the low oil prices, this then caused a decrease in sales for the oil companies and made them change their prices alot. -
Auto emmision
The first auto emmision law was created in california -
jobs in the factory
the jobs assembly workers had during the 1960s were theat they had to be paint sprayers, welders, and upholsters and some had to assemble the cars. -
Assembly workers
If you were an assemly worker during the 1960s the job would be the most boring, simple and most degrading job you could get at the time of the 1960s. -
American Jobs and Sales
By 1960 the American auto industry only consisted of General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and Cadillac. In 1960 American companies built 93 percent of the autos sold in the United States and 48 percent of world sales. This boosted our economy and gave americans more jobs than ever before in the auto industry. -
seat belts
winsconsin required you to where a seat belt and also made it a law. -
Oil Prices Helped to Form better MPG
In the1970s in the auto industry was increasingly influenced by the higher oil prices. This made the inventers and engineers start inventing better ways to get better MPG, and use less oil and gas. -
the economy after the war
After the war beginning a carmakers in the united states was one of the worst things you could have been because of the bad economy. -
female workers
In the early 1970s the working class consisted of mostly female workers. -
automobile company
The automobile company was the largest manufacturing concern in the world. -
airbags
air bags come out as new safety option not requirment. -
imported oil
the united states had to import more oil then it produced. In order to fullfill the need of the new car owners in america. -
Gas prices Increase and More Buses are Being Used
A gallon of gas has risen to 86 cents per gallon causeing people to be outraged. Only the weathly and some middle class citizens could afford to buy it. If they couldnt afford it they would find diffrent ways to get arround like useing the bus and rideing bicycles. -
WORK CITED
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1950s.html
http://www.autolife.umd.umich.edu/
the History of automobile. N.p., 1999. Web. 22 May 2012. http://l3d.cs.colorado.edu/systems/agentsheets/New-Vista/automobile/.
