The Automobile
After World War II, American factories were ready to switch from wartime to postwar manufacturing. American corporations like the “Big Three”–Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler–once again began to churn out passenger cars. The surge in purchasing power in the United States made the automobile more affordable for many Americans. New car sales quadrupled between 1945 and 1955: families needed an automobile to transport their growing families in the suburbs.
Automobile sales were also aided by Eisenhower’s Federal-Aid Highway Act, which established an interstate highway system in the United States. In addition to providing an efficient way for Americans to escape cities under the threat of a nuclear attack, new expressways would bypass unsafe and inefficient routes. By the end of the 1950s, 75 percent of all American families owned a car.
Pontiac's Stoppin' the Shoppin'
with America's number 1 buy!
Take it from a lot of ex-shoppers... if it's value you want, Pontiac's the baby you can bank on! Talk about dollar stretching, Pontiac gives you over 17 feet of sculptured beauty and brawn set solidly astride a rock-ribbed X-member frame. Inside, there's man-size comfort, strapping big seats and plenty of leg-stretching luxury. Then, of course, there's new Level-Line Ride with its whisper-soothing smoothness, and Pontiac's Daytona-proved Strato-Streak V-8–a pair of prize winners that not even the high-priced jobs can boast! Sound like a fortune's worth of car? The surprising thing is that Pontiac prices actually start below 30 models of the low-price three! Come in for a look and a spin at the wheel. This shoppin' stoppin' honey will really give your spirits and budget a boost!
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