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(More customer reviews)I really liked this book, could'nt put it down. I am kind of a student of old trucks, and I like the 50's, 60's, and 70's. this was the first book I bought on trucks and I was not disappointed. Many photos, and just enough information to read, without taking too much time to get through it. It should be a good part of any truck book collection. I really got an idea of what it must have been like to be an over the road trucker in those early days, I also purchased big rigs of the 60's, and big rigs of the 70's, and altogether, they make a nice collection. It is a cool book!
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After WWII Americans were anxious to re-stoke the economy after a long "make-do with what you have" dry spell. By the 1950s new highways were being built, new trucking companies were being formed and old ones revived. Americans were buying newly-styled cars and the latest technologies once again. Semi-trucks helped pave the way for this huge growth spurt in America with dependable trucks built by Mack, GMC, Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, International, White Freightliner, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Diamond T, Reo, Autocar, Brockway, Sterling and others, many using the increasingly popular diesel engines made by Buda, Hercules, Waukesha, and Cummins, which helped their heavy loads haul quicker. Ron Adams portrays this booming era with over 300 superb photos of trucks hauling cement, fuel, and a variety of goods to enthusiastic Americans.
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