The Fabulous Fifties
The American Giants
Pickup Collection
Precision engineered...intricately sculptured...hand painted
| Serving 189 cities with a fleet of 640 jets, American Airlines makes over 2,200 daily departures and is one of the world's largest scheduled passenger airlines. Flying people throughout North America, Europe, the pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, the airline is an indispensable presence in the ever-growing world of international business, a trusted partner in domestic travel and a favourite with holidaymakers everywhere. The pleasures of travel and the essentials of business are quite evident in the bed of this 1957 Chevrolet pick-up. |
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The worlds leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, Caterpillar has moved mountains, changed the course of rivers and turned wilderness into farmers' field. The Caterpillar legacy began in the 1920s when Benjamin Holt created crawler tracks for tractors.. an innovation that influenced the development of military tanks and other vehicles that could tame the most inhospitable terrain. When the big Caterpillar machines are moving earth, they must be serviced quickly, and this trusty pickup was just the vehicle to deliver the necessary parts. |
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| Every Automobile needs replacement parts from time to time, A muffler falls off, a distributor fails, a transmission seizes and for generations, American drivers have turned to the Genuine Parts Company. Genuine Parts has over 165,00 part number organised under the NAPA categorisation system therefor offering the most complete inventory in the business. They make sure the wheels keep turning, the engines keep revving and all the amenities keep humming along. In the '50s, when an automobile needed repair, the parts were delivered in a '53 Ford pickup |
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In the 1950's, when America's love affair with the Automobile was at its peak - General Motors was producing automobiles by the hundreds of thousands. There seemed to be a Chevy, Cadillac, Oldsmobile or Buick on every road. GM kept this wide variety of models running with a line of motor parts and a network of trained mechanics. No matter where the breakdown occurred or the repair was done, a Chevy pickup would deliver the necessary parts to get the car back on the road as quickly as possible. |
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| Harley-Davidson is renowned not only for the technological, design and engineering innovations that have made the company a world leader for almost 95 years, but also because Harley-Davidson motorcycles have become symbols of personal freedom. The American passion for adventure is best expressed when riding down a ribbon of highway on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, following the lure of the open road. Begun in 1903 By William Harley and Arthur Davidson, this company has defined - and continually redefined the art of motorcycling. |
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Pennsylvania Railroad always seemed to be at the forefront of railroading in the US "Pennsy" established the first American railway tunnel in 1834, the first direct-drive turbine locomotive in 1944 and the "piggyback" service for trucking in the 1950s. To this day, Pennsylvania Railroad is still the name that bring back memories of railroading at it best, To keep a railroad great, the company had to stay on top of its stock - cars, track and engines. This '54 Ford pickup truck is fitted to make sure those repairs are done right away. |
