Four lean hounds

“The 1958 Lincoln Premiere is one of the larger American models. Yet it takes up only a fraction of the garage space, leaving plenty of room for a buffet table.”

Who needs a living room when you can have a living garage? See evidence of the above quote and more scans from this 1958 advertorial collaboration by Ford, General Electric and the Tile Council at Plan59.

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The “Boyle Special” Maserati 8CTF driven by Wilbur Shaw in back-to-back Indianapolis 500 victories (1939 and 1940), as pictured in Topps “World on Wheels” cards from the mid-1950s.

The image is from John Chuckman’s incredible collection of vintage non-sports trading cards, postcards and other antique ephemera. Do check it out.

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“The Flight Before Christmas” by Peter Helck, from a 1952 Trans World Airlines ad.

image via Plan59.

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Safe as houses.

“A house being relocated by water from Kennebunkport to Goose Rocks Beach, Maine, 1951.” Photo by Yale Joel, via m3zzaluna.

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My weekend with Marilyn…

Breakfast in bed, 1950s.

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(Source: lotusmodern)

Pontoon-fender Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, late 1950s. If it still exists, the above car is now worth something like $10 million.

And to whomever place that Scuderia shield on the tailgate of that Ford Country Squire, let me just say: You magnificent bastard.

image via 5window.

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From the “Great ideas of Western Man” series of ads, published by the Container Corporation of America. This 1956 example features a quote by Jane Addams and artwork by George Giusti.

image via sandiv999.

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1953 Chrysler New Yorker “Thomas Special” coupe by Ghia.

image via COACHBUILD.

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It’ll give you the trots in Rotterdam!

1951 Kaiser/Frazer of Holland brochure via FCB.

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Ghost world.

1952 Chrysler New Yorker via The Old Car Manual Project.

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