Floyd Clymer wrote several good automotive books, and two of the first of his that I bought were the "Catalog of 1950 Automobiles" and "Catalog of 1949 Automobiles". Both of these are excellent books filled with pictures of the different models of all the different makes of American made cars for each of those years. Even though I bought the books in the 70's, I was still able to buy them for the cover price of $2.00, and I think that might have even included postage.
These books are filled with technical details of the cars, including inside dimensions, weights, engine details, power specs with torque and horsepower charts, etc. Floyd must have spent many hours gathering so much information to cram into these books, and they even have information I haven't found elsewhere. If you own any 1950 automobile, I'd consider these books a must have. Here's a link to one on ebay right now, though if you wait and check back, I have seen them for $15 or $20.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FLOYD-CLYMER...gAAOSwcLxYLm16
These books are filled with technical details of the cars, including inside dimensions, weights, engine details, power specs with torque and horsepower charts, etc. Floyd must have spent many hours gathering so much information to cram into these books, and they even have information I haven't found elsewhere. If you own any 1950 automobile, I'd consider these books a must have. Here's a link to one on ebay right now, though if you wait and check back, I have seen them for $15 or $20.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FLOYD-CLYMER...gAAOSwcLxYLm16
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