Posted By: Alex - Thu Jun 27, 2013 -
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Category: Fashion, Predictions, Yesterday’s Tomorrows, 1950s
"A young lady arrived at her first ballgame during the 5th inning. "The score is 0 to 0," she heard a nearby fan say. "Oh, good," she cooed to her boyfriend, "then we haven't missed a thing."
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 25, 2013 -
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Category: Humor, Sports, Books, 1950s
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 17, 2013 -
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Category: Jewelry, Johnson Smith Catalog, 1950s
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 13, 2013 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Reader Recommendation, 1950s
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 08, 2013 -
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Category: Death, Chindogu, 1950s, Cars
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jun 04, 2013 -
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Category: Music, 1950s
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 26, 2013 -
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Category: Fashion, Travel, 1950s
Posted By: Alex - Sat May 18, 2013 -
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Category: 1950s, Diseases, Skin and Skin Conditions
Shortly after production began, however, design flaws became apparent. Although the car was big and heavy, it used a relatively small Austin A55 1.5 litre engine, which limited performance. The A55 also provided the transmission and suspension. Another problem was that the rear wheels were shrouded by body panels and a rear wheel could not be removed (for puncture repair for example) without dropping its axle..... Production of up to 10,000 cars a year was talked about but as few as ten complete cars were produced during the six months before production ceased. After the factory closed, the unused parts were dumped into the local lake, Lough Muckno.
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 16, 2013 -
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Category: Regionalism, Success & Failure, 1950s, 1960s, Europe, Cars
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