In the late 1940s Detroit had just finished winning a war. America was in an ebullient, optimistic mood. The economy was booming, suburbs were sprouting like spring weeds, and everybody was replacing cars and trucks that had largely worn out during the auto industry's 44-month diversion to Arsenal of Democracy duty. The folks building this new American dream needed trucks to get the job done, and when their work was done, they wanted to come home to their suburban paradise and be informed and entertained reading about their latest obsession: cars.
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