This blog will expand on themes and topics first mentioned in my book, "The Automobile and American Life." I hope to comment on recent developments in the automobile industry, reviews of my readings on the history of the automobile, drafts of my new work, contributions from friends, descriptions of the museums and car shows I attend and anything else relevant. Copyright 2009-2020, by the author.
Friday, April 6, 2018
Sirens of Chrome and Steel: The 1962 Detroit Auto Show
I was struck not by the cars but by the beautiful women -- the sirens of chrome and steel, that were all around the floor of the Detroit Auto Show in 1962 -- and still a feature of car shows today. They are at the heart of a fantasy, a connection between cars and sexuality that was featured then and now. However, the world is changing, as car culture is now undermined by autonomous vehicles and transportation mobility in a broader scope of what is personal and linked to status and being.
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