name a few muscle cars?
Chrysler "Firepower" hemi V8 engine, the 1949 Oldsmobile V8 engine etc.
1950s American automobile culture
 "Old Cars Weekly" claims it started with the introduction of the original Chrysler "Firepower" hemi V8 engine in 1951, while others such as "Hot Rod" magazine consider the first overhead valve engine by Chevrolet, the 265 cid V8, as the "heir apparent to Ford flathead's position as the staple of racing", in 1955. The "small block Chevy" itself developed its own subculture that exists today. Other contenders include the 1949 Oldsmobile V8 engine, the first in a long line of such powerful V8 engines, as well as the Cadillac V8 of the same year.
how did automobile ownership affect american culture after ww2 The American manufacturing economy switched from producing war-related items to consumer goods at the end of World War II, and by the end of the 1950s, one in six working Americans were employed either directly or indirectly in the automotive industry. It gave rise to the "hot rod" culture. how is it related to the rights of women? In 1955, the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) organized the UAW Women's Department to strengthen women's role in the union and encourage participation in the union's elected bodies. how were muscle cars affected during such culture? The 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88, created in response to public interest in speed and power, is often cited as the first muscle car.
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1950s American automobile culture [SEP] Muscle cars
Automobile executives also deliberately updated the body designs yearly, in the name of "planned obsolescence" and added newly developed or improved features such as automatic transmissions, power steering, power brakes and cruise control, in an effort to make the previous models seem outdated and facilitate the long drive from the suburbs. Record sales made the decade arguably the "golden era" of automobile manufacturing. Harley Earl and Bill France Sr. popularized the saying "Race on Sunday, sell on Monday", a mantra still heard today in motorsports, particularly within NASCAR. During the muscle-car era, manufacturers not only sponsored the drivers, but designed stock cars specifically to compete in the fast-growing and highly popular sport.