# Auto America: Car Culture: 1950s-1970s--Photographs by John G. Zimmerman - Hardcover

by **Linda Zimmerman** (Author), **Greg Zimmerman** (Author), **Darryl Zimmerman** (Author)

**A glorious and nostalgic celebration of a defining period in American car culture--the 1950s to the 1970s, the golden age of Detroit's icons of the road--when automobile design was at its peak and the car itself was synonymous with a vision of success in America.**

_Auto America_ offers a compelling look at three decades (the 1950s, '60s, and '70s) of America's fascination with the automobile. At a time when self-driving vehicles and climate change are transforming driving around the world, John G. Zimmerman's pictures capture the optimism and even utopianism of a beloved period in American car culture.

Many of Zimmerman's photographs were originally taken for _Life_, _Time_, and _Sports Illustrated_ magazines and highlight diverse aspects of America's auto industry at its zenith; they feature not only iconic cars of the era, which Zimmerman chronicled comprehensively at car shows and in studio assignments throughout the period, but also a behind-the-scenes look at the people who designed, built, collected, exhibited, and raced them.

With more than 200 photographs and drawing on the John G. Zimmerman Archive's collection--including his best-known photographs of Fords, Chryslers, and GMs in their heyday alongside ephemera, tear sheets, and outtakes from his assignments--the book celebrates the automobile's central place in American culture during those decades when the timeless silhouettes of classic cars ruled the roads.

### Author Biography

**John G. Zimmerman** (1927-2002) has been recently rediscovered as a unique chronicler of twentieth-century American culture. His photographs appeared frequently in _Sports Illustrated_, _Life_, and other major newspapers and magazines from the 1950s through the 1980s, and his work has been published in books including _America in Black and White_ and _Crossing the Line: Arthur Ashe at the 1968 US Open_. **Linda**, **Greg**, and **Darryl Zimmerman** are the children of John G. Zimmerman and the curators of the photographer's archive. **Terry McDonell** is a writer and editor, and the former Editor of the Time Inc. Sports Group.

**Number of Pages:** 224

**Dimensions:** 1 x 11.3 x 9.3 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** October 25, 2022

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