Ah, the 1950s in the USofA – car culture

Pontiac Star Chief Custom Catalina, 1955 https://t.co/xrI7rqmh9o pic.twitter.com/FAVdtXmbqN

— Masque of the Red Death (@doctorow) July 1, 2019

And don't forget, this is when the Cold War was at its hottest and school children participated in "duck and cover" drills to prepare for a possible nuclear attack by the Russkies.