From the S&S archives: Photos from the 1953 Frankfurt auto show

The 1953 International Automobile Exhibition at the Frankfurt fairgrounds gave 584 European and American companies a chance to display cars, station wagons, trucks, trailers, buses, tools and accessories. The most expensive car on display was a Packard Pan-American convertible, priced at about $15,000; for the average German consumer, the big news coming out of the 11-day show was that Volkswagen was lowering the price on three of its models by 250 marks.

A visitor to the auto show looks inside a new Studebaker.

West German President Theodor Heuss, right, was among the thousands of people who visited the show.

The new Volkswagen models featured a widened rear window and a smaller price tag.

Two Volkswagens "travel" a simulated modern highway.

Ford's Taunus was manufactured at the company's Cologne, Germany, plant.

A new Buick draws visitors' attention.

Lt. R.E. Seidell of Rhein-Main looks at a Volkswagen engine.

Old-fashioned transportation outside a fair celebrating the latest vehicles.

Three U.S. servicemembers take a break at the show.