Inspired largely by rapid advances in aviation technology, the automobile tailfin became one of the most potent symbols of 1950s American affluence and the optimism represented by the dawning Space Age. This colorful looks back at the greatest automotive styling craze ever features dozens of modern color photos depicting tailfins and the cars they adorn, from the first subtle incarnations to appear on the 1948 Cadillac to the nearly absurd variations seen on American avenues and highways in 1959. Automobiles from each of the "Big Three" American manufacturers are represented, as are others which have gone by the wayside, including Kaiser-Frazer, Packard and Studebaker.
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The written information contained in the book is well done. I learned some information about the "fins" I hadn't known before. The color photos are just great.
But I think there are a few cars that could have been "talked about" and not pictured and some that are talked about but should have also been "pictured". There are photos of cars with really questionable fins. And how many photos of 55, 56 and 57 Chevys there are (along with a 58, 59 and a 60)! Not one 55, 56 or 57 Ford???? They do have fins (more than that 58 Chevy)! In fact, there are only about 6 FoMoCo automobiles in the book and only 2 or 3 are actually Fords. One of those photos is of the engine compartment only showing an old flathead V8! Fins??? Now, Chrysler and GM and some of the smaller manufacturers are all well represented; as they should be.
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Many historians have long believed that the tooling of America's war machines for World War II was perhaps the greatest industrial effort in history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fin craze, fin wars, fin treatment, fin design, fin movement, styling theme, fin era, motoring public, car builders, rear quarter panel, dream cars, rounded lines Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Harley Earl, Virgil Exner, Bel Air, New Yorker, General Motors, United States, World War, Chicago Auto Show, Continental Mark, Country Squire, Dave Holls, Bill Mitchell, Coupe De Ville, Greenfield Village, Paul Sable New!
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Many historians have long believed that the tooling of America's war machines for World War II was perhaps the greatest industrial effort in history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fin craze, fin wars, fin treatment, fin design, fin movement, styling theme, fin era, motoring public, car builders, rear quarter panel, dream cars, rounded lines Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Harley Earl, Virgil Exner, Bel Air, New Yorker, General Motors, United States, World War, Chicago Auto Show, Continental Mark, Country Squire, Dave Holls, Bill Mitchell, Coupe De Ville, Greenfield Village, Paul Sable New!
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