Designs Through History, What's Your Favorite?

"JR1" (type35bugatti) 02/07/2014 at 12:50 • Filed to: Tail fins, Photo dumb, 1950s, Oppostielock

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Car design is like fashion, through history it continually changes be it for the better or for the worse. Designs tend to follow popular culture and ideas of the time period. That is why I will always have a love for tail fins.

It was the late 1950's the country was on top of the world. America had emerged WWII unscathed. A superpower. The beat of the country was the sound of rockets as they thrusted towards the edges of our atmosphere. The designers in the car industry capitalized on this new found love for the extraterrestrial with designs more futuristic and optimistic than the country had ever seen. Cars like the Cadillac Cyclone Concept had so much charisma it looked like it could take off and go to the moon.

The bygone era will forever be one of the greatest design exercises of excess. More tail fins, more chrome, more futuristic. Cars that could go to the moon driven by Buck Rodgers. The nation was on a high, the tail fins were even higher.

55Buick, Oversteer Scientist > JR1 02/07/2014 at 13:05

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This trio of Italian sexiness

JR1 > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist 02/07/2014 at 13:06

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Beautiful!

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > JR1 02/07/2014 at 13:23

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While I do love the fins, I'm more keen on the still round but less flamboyant late 40's/early 50's

camaroboy68ss > JR1 02/07/2014 at 13:34

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I love most of the GM lineup in the 50's nothing still beats the Tri-Five Chevys though. 55 is probably my favorite of the trio

Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger > JR1 02/07/2014 at 13:36

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The Gina

This is the family show, G rated, image.

JR1 > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 02/07/2014 at 13:46

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They looked almost like bullets. Truly a beautiful design.

Stef Schrader > JR1 02/07/2014 at 17:43

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Me gusta.

Stef Schrader > JR1 02/07/2014 at 17:45

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They keep building it for a reason. :o)

JawKnee > JR1 02/07/2014 at 19:32

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This car has always done it for me

JR1 > JawKnee 02/07/2014 at 20:37

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What year is that a 66?

JawKnee > JR1 02/07/2014 at 21:48

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Yes sir! I had the joy of owning one back in 2001. Also had the heart break of totaling it. 18yearolds Jamison and 396's don't mix. Smoked that ricer civic until the drum brakes failed me

JR1 > JawKnee 02/07/2014 at 23:02

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Bad luck man but you have a hell of a story to tell!

Fawk89 > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist 02/13/2014 at 21:20

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What are these? They are fantastic

55Buick, Oversteer Scientist > Fawk89 02/13/2014 at 21:29

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They are the Alfa Romeo BATs, cars designed to have the lowest possible drag coefficient. You can find out more about them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Rome…

xyzabc > JR1 02/03/2017 at 10:06

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‘63 Buick Riviera.