While everyone has their favorite year or decade of car design, it can be almost universally agreed upon that the 1950s was the best decade for sheer automotive imagination. The decade started out relatively hum-drum, but by 1959, cars were being designed long with huge fins, chrome every which way, and with their own, unique personalities. The 50s were so impactful that all you need to do is mention the term “tail fins” and everyone will think of some sort of late-1950s flagship American car.
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