I am talking about the embellishments auto designers factored into their car design in the late 50's and early 60's. The jet age was just coming on and cars, trucks, and even trains, were designed to capitalize on the fascination the general public had with the oncoming jet age.
I tried to include a variety of them, however, Cadillac, particularly 1959, shows up predominately.
This is a 59 Chevy. 59 may have, arguably, been the most extreme of the fins era.
Pretty sure this is a 62 Cadillac.
This is a 59 Caddy Coupe deVille.
A late 50's Oldsmobile.
62? Thunderbird.
65 Caddy ragtop.
63 Caddy Ragtop, similar to the Coupe deVille The Gentleman Farmer used to own.
57 Chevy Nomad. A highly desirable 2 door wagon. Although I am the longrooffan, this one is not as desirable as others I can think of.
57 Ford T-Bolt. T-Bolt stands for Thunderbolt and was, and still is, a highly desirable option on some Ford products in the late 50's and early 60's. A real go fast option for straight line racing.
Another 59 Caddy. This one is a Sedan deVille.
This is a early 60's Plymouth Valiant. These fins are not as distinctive as others, but even MOPAR's had them.
This terrible image is of an early 50's Willy's.
And this is a Packard Clipper.
64 Chrysler New Yorker, this is a rare coupe version.
59 Plymouth Fury.
Another 59 Caddy.
Another mid 60's Caddy.
This is, about, a 55 Caddy.
And finally, another 59 Caddy, this one a Sedan deVille.
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