| Just after the end of World War II, right when | | | | vehicles throughout the fabulous fifties. The design of |
| America's economy was booming because of | | | | their cars was taken from WWII American jet fighters. |
| manufacturing materials for the war, automakers | | | | Most of their coupes had bullet-shaped fronts that |
| decided to get their wheels rolling with a whole lineup | | | | were very appealing to the masses. The 1953 |
| of new products. Companies like Cadillac and | | | | Studebaker coupe was the most liked out of all. |
| Studebaker had much success while doing this, and | | | | However, as well as Studebaker did in the 50's it |
| are remembered as "great" 1950s cars, and other | | | | couldn't make it in the 1960's. |
| companies, in this case Edsel, dropped the ball. | | | | 1950s cars also include hot rods and roadsters of this |
| The "fabulous fifties" was a time when designers took | | | | era. Companies like Ford and Chevrolet both came out |
| a different spin on how the cars of this age would | | | | with a sporty car to compete with each other, Ford |
| look; they added style from trains and airplanes of the | | | | had the Thunderbird and Chevrolet had the Corvette. |
| age. Ordinary cars added different looking parts, | | | | In 1955, the Ford Thunderbird was better received. |
| modeled from airplanes or other vehicles. For example, | | | | These cars most appealed to young children, the |
| the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air was fitted with vertical fins | | | | two-seater roadsters had a lot under the hood and the |
| meant to be like airplane wings on the rear of the | | | | rebellious nature of the teenagers that wanted them |
| vehicle. | | | | made them a perfect match. |
| Cadillac was a successful company in the 1950s cars | | | | All in all, the 1950s was a new age of cars for |
| business. They incorporated new designs into all their | | | | America, in which the designers took what they liked |
| vehicles, and in doing this they became very popular in | | | | and added it too their design. Many companies |
| the Jet Set age. Cadillacs were big icons in this era; | | | | succeeded in business during the 1950's, but others |
| even Elvis Presley owned and drove one. The | | | | failed at doing so. The era should be considered |
| prestige of owning a Cadillac appealed to everyone, | | | | fabulous, because it was the beginning of the years to |
| even the common worker sometimes saved up | | | | come, in which great new cars would see daylight. |
| enough to buy one. | | | | You can now find restored cars from the 1950's on |
| Studebaker was another company that had fabulous | | | | the internet or at local car shows. |