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The now famous 1957 Chevrolet tailfins were designed to duplicate the wide look in the rear. Bel Air models, though maintaining the same chassis, powertrains, and body, were given upscale gold trim: the mesh grille insert and front fender chevrons, as well as the "Chevrolet" script on the hood and trunk, were all rendered in anodized gold.
1955-1957 were watershed years for Chevrolet, who spent a million dollars in 1956 alone for retooling, in order to make their less expensive Bel Air models look more like a Cadillac, culminating in 1957 with their most extravagant tailfins and Cadillac inspired bumper guards.
Chevrolet Bel Air, 1955 ... Chevrolet Impala, 1958–1960; Chrysler New Yorker, 1957–1964; ... In 2009 Trabant introduced the Nt concept with distinct tail fins ...
1. BMW Isetta. The BMW Isetta was introduced in 1955, and over 160,000 units were made from 1955 to 1962 —it was the top-selling single-cylinder car in the world.
The 1957 Nomad adopted the same overall update as other 1957 Chevrolets, including a redesign of the front fascia and dashboard; large tailfins added several inches to the length of the vehicle. While two-tone options remained for the interior, [ 8 ] exterior two-tone combinations became more subdued, shifting back to a contrasting roofline color.
It features a few styling and design cues from the best remembered tri-five (1955–57) models, such as the chrome windshield frame, traffic light viewfinder, and a gas filler cap behind the tail light, similar to 1956–1957 Chevy's gas cap behind the chrome trim on the back of the tail fin, but more reminiscent of the 1948–1958 Cadillac gas ...
The 1958 Chevrolet models were longer, lower, and wider than their predecessors. [14] The 1958 model year was the first with dual headlamps. The tailfins of the 1957 were replaced by deeply sculptured rear fenders. Impalas had three taillights each side, while lesser models had two and wagons just one.
The Chevrolet El Morocco was a customized full-size car produced by Canadian businessman Reuben Allender based on the 1956 and 1957 Chevrolet. The relationship with Chevrolet began with Allender, a wealthy businessman who had built a business in the surplus textile industry and had a dream of building his own car.