Old Cars Of The 1950's

Memorable Cars

1950's memorable cars
1938 Buick, The First Concept Car -- Called the Y-Car (Harley Earl in the picture)

Designed by Harley J. Earl, the car had power-operated hidden headlamps, "gunsight" hood ornament, wraparound bumpers, flush door handles, and prefigured styling cues used by Buick until the 1950s.

1950's memorable cars
1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt

Most people will remember Alex Tremulis as the legendary designer of the Tucker, but for Imperial fans, we remember him as the designer of the remarkable 1940/'41 Chrysler Thunderbolt because the design was based on a 1940 Chrysler Crown Imperial frame. Tremulis, who had been working with Crosley and American Bantam in the late 30's, returned to Briggs Body Works to create this fantastic concept car for Chrysler. Tremulis worked with Ralph Roberts on the design.

1950's memorable cars
1951 Buick LeSabre

Setting the stage for a decade in which GM vehicles set the design standard and trend in all market segments, GM introduced two bold new concept cars in 1951: the Le Sabre was described as "a laboratory on wheels;" the Buick XP-300, was another radical departure from production designs of the day

1950's memorable cars
1951 Buick Wildcat