In my opinion, Chrysler Corp. achieved both the best and the worst (maybe a tie with '59 Cad on the latter) with fin design. Best: '57 and '58 Chrysler Worst: '60 Plymouth (caricature, basically). '61 Dodge, maybe. The original '48 and '49 Cadillac handled fins well. Of course, the more grotesque, the more saleable they are, these days! Currell >From: kenyon wills <imperialist60@xxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: IML <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: IML: Who was first with fins? >Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 22:10:13 -0700 (PDT) > >http://www.imperialclub.com/YearbyYear/1957/FwdLkAd/index.htm > >With the assistance of Steve Bryan, custodian of the >1957-59 OIC pages, the Forward Look ads are now present on >the club website. The one with the fish explaining that >Chrysler was not first with fins is one of my all-time >favorites. > >Please note that the hi-res, printable versions are not >available on most or all items at this time, but are coming >soon! > >---- > >As a result of the recent recruiting campaign for >volunteers, I can now report that we have almost all years >after WWII covered by volunteers, with big things planned >for the 1990's section, as well as a few other dreams that >aren't far enough along to announce yet officially. > >Hopefully, the next 6 months will be a period of expansion >and filling in the gaps at our already well rounded-out >club website. > >Stay tuned!!! > > > > > > > >===== >Kenyon Wills >6o LeBaron - America's Most Carefully Built Car >73 LeBaron - Long Low & Luxurious > >San Lorenzo/SF Bay Area > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes >http://finance.yahoo.com > >