1955 Plymouth Belvedere With Baby Fins
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During the mid 1950s the US automakers got into a real race by dressing up their huge cars with fins and heavy chrome trim. This car was released in late 1954 just before the craze began and it shows two small fins at the rear. These would be enlarged in 1956 and dramatically expanded in 1957 ( Click Here for more information ) and would continue to grow for several years.
In 1957, Chrysler took a big risk and skipped the planned 1957 models and brought out the 1958 instead. This was the beginning of the “fins and chrome” race in Detroit.
Also, hi to my friend Richard Haber who drove one of these right after high school. His was a fancier model with black and white paint job, as I recall. Thinking back, his might have been a 1956.
