Is it just me? Am I the only one who was unaware that Deco cars ever existed in large numbers? Look at this 1948 Buick Skyliner (above). Was this really ever built?
Wow! A car (above) that looks like it's moving even when it stands still.
This (above) looks like a toy. Was there ever a real, assembly line version of this? Not that I know of.
I used to wonder how drastic tail fin cars of the 50s (above) ever got the green light from cautious Detroit. Now I have a possible explanation. They were okayed because, drastic as they were, they were less drastic than the Deco designs that preceded them.
How do you like this 1939 Cabriolet "World's Fair?" Nice, huh?
Many thanks to Pseudonym for turning me on to cars I didn't know about. Here's (above) the 1938 Phantom Corsair, which I assume was a concept car.
Woooooww! Look at that rear!
Also thanks to Pseudo, the 1936 Stout Scarab. If I understand right this was designed for mass production but the designer died and the funding collapsed after only nine cars were made.
Above, the Scarab interior.
Here's the Efijy, another concept car that looks like it's moving even when it's standing still.
The Efijy from the rear. Very nice!
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BTW: "Anonymous" wrote to correct what I said about Cars #1 & 2 and the Efijy. What he said is so informative that it deserves a place up front, under the post. His comment:
Fascinating! I didn't know Delahaye even existed! Here's another of their cars with a 30s look (below).
