.....................................If Tailfins Were Wings.....................................

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If 1957 expressions of 4-wheeled optimism 

could fly, a Plymouth Belvedere

could get us above and beyond

all of our problems!

And instead of regarding

such automotive ornamentation

as an aerodynamical handicap,

we would ALL regard it with 

aesthetic appreciation

and cool comments!
                   

 But big-finned cars were "gas guzzlers"

(as opposed to having vehicular personality)

and, of course, we needed to drive cars

with better gas mileage.

Therefore, in due time, all the car designers
denuded all cars from anything resembling personality.

New Cars were all "streamlined" but that is only

a fancy way of saying they were lobotomized!

Today, most families own SUV's

which are twice the size 

of the legendary gas guzzlers.

The average gas mileage of 

these behemoth station wagons

is approximately 13 miles to the gallon

which is a hell of a lot worse than 

what that Cadillac or the Belvedere got.

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Footnotes
IF TAILFINS WERE WINGS
is the copyrighted property of LCSoL.

The cartoon is from  Harry Bliss.

The car images are from  Jay Pegg.
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