... times, Earl would get his way with design: "dazzling colors reappeared, embellished by two-tone paint jobs (Kelly green bodies with beige hardtops) " and "inspired by fighter planes, he introduced tail fins, clearly derived from the p-38 airplane, which first appeared on Earl's 1948 Cadillac design. In the post-war era, "it soon became clear to the stylists that the debris ... , the Buick in 1952. In 1955, Chrysler added fins on its quarter panels, and in 1957, when Ford finally gave in, all of the Detroit big three had fins. However, tail fins would see their demise at the end of the 19...

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