1956 "Flight Sweep" Line of Chrysler Corporation Automobiles
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Chrysler's Flight Sweep I concept car, unveiled in 1955, featured a low profile and a clean body with prominent tailfins. The car was popular enough that Chrysler used the "Flight Sweep" name to promote its 1956 production models. Chrysler even redesigned the grille on its 1956 Windsor-series cars to resemble the Flight Sweep I.
Chrysler's Flight Sweep I concept car, unveiled in 1955, featured a low profile and a clean body with prominent tailfins. The car was popular enough that Chrysler used the "Flight Sweep" name to promote its 1956 production models. Chrysler even redesigned the grille on its 1956 Windsor-series cars to resemble the Flight Sweep I.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1956
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
90.1.1741.90
Credit
From the Collections of the Henry Ford. Gift of Virgil M. Exner, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.188 in
Width: 10.063 in
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