Car tailfin

As a tail fin is called fin- side extensions of the trunk or center at the rear of a vehicle by which cars in individual cases since the 1930s, but especially in the 1950s, according to former fashion were equipped. Introduced in 1948 by Cadillac, this fashion was extended to the whole range of models from General Motors, Chrysler and Ford followed with some delay. The climax had the tail fins in the late 1950s and early 1960s in the U.S., especially in the years 1958-1960, manufacturers vied with each other with bigger and fancier tail fins. Reached its climax in this development with the probably largest ever installed in a production car tail fins of the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado. Especially with the Cadillac tailfins remained even after this time part of the brand identity and can be found there until the recent time implied in the models.

The American fashion could be almost worldwide encounter with some delay, also French, English, Italian, German and Japanese manufacturers sided their vehicles with tail fins. While the tail fins were sometimes very large in the U.S., the German automaker held back. About pronounced tail fins only possessed the Auto Union 1000 SP. Today in Germany with " tail fin " most of the Mercedes -Benz model series W 110, W 111 and W 112 referred from the years 1959 to 1968.

Built from 1997 to 2000 Kappa Coupé Lancia had tail fins, which were derived from the gutter in the roof.

The tail fin formally influenced the architecture, where it is called Googie. For airplanes is called the fin in the same orientation fin.