8 Gorgeous 1950s American Cars Most Of These Companies Didn't Survive

In 1953, 50,000 people lined up in the cold just to see these 8 cars. Most of the companies that built them wouldn't survive the decade. From the Chevrolet Corvette's shaky first year to the Cadillac Eldorado's halo-car price tag, from the Buick Skylark's hand-built Motorama glamour to the Studebaker Starliner's beautiful failure, this is the story of America's golden hour of car design. The Packard Caribbean, the sliding-door Kaiser-Darrin, the forgotten Muntz Jet, and the 26-unit Hudson Italia all chased the same dream. Only three of these companies are still around today. The rest gambled everything on beauty, and lost. This is the full story of the most stunning American cars of the early 1950s, and the independent car makers who never saw the ending coming. #ClassicCars #1950sCars #ChevroletCorvette