1955-1965 American Cars Trivia Quiz
Tailfins and Chrome: American Cars of 1955 to 1965 explores the decade when Detroit styling embraced aircraft cues, bright trim, two-tone paint, unusual roof mechanisms, and increasingly dramatic body shapes. Familiar family cars share the road with glamorous luxury models.
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What This Quiz Covers
The quiz covers towering rear styling, a powered folding steel roof, faux-wood family wagons, decorative fender portholes, roof-spanning chrome trim, a divided rear window, and a luxury interior with reversible upholstery.
Trivia Study Guide ›
- Which GM division made a divided front grille one of its recurring styling signatures around the turn of the 1960s?
- Which Oldsmobile flagship appeared as a glamorous convertible for 1961 and added a hardtop the following year?
- Which 1957 Ford model could fold its steel roof into the trunk using an elaborate powered mechanism?
- Which Ford hardtop used a broad chrome band sweeping over the roof like a decorative handle?
- Which letter-series performance car began with the C-300 for the 1955 model year?
- Which Plymouth performance nameplate began as a limited-production two-door hardtop during the mid-1950s?
- Which limited-production 1957 luxury model featured a brushed stainless-steel roof?
- Which short-lived Ford Motor Company marque became famous for a tall central grille introduced for 1958?
- Which nameplate debuted as Chevrolet’s glamorous top model for 1958?
- Which Ford nameplate helped establish the pony-car class after its highly publicized April 1964 introduction?
- Which 1956-1957 luxury coupe was sold through a separate Ford division and priced near $10,000?
- Which 1963 Chevrolet became famous for a coupe with a divided rear window?
- What name did Buick use for the decorative portholes placed along the sides of many front fenders?
- Which GM luxury division produced the dramatic 1959 cars with towering fins and twin bullet-shaped taillights?
- Which Ford two-door hardtop used a low, sweeping roofline and joined the full-size range for 1960?
- Which Chevrolet two-door station wagon paired family cargo space with sporty hardtop-inspired styling from 1955 through 1957?
- Which 1961 luxury model paired a clean slab-sided body with rear-hinged back doors?
- Which 1960 letter car combined soaring rear fins with an AstraDome-style instrument cluster?
- Which Mercury wagon combined premium trim with simulated wood paneling during this styling era?
- Which Ford station wagon was identified by wood-look exterior paneling and upscale family-travel styling?
- Which Buick coupe entered the personal-luxury market for the 1963 model year?
- Which Ford two-seater arrived for 1955 as a stylish rival to Chevrolet’s fiberglass sports car?
- Which radically styled 1963 coupe used a fiberglass body and a grille-free front design?
- Which Chevrolet nameplate topped the regular passenger-car line and became an enduring symbol of the 1957 model year?
- Which 1956 Packard flagship offered seat cushions that could be flipped between leather and cloth surfaces?
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