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1956 "Flight Sweep" Line of Chrysler Corporation Automobiles

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1956

Collection Title

Location

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

1956 "Flight Sweep" Line of Chrysler Corporation Automobiles