car design in not so much about creating an industrial style as fulfilling dreams, in the first half of the twentieth century, cars were a luxury item and available to society's elite. in the post-war era, cars became a popular consumer good.no product has had such a strong influence on society as the automobile. its importance is not only a result of the economic significance, but rather its social function. cars connect people and spaces, they define how our world looks, they link private and public spheres. automobile design does not follow strict rules. instead, a fluid confrontation of continuity and innovation, simplicity and extravagance determines its scope. There are dream cars, concept cars and cars series. no matter whether they are successful or not, many cars have faded into obscurity, others have started short-lived trends, and some became legends. Design themes can be organized into 20 groups, which are connected to each other. their individual complexity often results from the combination of global trends and regional cultures. By comparison to pre-war models, cars from the post-war era were modest and respectable in their basic design, like all …show more content…
What is better: evolution or revolutions? For many car manufacturers post-war design experiments offered no viable alternative to a classical and attractive way of modeling. Ultimately, new cars were introduced in shell design as a mass product and therefore as a counter-example to models offered by the automobile establishment. Above all, brand names with longer tradition were cautious about introducing innovations; technically, their cars were brought up to the latest performance standards, but in design terms, they were mixture of new with tried and tested qualities. Features: the curve of fenders was visibly retained, a vertical radiator grill shares the engine hood, which is built higher, and the tail is hardly