Forgotten Cars of the 1950s: the Domestic Boom and Import First Wave

5. 1959 Cadillac DeVille

An impressive 225 inches long, the 1959 Cadillac DeVille was the start of the sixth generation of this luxury line. It was derived from an early car design of the same name, in which the chauffeur sat separately in the front exposed to the weather while the occupants enjoyed a luxurious protected space. Everyone sat inside by this point in time, but in a car that stretched from the huge engine compartment and spacious front and rear seating to the enormous fins trailing behind.