The most notable styling feature of this generation was the appearance of the fixed opera window, replacing the previous disappearing rear side glass.

Skinny-wheeled, ungainly monstrosities crammed with unnecessary styling features and roof lines that seem to have been designed so people in the back can wear stovepipe hats.

New exterior coke bottle styling featured concealed windshield wipers.

In the early to mid-1950s the boats had styling features fairly common to the era, such as dramatically dropped shear lines and tail-fins.

On the other hand, many aerodynamic styling features are the result of feedback from aerodynamic optimization by testing in wind tunnels and nowadays, computer modeling.