Automobile Bumper Bullets
Protruding bumper extensions were popular styling
features on many cars in the 1950s. They were nicknamed "Dagmars" after
a well-endowed female television personality.
Images: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. 1) 1953 Cadillac Orleans, Acc. 1686 Box 1 Advanced Design-GM 1952 1 of 2, Orleans R3 14, 2) 1959 Lincoln, Acc. 1660 Box 56, Automobile-Lincoln 1958 Sedan, 3) 1953 Cadillac LeMans, Acc. 1686 Box 1 Advanced Design-GM 1952 1 of 2, LeMans R3 17.
