Best-Selling Cars by Decade

The 1950s belonged to the Chevrolet Bel Air, whose tailfins, two-tone paint, and V8 power captured postwar American optimism and suburban prosperity. The Chevrolet Bel Air, especially the 1957 model, epitomized '50s car culture, and its chrome features, tailfins, and two-tone paint jobs made it the quintessential car of the decade. Hard to believe it's about to turn 70.