List of fastback automobiles

Main article: Fastback

List of fastback automobiles includes examples of a car body style whose roofline slopes continuously down at the back.[1] It is a form of back for an automobile body consisting of a single convex curve from the top to the rear bumper.[2] This automotive design element "relates to an interest in streamlining and aerodynamics.[3]

Two-door fastbacks

1948 Packard Custom Eight
1950 Chevrolet Fleetline, one of several American fastbacks
1967 Volkswagen Beetle (Type 1)
Hardtop fastback: 1967 AMC Marlin
Full-size 1968 Mercury Monterey
GT fastback: race-prepared 1966 Toyota 2000GT

Four-door fastbacks

1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow
Fastback 1936–1950 Tatra T87, fitted with a vertical stabilizer
1950 Nash Ambassador Airflyte
Modern fastback: Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class

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