Dagmar bumpers (also known as "bullet bumpers") is a slang term for chrome conical-shaped bumper guards that began to appear on the front bumper /grille assemblies of certain American automobiles following World War II. They reached their peak in the mid-1950s.

Virginia’s glowing personality, dedication to her craft, and her astonishing figure lent themselves to what we as car guys know today as the Dagmar bumper. It was a staple many Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, and Packard designs — just to name a few — during the 50s.

2018年9月23日 · Military, aeronautical and space-age motifs were everywhere, from the refrigerator to the television to the mixer your mom used to whip up batches of cookies. While the bumper extensions on the 1953 Cadillac would be forever inextricably linked with sex, they were an evolution of a design that had been in evidence on the eve of World War II.

In 1950s auto design, the slang term Dagmar bumper emerged to describe dual pointed chrome projections on the front ends of Cadillacs, Buicks, Packards, and other U.S. automobiles, an allusion to the actress's physique and trademark attire.

2020年8月9日 · When you go into Wikipedia, and look up Dagmar bumpers, it shows you a picture of a 53' Mercury. The second website is the history of Dagmars showing Cadillac's. You definitely get the feeling the automotive design teams back then were all men!

2017年4月21日 · When they first came out, they were all chrome, but they inflicted so much damage to cars that were rear-ended by them. Born Virginia Ruth Egnor in Logan, W. Va., in 1921, Dagmar was one of seven children whose father worked as …

Dagmar bumpers (also known as "bullet bumpers") is a slang term for chrome conical-shaped bumper guards that began to appear on the front bumper/grille assemblies of certain American automobiles following World War II. They reached their peak in the mid-1950s.