This great-looking Galaxie Sunliner convertible is the '61 ... it's easy to understand why. This car's low tail fins and afterburner taillights place it firmly in the early '60s design period.

During that year, Ford produced more than 12,000 Skyliner ... were decked out with the latest in styling adornments - tail fins. Rather more expensive than a conventional Sunliner convertible ...

Tail fins will likely never make a comeback on production cars, but Ford is proposing a different kind of fin to help improve the efficiency of pickup trucks. CarBuzz spotted a patent application ...