Automobiles that ushered the post WWII "envelope" or "Ponton" design movement.

[Design FIRST]

An important era for automobiles:

The 1946 Kaiser Frazer sedan (USA):

The 1949 Fords (USA):

The 1950 Borgward Hansa 1500 (Germany):

The 1952 Ford "Weltkugel" Taunus 12m (Germany):

The 1953 Mercedes-Benz W120 180 "Ponton" (Germany):

The 1953 Borgward Hansa 2400 (Germany):

 

[Design FIRST]

Continued...

The 1949 Hudsons (USA)

The 1950 Pininfarina BMW 501 (Italy/Germany) ,which never made it into serial production in its original form:

 

[Matski]

Somewhat of an intermediate idea from BMW came in 1940 with the 332 prototype, which appeared to be trying to invoke the 328 but with a saloon body, the result of which looks more modern (to me) than the 501 which came later.