Also making a belated comeback was the eight-passenger Crown Imperial sedan. Overall, the '49 Chryslers had been ornate, with large chrome-laden grilles, prominent brightwork elsewhere, and curious vertical taillights except on Crown Imperials (which were spared the gaudy gadgets). Taillights are the only manner to inform them apart: the '52s had constructed-in backup lamps. The exact origin of dreadlocks - a hairstyle wherein strands of hair are combined into rope-like sections - is unknown, however ...