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First Edition

Alas, behold the humble fin! Nine years earlier in 1948, and preceding what most will say the rear fin began, it was here on the all new look 1948 Cadillac when the fin first appeared. This was before Virgil Exner's finned beauties on the later fifties Chrysler Corp cars, and even before Kenny Rogers and The First Edition! Cadillac maintained fins of various sizes throughout the remaining 12 model years, and most would agree that they reached their ultimate, most outrageous size in their 1959 models. By 1961, Cadillac's fins were all but gone, and have remained gone since. Will they ever come back...who knows? Fashion trends have a way of doing that, so for now, it'll be a wait and see.

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Uploaded on February 10, 2025
Taken on August 20, 2023