A Nice Ole Sedanette
The Sedanette, aka fastback, and torpedo back was a design style embraced by all US auto manufacturers at one time or another. The look basically started in the late thirties, continued throughout the forties, and for most manufacturers it ended by 1952. Arguably, it was a look that people either liked or disliked. General Motors during that period gave their buying public an option offering sedans in either the fastback sedanette look, or the more conventional notchback. However, all Ford and Mercury sedans were fastbacks throughout the forties until 1949 when the "shoebox" became their standard sedan. All Chrysler Corp's sedans were fastbacks with the entire line, and no notchbacks were offered. They continued that look on some of their models right into the early fifties, and most looked like tubs. However, they did offer the more conventional notchback by the fifties also. All manufacturers offered both 2 door and four door versions, and the Cadillac above was considered a coupe in that style. Some cars were sleek and pretty, but IMO, some were downright ugly and looked like bathtubs. The Nash and Packard versions from the late forties and early fifties were quite ugly, and definitely looked like upside down bathtubs. Studebaker had some fastback models in the very early forties, but most models after the war were notchbacks. As is the case with the all original one pictured above, I happen to like the looks of the Cadillac sedanettes, very sleek looking, but the last year they offered that model was 1949, and after that it was notchbacks only.
A Nice Ole Sedanette
The Sedanette, aka fastback, and torpedo back was a design style embraced by all US auto manufacturers at one time or another. The look basically started in the late thirties, continued throughout the forties, and for most manufacturers it ended by 1952. Arguably, it was a look that people either liked or disliked. General Motors during that period gave their buying public an option offering sedans in either the fastback sedanette look, or the more conventional notchback. However, all Ford and Mercury sedans were fastbacks throughout the forties until 1949 when the "shoebox" became their standard sedan. All Chrysler Corp's sedans were fastbacks with the entire line, and no notchbacks were offered. They continued that look on some of their models right into the early fifties, and most looked like tubs. However, they did offer the more conventional notchback by the fifties also. All manufacturers offered both 2 door and four door versions, and the Cadillac above was considered a coupe in that style. Some cars were sleek and pretty, but IMO, some were downright ugly and looked like bathtubs. The Nash and Packard versions from the late forties and early fifties were quite ugly, and definitely looked like upside down bathtubs. Studebaker had some fastback models in the very early forties, but most models after the war were notchbacks. As is the case with the all original one pictured above, I happen to like the looks of the Cadillac sedanettes, very sleek looking, but the last year they offered that model was 1949, and after that it was notchbacks only.