DSC_5106 - 1952 Cadillac
Series 62 Convertible
In 1948 Cadillac became the first production car to offer fins on some it's models. General Motors styling boss, Harley Earl, was inspired to apart them for use on automobiles after being shown a Lockheed P-38 Lighting Fighter during WWII. Each year through the 1950s the fins grow larger and by 1959 grow to resemble rockets instead of fighter planes. That same year Bill Mitchell was appointed his replacement and his preference for cleaner angular shapes dictated that the fins be gradually reduced in height until they disappeared completely. They made their last appearance on the 1965 Series Seventy-Five Sedans and Limousines.
DSC_5106 - 1952 Cadillac
Series 62 Convertible
In 1948 Cadillac became the first production car to offer fins on some it's models. General Motors styling boss, Harley Earl, was inspired to apart them for use on automobiles after being shown a Lockheed P-38 Lighting Fighter during WWII. Each year through the 1950s the fins grow larger and by 1959 grow to resemble rockets instead of fighter planes. That same year Bill Mitchell was appointed his replacement and his preference for cleaner angular shapes dictated that the fins be gradually reduced in height until they disappeared completely. They made their last appearance on the 1965 Series Seventy-Five Sedans and Limousines.