Thursday, October 26, 2017

The Cadillacs of 1959 and the Height of the Great American Tail Fin Wars

Nice article on Medium about the iconic 1959 Cadillacs, America's post-war desire for luxury and the apex of the great tail fin wars.

The 1950s were a golden-age for American cars. The build-out of highways and birth of the Interstate network later in the decade opened the nation to automobile travel and an expanding post-World War Two economy spurred a boom in automobile sales.


Greater affluence resulted in a corresponding desire for luxury and, as the nation’s premier luxury automaker, Cadillac and its legendary designer Harley Earl... (read more: https://medium.com/@CadillacRestoration/the-luxurious-1959-cadillac-and-the-height-of-the-tail-fin-era-d2479913e8af)