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Cadillac began using the nameplates "Eldorado Seville", after the city in southern Spain, and "Eldorado Biarritz" after the luxury seaside resort in southern France, to distinguish between the hardtop and convertible models (respectively) while both were offered, from 1956 through 1960 inclusively. The "Seville" name was dropped when the ...
Charles Morrell Jordan (October 21, 1927 [1] – December 9, 2010 [2]) was an American automotive designer, born in Whittier, California. [3]Jordan is widely known for his work on the 1959-1960 Cadillac Eldorado and the 1992 Cadillac Seville STS — and his role as vice president of design for General Motors from 1986 to 1992.
1959 Cadillac may refer to: Third generation Cadillac Eldorado (in production from 1959 to 1966) Fifth generation Cadillac Series 62 (1959-1964)
1940 Cadillac Series 40-62 2-door convertible 1941 Cadillac Series 41-62 coupe 1941 Cadillac Series 41-62 4-door convertible. The Fisher-bodied Series 40-62 was the new entry level product for the 1940 model line and was upgraded with a low sleek "torpedo" style C-body with chrome window reveals, more slant in the windshield, and a curved rear window. [1]
The tailfin was first introduced on the 1948 Cadillac The tailfin at its apex on the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Another view of the 1959 Cadillac tailfin Tailfins on a Mercedes-Benz W110 sedan A finned British Vauxhall Cresta PA. The tailfin era of automobile styling encompassed the 1950s and 1960s, peaking between 1955 and 1961.
The Cadillac Commercial Chassis is a variant of the GM D-body specifically developed for professional car use; most applications included funeral coaches (hearses), ambulances, and combination cars. In contrast to the Cadillac 75 (a factory-built limousine), the Commercial Chassis was designed with a heavier-duty frame; to improve access to the ...
Donald E. Massey (April 28, 1928 – June 9, 2011), known as the “Cadillac King”, [1] was an American car dealer who owned a chain of automobile dealerships in the United States. At his peak, Massey was the largest Cadillac retailer in the country, accounting for approximately 6% of the brand's sales. [2]
Cadillac was the first volume manufacturer of a fully enclosed car, in 1906. Cadillac participated in the 1908 interchangeability test in the United Kingdom, and was awarded the Dewar Trophy for the most important advancement of the year in the automobile industry. On July 29, 1909, [1] Cadillac was purchased by the General Motors (GM ...