Cadillac tailfin designs
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Cadillac tailfin designs are the iconic, jet-age rear fin styling elements on mid-20th-century Cadillac automobiles that became a defining symbol of American automotive design flair and excess.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Cadillac tailfin design | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automotive design feature
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styling element ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cadillac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bullet-shaped tail lights
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chrome trim accents ⓘ integrated tail lamps ⓘ rocket-inspired forms ⓘ vertical rear fins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor | styling excess ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
icon of 1950s Americana
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symbol of classic car culture ⓘ |
| designDecline | early 1960s ⓘ |
| designEvolution | fins grew taller through late 1950s ⓘ |
| designLanguageElementOf |
Cadillac DeVille
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Cadillac Eldorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Cadillac Series 62 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designPeak | 1959 model year ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
automotive design literature
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classic car magazines ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
automotive museums
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design history exhibitions ⓘ |
| firstFeaturedOn | 1948 Cadillac models ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Buick tailfin designs
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Chevrolet tailfin designs ⓘ Chrysler tailfin designs ⓘ Oldsmobile tailfin designs ⓘ global automotive styling trends ⓘ other American car brands ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
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World War II aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ aeronautical styling ⓘ jet-age design ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Cadillac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExample |
1959 Cadillac Eldorado
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1959 Cadillac Series 62 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | General Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPopularity | 1950s ⓘ |
| phaseOutPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
bold design innovation
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distinctive visual identity ⓘ |
| stylingTheme |
futurism
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space age ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
American automotive excess
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luxury ⓘ postwar optimism ⓘ status ⓘ |
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Cadillac tailfin design