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- 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible - This car symbolizes 1950s America: a time of exuberance, self-confidence, excess, and self-indulgence. Cadillac designers drew on jet aircraft for ideas, from the sharp, swept-back tailfins to the front parking lights that resemble B-52 bomber air intakes. Under that jet-inspired skin is a 345 horsepower engine, air suspension, and a host of luxury options, including an automatic headlight dimmer. We are unlikely to ever see such cars again.
- 1959
- Collections - Artifact
1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible
This car symbolizes 1950s America: a time of exuberance, self-confidence, excess, and self-indulgence. Cadillac designers drew on jet aircraft for ideas, from the sharp, swept-back tailfins to the front parking lights that resemble B-52 bomber air intakes. Under that jet-inspired skin is a 345 horsepower engine, air suspension, and a host of luxury options, including an automatic headlight dimmer. We are unlikely to ever see such cars again.
- Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild Top Award-Winning Car Model, 1947 - Nineteen-year-old Charles M. Jordan won the 1947 Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild design competition with this 1/12-scale model. The competition, where participants design model concept cars, provided him with a college scholarship. In 1949, Jordan joined the Styling Staff at General Motors. He became Vice President of Design for GM in 1986.
- 1947
- Collections - Artifact
Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild Top Award-Winning Car Model, 1947
Nineteen-year-old Charles M. Jordan won the 1947 Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild design competition with this 1/12-scale model. The competition, where participants design model concept cars, provided him with a college scholarship. In 1949, Jordan joined the Styling Staff at General Motors. He became Vice President of Design for GM in 1986.