Cadillac Concepts in 1948 -- Let the Fins Begin

Cadillac executives weren’t sure which style to choose for the 1948 Cadillac. A streamlined version, a couple that were extensions of what they’d been doing or a model with fins like those seen on a jet. GM design chief, Harley Earl like the fins and the fins won. Which set off a fin race among American car companies that reached its silly zenith in 1959 with the now iconic Cadillac.