Everyone thought that after the huge success that was the Cadillac's 1948 range, which actually exceeds long in coming, but this did not happen. The 1948 Cadillac was a car exceptional in every way it faithfully represented the concept that the American public could be considered the ideal car, large, comfortable, nicely finished with an outstanding quality of construction, available in several body styles and equipped, how could it be otherwise , a powerful V8. But it was the V8 engine that encouraged executives from General Motors to enter the range 1949. After several modifications in order to increase its power and improve their consumption, General Technical Motor nothing more could be done with the old L-V8 of 5.6 liters and 150 hp. Cadillac's technical director, Ernest W Seaholm, and muttered shortly before the Second World War renewal Cadillac V8 engine, but the battle thwarted his plans. After the hard years of the war and the dawn of a new decade, where positive and optimistic ideas glimpsed a new era of prosperity, Seaholm saw that it was time to renew the old V8.
The new V8 Cadillac had a capacity of 5.4 liters, yielding 160 horsepower. It was therefore smaller than the L-V8 and more powerful, as well as saving fuel is concerned. Paragraph
stylistic range 1949 differed from its predecessor primarily in the front grille, where the lines were thicker and appearance was massif. The range of bodies including the sedan, the convertible, the coupe de ville and the club coupe or sedanete. Designed by Stylistic department, headed by Harley Earl and Bill Mitchell commands and Frank Hershey, its most striking feature was the two tail lamps, inspired by the Lockheed P38 Lightning. This idea inspired the three designers when they were invited to the late 30 to a secret airfield in the presentation of this airplane. Since then the use of queues in the design of the Cadillac was commonplace until the early 60's.
particular model at hand is the Sedanete, also known as Club Coupe and Coupe aero. This is a very elegant design and the most senior executives in the country were his main customers. From the front to the B pillar is identical to the rest of the Cadillac range, but its back down to the rounded rear end makes it a unique design where the lines inspired by the Lockheed makes a beautiful contrast. It is said that the design of a 49 Cadillac inspired Sedanete Bentley R-Type Continental 1954.
Proof that the Sedanete was the car of choice for American high school we can see in the film "Driving Miss Daisy ', where the son of Mrs. Daisy (Jessica Tandy), a successful young entrepreneur interpreted for the great Dan Aykroyd drove one very similar to that today show.
This fabulous miniature Sedanete the 1949 Cadillac is one of the first creatures with which we have been delighted by the manufacturer Neo Scale Models to inaugurate the new year 2011. Sold as is usual under the name American Excellence, a thumbnail is very well done, with a cast of very successful and forms a rich exterior decoration and anagrams into independent parts made in photogravure. Also inside is up to the outside. Highlight the contrast between the black of the body and interior in brown and beige, with wood inserts and a large flywheel pearly white. Neo has equipped the model with a beautiful spoked wheels with Cadillac logo in the center, correct, but normal in this model was to carry hubcaps.
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