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Gary Marshall wrote:
Noticed that even the 1949 Cadillac had fins, and by 1959 reached record height , what made them do this?
The Lincoln Continental was a big car with a distinctive shape at the front, did this car have a good name?
The 327 engine of Packard 1948, did many other makes use the same engine ?
The Packard Super Eight really changed it's shape, it must have been so modern for it's time?
Lastly, are there any famous names of people who owned Packards?
Harley Earl head of GM styling was always looking for something novel and distinctive to give his cars a unique selling point. For the 1949 models, he chose an aircraft theme. Cadillac, Buick, and Oldsmobile all had details borrowed from the latest airplanes.
One of these details was the Cadillac tailfin. It proved popular and was copied by other makes. By the mid fifties practically every American car had tailfins in one form or another. They even served an important purpose, increased stability at high speeds and in crosswinds. They made the car hold a steady course on the new high speed Interstate hiways then coming into use.
You do not state what year model you mean in the case of the Lincoln and Packard so it is kind of hard to answer.
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