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For the 1948 model, Cadillac
introduced the legendary
tail fin
which set the trend in automotive
styling for nearly two
decades. This
was followed by the 1949 model with
the two door hardtop Coupe DeVille
and the modern overhead valve,
high compression V8 engine.
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Engineering innovations, con-
veniences and styling dominated the
'50s and '60s. Cruise control, auto-
matic climate control,
t i l t
and
telescoping steering wheels, twilight
sentinel and four door hard tops all
debuted in these years. In 1957 the
Eldorado Brougham featured ad-
vances such as air suspension, mem-
ory seat, automatic electric door
locks, transistor radio,
a
brushed
stainless steel roof and low profile
tires.
introduced in
1953, was redesigned for 1967 as the
first front wheel drive personal lux-
ury car. The
472
cu. in. V8 engine
used in
all
Cadillacs in 1968 and
1969
was enlarged to 500 cu. in. for
all 1970 Eldorados.
An Air Cushion Restraint Sys-
tem (airbag) was available for
1974,
1975
and 1976 Cadillacs.
Analog Electronic Fuel Injec-
tion was available, on
1975
Cadillacs
and was standard on the new inter-
national size 1976 Seville. In 1978,
the Trip Computer option incor-
porated an on-board microprocessor.
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