1955 Cadillac

While no major appearance changes were seen on Cadillacs this year, a number of refinements were apparent.

• The grille was redesigned with wider spaces between the blades
• the parking lamps were repositioned directly below the headlights.
• On the sides of the body the rub-rail moldings formed a right angle with the vertical trim on the rear doors or fenders of Series 62 and 60S models.
• This accentuated a character line in the sheetmetal.
• The Florentine curve rear window treatment was adopted for sedans.
• Three chrome moldings bordered the rear license plate on either side and deck lid decorations consisted of a V-shaped ornament and a Cadillac crest
• The Coupe DeVille had a golden script nameplate at the upper body belt just forward of the rear window pillar.
• The Eldorado sport convertible featured extras such as
  • wide chrome body belt moldings
  • a distinctive rear fender design with twin round taillights halfway up the fenders and flatter, pointed tailfins.
• Tubeless tires were a new feature throughout the line.

Cadillac horsepower seemed to climb right along with sales. For 1955 it reached 250 standard via higher compression (9.0:1) and improved manifolding; Eldorado now boasted 270 bhp courtesy of dual four-barrel carburetors, optional for other models.

1955 Cadillac

1955 Cadillac