1949, Cadillac Adds a New V-8 and a Hardtop

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1949

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In addition to offering Cadillac’s first high-compression overhead valve V-8, the 1949 model year Coupe de Ville was Cadillac’s first hardtop. The tail fins featured on the de Ville were introduced on other Cadillac models the previous model year.