1948 Cadillac Series 60 Special [6069]

1948 Cadillac Series 60 Special [6069] in An American in Paris, Movie, 1951

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
garco ◊ 2007-08-01 23:27	Black one.
Ingo ◊ 2007-08-01 23:59	I think, it's a Cadillac (1951 or 1952?), the model I don't know.
nzcarnerd ◊ 2007-08-02 00:29	I reckon 1949 Sixty Special.
mrcadillac ◊ 2007-08-02 01:09	It's a 1948 Cadillac "Series 60 Special" sedan (the 1949 model has a fancy molding that wraps around the front fenders from the perking lights back to the front wheel wells. Compare these two catalog illustrations : http://www.car-nection.com/yann/Dbas_ima/4860sa.JPG [1948] http://www.car-nection.com/yann/Dbas_ima/4960s.jpg [1949]
DynaMike ◊ 2007-08-02 01:35	This is Place Vendôme in Paris, isn't it?
mrcadillac ◊ 2007-08-02 14:38	Yes, I think you are right. If there were more image to the right you would see the 120ft bronze "Colonne Vendôme" (the "Vendôme Column") on top of which stands Napoléon I. The propagandists assert that the bronze outer casing is made from 1200 canon captured from Russian and Austrian armies. Historians are agreed on "only" 130 canon seized at the Battle of Austerlitz. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Colonne_Vend%C3%B4me.jpg Free history lesson. Now back to cars and movies.
aajaxx ◊ 2009-08-01 04:36	Place Vendôme?! Try MGM back lot. Would they have used so much American iron in Paris? R
antp ◊ 2009-08-01 10:32	hmm yes, why not?
DynaMike ◊ 2009-08-01 10:56	Especially in Place Vendôme