As would often be the case into the mid-1960s, the award was given not to a specific model but to an entire brand lineup, in this case Cadillac Division.
We didn't waste any time. We were three issues old, but we were already naming our first Car of the Year and establishing an award that would change the industry. As would often be the case into the mid-1960s, the award was given not to a specific model but to an entire brand lineup, in this caseWhether it was founder and publisher Robert E. Petersen, co-publisher Robert R. Lindsay, founding editor Walter A.
Being an engineer, Bond focused his selection almost entirely on mechanics, and he got straight to the point.had been struggling to shift back toward civilian automotive production following World War II, and although its new models employed significant mechanical updates that helped save the company from bankruptcy, those changes didn't rise to Bond's level of expected engineering improvements, instead relying on prewar ideas.
The Cadillac lineup, by contrast, introduced a new V-8 that Bond felt truly moved the industry forward. He extolled the virtues of the new overhead valve engine while excoriating other manufacturers for sticking with a flathead design, complete with charts and technical drawings. To Bond's eye, the gains in fuel efficiency, weight savings, power output, and durability in Cadillac's new 331-cubic-inch pushrod V-8 far outweighed anything Ford or Oldsmobile had done.
Today we consider advancement in design a key part of Car of the Year, but Bond went the opposite way, praising Cadillac for not making any major styling changes for 1949. Tailfins and front fenders flush with the body had been introduced in 1948, a major update, but only experts can spot the visual differences between a '48 and a '49.
With the Cadillac easily retaining its crown as the self-proclaimed"Standard of the World" and ushering in a new era of more powerful overhead valve engines, it's no wonder Bond picked it. Ford's car may have saved the company, but it didn't change the automotive world the way Cadillac did.
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