1954 Cadillac Series 62 Eldorado. Photo from wikipedia.org.

If you think that Original Parts Group (OPG) only has products for the musclecar era automobiles, you would be wrong. A quick look at their website has proven that fins are still in! OPG offers Cadillac restoration parts going back to 1954.

OPG details Caddy’s history from 1954 on by explaining on their site that Cadillac was a company “born in 1902 of the ashes of Henry Ford’s first automobile venture, and named for the French founder of Detroit.”

1959 Cadillacs were famous for high tailfins with double tail lights in mid-fin. This marked the peak of 1950’s car tail fin extension. Photo from wikipedia.org.

Explaining much better than we ever could, the pages on OPG’s site explain the sophistication of the 1950s Caddy:

“By the late-1950s, Cadillac’s styling, led by Harley Earl protégé Bill Mitchell, reflected the optimism and confidence of the era, with soaring tail fins and jet-age styling cues. The 1959 Cadillac epitomized that aesthetic, with the tallest fins to date, acres of chrome and a quartet of taillights mounted high on the fins that had the appearance of four jet-engine exhausts.

Under Mitchell’s direction, Cadillac’s styling quieted down in the 1960s, as the fins receded and the chrome abated, but the long, low and powerful proportions that characterized Cadillacs of the previous two decades got stronger. Its reputation as the undisputed luxury leader in America grew stronger, as well, with features such as the industry’s first automatic climate control system, which was introduced in 1964. The company also pushed boundaries with vehicles like the 1957 Eldorado, which featured hidden headlamps and a front-wheel-driven powertrain – radical attributes for a brand long known for formal luxury.”

We did a pretty thorough search through the Cadillac parts offered by OPG and surprisingly found that almost anything you could want to restore a ’54-’76 Caddy could be found on the site. That’s all find and dandy if you are a Caddy fan, but what about other GM nameplates? No need to worry because OPG has you covered there too. From the ever popular Chevelle, Malibu, and El Camanos, to the Tempest, Skylark, and Riveras! They’ve even recently added the 1982-1987 Grand Nationals restoration parts in their product lines.

Find out more about Original Parts Group and their rather large offering of classic restoration parts at www.opgi.com.