1959 Cadillac Escalade

[Henry]

Someone created an imagining of what GM's premier luxury SUV would've looked like if it were introduced 40 years before it actually entered production. Note the heavy Caddy cues on a base '59 Chevy Suburban:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/what-if-the-cadillac-escalade-had-been-designed-in-the-1950s/ar-BB14CUox?ocid=msedgdhp#image=BB14CSjw|1

[nexus73]

Someone created an imagining of what GM's premier luxury SUV would've looked like if it were introduced 40 years before it actually entered production. Note the heavy Caddy cues on a base '59 Chevy Suburban:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/what-if-the-cadillac-escalade-had-been-designed-in-the-1950s/ar-BB14CUox?ocid=msedgdhp#image=BB14CSjw|1

For further inspiration, look up the Chevrolet Cameo.  Dodge also did a special pickup treatment.  The Fifties had an abundance of style!  Today it is all appliancemobiles, all the time.  21st Century Ugly is not a good style!

Rick

[mgk920]

Someone created an imagining of what GM's premier luxury SUV would've looked like if it were introduced 40 years before it actually entered production. Note the heavy Caddy cues on a base '59 Chevy Suburban:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/what-if-the-cadillac-escalade-had-been-designed-in-the-1950s/ar-BB14CUox?ocid=msedgdhp#image=BB14CSjw|1

That thing would have needed one helluva air conditioner!



Mike

[Stephane Dumas]

It could be interesting to compare it with some other mash-ups like the "Stude-Benz" or Mitsuoka, an Japanese aftermarket specialist who put Jaguar frontend on various Hondas, Toyotas and Nissans. https://www.curbsideclassic.com/vintage-review/vintage-article-the-1959-stude-benz-prototype-a-fiberglass-mash-up/
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-asian/curbside-classic-the-japanese-retro-trial-2nd-witness-mitsuoka-viewt-k12/

[Max Rockatansky]

Looks too much like a Nomad Wagon.  Then again, a lot of GM vehicles of the time had surprisingly similar styling.

[bugo]

Awful. The fins are way too low. You can tell a real 1950s auto designer didn't draw this one.