1961 Pininfarina Jacqueline Sedan. The Jack?

The Jacqueline was a gorgeous coupe designed by Pininfarina in 1961. It was a Cadillac underneath and may have been an attempt to sell Cadillac on another production car, as their two-year contract to build Brougham sedans ended in with the 1960 models.

At first I tried to keep the coupe's skeletal thin C-pillar but it didn't work on the sedan. When I added this wide body-color panel, still inset in the chrome trim, the sedan really popped for me!

I think this sedan comes off as a sportier Mercedes 280SE or perhaps Maserati Quattroporte from that period. I really love the way it came out!

• The Jacqueline article by Hemmings Motor News, here.

The "Casey Cut." New Bangle Butt?

My Lamborghini GT350E Introduces 
Functional Bodyside Slashes

"artandcolour's" newest design feature, the Casey Cut, consists of bodyside slashes in the aluminum body, as if the simple body shapes have been highlighted with a black Sharpie. Perforated carbonfiber mesh inserts function as vents for the electronically controlled active suspension and underbody air management system. These slashes also incorporate LEDs for a unique nighttime signature, as well as sideview cameras and sensors for the active proximity systems. Unique rear stabilizing features, OK, FINS, on each rear fender, help manage airflow for a class-leading coefficient of drag. Small rocker-panel mounted venting assists in cooling the ceramic brakes.

1961 Cadillac 4-window with Calais Package

As much as I love the 1959-60 wraparound rear window of GM's 4-window hardtop sedans, but the '61 Caddy was a bit more awkward. Besides my beloved wood paneling, I subtly changed the C-pillar. I widened the painted portion, and lowered the greenhouse a bit. The rear window is now a Mercury/Lincoln-like 3-piece affair, with a central section that lowers a few inches. I did this imagining that the 3-piece window became a fin-like fad after Lincoln's '58s, and by '61 Caddy would have fielded one.