Several ‘49ers who own(ed) a ’49 now own a 1950 Cadillac, including this 6169 4-door belonging to Jim Murdoch of Hanson MA. ’50 Cads have the same steering wheel, shift lever and tail lights as a ’49 and a similar dashboard, but the body and chassis are otherwise a complete re-design. Except for a slightly different carburetor, the ’50 engine, the transmission and differential are identical to the ’49 versions, but few other mechanical parts will interchange. A notable improvement in 1950 was modern tubular shock absorbers that are much easier to work on than the lever-type shock absorbers in use since 1934.
