Other cars -- Chryslers, Lincolns, and DeSotos -- had massive tail fins, but none took them to the heights that Cadillac did. The fin era peaked in 1959 and the Biarritz was the peak of the peak. It was nearly 19 feet long, of which eight feet was front and rear overhang, and weighed more than two-and-a-half tons.
尽管克莱斯勒（Chrysler）、林肯（Lincoln）和德索托（Desoto）的几款老爷车都有巨大的尾翼，但其中没有任何一款车型达到了凯迪拉克的高度。尾翼时代在1959年达到了巅峰，而比亚里茨敞篷车更是巅峰中的巅峰。它的长度几乎达到19英尺，光是前后突出部分就有8英尺长，其自重超过两吨半。

Kitsch for years, these cars are now considered high automotive art. The '59 model launched in a recession and only 1,320 were ever built, so we'll probably never see Don Draper drive one on "Mad Men." You can buy a nice example today for $175,000
多年以来，人们一直认为这款敞篷车做工粗糙，但现在人们的审美变了，转而觉得它具有高度的艺术性。59年版的比亚里茨敞篷车问世时适逢经济萧条，因此只造了1，320辆。所以，我们也许看不到热播剧《广告狂人》（Mad Men）的主角唐?德雷柏在剧中开这款敞篷车了。不过现在花175,000美元可以买到一部车况较好的珍品59版比亚里茨。