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A second was based on the fastback GM B platform which ended up being shared by the Cadillac Series 61, the Buick Century and Special, the Oldsmobile 70 and the Pontiac Streamliner Torpedo. A third was a modified notchback design, derived from the fastback B-body, but described as "A-body-like", that ended up being used by the Cadillac Series ...
1940 Cadillac Series 40-62 2-door convertible 1941 Cadillac Series 41-62 coupe 1941 Cadillac Series 41-62 4-door convertible. The Fisher-bodied Series 40-62 was the new entry level product for the 1940 model line and was upgraded with a low sleek "torpedo" style C-body with chrome window reveals, more slant in the windshield, and a curved rear window. [1]
[20] [21] On November 25, 1949, Cadillac produced its one-millionth car, a 1950 Coupe de Ville. [22] It also set a new sales mark of 100,000 cars, [ 22 ] matched in 1950 and 1951. [ 23 ] 1949 also saw the introduction with Buick of the first mass-produced hardtop coupe, a closed-body style without a "B" pillar.
New options included a four-way electrically power bench seat, and power brakes from Bendix. As they had been doing since its introduction in 1949, Cadillac was able to pull more power out of its 331 cu in (5.42 L) engine, and now it was rated at 230. The eight chrome trim louvers moved lower onto the rear doors, back where they were in 1952.
1947 Cadillac Series 60S, 61, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood Series 60S Fleetwood – 133 in wheelbase V8; Series 61 – 126 in wheelbase V8; Series 62 – 129 in wheelbase V8; Series 75 – 138 in wheelbase V8; 1948-1949 Cadillac Series 60S, 61, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood Series 60S Fleetwood – 133 in wheelbase V8; Series 61 – 126 in wheelbase V8
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1950 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe de Ville Cadillac Coupe de Ville badging. The name "DeVille" is derived from the French de la ville or de ville meaning "of the town". [1] In French coach building parlance, a coupé de ville, from the French couper (to cut) i.e. shorten or reduce, was a short four-wheeled closed carriage with an inside seat for two and an outside seat for the driver and this ...
1941 Cadillac Series 75 limousine 1941 Cadillac Series 75 limousine 1948 Cadillac Series 75 ambulance. For 1941, the wheelbase was reduced to 136 in (3,454 mm), though power on the 346 cu in (5.7 L) L-head V8 engine was up to 150 hp (112 kW). The one piece hood came down lower in the front, included the side panels and extended sideways to the ...