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Cadillac Sixty Special is a name used by Cadillac to denote a special model since the 1938 Harley Earl–Bill Mitchell–designed extended wheelbase derivative of the Series 60, often referred to as the Fleetwood Sixty Special. The Sixty Special designation was reserved for some of Cadillac's most luxurious vehicles.
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 63.
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]
Each model year added the year prefix to the series (37-60 and 38-60) in the number hierarchy used at the time. It was replaced by the Series 39-61 in 1939, but a model that was derived from it, the Sixty Special or 60S, continued off and on through 1993. The Series 60 was the brainchild of new Cadillac manager, Nicholas Dreystadt.
Chiang Kai-shek's Cadillac. 1950-1951 Cadillac Series 60S, 61, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood. All models were equipped with the 331 cu. in. (5.4L) V8; Series 60S Fleetwood – 130 in wheelbase; Series 61 – 122 in wheelbase; Series 62 – 126 in wheelbase; Series 75 – 146.75 in wheelbase; 1952 Cadillac Series 60S, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
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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 ...
Cadillac celebrated its Golden Anniversary (50 years of production) in 1952, and two show cars were on display at various venues around the country: the Cadillac Townsman, a custom Series Sixty Special sedan, and the Cadillac Eldorado special convertible that went into limited production in 1953.