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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 ...
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
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 ...
Casa de Cadillac opened in 1950 at 14401 Ventura Boulevard and has operated continuously in the same facility since that time. The dealership originally opened in 1949 as Don Lee Motors which was part of the Don Lee organization that operated Cadillac dealerships throughout the state of California, including major cities such as Fresno, Sacramento, Oakland, San Francisco, Pasadena, and Los ...
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.
The Hydramatic was a big success, and had been installed in the majority of GM models by 1950. Throughout the 1950s, all GM Marques continued developing automatic transmission designs, both jointly and independently. Early models included: 1937–1939 Automatic Safety Transmission (AST) — Oldsmobile, Buick in 1938 only
Cadillac Model Thirty; Cadillac Type 51; Cadillac Series 60; Cadillac Sixty Special; Cadillac Series 61; Cadillac Series 62; Cadillac Type V-63; Cadillac Series 65; Cadillac Series 70; Cadillac Series 355
Sydney Allard and Tom Cole drove a J2 with a Cadillac engine to third place in the 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans. [ 1 ] [ 27 ] They achieved this even though the first and second gears of the 3-speed gearbox were broken [ 28 ] Of 313 documented starts in major races in the 9 years between 1949 and 1957, J2s compiled a list of 40 first-place finishes ...