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Cadillac
1962
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I was spared the time and trouble of preparing and posting digital images of the 1958 models and those of 1960 through 1975, thanks to the excellent work done in this field by a Cadillac admirer in the Netherlands (Holland) Unfortunately, his pages seem to be "lost".
Sept., 2008: I finally got around to reviewing my own archives on the 1962 Cadillac models. This page duplicates in part the former Dutch one, although it includes also a few factory photos and illustrations from Cadillac "mailer" catalogs, all graciously provided to me through the years by the Cadillac Division's Public Relations Department. I have included also photos of a few surviving cars; most of them come from Cadillac enthusiasts like myself, too numerous to mention individually.
The bulk of the artist's drawings below are from the company's superb product catalog for 1962 which is described in more detail in the section of the Database devoted to Cadillac sales and merchandising literature.
Never at a loss for words of praise, Cadillac's copy writers asserted about the 1962 models: Today, Cadillac stands alone among fine cars in a realm of its own making. Its quality and desirability go unquestioned wherever motor cars travel. To more than a million owners, it is truly the "Car of Cars". Remember, Cadillac's "millionth" can was built on November 26, 1949. By August 1961, production had topped the 2.5 million mark of which, if we are to believe the copy writers, almost half were still on the road. That's reliability!
Additional information and photos of the 1962 models and the related sales literature may be found in The (New) Cadillac Database© sections entitled "Descriptions and Specifications of Cadillac Cars 1956 - 1965", "Cadillac and La Salle Sales Literature 1960-1964" as well as in the appropriate "Dream cars" section. Further recommended reading includes:
Standard Catalog of Cadillac, 1903-2000 edited by James T. Lenzke, © 2000, published by Krause Publications, Inc., 700 E. State Street, Iola, WI 54990 [ISBN #0-87341-925-1, Library of Congress #91-61301]. An updated version covering Cadillacs through 2005 was edited by John Gunnell that year.
Total model production for 1962 was 160,840; that is about 22,000 units more than the previous year's total.
The traditional Cadillac tail-fins once again diminished in size but the cars retained the lower fins or skegs introduced on the 1961 cars. New for 1962 were cornering lights on either front fender to "guide drivers around turns more safely."
Once again, the easiest way to distinguish a regular 1962 Cadillac is to look at the front clip and especially the lower front bumper that incorporates, this year, a rectangular park/fog lamp housing.
(Real) Easy ID
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The Series 62
Series 62 cars have no external markings to distinguish them
All were pillarless hardtop styles
The Coupe
The Sedan
The Town Sedan
The Convertible
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Series 62, sub-series 63 "De Ville"
The Coupe de Ville
The Sedan de Ville
The Sedan de Ville
The "Park Avenue" Sedan
de Ville
The Eldorado Biarritz The Biarritz may easily be
identified by the Cadillac crest plate below and just ahead of the front door vent
windows, matched with a
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The Series Sixty Special Fleetwood
[ easily identified by the six vertical chevrons (hash marks)
on the roof quarter panel ]
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The Series 67
[ Fleetwood 75 sedan and limousine ]
...and on these lovely survivors!
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Details
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Misc. Images
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Trivia
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[ Background image: 1962 tail fin ]