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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]
De Villes and two-door Eldorados were moved from the Series 62 to their own series, the Series 6300 and Series 6400 respectively, though they all, including the four-door Eldorado Brougham (which was moved from the Series 70 to Series 6900), shared the same 130 in (3,302 mm) wheelbase.
Although Cadillac used a wheelbase 4 in (100 mm) longer than the Series 62, the 130 in (3,300 mm) wheelbase was down 3 in (76 mm) from the previous year. The 1950 Sixty Special's shipping weight was 4,136 lb (1,876 kg) in base form (over 4,300 lb (2,000 kg) curb weight), and was powered by the same engine introduced for 1949 - the 331 cu in (5. ...
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 ...
Series 62 — 129 in wheelbase V8; Series 75 — 136 in wheelbase V8; 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 ...
Re-designated model 100, the car was based on the all-new shorter Century/Special series 40 chassis and not the larger series 60 Roadmaster/Super chassis, also all-new for 1954. Once again, all Skylarks were built as 2-door convertibles and carried the same luxury equipment as before, but front leg room dropped 2.4 inches (6.1 cm). [ 1 ]
The most for the series 62 was in fact in 1956 (only 19). These chassis were of a relatively short wheelbase and generally considered impractical for professional car use. The vast majority of Cadillac commercial chassis during this period sold were part of the series 75, and that clearly includes the long wheelbase chassis used for the vehicle ...
1914–1935 Cadillac Type 51 (also used in the LaSalle) 1915–1917 Oakland Model 50; 1915–1923 Oldsmobile Model 40; 1917–1918 Chevrolet Series D (acquired as part of Chevrolet's merger into GM) 1929–1931 Viking V8; 1930–1932 Oakland V8 (used in Pontiac models during its final year) 1935–1948 Cadillac Series 60 (also used in the LaSalle)