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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
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]
The B platform was used for the Pontiac Streamliner Torpedo and Streamliner; the Oldsmobile L-Series, Series 70, and Series 88; the Buick Special and Century; the LaSalle Series 50; and the Cadillac Series 60, Series 61, and Series 63. For the 1959 model year, the previous A- and B-bodies were built on the new B platform [2] [3] that lasted ...
Cadillac Series 75 (1950-1953) Cadillac Sixty Special (1950-1953) Checker Model A3/A4 (1950-1952) Chrysler Town & Country (1950-1959) Ford Country Squire (1950–1951) Ford Crestliner (1950–1951) International L Series Metro Van (1950-1952) Nash Rambler (1950–1952) Oldsmobile "Rocket" Deluxe Holiday 88 (1950) Pontiac Catalina (1950-1958)
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 Series 61 "Petit Pataud" When his plan to enter a Fordillac hybrid in the 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans was rejected by the organizers, Cunningham entered two Cadillacs instead. The first was a stock-appearing Cadillac Series 61 that the French dubbed "Petit Pataud"; possibly a reference to a puppy in a French children's book from the 1930s.
The 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans was a motor race for sports cars, staged at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France on 24 and 25 June 1950. It was the 18th Grand Prix of Endurance . The race was won by the French father-and-son pairing of Louis and Jean-Louis Rosier driving a privately entered Talbot-Lago .