Cadillac Series 62

Cadillac
Cadillac Series 62 Convertible (1941)
Series 62
Production period:	1940-1942 1946-1964
Class :	Upper class
Body versions :	Sedan , coupe , convertible
Engines:	Petrol engines : 5.4–6.4 liters (99–239 kW)
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Width:
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Wheelbase :	3200-3300 mm
Empty weight :
Previous model	Cadillac Series 61
successor	Cadillac Calais

The Cadillac Series 62 was a model range offered from 1940 to 1964 by the US automobile manufacturer General Motors under the Cadillac brand .

Model history

Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, model year 1949

Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, model year 1958

Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, model year 1959

Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, model year 1962

In the 1940 model year, the Cadillac range was divided into the Series 60S (Sixty Special), Series 62 and Series 75.

The Series 62 replaced the Series 61 offered in 1939 as the cheapest Cadillac model. It was powered by the 5.7-liter V8 with upright valves and 135 hp, which was taken over from its predecessor. Two-door coupés and convertibles and a five-seat touring sedan and a four-door convertible were offered. The wheelbase of the 62 was 327.6 cm (+7.6 cm compared to the Series 61 of the previous year).

From model year 1941, the old Series 61 experienced a comeback, because it now served as a replacement for the discontinued sister brand LaSalle , which had offered cheaper models of the upper middle class under Cadillac management from 1927 to 1940. The 62 moved up one step in the Cadillac hierarchy.

In 1941 the 5.7-liter V8 was boosted to 150 hp; the four-door convertible was discontinued in the shortened model year 1942. The Series 62 belonged to the C-platform family from General Motors and was thus related to various models from Oldsmobile and Buick , while the 61 was based on the group's shorter B-platform.

When Cadillac resumed production after the end of the war in May 1946, the 62 was also back in unchanged form. For model year 1948 the 62, like all Cadillacs, received a new body with the first tail fin approaches; The wheelbase and dimensions were now identical to the entry-level model 61, so that the 62 was only a better equipped 61 from now on. The model range also included Club Coupe, Cabriolet and Sedan, powered by the 5.7-liter, which was replaced from model year 1949 by a new 5.4-liter V8 with overhead valves (160 hp).

For the 1950 model year, the Coupe DeVille with hardtop coupé body and without a B-pillar appeared as part of the 62 series . In 1952 the output of the 5.4 liter V8 increased to 190, 1953 to 210 and 1954 to 230 hp. From 1956, the Sedan de Ville, a hardtop sedan, supplemented the 62 series program. The Cadillac Eldorado luxury convertible introduced in 1953, together with its coupé variant released in 1955, also officially belonged to the 62 family in the first few years. In 1955 the engine output was further increased to 250 hp. In 1956 the engine was enlarged to six liters displacement (285 hp, 1957: 300, 1957: 310 hp). In 1958, in addition to the regular 62 sedan, an “extended deck” version with a rear that was almost 25 cm longer was added to the range. From model year 1959, the DeVille and Eldorado models were officially spun off from the 62 series and run as their own model series (internally called Series 6300 and Series 6400). From 1959 a larger 6.4-liter V8 was also used in all models (in the 62 with 325 hp). The longer extended deck variant was no longer available after a year, instead the 62 sedan was offered from 1959 to 1964 with four or six side windows and a different roof line. This was joined by a Town Sedan four-door in the 1962 model year with a rear section that was almost 20 cm shorter. In the last model year of the 62, 1964, the convertible was discontinued.

From model year 1965, the Series 62 was replaced by the Cadillac Calais .

From 1940 to 1964, a total of just under 1.39 million copies of the 62 were made (plus a total of 18,257 Eldorado models from 1953 to 1958).

Technical specifications

Data Cadillac Series 62 (1940-1964)

Model year	Displacement (cm³)	Horsepower)	Wheelbase (cm)	Price (US $)	number of pieces
1940	5671	135	327.6	1685-2195	5903
1941	5671	150	327.6	1420-1965	27,734
1942	5671	150	327.6	1667-2020	4961
1946	5671	150	327.6	2284-2556	Coupé: 2323 Lim .: 14.901 Convertible: 1342
1947	5671	150	327.6	2446-2902	Coupé: 7245 Lim .: 25.835 Convertible: 6755
1948	5671	150	320	2912-3442	Coupé: 4764 Lim .: 23,999 Convertible: 4764
1949	5425	160	320	2966-3497	Coupé: 9665 Lim .: 37.978 Convertible: 8000
1950	5425	160	320	3150-3654	Coupé: 10,941 Lim .: 41,891 Convertible: 6986
1951	5425	160	320	3436-3987	Coupé: 20,373 Lim .: 55,354 Convertible: 6117
1952	5425	190	320	3542-4110	Coupé: 21,230 Lim .: 42,625 Convertible: 6400
1953	5425	210	320	3571-4144	Coupé: 28.903 Lim .: 47.644 Convertible: 8367
1954	5425	230	327.6	3838-4404	Coupé: 34,630 Lim .: 34,255 Convertible: 6310
1955	5425	250	327.6	3882-4448	Coupé: 61,179 Lim .: 45,307 Convertible: 8150
1956	5982	285	327.6	4146-4711	Coupé: 51,735 Lim .: 68,417 Convertible: 8300
1957	5982	300	329	4609-5225	Coupé: 48,933 Lim .: 56,535 Convertible: 9000
1958	5982	310	329	4784-5454	Coupé: 37,150 Lim .: 58,481 Convertible: 7825
1959	6392	325	330	4892-5455	Coupé: 21,947 Lim .: 37,659 Convertible: 11,130
1960	6392	325	330	4892-5455	Coupé: 19,978 Lim .: 36,846 Convertible: 14,000
1961	6392	325	329	4892-5455	Coupé: 16,005 Lim .: 30,916 Convertible: 15,500
1962	6392	325	329	5025-5588	Coupé: 16,833 Lim .: 36,644 Convertible: 16,800
1963	6392	325	329	5026-5590	Coupé: 16,786 Lim .: 29,912 Convertible: 17,600
1964	6392	325	329	5048-5236	Coupé: 12,166 Lim .: 22,913

swell

• Mary Sieber, Ken Buttolph: Standard Catalog of Cadillac 1903-1990 . Krause Publications, Iola 1991, ISBN 0-87341-174-9 , here: pp. 214-233.