Body and chassis 4-door 6-window 4-door 4-window 2-door Related Powertrain 390 cu in 6. The former featured a one-piece wraparound backlight and flat-top roof, while the latter had a sloping rear window and roofline. Additionally, a key knocked out of the run position will cause loss of engine power, power steering, and power braking, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. Sales reached a record 194,811. Body-side sculpturing was entirely eliminated. All our negotiating was done through text, all questions I had were answered promptly with clear articulate replies.
A flatter grille with a thicker horizontal center bar and more delicate cross-hatched insert appeared. Cadillac's main competition in this time frame continued to be Lincoln, which, alongside their successful Town Car, was now fielding an all-new front-wheel-drive Continental based on the. But 1950 sales more than doubled to 4507, and in 1951 sales more than doubled again to 10,241 exceeding the sales for the Series 62 Club Coupe that year. It was equipped with a telephone in the glove compartment, a vanity case and a secretarial pad in the rear armrest, power windows and highly decorative chrome interior trim. Revised sport door handles also are painted body color. The staff was friendly and very accommodating, Overall this was the best car buying experience I have had to date. A quicker 17:1 steering gear was also used.
I am getting 25 mpg for normal driving. V-shaped emblems made a return on hood and deck lid. It was the 17th consecutive year for the Cadillac tailfins with a new fine-blade design carrying on the tradition. The roofline was squarer and the rear deck and bumper more sculptured. Meanwhile, the Buick V6 credit-option was dropped. The specific Beechwood-color interior of the DeVille Touring Sedan had leather seating areas and revised seat design with integral lumbar support.
I will not return there. Also new were a straight rear bumper and vertical lamp clusters. An ordinary sunroof panel was also available. The body was redesigned, although the wheelbase remained 113. Neither owner had children, pets, smoking or eating habits. The option was unpopular and was discontinued after the 1976 model year. In French coach building parlance, a coupé de ville, from the French couper to cut i.
The owners manual is present. Four-barrel induction systems were now the sole power choice and dual exhausts were no longer available. Bumpers ran fully across the front and wrapped around each end. Sedan de Villes now featured slim triangular quarter windows that mimicked the coach windows that appeared on Coupe de Villes the previous year. DeVilles were set apart visually by thin bright metal rocker panel steps and signature script on the front fenders bearing the series name.
The biggest visible change was hardly noticeable - while the grille design was a carry-over from the previous year and would be through 1986 , the Cadillac script moved from the chrome header onto the grille itself. However, the tires should be replaced. Inside, a more tailored look was applied to the seat trim. A horizontal beltline molding ran from behind the front wheel housing, almost to the rear stopping where an elliptical bulge in the body came to a point and where thin rectangular side markers were placed above and below the chrome strip. Exterior changes imparted a bolder and longer look. Minor trim variations and slightly richer interiors separated DeVille from.
Ribbed chrome trim panel, seen ahead of the front wheel housings in 1961, were now replaced with cornering lamps and front fender model and series identification badges were eliminated. A new curved instrument panel housed a digital clock. Dual round headlamps were mounted close together in square bezels. A DeVille script above the lower belt molding was continued as an identifier. The gaskets and seals were replaced, so the oil leaks inherent to the Northstar V8 are gone.
These little chrome corner pieces, mounted on the filler panels, were prone to pitting as they were made of a different material than the bright aluminum trunk trim and upper license late surround. Sales figures were 138,750 Coupe de Villes and 95,421 Sedan de Villes for an all-time sales record of 234,171 DeVilles sold. I doubt this car has seen much salt. The standard space-saver spare tire now sat horizontally in the trunk, doing away with the small covered storage cubby in the spare tire well from last year. The diesel V8 was now available at no additional charge. I requested that we communicate via text being that I would be busy with phone calls and meetings all day. Coupe de Villes got a new roofline, inspired by the Florentine show car created for the 1964 World's Fair, that gave rear seat passengers added privacy.
EngineFilter selectedEngineList, null ; engineFilter. For a list of touch up paint colors for your Cadillac please use the following link: Allante: 3 Spare tire wheel well. New DeVille signature script was affixed to the sides of the rear roof panels. A new technical feature was the Turbo-Hydramatic transmission, also used in the Eldorado and the Sixty Special. It was luxuriously trimmed, with leather upholstery and chrome 'bows' in the headliner to simulate the ribs of a convertible top.
The V-shaped grille had an eggcrate style insert and was protected by massive vertical guards framing a rectangular license plate indentation. A new feature was a body color border around the edge of the vinyl top covering, when this option was ordered. The next year, the DeVille was officially renamed the. A mild facelift characterized Cadillac styling trends for 1962. Hoods and deck lids were redesigned. The 1960 Cadillacs had smoother, more restrained styling.