Cadillac Series 62
Overview
Cadillac
Cadillac is an American luxury vehicle marque owned by General Motors . Cadillac vehicles are sold in over 50 countries and territories, but mostly in North America. Cadillac is currently the second oldest American automobile manufacturer behind fellow GM marque Buick and is among the oldest...
, designed to replace the Series 61
Cadillac Series 61
The Fisher-bodied Series 61 used a wheelbase. It was available as a club coupe or sedan. All Cadillacs shared the same 346 in³ L-head V8 in 1939, with power at 135 hp and rising to 150 hp for 1941.-Series 63:...
in 1940. It remained in production through 1964, having been renamed Series 6200, when it was replaced by the Cadillac Calais
Cadillac Calais
The Calais was a full-size luxury car made by Cadillac from 1965 to 1976. For 1965, Cadillac renamed the entry-level Series 62 the Calais, after the French town and resort which overlooks the narrowest point in the English Channel, and from which the White Cliffs of Dover can easily be seen on a...
name.
The Fisher
Fisher Body
Fisher Body is an automobile coachbuilder founded by the Fisher brothers in 1908 in Detroit, Michigan; it is now an operating division of General Motors Company...
-bodied Series 62 replaced the Cadillac Series 61
Cadillac Series 61
The Fisher-bodied Series 61 used a wheelbase. It was available as a club coupe or sedan. All Cadillacs shared the same 346 in³ L-head V8 in 1939, with power at 135 hp and rising to 150 hp for 1941.-Series 63:...
in the model line up in 1940. The Series 62 featured a low sleek "torpedo" style body with chrome window reveals, more slant in the windshield, and a curved rear window.
