Cadillac 62 Generation 4 Series 56-62 6267X Convertible Coupe by Fisher
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Cadillac |
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62 Generation 4 Series 56-62 6267X Convertible Coupe by Fisher |
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1954-1956 |
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Cabriolet |
In 1956 there was a new grille, with finer textured insert, and the repositioning of the parking lights in the bumpers, below the wing guards. Buyers were given an option of the standard satin finish grille or an optional gold finish. Cadillac script was found on the left side. A narrow chrome moulding and nine vertical louvres were seen. The Coupe de Ville had a model nameplate and a Cadillac crest on the sides of the front fenders.
The Coupe de Ville was joined by the Series 62 Sedan de Ville, Cadillac's first standard production 4-door hardtop. Similarly to the Coupe de Ville, it was also more expensive and more luxuriously trimmed that the standard 4-door Series 62. With 41,732 sold, it also easily outsold the Series 62 sedan in its very first year. Given their sales success, it was only natural that the Coupe de Ville and Sedan de Ville were moved to their own separate series in 1959, the Series 6300, being joined by a De Ville convertible in 1964.
For 1956, the milestone V-8 was stroked to 101.6mm to deliver 285 bhp standard and 305 for Eldorado. The standard four-door 62 sedan was 178mm shorter than the other cars in the series.
The Eldorado subseries also gained a new bodystyle, a 2-door hardtop called the Seville. An Eldorado script finally appeared with fender crest on the car which was further distinguished by a twin hood ornament. Extras featured on the Eldorado convertible, now known as the Biarritz in order to distinguish it from the Seville, were a ribbed chrome saddle moulding extending from the windshield to the rear window pillar along the beltline and flat, pointed rear fender fins. Power steering was now standard.
Series 62 sales reached an all-time record in 1956 at 134,502 units, accounting for an all-time record 86.4% of all Cadillacs sold. This included 66,818 De Ville and 6050 Eldorado’s.
