The year it became the Series 6200, Cadillac split De Villes and 2-door Eldorados into their own separate series — and sales of the Series 6200 alone plunged to just 70,736, its lowest since 1950.
Lead trim: Series 6200 390 cu in V8 (1960)
Cadillac Series 62001959–1960
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FactThe year it became the Series 6200, Cadillac split De Villes and 2-door Eldorados into their own separate series — and sales of the Series 6200 alone plunged to just 70,736, its lowest since 1950.
With the exception of the Eldorado Brougham, 1959 Cadillacs were famous for high tailfins with double tail lights in mid-fin, the peak of 1950s tailfin extension, with two distinctive rooflines and roof pillar configurations, new jewel-like grille patterns and matching deck lid beauty panels. For 1959 the Series 62 became the Series 6200: the De Villes and two-door Eldorados were moved to their own series (Series 63 and 64), all sharing the 130 in wheelbase (225.0 in long, 80.2 in wide in 1959 and 79.9 in in 1960, 56.2 in high, 4,900–5,100 lb). Engine output was an even 325 hp from the 390 cu in (6.4 L) OHV V8 with the 4-speed Hydra-Matic; the Series 62 was identifiable by straight body rub moldings and crest medallions below the spear, with a one-deck jeweled rear grille, and four-doors were available as four-window or six-window hardtops. With the De Villes and Eldorados in their own series, sales plunged to only 70,736, the lowest since the 1950 model year. The 1960 Series 62 had smoother, more restrained styling: a full-width grille, no pointed front bumper guards, lower tailfins with oval nacelles and fender-mounted directional indicators, and plain fender skirts.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series 6200 390 cu in V8 (1960) | 1960–1960 | 6.4 L V8 | 325 hp | 430 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Series 6200 390 cu in V8 (325 hp, 1959) | 1959–1959 | 6.4 L V8 | 325 hp | 430 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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The 1964 Series 62 introduced Comfort Control, a dial-set automatic heating and air conditioning system — the industry's first fully automatic climate control, standard decades before it became common.
The year it became the Series 6200, Cadillac split De Villes and 2-door Eldorados into their own separate series — and sales of the Series 6200 alone plunged to just 70,736, its lowest since 1950.
Cadillac's 1957 X-frame let the Series 62 sit lower without losing interior room — but rivals like Ford called the frame design unsafe.
Cadillac built one completely unique Series 62-based Eldorado coupe just for the Reynolds Aluminum Corporation, with special extruded-aluminum body panels.
Cadillac's all-new postwar 1948 Series 62 looked like the future — P-38 fighter-inspired tailfins and all — but under the hood sat the same flathead V8 from 1941, good for a leisurely 16-second sprint to 60.
Postwar steel was so scarce that some 1946 Series 62s left the factory with wooden bumpers. Dealers were supposed to bolt on real ones whenever metal became available.
The 1941 Series 62 is the only four-door convertible Cadillac ever built — the brand never made that body style again.
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