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.
Lead trim: Series 6200 390 cu in V8 (325 hp, 1963) · up to 340 hp
Cadillac Series 62001961–1964
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FactThe 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.
Cadillac was restyled and re-engineered for 1961: a new grille slanting back towards the bumper and hood lip between dual headlamps, forward-slanting front pillars with non-wraparound windshield glass and crisp angular backlights. Rubberized coil springs replaced the trouble-prone air suspension, four-barrel induction became the sole power choice and dual exhaust was no longer available. A mild 1962 facelift brought a flatter grille with a thicker center bar, cornering lamps, vertical tail lamp nacelles and more insulation; the short-deck hardtop Town Sedan moved from the Series 6300 to the Series 6200 (replaced by the Sedan de Ville Park Avenue), all short-deck models becoming four-window sedans for 1962 and 1963, and the Town Sedan disappeared for 1963 with only 4,900 sold of 134,572 Series 62s. 1963 brought a bolder, longer look; the engine displacement and output remained 390 cu in (6.4 L) and 325 hp. A minor 1964 facelift added a bi-angular grille and the industry-first automatic "Comfort Control" air conditioning; the engine was bumped to 429 cu in (7 L) with 340 hp available with the new 3-speed TH-400. In its final year only 35,079 Series 62s were sold, the smallest number since 1946 and little more than a quarter of the all-time record of 1956; the series was renamed Calais for 1965. Dimensions: 129.5 in wheelbase, 222.0 in long for 1961–62 (215.0 in for the 1962 Town Sedan), 223.0 in for 1963 and 223.5 in for 1964, width 79.8, 79.9, 79.7 and 79.5 in, 56.3 in high (56.6 in for 1963–64), 4,700–4,900 lb.
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series 6200 390 cu in V8 (1961) | 1961–1961 | 6.4 L V8 | 325 hp | 430 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Series 6200 390 cu in V8 (1962) | 1962–1962 | 6.4 L V8 | 325 hp | 430 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Series 6200 390 cu in V8 (325 hp, 1963) | 1963–1963 | 6.4 L V8 | 325 hp | 430 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Series 6200 429 cu in V8 (340 hp, 1964) | 1964–1964 | 7.0 L V8 | 340 hp | 480 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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