1961 Cadillac de ville 6 window 4 door sedan 

Sherry by Franki Valli

I was in seventh grade. I was picked up on the corner by a friend driving a 62 convertible, top down, brand new. I don’t think I uttered a sound, and I’ve never forgotten the experience. Thanks for this wonderful vid, Jay.

2 minutes in, series 62: entry level trim line, same size as de Ville, series 61: de Ville trim level, series 60 Special: luxury trim level with unique roof, series 75: 8 passenger sedan and limousine. De Ville name first appeared in 1949 on the Coupe de Ville two door hardtop.

It's amazing how that artist's rendering makes the 1961 Deville look so long. It was actually 14 inches shorter than the 1960.

My brother had a 55 baby blue convertible, what a beautiful car it was.

"Best Of All, It's A Cadillac"!!! This is one gorgeous Caddy!!! I really enjoy your videos!!! Thanks for sharing this exciting video!!! 👍👍

I'll be 50 years old on July 15 and always loved caddys

While I DO like the 1959, the 60's with fins coming down to that "knife edge" is VERY stunning & elegant. You're so right. Dripping with chrome and graceful yet complex line work. The fact it's called 6 window IS the essence of CADILLAC. Don't forget about that grill. The stuff now is plastic (exception Acura RDX grille 2021) Caddy's gotta have big TRUNKS! I admire the skills of body/ paint shop. Great video of fine automotive excellence.

When Harley Earl retired in 1958 his successor was William (Bill) Mitchell who was able to totally redesign all of General Motors car divisions in 1961. Mitchell called his 1961 design the "Extruded Look." or the "Chiseled Look." The year 1961 was a big year for General Motors having all its full-sized cars redesigned and they were also preparing to introduce the slightly larger and more expensive compacts: Pontiac Tempest, Oldsmobile F-85, and the Buick Special. The year 1961 proved to be General Motors busiest new-product year in its history. Nowhere was the turn from 1950s flamboyance to conservative good taste more evident than in the gradual shrinking of Cadillac's famous tailfins; having reached mountainous proportions for 1959, they would be all but gone six years later. The 1961 model would be a clean-sheet design so GM tried all different designs, some of them were way out there. Since Cadillac was the style leader at GM the car should look like one GM wanted to get away from the heavy-looking 1959-1960. Cadillac thought that the 1961 Cadillac should be understated with simple elegance and graceful lines. Cadillac had consistently good styling across the line-up of models in the "fine" car field that helped Cadillac to new sales records most every year during the 1960s. The company's gradual transition from glittery excess to stately elegance seemed to anticipate the luxury buyer's tastes. The tailfins were toned-down for 1961 but to keep up the visual emphasis on the rear GM came up with what was called "skegs" they were pointy fins along the bottom of the rear fenders that slightly flared out. The "skegs" came partly from the Cadillac Cyclone Motorama Concept Car and partly from the Firebird III gas-turbine experimental car which had influenced many of the designers at GM. The 1961 Cadillac had a new forward slanting front roof pillars with a non-panorama windshield. Cadillac offered four different roof-lines for 1961. As before, both series had no pillared sedans but did offer two hardtop four-doors: a flat-top "Vista roof" with a thin raked upper C-pillar with a radically wrapped back-light, and a traditional "six-window" style with rear-door venti-panes. Cadillac shared a sharp-angled variation of General Motors' "bubble-top" two-door hardtop design with the Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight and the Buick Electra and the Electra 225. The Biarritz convertible also had power vent windows, whitewall tires, Six-Way power bench seat (or bucket seats) and remote control trunk lock. The Seville two-door hardtop was dropped for 1961. New for 1961 was a short-deck four-door hardtop that appeared in mid-season and is often referred to as the Town Sedan. The wheelbase of the Town Sedan was the same as the other models at 129.5 inches but the overall length for the Town Sedan was 215 inches all other models were 222 inches in length 7 inches shorter. The Town Sedan was advertised for people who lived in the city where parking could be a problem. The Sixty Special Fleetwood sedan featured semi-blind-quarter four-door hardtop styling with an angular roof-line that approximated an erected convertible top. Six chevron slashes appeared on the rear fender sides at the trailing edge. A model nameplate was seen on the front fender. Body-color wheel covers added yet another distinctive touch and elegance. The biggest change for 1961 was a new front frame, which lowered the tubular X-member chassis to give more seat height and head room. The sole engine was again a 390-cid V-8 it only came as a 325-bhp 4-barrel. The 1961 Cadillac arrived in dealer showrooms on October 3, 1960, in seven body styles: hardtop coupe, convertible, long- and short-deck six-window four-door hardtops, four-window cantilever/vista roof four-door hardtop, blind-quarter Fleetwood Series 60 Special four-door hardtop, and the Fleetwood Series 75 sedans. Cadillac's production for 1961 amounted to 138,379 units. Cadillac's production in 1961 declined a modest 3,805 cars.

I found your channel a few weeks ago and fell in love with it. I like the fact you get inside the cars to show the details. Don't you wish you could have gotten into that 1916 race car? Keep up the good work. by the way, you are correct about the front turn light on the hood. My dad loved those big caddy's I spent many miles riding around in them in my childhood. My dad was an ironworker and was on the road all over the eastern USA.

Great video. The quality of the interior materials in that ‘61 are incredible. Cadillac cost cutting really took hold around 1968 and steadily declined into the 1970s.

Beautiful car!! Reminds me of my father's 1960 Lincoln Continental. He left it to my brother. The memories of the family going to the drive in are priceless. ❤❤❤

Man that is one beautiful and classy ride!! Every inch pure Cadillac Style! 🤩 Love the detailed up close coverage! 🤘😎

Nice channel..found it about 2 weeks ago...I think I've watched all the classic vids...thanx..keep it goin

I'm really enjoying your channel. Keep up the great work!

I feel like the guy that commented before I did, when I found this channel I immediately fell in love with it and appreciate the time and hard work you put into these mini movies, thank you so much,

That black tank above the master cylinder is the vacuum reservoir for the power brakes. I own a 1961 Cadillac that was my grandfathers. He bought it used in 1963 and I bought it from him about 30 years ago. It's the same one as on here except its light blue.

Finnegan (of "Roadkill" ) took a 61 Coupe and made a drag car (with drag chassis and roll bar) out of a beautiful original car. In my opinion, this was just plain dumb. Just a beautiful ride!

Thanks for another great video😊

Beautiful Caddy!!!! Some tidbits for you: - The P RNDL gearshift alignment was standardized for all North American civilian passenger cars by the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) in 1964. Before that every manufacturer could have their own different gear sequence. You can imagine the confusion this caused some people. The industry standardization was well needed at the time. - The canister on the master cylinder is for power brake vacuum boost. You can see the vacuum line connected to the intake manifold. It uses engine vacuum to boost the power for the brakes instead of hydraulics like we have now. Hydraulic brake boost is much more powerful, consistent, and reliable which is why modern cars have hydraulic master cylinders. - This is a VERY highly optioned car for 1961. Air Conditioning, electric vent windows, electric door locks, and cruise control were all expensive options on this car. Especially cruise, which had just been invented by Chrysler in 1958 and first offered on Cadillacs in 1959. Surprised you didn’t show the cruise dial on the dash - and point it out under the hood. The module is bolted on to the driver’s side of the engine, that big contraption that says “Cadillac Cruise Control” on it.

I love that term you use, Orphan Cars. I've never heard it before !

My best friend in HS had a 60 Cadillac 4-window. Always liked the way it smelled.

Hi from Sydney , Australia ,re the 4 speed hydramatic gearbox , this was first used by Oldsmobile in the 1940's and is the same box with micro changes . The "short deck sedan" is model number 6299, so from this number it is a 62 series car, the 7inch longer six window sedan is model number 6229, the 4 window sedan is model number 6239 . The Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special sedan is the only 60 series car for 1961 , it's model number is 6039.

The Town Sedan was for people that wanted a Cadillac that was easier to park. In later years, it was called the Cadillac Park Avenue.

Would love to see more 50s and 60s Mercury.

Hey! I would like to see a video of the "1972"Cadillacs! Those are my favorite! Thanks

Nice. A time when Ford and GM used similar dash styling. The large wrap around rear glass is a nice look, and with the nicely small hubbed steering wheel with the thin spokes and wheel, it has an open look, which is impossible to achieve with today's airbags.

beautiful car...thx for showing. i think that's one of my fav colors for these cars back then...so classy and understated, but rich looking. The Series 60 Fleetwood was actually the long wheelbase non-limo model, 133", with more upscale trim than the deVilles, which themselves were a trim level of the shorter Series 62 body. its trim tag starts with the number 60. it's complicated because typically GM series numbers denoted increasing level of expense and trim as the numbers went higher, with the exception of the 60... as well as the complication of 2 levels of 62 trim...the Series 62 which was the entry level Cad and actually called 'Series 62' by Cadillac, and the upscale deVilles...officially both a Series 62 body with trim tags starting with 62. I have a '58 Sixty Special, which has over-the-top chrome trim over the two Series 62's, and the noticeably longer wheelbase. if you google the '58 Sixty Special, prepare to be amazed! it's interesting because the layout and many trim features between this '61 and my '58 are very similar...with the '61 looking more 'tailored' than the curves of the '58. Cadillac kept many details similar through the years, although on evolving different styled sheet metal. the big change occurred in 1967 when Cadillac pretty much jettisoned the last of the fifties details and style themes.

Also a very rare DeVille, air conditioning, only 60% of 1961's were ordered with it, 6 - way power seat ?, a must option in my book, so little extra cost for this option, the very rare power vent windows, unheard of on a DeVille, but standard on the Sixty Special, power door locks?, not on a DeVille, most of those buyers just did'nt order those options but more commonly ordered on a Fleetwood Sixty Special, , Also noted , but not mentioned on the vid, I saw mechanism for the ultra rare power trunk pulldown, usually ordered or standard on the Eldorado Biarritz, but not sure, like I commented earlier, great Cad, but Silver blue colors would make this car the ultimate 1961 DeVille, my fave of the entire 1960's years., thanks again for the great vid.

The tank above the brake booster is one of the vacuum holding tanks, I think that one is for the vacuum-powered door locks. It is separate from other vacuum controls and holds a vacuum even after the car is turned off. This is so you can lock or unlock all 4 doors with the outside door key. Or you can lock all doors before leaving with the button on your open door, you must hold the outside door button in while closing that door or it will unlock. It is an extra step to remind you to take the key with you. In some cars, you could only lock them once you were in to keep strangers out. or with the key after you closed the door. That car also has speed minder(you set a speed and you can't drive any faster than that speed) and Total Cruise control where the car will hold a speed that you set. Other speed minders used annoying buzzers that buzzed if you went too fast. Let's say park your car if you set the speed control at 30mph and turn it on... If a person steals the car unless they know how to operate the speed minder they can not go faster than 30mph the car won't let them. when they hit the gas to go It will take off! But when the car gets to 30 the gas pedal will shove their foot back to maintain the low speed. Push the pedal hard as you like It will not move unless the speed goes below 30. Ask me how I know? It works with a very robust motor nothing like a gas pedal that tells you NO and means it! You think the car is possed!

I REALLY ENJOY YOUR VIDEOS HAVE YOY SEEN A 1954 LINCOLN LATELY

I had 62 coup be ville in the 70s was my favorite Cadillac

The Town sedan was called the “Park Avenue “ not the DeVille . They were made from 1961-63. Although the car was smaller and lighter then the Deville, it cost the same amount so they didn’t sell well

GM was much criticized for the shift sequence on Hydra-Matics having Reverse as the last position. This required the driver to pull the shift lever forward and then down through the forward ranges to Reverse. The justification for it originally was that the vehicle could be more easily rocked between L & R when stuck in sand, mud, or snow. Beginning model year 1965, the Turbo Hydra-Matic had the sequence changed to P R N D S L or P R N 'D' L to conform to upcoming federal requirements. The Controlled Coupling Hydra-Matic on the 1961 Cadillac is a 4-range transmission using two fluid couplings instead of a torque converter. The Turbo Hydra-Matic which began in model year 1964 (Buicks and Cadillacs) and on other full size GM cars MY 1965 is a 3-range unit using a torque converter.

That lower reverse (inverted) fin was also called a “skeg” fin. Also that light green apparatus there near the brake master cylinder looks like a cruise control unit…or maybe was part of the Guide-Matic headlight control unit on top of the dash?

Clarification on the 1961 Cadillac lineup: The "Fleetwood 60 Special" was not short(er)..instead it shared the same wheelbase and overall length of most Cadillacs sold that year. It also had a formal roofline (thick C-pillar), upgraded interior trim, and a higher price. The lowest priced Cadillacs that model year are called "Series 62"...and include a hardtop coupe, 4- and 6-Window sedans, and a convertible. Except for the convertible, the interiors of all these models were plain (door cards were plainer, no leather option, lack of a few standard power accessories). Above the Series 62 was the DeVille series (sometimes still referred in that model year as a sub-series of the Series 62). Interiors were plusher with different door cards, and upholstery was either cloth and leather or available full-leather. The DeVilles also had a higher level of standard equipment than the Series 62 models. The "short deck" Town Sedan was in the DeVille range. Additional body styles were the hardtop coupe and 4-/6- window sedans. Above the Series 62 convertible was the Eldorado Biarritz Convertible with a higher level of interior trim (somewhat downgraded in standard equipment from previous years). The most expensive 1961 Cadillacs were the Fleetwood 75 4-Door Sedan (lacks interior divider) and 4-Door Imperial Sedan (leather upholstered front seat for chauffer plus center divider with roll-down window). A long-wheelbase Commercial Chassis was available for funeral vehicle and ambulance construction.

that would be neat to showcase each year of Cadillac. Huge undertaking

love it!! but my eyes hurt from looking at that color too long, lol, perfect if was a silver blue !!

15:15 Lower fin feature is a *skeg line* - and you're right, it does relate to similarly-named features on boats.

That air tank that sits on top of the power brake booster and cylinder is called a reserve tank for the power brakes so when the motor cuts off you still have air reserve to apply the brakes

What a beautiful car! That color is gorgeous, and the matching interior in sumptuous fabric with opulent metal trimmings at every turn is sublime. I wonder what it was called. Desert Rose? Orchid? Really good job on this one, Jay!

The rear quarter skag made this the prettiest 1961 GM car & fave Caddy of all time! So easy : Sherry by the Four Seasons Memphis Dan LeLoLai

elegant

I love your channel! Keep up the great work! I'm on the journey with 'ya! I'm 66 years old and also a car nut from age 13 so if you'd like I might be able to contribute some interesting info via the comments if that's okay.

Hey Jay, I was enjoying your video on the Continental Mark lll & all of a sudden it was gone!!!! Oh no!!! That's the car I was hoping to see, I hope that it gets posted again. I know that technical glitches happen!! ☹️

A good candidate for gas struts for the hood

The Deville name was introduced midway through the 1949 model year on Cadillac’s first hardtop coupe. The 60 better known as the 60 Special with was the top of the line regular wheelbase sedan above the 62 and DeVile.

What was that color, I love it.

The wraparound rear window was introduced on the 1959 Cadillacs (and every OTHER GM car...), but it's more familiar as a very CHEVROLET look, Even the first gen Corvair sedans had it.

Ome quick correction. Tje drVille name actually goes back to 1949. It was on the 2dr pillarless hardtop (Coupe de Ville) and starting in 1955-56, the Sedan de Ville (4dr Hardtop).

You missed the auto headlight dimmer sitting on the middle of the dash.😉

I think it was a 62 sedan deville that Don Draper decided to purchase on a Episode of Mad Men

Mobsters loved these cars big trunks for body count.

Cadillac launched its first 4-door hardtop, Sedan deVille in '56. It had a longer rear deck than the 62 series sedan, as did the Coupe deVille which had been offered for several years. In '57, all Cadillac 4 doors were frameless glass hardtops except the series 75 limos. The 62 sedan and Sedan deVille were actually shorter cars than the coupes. In 58, Cadillac began offering the short deck and long deck 4 doors in both trim levels. That continued all the way thru the '63 model year when the short deck Sedan deVille was marketed as the "Park Avenue" body style. It never sold very well and was dropped for '64. Also in '64, the 62 convertible which for years had interior trim and standard equipment equal to the Coupe deVille, was officially moved to the deVille trim level.

'Sherry' Don't remember the band. Otherwise ,style for miles and tufted tenderness inslde. A beast and a beauty.

Skegs Rule in Fontana Rose!

Series 60 is the Fleetwood sedan. Full-length trunk. Classified as a 4-window, because the rear door vent windows are in the door, not in the sail panel. The Fleetwood built Series 75 included the limousine, and commercial chassis. I own a '62 Series 60.

The Series 62 coupe/sedan was the entry-level Cadillac, the "De Ville trim option" was so popular that the Coupe De Ville/Sedan De Ville became its own series in 1959. For 1961 the Short Deck Sedan was part of the Series 62. As I now understand from Cadillac historians, Cadillac always offered customers "off-catalog" customization, like a short-deck Sedan De Ville (which became the Park Avenue by 1963). I've heard rumors of a short-deck convertible, by request of a special customer!

At 18:30 the thing you were inquiring about is the vacuum canister for the various vacuum functions on the car. Today, these elements (AC, power windows, locks, etc) are all electronic.

The PRNDL was required starting in 1965(?) or 1966. Up until then GM & others used PNDLR. GM believed that it was easier to "rock" the car. Rocking a car was used to getting it out of a rut.

It wasn’t called the town sedan it was called the sedan deville Park Ave which gave you the Deville features and interior with a shorter trunk lid 1961 was the only year where they used a horn button the subsequent years returned to having the horn work with the full extent of the wheel stacks like the 1960

Man, you need to study up! The de Ville name goes back to 1949, with the first hardtop coupe. A series 60 was the most expensive, non-limousine model. It was in the Fleetwood line, same as the Series 75. A Series 62 was the base Cadillac, same as the de Ville, but de-contented. For example, cloth and vinyl upholstery, as opposed to cloth and leather in the de Ville. Crank windows as standard, as opposed to power windows, etc. The 61 Series was added when the La Salle went away. It came back after the War for a few years, then went away for good. In 1965, the Series 62 was renamed "Calais.". The short deck models were introduced to appease buyers who complained about the cars getting too long for their garage. I saw a picture of my Uncle Charlie's 1961 Sedan de Ville sticking out of his garage. He did what most Cadillac buyers did then: he built a new garage. I enjoy your channel!

Cadillac used the 315 Hydramatic from the 1956 model year into the 1964 model year. It also known as the Jetaway. Still a 4-speed automatic, along with having a dual drive quadrant, it added a Park position. Of the "old guard" automatics, these and the Dynaflow located reverse at the bottom of the shift quadrant. As a sidenote Chevrolet moved reverse next to park with the introduction of the Turboglide in 1957. In 1958, Chevy extended it to it's Powerglide. The original Hydramatic only had one drive position and because clutches controlled all gears, including neutral. The neutral clutch was only disengaged when the engine was shut off. Therefore, placing the shifter in the reverse range locked up the transmission like a manual transmission stuck in 2 gears at the same time, and locking the rear axle. The Jetaway, or 315 Hydramatic added a secondary fluid coupling inside the transmission. By draining and refilling the secondary fluid coupling, shifting was much smoother by replacing the conventional clutches. The transmission would just mush into the next gear. When the new, modern GM 400 automatic was ready for Cadillac, after it's teething run in Buicks, Cadillac dropped the 315 Hydramatic, and for the 2nd time in it's history since the 2nd gen Hydramatics and the one year use of the Dynaflow, when the Hydramatic plant burned down, in 1953, it only had a single drive position. The original GM 400 didn't have an intermediate quadrant position. For the 1964 model year the GM 300 automatic, which gained the Jetaway name, was a 2-speed automatic, internally similar to the Powerglide, so it only had one drive position, was introduced. So, you had to look under the car to identify which transmission you had. In a 1964 Pontiac or Oldsmobile, if reverse was at the bottom, it was the 4-speed 315 Hydramatic. If reverse was next to park, it was a 2-speed Jetaway. In Cadillac's history with automatic transmissions, only one model year did it have a 2-speed automatic. Although it had 2 forward gears, the Dynaflow did not shift, so I wouldn't consider it an automatic, although it was hydraulicly operated. What one could consider it is a CVT as it depended on torque converter slippage to allow it to be run in high gear all the time. Similar to the Packard Ultramatic, where until 1954, it didn't automatically shift. From 1954, the 2-speed Ultramatic could be operated as an automatic transmission or always in high gear. Ofcourse the lock-up torque converter clutch gave the impression of a faux or imaginary 3rd gear.

Hi Jay

Minor correction: The "DeVille" name at Cadillac goes back to 1949, and originally only applied to "hardtops" (All were Coupe DeVilles until 1956), It's true that "DeVille" became a SERIES name in 1959 though. P.S. I had a 1962 Sedan DeVille (in the 1980s), SO CLOSE to this car.

they changed the transmission configuration to P-R-N-D-S-L on cadillac, oldsmobile, pontiac & Buick in 1963 with the exception 2 speed models started in 1958 along with chevrolet

My uncle owed the standard deville and it was magnificent. The available staff models, however were confusing. I still don’t understand how they count the windows! Someone (hint, Jay,) explain this for ?

Those rear fins needed to be a little higher to properly ensure a distracted motorcyclist didn't suffer for too long

Does it have an adjustable steering wheel/column? I would think it would have it since luxury cars had such things before other cars would.

Vinyl is distinguishable from leather ...which wears differently (becomes softer over time if properly conditioned) and smells different because it is a natural material. Chrome trim should have a bright mirror like appearance...whereas stainless steel trim has a dull brushed appearance.

Sherry by the Four Seasons.

Frankie valli and the four seasons "cherry"

Back then there weren't any Turbo Hydramatic 4-speeds. It was a 3 speed automatic.

The shorter Cadillac was for Large City driving or little old ladies .. I honestly prefer the 62, fins are lower than the 61, and I call the 62 the year Cadillac got elegant again, but the 61 started it. I read somewhere that at the fall Auto show in Detroit presenting the new 61 auto's in fall of 60, and GM and Chrysler went to see the new 61 Lincoln Continental and were blown away. The 62 Cadillac is just a little more refined version of the 61 Cadillac

What's that teardrop thing on the dashboard

Back in the day when a Cadillac was a Cadillac and not a Chevy with a few pieces of chrome and leather seats.

America’s domestic carmakers all came around to the superior design of putting neutral between Reverse and Drive by 1966, by 1971, it had become part of federal law in the form of U.S. Department of Transportation Standard No. 102: “Location of transmission shift positions on passenger cars. A neutral position shall be located between forward drive and reverse drive positions.” Funky part? Vacuum reservoir. 1 blower motor 2 switches and a relay. Yes, it's the turn indicator light on the front fender.

Cadillac introduced the deVille name with the Coupe deVille in 1949. The Sedan deVille was introduced in 1956.

It is confusing, at first... The name DeVille was first used on the 1948 show car "Coupe De Ville", which was MAGNIFICENT! It was a two door hardtop that was built on a limousine chassis... It has a mobile telephone and just about everything else in it. The first "production" Coupe Deville became available in 1949 and wasn't as large as the show car, but still unique to itself and very impressive. The 1950 car was completely facelifted, but still beautiful... The general design continued through 1953. The "numbering" is confusing... The "standard" Cadillac was the Series 62. They were quite similar to the Deville series, but weren't as luxuriously trimmed... They had all-vinyl or cloth and vinyl upholstery... And almost no power accessories as standard, except brakes and steering. The power windows, seat and all the rest of the fancier stuff was optional. Next was the Deville Series, which was built on/in the exact same Series 62 body shell... But came "standard" with the power steering, brakes, seat and windows. Speaking of the Town Sedan, even though it was a foot and a half shorter than it's "big brother", it was actually a bit more expensive. People could also buy their 1961 Cadillac with a few roof options... They had to do with how many side windows the cars had... Or how the rear window looked. Common vernacular called the"four window sedan" the flat roof... Or Vista Roof. As a side note to the Town Sedan of 1961/1962, Cadillac also sold an extended deck Sedan Deville in 1958... It was a "standard" Sedan Deville trim, but built on/in the 1958 Fleetwood's extended body shell. Getting back to the 1961/62 lineup... The Cadillac Fleetwood was called the Sixty Special, and was incredibly luxurious in interior appointment. The Fleetwood line also offered the Eldorado... Convertible only from 1961 until 1966. Finally, there was the limousine called the Fleetwood 75. It was available as a bare chassis, which custom builders would provide ambulance, hearse, motorhome or bespoke limousine bodies for. Or, Cadillac built two 75 models "in house". One was considered the 9 passenger Sedan. One was called the Formal Limousine.

The fins look like a weapon. You could stab someone by backing up into the person. 😱. The Ford Pinto had the fuel filling door in the middle of the rear bumper. Sadly the gas tank was in a dangerous place where the car would catch fire if the car was hit from the rear.

Someone in my neighborhood has the short deck model, it looks strange.

Sherry by the Four Seasons

Also found the part exploring the interior quite dark

I always wondered why Cadillac went from a 4 speed tranny to a 3 speed.

Frankie valli and four seasons song name is Sherri

Sorry, that was in fact a 61 convertible, metallic fawn kind of color.

The shorter version was called the Park ave model

The four seasons is the group

The hydramatic was a 4 speed transmission

I am sure that the vacuum canister that's on top of the brake master, It has to do with boosting the brakes. Now the series 60 is the same as the series 60 special and it is marketed as the low price Caddy ,for 1965 the series 60 became the Cadillac Calais . The series 75 is known as the Fleetwood, even the Eldorado had a series number. For 1965 Cadillac did away with the series numbers with the exception of the series 75 which people by then knew it as the Fleetwood

The seat controls did not change much in the 70's and 80s'!

Coupe De Ville came out in 1949 and the Sedan in 56.

The song is Frankie Vallie/ Sherry

I don’t think that seatbelts would have been standard in the early 60s.

Is it For Sale How Much?

Sherry Frankie Valli

auto headlamp dimmer ???? why did you blow that off ? lol

The De Ville name was introduced in 1949, not 1959...

Absurd like a Cadillac. Absurd, grotesque and not even trying to be efficient nor safe. Just an allegedly sexy thing for airheads.

sorry, but the Coupe deVille dates to 1949, not 1959. Sedan deVille in 1956