1949 Cadillac Series 62 Touring Sedan

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1949 Cadillac Series 62 Touring Sedan

In the years immediately following the end of World War II, Americans were so hungry for new vehicles that most did not care that the ‘46s were little more than warmed over ‘42s. GM had its first new postwar designs ready for 1948. They followed that the next year with a major engineering change and MotoeXotica Classic Cars is proud to present this 1949 Cadillac Series 62 Touring Sedan that comes from a collection in Amarillo Texas.

Finished in Black (code 1), this car’s paint and trim are in overall very good order but there are some blemishes visible on the driver’s side of the hood, etc. This car has bodywork that is straight, its large, chrome bumpers are in very good condition and its engine bay is tidy. A surprise feature is that the car possesses an interior hood release.

This Cadillac rolls on wide whitewall tires. The tires are mounted on steel wheels and topped with factory wheel covers, all of which are in satisfactory order.

While Harley Earl receives the credit, the actual inventor/designer of the tailfin for the 1948 Cadillac was Franklin Quick Hershey, who, at the time the 1948 Cadillac was being designed, was chief of the GM Special Car Design Studio. It was Hershey, who, after seeing an early production model of a P-38 at Selfridge Air Force Base, thought the twin rudders of the airplane would make a sleek design addition to the rear of future modern automobiles and Hershey was correct. After nearly 70 years, those early fins still kick up gracefully, giving the car’s rear some character.

For 1949, Cadillac and Oldsmobile each produced a new V-8 design (the Oldsmobile engine was the 303). Both of the engines were Overhead valve designs. The Cadillac 331 engine featured a “dry” (coolant exited through an assembly attached directly to the cylinder heads), open runner (requiring the use of a tappet valve cover) intake manifold, rear-mounted distributor and shaft-mounted rockers. Crankshaft end play is carried by the rear bearing on the two GM engines. It has the lighter ‘skirtless’ block where the oil pan flange does not descend appreciably below the crankshaft centerline and they both have a partial integral cast-iron clutch housing that compares to the early Chrysler Hemi V-8 design.

Backing this innovative motor is the equally innovative Hydramatic four-speed automatic transmission with a 3.77:1 rear end.

Inside, the tan and brown interior (codes 42 and 43) is in overall very good order. The front and rear bench seats are in near excellent shape, while the tan carpet and headliner are in similar order. The three-spoke steering wheel with ivory rim and shift lever cap is in satisfactory order. The instrument panel and inner door panels are in very good order. Completing the interior is an AM/FM radio.

The major difference between Series 61 and Series 62 models of similar body style was minor trim variations. The higher-priced series again had grooved, front fender stone shields and bright rocker panel moldings. Chevrons below the taillights were no longer seen. The convertible was an exclusive offering. A heater was optional. Sales reached a record 55,643.

The Cadillac Series 62 Coupe de Ville was introduced late in the 1949 model year. Along with the Buick Roadmaster Riviera, and the Oldsmobile 98 Holiday, it was among the first pillarless hardtop coupes ever produced. At $3,496 it was only a dollar less than the Series 62 convertible, and like the convertible, it came with power windows standard. It was luxuriously trimmed, with leather upholstery and chrome ‘bows’ in the headliner to simulate the ribs of a convertible top.

Sedan competition to this Cadillac in 1949 included Buick’s Roadmaster Riviera, Hudson’s Super Eight, Jaguar’s Mark V 3.5-Litre, Lincoln’s Cosmopolitan, Oldsmobile’s 98 Holiday and Packard’s Super Touring.

VIN: 496250263

This car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 45,795 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!

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