Cadillac 62 Series Cabriolet - 1950

• Cabriolet version

• Very good general condition

• Followed restoration

• Rare Continental kit

Our Cadillac Series 62 Cabriolet, put into circulation in the year 1950, now totals 12,106 miles (having a non-operational 5-digit counter, mileage cannot be certified). Of American origin, it is registered in France and changed owners for the last time on May 31, 2012.

Presented in an elegant white exterior combined with a red interior, this copy is distinguished by a presentation that is particularly clean for its age. The body is in very good condition, with possibly some minor pops, and the chromes are also in excellent condition. There is no trace of rust to report. The cabin is in good condition: the leather seats show a slight amount of time spent while remaining very clean, and the steering wheel is in perfect condition. The on-board instrumentation is working properly, with the exception of the meter, which is no longer operational.

Powered by its V8 engine combined with an automatic gearbox, this Series 62 offers the charm typical of Cadillacs of the fifties: smooth driving, pure American look, high-end comfort. The mechanics work very well, the engine is running smoothly and a battery switch is installed.

The interview was carried out by antique specialists. A partial history is available, including French invoices and an expertise carried out in 2011 when he arrived in France.

Here are the most recent interviews conducted:
• 30/06/2023 — L'Atelier Classic
• 31/05/2022 — RGparts
• 31/05/2019 — L'Atelier Classic
• 11/05/2011 — Expertise report

The consumables are in very good condition, with tires with a remaining depth of 6.5 mm.

This Cadillac has the rare Continental kit (external spare tire), a CD car radio hidden in the glove box and an additional electric fan.

Recently replaced or repaired items:

• Electronic ignition

• Automatic gearbox emptying and strainer change

• Carburetor reconditioning

• Installation of a regulated and additional fuel pump

• Changing the 12 V ignition coil

• Changing the stabilizer bar rubbers

The car is supplied with its invoices, its technical review, an expertise file and its two keys.

Presented in the early 1950s, the Cadillac Series 62 Cabriolet illustrates a period when the brand established itself as a reference in American style. The model is based on a large rear-wheel drive chassis, powered by a 162-horsepower V8, an engine designed primarily for flexibility and long-distance driving. The Hydra-Matic automatic gearbox, already well installed at Cadillac, accompanies this calm personality, typical of post-war American cars.

The example described, in a white configuration with a red interior, uses a combination of colors frequent in brochures of the time, almost becoming a visual signature. The Continental Kit, a spare tire offset at the rear, lengthens the silhouette and changes the overhang, a detail often sought after for its particular aesthetics as well as for its link with American car culture of the 1950s.

The convertible adopts a relatively large canvas top, but whose kinematics integrate quite well with the line when folded. On board, the dashboard features large, chrome controls with ergonomics inherited from previous models. The 62 Series Cabriolet thus marks a pivotal period: one in which American cars combined V8 engines, automatic transmissions and a strong taste for style staging, long before the arrival of the more rational standards of the following decades.