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1963 CADILLAC MODEL 62 CONVERTIBLE
Vehicle Identification No. 62F049943
Pearl plum with plum interior
Engine: V8, 390ci, 325bhp at 4,800rpm; Gearbox: 3-speed automatic; Brakes: four wheel drums; Suspension: front, independent, rear, live axle. Left hand drive.
The 1962 Cadillac was a facelifted version of the 1961 model, which had been restyled and engineered from the year before. A strong design feature was a "bottom fin" extending out from the body side, smaller than the tail lamp fin, but nevertheless prominent. The windshield also took a more swept back treatment.
The Series 62 Eldorado convertible was a very rare model in 1963, with only 1,450 made, a far smaller number than the regular convertible of which 16,800 were produced.
This particular car is connected with one of GM's most dynamic personalities - Charles M. "Chuck" Jordan. Documentation provided to the buyer will confirm that this car was the personal transport of Chuck Jordan while he was the Chief Designer of Cadillac. Like his boss, Bill Mitchell, VP in charge of Design at GM, Jordan wanted to individualize his own car, incorporating in it some features that would appear in future models. Consequently, the hood and rear deck lid of this car are fiberglass, and special paint was mixed up, and the leather dyed to match it. The car has subsequently been repainted, but in the same color which Jordan described in a letter to the car's owner as "Pearl plum," a two-stage paint. The seat patterns were drawn up to Mr. Jordan's specifications and hand-made. Upholstery patterns will be furnished to the buyer. The top was custom made out of a fabric to match the paint. It also was fitted with a transparent steering wheel reminiscent of those sometimes seen on exotic Delahayes.
Although GM is a company famous for making cars for the masses, it is a well known fact that various executives would sometimes have cars tailored to their individual whims. Harley Earl had an SR-2 Corvette built for his son, Jerry, and Bill Mitchell, Jordan's boss, had a Buick Riviera made into a car he called the Silver Arrow. This Series 62 Cadillac is one of these rare GM-built "personalized" executive cars.
It is also believed that this car graced the Cadillac display at the 1962 New York Auto Show.
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Vehicle Identification No. 62F049943
Pearl plum with plum interior
Engine: V8, 390ci, 325bhp at 4,800rpm; Gearbox: 3-speed automatic; Brakes: four wheel drums; Suspension: front, independent, rear, live axle. Left hand drive.
The 1962 Cadillac was a facelifted version of the 1961 model, which had been restyled and engineered from the year before. A strong design feature was a "bottom fin" extending out from the body side, smaller than the tail lamp fin, but nevertheless prominent. The windshield also took a more swept back treatment.
The Series 62 Eldorado convertible was a very rare model in 1963, with only 1,450 made, a far smaller number than the regular convertible of which 16,800 were produced.
This particular car is connected with one of GM's most dynamic personalities - Charles M. "Chuck" Jordan. Documentation provided to the buyer will confirm that this car was the personal transport of Chuck Jordan while he was the Chief Designer of Cadillac. Like his boss, Bill Mitchell, VP in charge of Design at GM, Jordan wanted to individualize his own car, incorporating in it some features that would appear in future models. Consequently, the hood and rear deck lid of this car are fiberglass, and special paint was mixed up, and the leather dyed to match it. The car has subsequently been repainted, but in the same color which Jordan described in a letter to the car's owner as "Pearl plum," a two-stage paint. The seat patterns were drawn up to Mr. Jordan's specifications and hand-made. Upholstery patterns will be furnished to the buyer. The top was custom made out of a fabric to match the paint. It also was fitted with a transparent steering wheel reminiscent of those sometimes seen on exotic Delahayes.
Although GM is a company famous for making cars for the masses, it is a well known fact that various executives would sometimes have cars tailored to their individual whims. Harley Earl had an SR-2 Corvette built for his son, Jerry, and Bill Mitchell, Jordan's boss, had a Buick Riviera made into a car he called the Silver Arrow. This Series 62 Cadillac is one of these rare GM-built "personalized" executive cars.
It is also believed that this car graced the Cadillac display at the 1962 New York Auto Show.
At No Reserve