Vehicle Description
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1962 Cadillac de Ville 1962 Cadillac de Ville Sedan
The de Ville was originally a trim level and later a model of General Motors Cadillac marquee. The first car to bear the name was the 1949 Coupe de Ville, a prestige trim level of the Series 62 luxury coupe. The last model to be formally known as a de Ville was the 2005 Cadillac de Ville, a full-size sedan, the largest car in the Cadillac model range at the time. The next year, the de Ville was officially renamed DTS, an abbreviation standing for de Ville Touring Sedan, itself a trim level on earlier models.
A mild face lift characterized Cadillac styling trends for 1962. A flatter grille with a thicker horizontal center bar and more delicate cross-hatched insert appeared. Ribbed chrome trim panel, seen ahead of the front wheel housings in 1961, were now replaced with cornering lamps and front fender model and series identification badges were eliminated. More massive front bumper end pieces appeared and housed rectangular parking lamps. At the rear tail lamps were now housed in vertical nacelles designed with an angled peak at the center. A vertically ribbed rear beauty panel appeared on the deck lid latch panel. Cadillac script also appeared on the lower left side of the radiator grille.
This 4-door, 4-window de Ville has a 390 cubic inch V8 engine, Power steering, Power brakes, Power windows and Power seats. The owner bought the car five years ago at 96K miles. It is currently a 3 owner car with approx 98k miles. List of Major Restorations to date: All the major things windows, etc in good working order. Restoration to date and remaining items listed below.
The generator, starter, instrument cluster, water pump, radiator, hoses, radio, and belts were replaced, the drivetrain was rebuilt, including rebuilt transmission master cylinder, drums, shoes and rear end. The wheel bearings were replaced The U-joints and center bearing on the drive shaft were replaced All Ball joints, upper and lower control arm bushings were replaced along with one A frame the rear leaf springs and gas tank. The interior is completely redone and in showroom condition. The car runs great is a daily drive. Clean body and paint. Cooling system upgraded with manual electric fan for traffic jams.
Still has a few minor items, such as the lock for glove box, gear for speedometer, odometer works fine and temp gauge is good, has new gas tank but needs sensor, needs a fill up about every hundred miles, needs motor for radio antenna, missing part of one de Ville on rear. The owner has the other half and original radio for parts. This is a super clean, all original 1962 Cadillac. It has a rebuilt drive train, front and rear suspension, brakes, interior, etc.
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