Vehicle Description
1949 Cadillac Series 62 Touring Sedan One of 37,617 Cadillac sedans
made in 1949 Final model year for the split windshield Debut model
year for the 331 CID V-8 engine Hydramatic four-speed automatic
transmission and 3.77 gearing Black exterior (code 1) Tan and Brown
interior (code 42 or 43) AM/FM radio and interior hood release Own
this Vehicle from $259 per month-call 636-600-4600 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!!! Note:
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