For Sale: 1956 Cadillac Series 62 in Morgantown, Pennsylvania

1956 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe

"The 1954 model year was big for Cadillac, starting with a redesign of the basic Series 62 model. The new Caddy was lower, sleeker, and featured exhaust tips that exited through upswept bumper extensions. For 1956, the Series 62 received a facelift, further accentuating its long, flowing lines, and added the Eldorado Coupe Seville in a 2 door hardtop configuration, and the Sedan De Ville became Cadillac's first ever 4 door hardtop." Thx Hagerty.com

For consignment, a 1956 Cadillac Series 62 coupe showing 64,418 on the odometer, but the true miles are unknown. This car presents in barn find condition and the engine runs on an auxiliary fuel source, but the car has no brakes.

Exterior
Easily one of Cadillac's most iconic designs, the 62 is long and low and is capped off with headlights on top of emerging fins in back and it's not hard to see both Harvey Earl's and Bill Mitchell's influence on the design. It's also not hard to imagine this barn find in its heyday, its Maroon paint gleaming brightly, outshined only by the massive chrome of the bumpers. It's all faded now, full of patina as well as several rust holes, although the original Dagmar bumpers still hint at the car's former glory. The headlight bezel accenting and the torpedo-like humanoid as the hood ornament are unmistakable, even in their pitted condition. Trim is missing as are two wheel covers and some are now found in the trunk. A good amount of surface rust prevails on the body to accompany remnant, weathered paint.

Interior
Door panels are also relegated to the trunk and do show some age, while the white leather and black cloth inserts of the front split bench and rear bench are mostly intact but just very dirty in addition to some splitting seams. The ivory rim of the steering wheel has more cracks than Humpty Dumpty, and it fronts a weathered dash that's dusty, but mostly intact with the covering of the dash pad ready to give up the ghost. The painted lower dash is colored by surface rust and the floor is covered with a rubber mat. Up top, the headliner is barely hanging on and the visors are hoping for a better companion. Our trunk is full of parts including trim, fender skirts, wheel covers, and door panels.

Drivetrain
We lift the hood to find a good amount of rust on the underside of the hood itself, revealing a barn find condition powerplant, here a 364ci V8 rated at 285 horsepower and topped by a 4-barrel carburetor. It's backed by a Hydramatic 4-speed automatic transmission with power being sent to 3.07 gears in the rear axle. This car was originally equipped with power steering.

Undercarriage
We were encouraged by our first look from afar, of the underside, but once underneath, patches of invasive rust, especially on inner rockers, can be found throughout. The dual exhaust travels through glasspack style mufflers as it continues to the rear bumper exit. Drum brakes are on all four wheels and suspension consists of coil springs in front and leaf springs in back.

Drive-Ability
The engine runs on an auxiliary gas source and goes into gear, but the car has no brakes.

It's a project, but perhaps one worthy of your time and effort as it represents an iconic American car with design cues that would live on in future generations. It's the Cadillac of Cadillacs!

5662065385

56-1956
62-Series 62
065385-Sequential Unit Number

TRIM TAG

STYLE NO 56 6237-1956 Series 62 Coupe W/O Power Windows
BODY NO FW9284-Detroit Body #
TRIM NO 31-Gray Front Weave Cloth & White Coated Fabric
PAINT NO 18 12-Camelot Gray & Canyon Gray
E-EZ Eye Glass
H-Heater

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