Vehicle Description
Given a modest face lift in 1962, the new Cadillac Coupe de Ville's went on to break Cadillac's sales record for the model by selling 71,883 vehicles that year, accounting for nearly 45% of all Cadillac sales for 1962. This 1962 Coupe de Ville shows 55,071 original miles on the odometer and is a true black on black car. Built the first week of June in 1962 at GM's Fleetwood Assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan, this Coupe de Ville was special ordered with black leather bucket seats and Ebony Black paint. Other special ordered features include cruise control, Soft-Ray glass, power locks, power vent windows, remote trunk lock, and air conditioning, a huge benefit for this black on black Cadillac. In fact, this Coupe de Ville was sold with every available option for de Ville's that year, and while the cruise control option code is not present on the cowl tag, it was likely installed at the dealership. Standard features for 1962 included power brakes, power steering, dual backup lights, windshield washer with dual speed wipers, outside rearview mirror, vanity mirror, power windows, 2-way power seats, electric clock, wheel discs, fender skirts, and cornering lamps for greater safety while driving at night. While the Ebony Black exterior of this Cadillac has been repainted once, the interior is all original and is in amazing shape, especially considering its age. In the trunk, the original jack and spare with original special-order wide whitewall 8.20-15 tire can be found along with the original carpet and cardboard, and the car even retains it's original rubber floor mats. Under the hood is the original matching-numbers Cadillac 390cu. in. V8 engine with four-barrel carburetor coupled to a four-speed Hydra-Matic automatic transmission. With a little more than 55-thousand miles on the clock, this highly original Cadillac Coupe de Ville is a true survivor and amazing time capsule and will surely bring a smile to your face as you cruise into the future in a blast from the past.
