Welcome to: 1950s Cars – Cadillac 1950-54
1950 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
The Series 62 (shown) was the top of the line
with Series 61 and 60 coming in below but still luxury cars
De Ville came with power windows and drivers seat
as well as two-tone leather and cloth interiors
Cost: $3,150.00 (base model)
1950 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible
Over 7000 of these ragtops were sold,
showing America’s appetite for high end luxury cars
Cost: $3,654.00 (loaded)
Harley Earl designed GM show car the LaSabre they also showed another experimental show car named the XP-300
Cadillac Coupe de Ville’s leather interior
1951 Cadillac Series 62
Little changed on the Caddy this year
in less you count the small checkerboard grille under the head lights,
to be fair, some interior trim also changed a bit
Cost: $3,436.00 (base)1951 Cadillac Series 61 Coupe
Cadillac was founded in 1902 and this was their
50th Anniversary edition, advertised as “every inch a Cadillac”
this model was the top selling pillared sedan
Webmaster note: This is an actual photo of my father and mother in law, Willie and Carolyn
Cost: $2,295.00 1952 Cadillac Series 62
The basic Series 62 and the Coupe de Ville were primarily the same
except for the interior and an emblem, yet owning a top of the line
Coupe de Ville was the ultimate status symbol
Cost: $4,015.00
1953 Cadillac Series 62
Runaway best seller was this Series 62 sedan
the protruding bumper gaurds were knicnamed “Dogmars” after a buxom TV actress
Cost: $3,665.00
Cadillac liked to show precious gems alongside their crest1954 Cadillac Eldorado
The designers thought that last years launch was too different
looking for the American buying public
so a less distinctive version was released this year
and it sold four times as many
Cost: $5,738.00 1954 Cadillac Fleetwood
The top of the top the Fleetwood Sixty Special
had every conceivable option offered,
the car’s emblems were even done in 24k gold
try that today!
Cost: $4,860.00