- coupe
- 5,600 below average
- 12,900 great
- Detroit, MI
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- 5,600 below average coupe gasoline
1958 cadillac series 62 - jacksonville, flfor sale by ownerjacksonville, fl 32209ph: 9044259541web: www. Georgesapproval. Netoptions:description:1958 cadillac series 62 coupe de ville this is an all original condition 1958 cadillac series 62 coupe deville. Like many of their corporate cousins, the 1958 cadillacs are a unique, 1-year-only design that pushed tailfins and chrome to new limits that would only be upstaged by the outrageous 1959 models. The doors are big and heavy, but swivel almost effortlessly on their hinges and close without a brutal slam, and with all that trim, there’s just no place for sloppy panel alignment to hide. Other notable details include the wrap-around front and rear glass, all of which has that bluish soft-ray tint, and the gold-plated emblems on the hood and deck lid that demonstrate conclusively that cadillac was taking no prisoners in the 1950s. Tasteful sums up the interior, which seems in contrast to the outrageous bodywork. Power equipment includes windows and seats, along with an am radio in the center of the dash. The instrument panel seems to echo the look of the front end, particularly the headlight pods, and there’s enough chrome inside this cadillac to finish a normal car's trim from the same era. Carpets, door panels, headliner, and even the dash pad are all in excellent condition, and that the trunk is big enough to move a 2-bedroom apartment. Cadillac’s 365 cubic inch v8 was still a brilliant performer in 1958, even though an even bigger power plant was on the way in 1959. It idles smoothly and floats the big coupe along on a wave of torque that feels like it could pull forever. Power steering and brakes make such a big car not only possible but pleasurable to drive, and the hydra-matic automatic transmission remained standard equipment. Twin exhaust pipes give it a muscular hum and whitewall radials are the right size to fill those big wheel wells. The fact that it’s also a great road machine is only icing on this cake. In 1958 there was a new grille featuring multiple round "cleats" at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical members. The grille insert was wider and new bumper guards were positioned lower to the parking lamps. New dual headlamps were used and small chrome fins decorated the front fenders. Tailfins were less pronounced and trim attachments were revised. The word cadillac appeared in block letters on the fins of base models. On the sides of the car were five longer horizontal wind splits ahead of the unskirted rear wheel housing and front fender horizontal mouldings with crests placed above the trailing edge and no rocker sill trim. The convertible and the de villes used solid metal trim on the lower half of the conical projection flares, while other models had a thin ridge molding in the same location. On series 62 eldorados, a v-shaped ornament and model identification script were mounted to the deck lid. Series 62 eldorados also had ten vertical chevron slashes ahead of the open rear wheel housings and crest medallions on the flank of the tai.
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