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HIGH Rightly advertised as the “Standard of the World” for
much of its history, GM’s Cadillac Motor Division
reached the summit of America’s luxury-car market
by 1947 when it convincingly outsold Packard and
never looked back. Throughout the late 1940s and
1950s, strong buyer demand was understandable, given
Cadillac’s fabulous styling overseen by legendary GM
design chief Harley Earl and his team. Cadillac stylists
STANDARDS drew inspiration from the growing crop of sleek jet-
powered aircraft, endowing Cadillac’s entire model range
with the incomparable impression of power, presence,
and prestige.
Underneath their dramatic exteriors and elegant
passenger compartments, postwar Cadillac models
THIS 1956 CADILLAC SERIES 62 featured the American automobile industry’s most
CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE KICKS IT INTO advanced engineering to match, including powerful V8
engines, automatic transmissions, and sophisticated
OVERDRIVE WITH A MODERN TWIST underpinnings. In fact, as soon as Cadillac’s proprietary
LOT #1356 - 1956 CADILLAC SERIES 62 CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE - NO RESERVE
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CUSTOM-NOTCHED, IT NOW
ACCOMMODATES A GM LSA
V8 CRATE ENGINE - THE SAME
USED BY CADILLAC’S MODERN
CTS-V SPORTS SEDAN.
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