Pick of the Day: 1960 Cadillac Series 62

Mid-century executive style was all about tailfins, chrome, and cavernous interior accommodations. The luxurious (and lengthy) Cadillac Series 62 delivered all of the above and more.

The Pick of the Day is a 1960 Cadillac Series 62 sedan listed for sale on ClassicCars.com by a private seller in Ramona, California. (Click the link to view the listing).

“Rare all-original 1960 Cadillac,” the listing begins. “Yes, all original. Brakes and tires have been updated and that’s it.”

The seller provides some of the backstory on this luxo-ride: “The car was originally purchased by a schoolteacher who lived in Kansas.” That purchase took place in Denver at Bill Dreiling Cadillac and the car was reportedly owned by the same individual until she passed away. Supporting that claim, the trunk lid still retains its “Bill Dreiling Cadillac” scripted emblem, although according to a Google search, a dealership no longer exists in Denver under that name.

The Series 62 was produced between 1940 and 1964, with a break of several years during the mid-1940s for the World War II hiatus on civilian automobile production. This example comes from the sixth generation of the model which was best known for tall tailfins and quad bullet-style taillights when it debuted in 1959. There was no mistaking this car’s identity from any angle.

Riding on the General Motors C-body platform, the Series 62 was available in body styles including a two-door hardtop, a two-door convertible, a four-door six-window hardtop, and a four-door four-window hardtop. For model year 1960 as shown here, the rear end was softened a little bit with the taillights being integrated into the curvature of the fins.

The exterior of this Series 62 looks exceptional in the photos, graced by wheel skirts in the rear, full-length body side moldings, and a set of wide whitewall tires. If the car looks large in the photos, that’s for good reason: overall length is 225 inches, which is about the same as a 2023 Chevrolet Suburban.

Spacious “Persian Sand” interior quarters provide dual bench seating for six along with features like power windows, a defroster, and a clock. A vehicle of this size requires substantial power to motivate, and luckily the 390cid (6.4-liter) V8 is up to the task, developing 325 horsepower and 430 lb-ft of torque. The rear wheels are spun via a column-shifted four-speed Hydra-Matic automatic transmission.

The seller is asking $35,000 or best offer for this well-kept Series 62, which still has its Kansas School Board Association sticker from 1960 on the window.

To view the listing on ClassicCars.com, see Pick of the Day.