Cadillac deVille 1954 - 56
The new 1954 Cadillac contained a 2-door hardtop 'Coupe deVille' and it seemed inevitable that 4-door hardtops would soon be introduced. The Cadillac Sedan deVille 4-door arriving in 1956 with equivalents in all GM ranges by that time. From then on Coupe deVille and Sedan deVille cars featured as as premium models in the Cadillac catalogue, although their shared the body of Series 62 Cadillacs.
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Cadillac Coupe deVille 1954 - script. The name 'Coupe deVille' was coined in 1949 to name the new model hardtop, which was essentially a 'non-convertible convertible', or what Europeans might call a Fixed Head Coupe.
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Cadillac Sedan deVille 1956 - badge on front wing
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Cadillac Sedan deVille 1956 - badge on bonnet
Cadillac Coupe deVille 1954 chrome
Cadillac Coupe deVille 1954 - chrome. This feature was first given to the 1953 Cadillac Eldorada Motorama exhibit and then applied to the 1954 production cars.
Cadillac Coupe deVille 1954 front
Cadillac Coupe deVille 1954. The premium 2-door hardtop version of the 1954 Series 62, which cost 12 per cent more than the Series 62 Sport Coupe with the same body.
Cadillac Coupe deVille 1954 rear
Cadillac Coupe deVille 1954. This view shows the smoothly curving backlight (rear window) which was only fitted to the Coupes, and was known as the 'Florentine' style window
Cadillac Coupe deVille 1954 side
Cadillac Coupe deVille 1954. Built on a 129-inch chassis shared with some Buick and Oldsmobile models. The 1954 Cadillac was designed under Edward Glowacke
Cadillac Coupe deVille Ornament
Cadillac Coupe deVille 1954 - Flying Goddess ornament
Cadillac Sedan deVille 1956 front
Cadillac Sedan deVille 1956. The Sedan deVille was a new body style for 1956, essentially a 4-door coupe body, and at 41,000 units it was one of the biggest Cadillac sellers of 1956.
Cadillac Sedan deVille 1956 rear
Cadillac Sedan deVille 1956. The Sedan deVille was a new body style for 1956, essentially a 4-door hardtop body, and at 41,700 units it was one of the biggest Cadillac sellers of 1956. The 4-door sedan only sold 26,200, and the 2-door Coupe deVille 24.000.
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Cadillac Coupe deVille 1954 - taillight fin. One of these taillights opened up as the fuel filler
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Cadillac Coupe deVille 1954 - rear wheel
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