Chuck Jordan designed a new body for 1961. But underneath the body the 1961 Cadillac was very much the same cas the 1959 winged monsters. Bill Mitchell was in charge of design by the time the 1962 updates were created and he insisted on a grille change for 1962. Chuck Jordan revised the Cadillacs for 1963, giving it a leaner look after the 1961 Lincoln. A Chevrolet hardtop roof was grafted onto the 1963 Coupe deVille.
Cadillac Sedan deVille 1962 - badge on rear wing
Cadillac Coupe deVille 1961. The Coupe deVille and the Series 62 Coupe shared the same 129.5-inch wheelbase body, but the deVille was trimmed to a higher level.
Cadillac Coupe deVille 1961. The new Chuck Jordan body for 1961 retained wings similar to 1960, and rear lamps now turned horizontal. The wings would diminish with each year.
Cadillac Sedan deVille 1962. For 1962 the Sedan deVille was offered as a 4-window models, as this example, and also as a 6-window model. The 4-window model now had blind c-pillars rather than glazed. It was built on a 129.5-inch wheelbase.
Cadillac Series 62 1961 Coupe. General Motors introduced a new C-body for 1961 which was given to the Cadillac Model 62 and the Deville range on a 129.5-inch wheelbase. The Sixty-Two 2-door Coupe body was also used for the Coupe deVille, but in 1963 a new 2-door hardtop body was introduced as the Sixty-Two Coupe.
