impact and charm
1941 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible Sedan
The 1941 Series 62 line included Cadillac's final convertible sedan, a handsome design hand-built using modified sedan body panels, with the result that each was essentially a "semi-custom" body. Perhaps unsurprisingly, just 400 examples were produced. With a hefty $1,965 price tag, sans options, the convertible sedan was by far the most expensive member of the Series 62 lineup.
Exterior
- •126-inch-wheelbase chassis
- •One-piece hood that comes down lower in front and extended sideways to the fenders
- •New rectangular, tombstone-shaped grille that was wider and protruded forward in the middle
- •A rectangular panel of louver trim found on each side of the hood
- •Rectangular parking lights integrated into the upper corners of the grille
- •Headlamps built into the front corners of the fenders, right above the round turn-signal lamps
- •Three chrome spears run horizontally on all four fenders
- •Fender skirts were standard on most models
- •Slotted 15x7-inch steel wheels were standard
Interior
- •Manual column shifter
- •Dark tan leather interior
- •Vent windows
Accessories
Mechanical
- •346 CID L-Head V-8 Engine
- •Single Downdraft Carburetor
- •150 BHP at 3,400 RPM
- •Three-speed synchromesh manual transmission was standard, but for an extra $110, buyers could get the new Hydra-Matic, which went in about 30 percent of all Cadillacs that year
- •Hydraulic drum brakes at all four corners
- •Independent Coil-Spring Front Suspension
- •Semi-Floating Rear Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs