General description :
Nut & Bolt Restored! Cadillac 390ci V8, Automatic w/ OD, PS, PB, Disc, Power Top
1949 Cadillac Series 62 is listed for sale on ClassicDigest in Plymouth by Vanguard Motor Sales for $189900.
Car Facts
Car type : CarMake : CadillacModel : Series 62Engine size : 0.0Model Year : 1949Sub type : ConvertibleLocation : PlymouthVehicle Registration : Undefined
Cadillac was founded in 1902 from the Henry Ford Company by Henry Leland and named the company after Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, founder of Detroit, later to become 'the Automotive capital of the USA'. / Motor city.
First is an attribute closely related to Cadillac's early years;
First to incorporate standardized parts production and thus awarded the Dewar Trophy for the most important advancement of the year in the automobile industry in 1908
First to enable electric starting, ignition, and lighting in 1912
First with clashless Synchro-Mesh manual transmission in 1928
First mass-produced fully automatic transmission, Hydra-Matic, in 1941
After the war Cadillac's emphasis turned to flashy desing peaking in 1959 when they introduced the model renown for its 'Flash Gordon-isque' tailfins.