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Cadillac? · 12:18 PM

Found this while walking downtown this morning. Can anyone here id the make / model / year? It's a big bugger but with beautiful lines and colors....and all that chrome!

**paulh** · 05-23-2016, 12:27 PM

Yes, it's a Caddy, probably a '54 or maybe a '53. The fins didn't get gigantic until about '57. My dad had a '55 ragtop, which looked similar to this one, except with slightly bigger fins and bigger "bullets" in front. I've never seen one this color before - nice shot!

**monochrome** · 05-23-2016, 12:41 PM

1955 Cadillac Series 62 'Coupe de Ville'. The color is either stock or this example is pictured elsewhere on the Internet.
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**pbancr** · 05-23-2016, 01:14 PM

Thanks guys!

**wtlwdwgn** · 05-23-2016, 01:26 PM

BTW. those 'bullets' are known as "Dagmars."

gifthorse · 05-23-2016, 02:02 PM - **1 Like**

Pretty cool car. If you walk around it you won't see a gas cap or filler cover. Between the taillight (red part) and the backup light (white part) is a small round reflector. It's visible in your second pic. If you push the reflector on the left side, the taillight pops up and reveals the gas cap and filler spout under the taillight.

**monochrome** · 05-23-2016, 02:29 PM

Originally posted by wtlwdwgn

BTW. those 'bullets' are known as "Dagmars."

My younger brother referred to them as 'boobies' on my grandmother's Caddy.

3Foot · 06-11-2016, 09:53 PM

One of my favorites. Probably 51-52. You can tell by looking at the tail light glass. They stamped the year on it. The Cadillacs all looked pretty similar from 1950-1953.

gifthorse · 08-08-2016, 04:20 PM

Here's a Caddy cruising around with the tail up.

A close-up.

**eaglem** · 08-08-2016, 04:28 PM

Those were the days............................

**paulh** · 08-08-2016, 04:32 PM

Cool - that was how you accessed the fuel fill IIRC. My dad had a '55 that worked the same way.

gifthorse · 08-08-2016, 04:44 PM

Ah..when I was much younger my family was not in the 1% (still ain't). One of these Caddies was the family car and I remember how embarrassed I was to be seen in such an old uncool barges.......
I'd love to be seen in one of them now.

MarkJerling · 08-08-2016, 04:56 PM

Originally posted by paulh

Yes, it's a Caddy, probably a '54 or maybe a '53. The fins didn't get gigantic until about '57. My dad had a '55 ragtop, which looked similar to this one, except with slightly bigger fins and bigger "bullets" in front. I've never seen one this color before - nice shot!

You're closest. It's a '53. Well spotted.

MarkJerling · 08-08-2016, 05:04 PM - **1 Like**

Most specifically, it's a 1953 Series 6237 Coupe de Ville. (Most people just call it a "series 62".)
It's very nearly identical to the '52 and '54 model year, but '52 had a 3-piece back window. '53 was the first year with a single back window. '53 was also the first year with 12 volt electrics. '54 had slightly different park light trim. '55 had more substantial body changes.

MarkJerling · 08-08-2016, 05:10 PM

And, one more thing: That was the smallest car Cadillac made that year. All the other models were longer!

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05-23-2016, 12:27 PM	#2
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,308	Yes, it's a Caddy, probably a '54 or maybe a '53. The fins didn't get gigantic until about '57. My dad had a '55 ragtop, which looked similar to this one, except with slightly bigger fins and bigger "bullets" in front. I've never seen one this color before - nice shot!

05-23-2016, 12:41 PM	#3
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	1955 Cadillac Series 62 'Coupe de Ville'. The color is either stock or this example is pictured elsewhere on the Internet. .

05-23-2016, 01:14 PM	#4
pbancr Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southeast Connecticut Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,582 Original Poster	Thanks guys!

05-23-2016, 01:26 PM	#5
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,853	BTW. those 'bullets' are known as "Dagmars."

05-23-2016, 02:02 PM - 1 Like	#6
gifthorse Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Nevada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,949	Pretty cool car. If you walk around it you won't see a gas cap or filler cover. Between the taillight (red part) and the backup light (white part) is a small round reflector. It's visible in your second pic. If you push the reflector on the left side, the taillight pops up and reveals the gas cap and filler spout under the taillight.

05-23-2016, 02:29 PM	#7
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by wtlwdwgn BTW. those 'bullets' are known as "Dagmars." My younger brother referred to them as 'boobies' on my grandmother's Caddy.

06-11-2016, 09:53 PM	#8
3Foot New Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 23	One of my favorites. Probably 51-52. You can tell by looking at the tail light glass. They stamped the year on it. The Cadillacs all looked pretty similar from 1950-1953.

08-08-2016, 04:20 PM	#9
gifthorse Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Nevada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,949	Here's a Caddy cruising around with the tail up. A close-up.

08-08-2016, 04:28 PM	#10
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,162	Those were the days............................

08-08-2016, 04:32 PM	#11
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,308	Cool - that was how you accessed the fuel fill IIRC. My dad had a '55 that worked the same way.

08-08-2016, 04:44 PM	#12
gifthorse Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Nevada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,949	Ah..when I was much younger my family was not in the 1% (still ain't). One of these Caddies was the family car and I remember how embarrassed I was to be seen in such an old uncool barges....... I'd love to be seen in one of them now.

08-08-2016, 04:56 PM	#13
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,423	Originally posted by paulh Yes, it's a Caddy, probably a '54 or maybe a '53. The fins didn't get gigantic until about '57. My dad had a '55 ragtop, which looked similar to this one, except with slightly bigger fins and bigger "bullets" in front. I've never seen one this color before - nice shot! You're closest. It's a '53. Well spotted.

08-08-2016, 05:04 PM - 1 Like	#14
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,423	Most specifically, it's a 1953 Series 6237 Coupe de Ville. (Most people just call it a "series 62".) It's very nearly identical to the '52 and '54 model year, but '52 had a 3-piece back window. '53 was the first year with a single back window. '53 was also the first year with 12 volt electrics. '54 had slightly different park light trim. '55 had more substantial body changes.

08-08-2016, 05:10 PM	#15
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,423	And, one more thing: That was the smallest car Cadillac made that year. All the other models were longer!

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