Cadillac Series 61
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The Fisher
-bodied Series 61 used a 126 in (3,200.4 mm) wheelbase. It was available as a club coupe or sedan. All Cadillacs shared the same 346 in³ L-head
V8 in 1939, with power at 135 hp (101 kW) and rising to 150 hp (112 kW) for 1941.
V8 as before.
moved to the Series 61's platform, making them very similar apart from this models less-opulent interior and reduced chrome trim.
The new Cadillac OHV
V8 was the big news for 1949, with minor trim differences otherwise. This 331 in³ engine produced 160 hp (119 kW).
For 1951, major styling changes were performed. The cars were lower and sleeker, with longer hoods, and one-piece windshields were fitted. The Series 61 was again a short wheelbase model, having been reduced to 122 in (3,098.8 mm).
The Series 61 was discontinued in the middle of the 1951 model year due to lagging sales.
Fisher Body
Fisher Body is an automobile coachbuilder founded by the Fisher brothers in 1908 in Detroit, Michigan; it is now an operating division of General Motors Company...
-bodied Series 61 used a 126 in (3,200.4 mm) wheelbase. It was available as a club coupe or sedan. All Cadillacs shared the same 346 in³ L-head
Cadillac V8 engine
Cadillac was the first automobile maker to mass produce a V8 engine. The company has produced eight generations of V8s since 1914, and was the last General Motors division to retain its own V8 design.-L-Head:...
V8 in 1939, with power at 135 hp (101 kW) and rising to 150 hp (112 kW) for 1941.
Series 63
The Series 63 was similar to the 61. It was available as a sedan only and rode on the same wheelbase.1942-47
After the War, the Series 61 returned on a 126 in (3,200.4 mm) wheelbase. The engine remained the same 346 in³ L-headCadillac V8 engine
Cadillac was the first automobile maker to mass produce a V8 engine. The company has produced eight generations of V8s since 1914, and was the last General Motors division to retain its own V8 design.-L-Head:...
V8 as before.
1948-1951
The car was restyled in 1948, the first real postwar Cadillac, with tailfins like the Lockheed P-38. The formerly-larger Series 62Cadillac Series 62
The Series 62 was a series of cars produced by Cadillac, designed to replace the Series 61 in 1940. It remained in production through 1964, having been renamed Series 6200, when it was replaced by the Cadillac Calais name.-1940–1941:...
moved to the Series 61's platform, making them very similar apart from this models less-opulent interior and reduced chrome trim.
The new Cadillac OHV
Cadillac V8 engine
Cadillac was the first automobile maker to mass produce a V8 engine. The company has produced eight generations of V8s since 1914, and was the last General Motors division to retain its own V8 design.-L-Head:...
V8 was the big news for 1949, with minor trim differences otherwise. This 331 in³ engine produced 160 hp (119 kW).
For 1951, major styling changes were performed. The cars were lower and sleeker, with longer hoods, and one-piece windshields were fitted. The Series 61 was again a short wheelbase model, having been reduced to 122 in (3,098.8 mm).
The Series 61 was discontinued in the middle of the 1951 model year due to lagging sales.