1961 Cadillac Series 62 Short Deck Sedan [6299C]

1961 Cadillac Series 62 [6299C] in Dancer in the Dark, Movie, 2000

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
Weasel1984 ◊ 2007-08-15 23:21
DynaMike ◊ 2007-08-16 00:02	I'd say it's a 1961 model, not a 1962 (because of the horizontal rearlights).
car nerd ◊ 2007-08-16 00:27	DynaMike wrote I'd say it's a 1961 model, not a 1962 (because of the horizontal rearlights). I agree. It's a 1961...either a Series 62 Sedan or a Sedan de Ville.
Buc84 ◊ 2007-08-16 01:28	I also think it's the rare "short deck" model,IIRC it was called the "Park Avenue",they were 6 or 8 inches shorter in the back than the "regular" ones....I've only seen two of these "in person" in my life,and the last one was in a small Wrecking Yard?(It had burned underhood/inside)
firebird86 ◊ 2007-08-16 06:06	The short deck model was called the Town Sedan, which ever it is, Series 62 or a DeVille, its a Six Window Style.
MrCadillac ◊ 2007-08-16 06:46	I tend to agree with "Buc84". This seems to be a shortened 1961 4-door model, leaving only the short-deck "Town Sedan", style #6399C, of which only 3,756 units were built.
62imperial ◊ 2010-02-21 06:24	That's the one - my boss has two of them (I like to call them "Manx Cads"!). They weren't called Park Avenue until 1962.