From 1940 to 1964, the Series Sixty-Two (also 62) was the breadwinner of Cadillac’s assortment of products. It was the entry-level model, though hardly sparse, and most confused it with the Coupe de Ville/Sedan de Ville offerings, which were minimally different. The seller has a 1963 Series 62 convertible that has been in a storage container since the 1980s. It was running at the time but had brake issues. Assuming no damage has been caused by small woodland creatures, the car may still be solid after all these years. Still in the box in Manzanola, Colorado, this drop-top is available here on Facebook Marketplace for $29,500.
Seventh-generation 62s arrived in 1961 as Cadillac was phasing out its tailfin era. The fins were still there, but modest and even small compared to the late 1950s benchmark. They were luxurious cars along the lines of the big Buicks and Oldsmobiles and used a 390 cubic inch V8 engine for power. As you would expect, a 3-speed automatic transmission was the only choice by 1963. The Series 62 convertible was a popular pick, finding 17,600 buyers that year.
We don’t know the history of this car, and we get the impression the seller has been buying up storage containers. A video is included in the listing, but it’s of a third-generation Chevy Camaro that may be seeing the light of day for the first time in years. The video has nothing to do with this Caddy. We’re told it’s been locked up since the 1980s, and the odometer reading is unknown because the vehicle is landlocked in the box. A large and rather garish hood ornament is the first thing you see when you pop the doors open.
The Cadillac is one of those “ran when parked” kind of cars. The brakes, not the engine, were the problem. No attempt should be made to start the 62 before changing out all the ancient fluids, and we don’t know if the fuel supply is gummed up. Few physical flaws are noted, and the seller postulates that you could have a $50-70,000 car with a little work. That would explain the asking price that our readers may cough at.
Why the ’64 front turn signals?
Dollar to a donut it’s junkyard stuff. Good catch.
but 63 taillights.
SOLD, according to the listing.
Sweet looking car, wondering how they climbed out of it after putting it in container. Which reminds me… I had a 67 caddy convertible sitting at a friend’s outside garage. This was when beepers were the rage. He sold the house so I went back with 2 batteries and a can of gas, by myself. Oddly, I had only closed the door, while inside, after the batteries were drained to 0. This is when I realized someone stole my door handles… Power windows, mid July, new top… I had to rebirth between the top of the windshield frame, and convertible top frame. Good thing I was sweating like a pig to grease myself up….
I once worked for a company that shipped cars in containers, and it was the skinny guy in the place who had to slither out of the car after we pushed it in. This was in the ’80’s, and we shipped a bunch of older cars to Europe, mostly Sweden, where they were really crazy about classic American iron.
I hear ya! I bought my “little” 1956 Baby Bird from a dealer in Iowa a few years back. Didn’t want to drive a 60+ year old car down interstate highways to home in Louisiana so I had it transported in an enclosed trailer. Now, as small as that car is, they drove it into the trailer and parked it at an “angle”. Upon delivery, the driver told me that I had to back the car out of the trailer ( sounds like a liability issue to me but I ended up doing it anyway ). In my old, over weight self, I had to open the passenger door, roll down the glass ( one time I was thankful they weren’t electric), and climb in climbing over the seat and floor shifter. Got it out with no incident. Have learned to “semi-gracefully” enter/exit the car. Love my Bird but that “extrication” was tough!
This one looks like it was backed in as far as it could go and still open the door. Then it was left in neutral and pushed in the rest of the way – hopefully against some well-placed wheel chocks. 1963 is among my favorite model years for these cars.
Man! Would I like to have a car like this one! My uncle had a 4-door hardtop like this and I felt pretty high falootin every time I got to ride in it. Sometimes, he’d let my Mom use it while he was
traveling to drum up business for
his roofing and coating operation.
Mom would drive him to the airport where he and my uncle Frank would get into Unc’,s plane
and fly to their business meetings
in other states. In the beginning,
they used a war surplus C-47 until
Unc’ traded t in on a twin engine
Cesna like they used on Sky King.
TV show. Even got to “fly it” once
when he let me take the controls
to let me know what flying really
felt like. He showed me how to keep it straight and level while he
stood ready to correct my actions
if I screwed up. Gotta tell ya I felt
10 feet tall and had a good story to tell when I went back to school
on Monday. And for a 10 year old
legally blind kid, that was really
something. I did the same thing
a few years later when my Uncle’s
friend, Kenny Bertram, let me “fly”
his Cesna 172. I like this car for the memories it gives me. And the fact that it’s a ragtop is a real bonus.
Thats a tight fit in that storage container.
I really can’t understand why people that want to sell cars like this don’t include an engine shot. That car does not have a hood release on the inside therefore, you don’t need to get in to unlock the hood. It would’ve been very easy.
Everytime I see one of these Cadillac’s I feel regret Back in 1989 I bought a one owner all original 63′ 2-door Series 62 coupe. White with black and white interior. It had a State Capital parking pass on the windshield. The guy i bought it from was very meticulous about the car. It showed 71,000 miles and looked show room new. He had reciepts for everything,and a log book when he bought gas. Sadly I didn’t have it very long,I sold it to make a house payment. Sold car to a friend and car went to Minnesota,I’m sure it’s thrashed by now. I would definitely buy another one.
whoever gets it is getting a real caddy. black/white too boot
A caddy in a storage container for decades….hope they can identify the body in the trunk with dna
Jimmy Hoffa?
I can just see how the seller thought.
” Oh look now I have a car…oh its a Cadillac…I dont want to go to the effort to take it out and do the work to justify a price in order to see
it. I’ll just go fishing on -ss Crack and see is anyone is (less than intelligent) enough to bite the inadequate hook I set!”
Not hard to lose your faith in people especially when it comes to selling cars.
I’ve sold some seventy cars in my lifetime including a 1960 Cadillac Limo and I would be embarrassed to post this ask anywhere much less on the worthless Marketplace and to boot…post the “unboxing” of a Eighties Camaro instead of the car I’m selling
Go figure.
I’ve always admired the styling of the 63 Cadillac. The car actually has a 4 speed hydramatic transmission.
What makes you think it was a four-speed transmission? My 60 Cadillac with the same engine had a three speed and my 65 was a three speed. It only has three forward position on the gear shifter