Dunstan Blue 59 Cadillac

[Ken Perry's Photography]

Here is a a pic of a 59 Cadillac 62 series convertible. Thought you guys might like to see it.

Kenneth perry

[Blade]

Looks like an original ad - thanks!

I wonder if anyone knows why they only made the Eldos and the 62s in convertible but not the DeVilles?

[Ken Perry's Photography]

I have wondered why they didn't make a de Ville convertible my self. I guess that they just didn't want to come up  with a new name

Kenneth Perry

[David Greenburg]

also, the 62 series convertibles were already comparable to the de Villes in terms of interiors and features (e.g., standard leather, front armrest power windows)

[bjorn1230]

The Series 62 Convertible became the DeVille Convertible in 1964. Before '64 it still featured the DeVille interior in all leather just to make it confusing (?)

[Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621]

The original intention of the term "DeVille" was to indicate the car was a hardtop body style rather interior appointment. As all Cadillacs became hardtops in 1957, the term "DeVille" began to indicate trim level rather than body style. Therefore calling a convertible a "DeVille" would have been a contradiction of terms. Since the decor of Series 62 Convertible was virtually identical to their DeVille counterparts since 1949 and all closed models became hardtops in 1957, it would've made much more sense to call Cadillac's entry level droptop a "DeVille Convertible" beginning in the 1957 model year.

At this point we can only speculate, but perhaps the Division may have felt the redesignation may have resulted in some confusion. In any case it really would have made much more sense to have held off the renaming to "DeVille Convertible" until 1965 rather than 1964, which would coincide with with major styling change of that year as well as the replacement of the Series 62 with Calais models.