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1954 Cadillac Series 62 Pinin Farina Concept

Norman Granz, a Beverly Hills concert promoter and record producer, had a new Cadillac Series 62 shipped from Detroit to Italy to receive custom coachwork by Pinin Farina (later, simply Pininfarina). The design was similar to the Pinin Farina 200 displayed at the Geneva Exhibit.

The two-door, two-seater roadster had design similarities to its Series 62 siblings and the Lancia Aurelia PF200 Concept. In the front were rounded headlights, similar to the Series 62 (and PF200), and a similar chrome bumper with Dagmars. The round chrome grille was completely different from the Series 62, although Pininfarina retained the Cadillac 'V' positioned within its radiator grille to remind onlookers of its Cadillac heritage. The rear end had similar tail fins to the series 62, a chrome bumper that stretched from side-to-side, dagmars, and a slight boattail trunk. The rear-tail fins and full-length bumper were similar to the PF200, as were the round grille, raked windshield, and similar hood shape. The unique PF200 roadster was the first of a short run of similarly styled cars that Pinin Farina constructed over the next four years, with only the prototype featuring the circular nose, and no two PF200s being identical.

The wheelbase measured 126 inches and the 331 cubic-inch V8 with overhead valves produced 210 horsepower at 4,150 RPM. It was backed by an automatic transmission with column shift controls, braking was handled by power-assisted drums, and the suspension was independent in the front with coil springs. The back featured a live axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs.

Pinin Farina's entry into the United States market had occurred a few years earlier, with high-volume production and collaboration on the Nash-Healey sports car. In 1959 and 1960, Pinin Farina built bodies for the limited-series Cadillac Eldorado Brougham for General Motors. A similar arrangement re-appeared in the late 1980s with the Cadillac Allante.

A pair of unique customs were built by Pininfarina in 1961 in hopes of landing another contract with Cadillac. The two-door and four-door versions were intended replacements for the Eldorado Brougham. The name 'Jacqueline' was chosen in honor of the newly elected President John F. Kennedy's wife. She was glamorous, had a gracious demeanor, a sense of fashion, and was well-liked by the public. Pininfarina hoped that its concept would have similar qualities as the First Lady.

Pinin Farina displayed the Series 62 Cadillac Concept at the 1954 Paris Auto Show.


by Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2020

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