Another great car, thanks Jay. I was 6yo when these first appeared in dealer showrooms, and was already a car fanatic. I remember liking the straight tail fins better than the 61’s slightly curved fins. WYR#1: 62 Cadillac. WYR#2: Tough choice, almost a tie, 62 Olds Starfire. Interesting underhood restomod: air conditioning compressor has been swapped from A6, axial 6cyl type, to later model R4, radial 4cyl type. Happy Trails, see you on the next one!😎❤
To this day that Starfire holds its position as one of the best-looking cars from GM. I will also include the complete 1965 model year for the Pontiac Motor Division. But that 62 Starfire is gorgeous
Yes Cadillac was the one that introduced cornering lights on the 1962 models. Remember almost 50 years before that, Cadillac was the first to have an electric starter and electric headlights! The list goes on and on where Cadillac was the first.
Jay…a personal story about my mom’s ‘62 Sedan de Ville. My dad’s good friend owned the local Lincoln-Mercury dealership and had many customers that bought new cars each year. You know, doctors, lawyers, businessmen. So John had just sold a guy a new ‘63 Continental in October. He immediately called my dad to tell him of the like new Cadillac he took on trade. My dad went down and picked the car up and traded in my mom’s Pontiac, so he took the Caddy down to her work and dropped the car next to the Pontiac, going in and asking one of her co-workers to retrieve the keys from her desk. Back then, all GM keys looked the same, so she really didn’t know he had switched cars. She figured it out when the Cadillac was the only car left in the parking lot. She drives it home and goes to to put it in the garage…but it wouldn’t fit. The garage doors wouldn’t close…the fins and the skags hung out too far. All of our family told my dad we were truly “white trash” when our car was too big for the garage. 😂😂😂 This was class. Back when driving a Cadillac meant you had arrived. Watch “Mad Men”, when Don goes down to buy a new ‘62 Coupe de Ville. Or the movie “Tin Men”, with Richard Dreyfuss and Danny DeVito. They all drove Cadillacs to impress their customers.
Those rectangular lights you call back up lights are Not back up lights. They are tail lights. At night when turned on the entire light is red. However if you shift to reverse, the bottom half of the tail light becomes the back up light. The top half remains red. I don’t know how they did it but it is an ingenious design.
I was going to say the same thing. I believe they used an actual red bulb, but I have never seen one. I don't think they turn on with the brakes, either. Just taillights.
Those clear taillights from 62-66 had a red filter behind the clear lens for the tail, stop signal bulb to light the clear lens red, and the back up bulb was exposed to light up white light through the lens. Some 1965 Chrysler New Yorkers had the clear tail light setup also.
Once drove a '63 Sedan de Ville HT. It was about 40 years old at the time, a completely unrestored survivor. First impression, it was long, low and lean in original metallic green. Second, space, and the dashboard layout of gauges plus a line of all chrome controls all the way to the glove box. Third treat, it gracefully moved nearly silent with authority and confidence. Yes, it had those subtle fins top and bottom.
Hi Jay! Those Cadillacs were classy vehicles! There was an ad campaign in the early sixties, that compared various Cadillac models with jewelry, those ran regularly in National Geographic and other magazines. WYR 1962 Lincoln, 1962 Cadillac.
This is my favorite generation of Cadillac. That being said, I would rather have the 1962 Lincoln. Those are among my all time favorite automobiles ever.
You are not alone. The 60s Lincoln became an icon for just about everything good. Kinda like the Edsel did for everything bad. And by the way, I happen to like the Edsel too.
61 started the redo but wasn't finished, 62 finished it, lowered fins , it a very nice looking car and just as pretty as a 62 Lincoln Continental. I really miss cornering light's on cars. My grandparents had a really nice looking 62 Cadillac Coupe DeVille, I really liked it
I like most all of the large GM autos of the '60's, and as far as Cadillacs, the '62 has always been a favorite, and this one is a beautiful example! I have to say the '66 would probably be my most favorite, which I believe that was one parked next to this one. In the first WYR, all great IMO, I'd go wth this one, but I do like the Lincolns also, and I really wouldn't mind having that beautiful Electra 225 conv. either in the second scenario! 😎
My 1952 Jaguar XK120 had dual master cylinder brakes, torsion bar front springs, and two six volt batteries in series for a 12volt system. This was a fixed head coupe and I could put my hand out the driver’s window, reach back 28:19 and touch the rear tire. A nice car but not easy to work on
Great job! I'm a Ford man so I don't seem to retain some of the details of GM vehicles. But the 1962 Cadillac is a beautiful car both inside and out. By 62, Cadillac had become less gaudy and tacky and that's a good thing. I do tend to forget the subtle differences between the 61, and 62, so I seem to need regular reviews of which is which and your video does a great job of highlighting those differences. The best way for me to remember is by checking out the back up lights. They are beautiful I'm both years, but the 62 mounts them vertically vs the 61's horizontal. The way that I remember is the 62 vertical lights are a taste of what's to come in the following years. The 61, and 62 are both beautiful cars that fit their roll parked at upscale country clubs across the country. The dash has a beautiful look with all the controls placed in all the right places, and the dash really looks like it belongs in a top American luxury car. As the years rolled by, that became a major issue for me and Cadillac. The dashboards became very dull and boring. It used idiot lights instead of gauges and they were always back lit with boring white lights, while Lincoln and Imperial used beautiful aqua blue colored lights, Imperial used what Chrysler called Panelesent lighting with no light bulbs at all it was truly memorizing. My favorite 60s Cadillacs are the 65, and 66 model years. They are beautiful and elegant, not at all in the tacky Cadillac tradition. They really look like money. By 1962, the Lincoln Continental became the icon of award winning styling that defined 60s American luxury cars, maybe even the world, they still are today. The 1964 Imperial raised the bar with just enough sheetmetal styling that is fit for royalty. They have such elegant lines that to me is the best looking American luxury car that rolled out of Detroit. In 1965 and 66, the look even got better with their headlights under glass with a thin gold line in the glass surrounding the headlights. The cars I would rather have in order, 1and 2: The Continental, 3: the Oldsmobile Starfire. That was one of the best-looking cars ever made by General Motors, it has it all. A very rare statement for a GM car. Like I said you did a great job with this video. I love our beloved, and beautiful American cars, and as I get older I appreciate them even more. As a kid I never liked or understood the 1958 Ford Fairlane. The 57 and 59s are on most people's all-time favorites list, especially the 59. Man I have loved them since I was 5 years old when I was becoming an American car Gearhead. I can now say I like and understand the 58 Ford. To be honest, I never saw that coming.
Good coverage, I liked this show Jay. I’ve had a ‘63 and a ‘64 Cadillac back in 1979. Never a ‘62 though. But this time I think I would prefer the Chrysler Imperial. But definitely the Cadillac in the second scenario.
I've got three Cadillacs in my garage. I think I would give them up for the series 62. Has been my favorite year caddy for a long, long time. (But not red)
Another great video, Jay! Those wheel covers remind me of the 8-bolt Pontiac wheels, except without the lug nuts. Someone has put a few $$ into that car. The A/C has a more modern, but crappier design compressor, and I think the alternator replaced the original generator. I'm wondering if the alternator conversion necessitated a different P/S pump location, since I don't remember them being up so high. Another commenter pointed out that the 'back-up lights' turn red with the taillights on, but I don't know how they did that. Separate red bulb is my guess. WYR= Continental, of course, and Olds Starfire. I would need a Garage Mahal to store them! NTT= uhhhh, IDK. Beautiful car there!
I'm sure I have already regaled you with my stories of having a 65 De Ville convertible way back in 80! I was young and dumb and didn't know what to look for in old cars, much less what to do when I found the problems, but I loved that car, even with it's problems! It was the same color combo as this one, and was loaded with everything but cruise control. I named her Lady Diana! Alas, I sold her for half of what I paid, again, young and dumb, and of course there was a woman involved in the decision. Now, regretfully, Lady Di is gone, NOT regretfully, the woman is gone! I still miss Lady Di, not the other one. I could have it totally restored by now. Did, I mention being young and dumb??? WYR 1: You are an a**hole for trying to force me to pick, I LOVE all of them, I can't do it! 2: no contest, Starfire!!!! Great vid as always Jay!
Hahaha is it possible to choose all of them? I wasn't trying to be a jerk face per se I just like making the options hard so you have to think about what you would rather have.
62 Caddy 62 Buick because I owned a 62 Invicta ragtop My dad had a caddy. I was young when he got it new but IIRC it was a 61 Sedan DeVille. He ended up trading it in for a new 63 Lincoln Continental. It was a far more refined auto with a smoother ride. More options and a bigger engine. Plus it had suicide doors! The only problem was the Lincoln fell apart quickly. He had many issues with it. Anytime my dad tried to take it in to the local Ford dealer when something went wrong with it he was told you have to take that to the Lincoln dealer only they know how to fix these properly. So many issues ruined what was otherwise a nice car. Maybe he got a lemon I don't know but he got rid of it pretty quick.
First round goes to #3 Cadillac, #2 Lincoln, #1 is Imperial, no questions when it comes to quality, class, rarity. Price, and popoularity is a different story; Cadillac wins everytime, but the real money is, and always has been on Lincoln. I say that as a Cadillac man having owned one Lincoln.
On the dashes at 4.07, I'm going out on a limb that the top dash is a 1961-62 and the lower dash is from 1963-64 judging by the speedometer/gauges layout. and the radio head placement. On the 1st person view over the hood, the chrome molding along the top of the fender conceals the fender-to-hood gap and there are no turn indicators in the speedometer face. There is an amber light in the back of the kickup at the front of the fender molding that serves as turn indicator. You are correct in this is the earliest car equipped with the cornering lights. they were a Cadillac exclusive in 1962 and the other GM divisions could use them starting in 1963, when Buick and Olds offered them. In the underhood, that is not the original A.C. compressor. That pancake style compressor was introduced in the mid-1970s. The correct, original compressor will be the A6 compressor, that is about a foot long.
Same here, I remember getting a phone call from a friend when I wasn’t home. Mom took the call and informed me that a friend had called to let me know a transporter was delivering new models to the dodge dealer. Just about every kid my age rode down to check them out. Remember the swivel bucket seats! Sales men were afraid to kick us out hoping we’d talk our dad into trading. Lots of people traded every year or two back then.
When I was a toddler in the early 1950’s my Dad carried me around on our walks. That’s how I learned all the car makes and models. I would have been 2-3 based on where we lived. Of course, back then we had the BIG THREE, Nash, Studebaker and Packard. Today, I need to see a logo up close to identify most makes, and cryptic model designations are a mystery. They used to use relatable names, and one could distinguish, by the amount of chrome, entry level from upper end models.
In the 1st scenario, I'd go for the Imperial. It's unique styling makes it stand out. With it's standard 413 V8, it would leave any Caddy in the dust. In the 2nd scenario, I'd go for the Caddy. It probably had a smaller engine than the other two, but it had a far superior automatic transmission. Plus, it's a Cadillac.
I stand corrected. Wikipedia says that Cadillac switched to dual master cylinders for 1962. From the other comments, I was correct about the AC compressor.
Jay, please allow me to make a very small correction to your fine presentation. By 1962, the automatic high beam dimming system had been upgraded by GM, from the old Autronic Eye, to the newer and improved Guide-Matic, which this car has. Also, many Cadillacs made in the '20s and '30's used Pilot Ray driving lights which were connected to the steering arms and acted as cornering lights when the steering wheel was turned. I'm pretty sure that Pilot Ray lamps were made by the GM Guide Light Division. As for me, I'm very happy to have recently scored a complete set of repo Guide T-3 headlights for my 1969 Buick. BTW, the Autronic Eye to Guide-Matic story is an interesting piece of GM history. I grew up during the years when all that was happening.
This Caddy is modified under the hood. The R4 A/C compressor wasn't made until about a decade later. The hoses won't work in a system using R134a freon. I believe a 1962 Cadillac still used a generator. The alternator wasn't used with GM until 1963 and first used in the new C2 Corvette.
if I'm just going for a ride as a passenger in someone else's solid, quiet '62 Lincoln, I'd go in that. If I were starring in a Cadillac dealer TV commercial, I'd drive the '62 Imperial cross country for the appearance.
2:15 Far more surprising is that a Cadiddle-Yak came with black sidewall tires in 1962. That was also the first year for the dual master cylinder in AMC/Rambler cars. WYR1: The '62 Lincoln wasn't quite as startlingly fresh as the '61, but it was still the cleanest look among the luxury models and barely edges out the Imperial. Not a fan of the Caddy. WYR2: My trombone tutor in the late sixties had a '62 Starfire, traded it for a Camaro about '68. The Deuce-and-a-Quarter looks just a bit too much like an Invicta or a LeSabre. If we're staying with GM, I would favor the Catalina or the Impala, probably the latter.
I’d rather have the Buick. As for the luxury trio, I’d rather have the Lincoln, but I do love the Cadillac, I mean I really love the Caddy, I just like the Buick and the Lincoln just a bit more!
I'd pick the Cadillac in both of the scenarios. I would take the Olds Starfire in the second but the transmissions are junk. To the interior, I like the steering wheel of the 61 but the overall dash of the 62. I love the 62 Cadillacs but would not want a convertible. Thanks for a great car.
Out of all the Cadillacs produced between 1961-1964, I always thought the ‘62s were the best looking. Keeping that in mind, for WYR it’s either the Lincoln or the Cadillac for the first scenario. However, the Oldsmobile Starfire wins the second scenario…I thought the ‘62 was the best Starfire. Is this a survivor car? I see just enough blemishes to think that it is, but it’s very well kept if it is. So, I wish we knew this car’s history.
I really like the exterior of this car, minus the gangster whitewalls. The interior not so much. The interior looks shabby. I love the Starfire, one of the best designs of that year.
Eh there is more than one way to stop you can down shift I once had to drive my 52 Chevy 1 ton without brakes single master cylinder I didn't go over 35 because I live in a hilly area but drove 16 miles without brakes and used the transmission to stop to come to a complete stop put in 1st or second and turn key off
It must have been really awkward saying "The new Cadillac series Sixty Two for 1963!!" They should have ditched the 6X naming convention before the end of the 1950s. It reminds me of the 1990s when everyone and his mother was selling something with "2000" in the model name.
You’re right. If you look closely, there’s a “DELPHI” sticker on the compressor. Nice swap out of the A-6 Harrison compressor, though. It looks to be from the 90’s.
@Matt_from_Florida I remember these being used on the big RWD Cadillacs into the 1990's. Mom's Fleetwood Brougham had a R-4. Much more efficient and lighter weight than the old axial units.
@Matt_from_Florida I'm not sure...I bought a Grand Cherokee in 1993, and it was one of the first ones with R-134. Everything I've found online says R-12 was discontinued on cars after 1994 and manufacturers (that agreed to the Montreal Protocol) were banned from producing R-12. That doesn't mean you couldn't get it in Meh-HEE-ko after 1996. How do I know? 😁😁😁
I find it so funny, buy a bare bones Studebaker Lark and you get Inside Hood release! Buy a Cadillac that costs 3 times as much as the Lark and you get an outside steal your battery version!
About finger tip width which is something I should've addressed that it was adequate back there but it's more of a you and your date out on the town car, back seat is for coats
You are welcome. Studebaker also introduced dual circuit brakes around the same time, but I can't remember for which model year. It has been a long time since I was a Studebaker parts man. @@kirbywaite1586
Jay, as always another great video. 1962 was the first year for Cadillac's new combination taillight, brake light, turn siginal and backup light covered with a clear lens housed in the new chevron shaped chrome bumper ends. Could you do a video of the 1966 Cadillac Sedan deVille hardtop sitting next to the '62? I have a car identical to that one.
Those rectangular lights you call back up lights are Not back up lights. They are tail lights. At night when turned on the entire light is red. However if you shift to reverse, the bottom half of the tail light becomes the back up light. The top half remains red. I don’t know how they did it but it is an ingenious design.
0:15 Danny Thomas founds St. Jude's ... I don't know everything, but from what I can tell, Danny Thomas was a good man.
I never realized Cadillac was so early with the dual master cylinder. That was a good 5 years ahead of most others.
AMC also used dual master cyls in 62. Possibly Studebaker too, can't remember. All cars 67 and newer have them, by law.
@@61rampy65 I am so behind the times! :) Thanks for the update.
@@61rampy65Hudson had some something similar a different way for decades, they had mechanical rods to back up the hydraulic brakes.
That's good to know coming down off the continental divide in a 3 ton car.
Another great car, thanks Jay. I was 6yo when these first appeared in dealer showrooms, and was already a car fanatic. I remember liking the straight tail fins better than the 61’s slightly curved fins. WYR#1: 62 Cadillac. WYR#2: Tough choice, almost a tie, 62 Olds Starfire. Interesting underhood restomod: air conditioning compressor has been swapped from A6, axial 6cyl type, to later model R4, radial 4cyl type. Happy Trails, see you on the next one!😎❤
I would love that Starfire convertible! Thank you for posting another great video! 😊
From a professional mechanic's point of view ! There is nothing more scarier than a car with a single piston brake master cylinder !
Thank you so much for watching happy you dig this one
To this day that Starfire holds its position as one of the best-looking cars from GM. I will also include the complete 1965 model year for the Pontiac Motor Division. But that 62 Starfire is gorgeous
I enjoyed the video of this handsome car. I'd choose the Caddy in the both scenarios but the Starfire is a close second.
Sweet choices
Yes Cadillac was the one that introduced cornering lights on the 1962 models. Remember almost 50 years before that, Cadillac was the first to have an electric starter and electric headlights! The list goes on and on where Cadillac was the first.
WYR: All of them.
The fins on a 1962 Cadillac look amazing, but nothing compares to a 1959 Cadillac.
Jay…a personal story about my mom’s ‘62 Sedan de Ville. My dad’s good friend owned the local Lincoln-Mercury dealership and had many customers that bought new cars each year. You know, doctors, lawyers, businessmen.
So John had just sold a guy a new ‘63 Continental in October. He immediately called my dad to tell him of the like new Cadillac he took on trade. My dad went down and picked the car up and traded in my mom’s Pontiac, so he took the Caddy down to her work and dropped the car next to the Pontiac, going in and asking one of her co-workers to retrieve the keys from her desk. Back then, all GM keys looked the same, so she really didn’t know he had switched cars.
She figured it out when the Cadillac was the only car left in the parking lot. She drives it home and goes to to put it in the garage…but it wouldn’t fit. The garage doors wouldn’t close…the fins and the skags hung out too far. All of our family told my dad we were truly “white trash” when our car was too big for the garage.
😂😂😂
This was class. Back when driving a Cadillac meant you had arrived. Watch “Mad Men”, when Don goes down to buy a new ‘62 Coupe de Ville. Or the movie “Tin Men”, with Richard Dreyfuss and Danny DeVito. They all drove Cadillacs to impress their customers.
Ha! That's a great story!
I'm with Ethel Merman in "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World"... "Drive faster! We're in the Imperial, we should be in front!"
@@HelpingHand-ic4wt Ethel was the real star of that movie.
Thank you so much for sharing those memories in that story =)
And Dad said -
Mom deserves it.
Beautiful old Caddy one of my favorites also stunning color with white interior and red exterior
Totally agree and the lines on this are just so nice =)
Those rectangular lights you call back up lights are Not back up lights. They are tail lights. At night when turned on the entire light is red. However if you shift to reverse, the
bottom half of the tail light becomes the back up light. The top half remains red. I don’t know how they did it but it is an ingenious design.
Awesome thank you so much for that correction =)
You're right papapa! I remember them.
I was going to say the same thing. I believe they used an actual red bulb, but I have never seen one. I don't think they turn on with the brakes, either. Just taillights.
Those clear taillights from 62-66 had a red filter behind the clear lens for the tail, stop signal bulb to light the clear lens red, and the back up bulb was exposed to light up white light through the lens.
Some 1965 Chrysler New Yorkers had the clear tail light setup also.
@@bparksiii6171 Makes perfect sense. Thanks!
Once drove a '63 Sedan de Ville HT. It was about 40 years old at the time, a completely unrestored survivor. First impression, it was long, low and lean in original metallic green. Second, space, and the dashboard layout of gauges plus a line of all chrome controls all the way to the glove box. Third treat, it gracefully moved nearly silent with authority and confidence. Yes, it had those subtle fins top and bottom.
Sweet =)
Hi Jay! Those Cadillacs were classy vehicles! There was an ad campaign in the early sixties, that compared various Cadillac models with jewelry, those ran regularly in National Geographic and other magazines. WYR 1962 Lincoln, 1962 Cadillac.
Sweet choices
Very nice……wow all of that in 62! ….keep up the good show
people seem to forget we were doing the twist to all that in '62. Smoking and drinking, too, oh my!
@@HelpingHand-ic4wtNot to mention we were in Space orbiting the Earth, by 1962!
This is my favorite generation of Cadillac. That being said, I would rather have the 1962 Lincoln. Those are among my all time favorite automobiles ever.
Awesome choice
You are not alone. The 60s Lincoln became an icon for just about everything good. Kinda like the Edsel did for everything bad. And by the way, I happen to like the Edsel too.
@@williammaceri8244 I agree with you regarding the Edsel. When I was young, I thought Edsel's were ugly. Now I think they are under appreciated.
61 started the redo but wasn't finished, 62 finished it, lowered fins , it a very nice looking car and just as pretty as a 62 Lincoln Continental. I really miss cornering light's on cars. My grandparents had a really nice looking 62 Cadillac Coupe DeVille, I really liked it
I like most all of the large GM autos of the '60's, and as far as Cadillacs, the '62 has always been a favorite, and this one is a beautiful example! I have to say the '66 would probably be my most favorite, which I believe that was one parked next to this one. In the first WYR, all great IMO, I'd go wth this one, but I do like the Lincolns also, and I really wouldn't mind having that beautiful Electra 225 conv. either in the second scenario! 😎
My 1952 Jaguar XK120 had dual master cylinder brakes, torsion bar front springs, and two six volt batteries in series for a 12volt system. This was a fixed head coupe and I could put my hand out the driver’s window, reach back 28:19 and touch the rear tire. A nice car but not easy to work on
Interesting note: The British call those wipers Clap Hands! I like it!
Great job! I'm a Ford man so I don't seem to retain some of the details of GM vehicles. But the 1962 Cadillac is a beautiful car both inside and out. By 62, Cadillac had become less gaudy and tacky and that's a good thing. I do tend to forget the subtle differences between the 61, and 62, so I seem to need regular reviews of which is which and your video does a great job of highlighting those differences. The best way for me to remember is by checking out the back up lights. They are beautiful I'm both years, but the 62 mounts them vertically vs the 61's horizontal. The way that I remember is the 62 vertical lights are a taste of what's to come in the following years. The 61, and 62 are both beautiful cars that fit their roll parked at upscale country clubs across the country. The dash has a beautiful look with all the controls placed in all the right places, and the dash really looks like it belongs in a top American luxury car. As the years rolled by, that became a major issue for me and Cadillac. The dashboards became very dull and boring. It used idiot lights instead of gauges and they were always back lit with boring white lights, while Lincoln and Imperial used beautiful aqua blue colored lights, Imperial used what Chrysler called Panelesent lighting with no light bulbs at all it was truly memorizing. My favorite 60s Cadillacs are the 65, and 66 model years. They are beautiful and elegant, not at all in the tacky Cadillac tradition. They really look like money. By 1962, the Lincoln Continental became the icon of award winning styling that defined 60s American luxury cars, maybe even the world, they still are today. The 1964 Imperial raised the bar with just enough sheetmetal styling that is fit for royalty. They have such elegant lines that to me is the best looking American luxury car that rolled out of Detroit. In 1965 and 66, the look even got better with their headlights under glass with a thin gold line in the glass surrounding the headlights. The cars I would rather have in order, 1and 2: The Continental, 3: the Oldsmobile Starfire. That was one of the best-looking cars ever made by General Motors, it has it all. A very rare statement for a GM car. Like I said you did a great job with this video. I love our beloved, and beautiful American cars, and as I get older I appreciate them even more. As a kid I never liked or understood the 1958 Ford Fairlane. The 57 and 59s are on most people's all-time favorites list, especially the 59. Man I have loved them since I was 5 years old when I was becoming an American car Gearhead. I can now say I like and understand the 58 Ford. To be honest, I never saw that coming.
Good coverage, I liked this show Jay. I’ve had a ‘63 and a ‘64 Cadillac back in 1979. Never a ‘62 though. But this time I think I would prefer the Chrysler Imperial. But definitely the Cadillac in the second scenario.
I've got three Cadillacs in my garage. I think I would give them up for the series 62. Has been my favorite year caddy for a long, long time. (But not red)
First year for Cadillac Cornering Lights.
Another great video, Jay! Those wheel covers remind me of the 8-bolt Pontiac wheels, except without the lug nuts. Someone has put a few $$ into that car. The A/C has a more modern, but crappier design compressor, and I think the alternator replaced the original generator. I'm wondering if the alternator conversion necessitated a different P/S pump location, since I don't remember them being up so high. Another commenter pointed out that the 'back-up lights' turn red with the taillights on, but I don't know how they did that. Separate red bulb is my guess. WYR= Continental, of course, and Olds Starfire. I would need a Garage Mahal to store them! NTT= uhhhh, IDK. Beautiful car there!
I'm sure I have already regaled you with my stories of having a 65 De Ville convertible way back in 80! I was young and dumb and didn't know what to look for in old cars, much less what to do when I found the problems, but I loved that car, even with it's problems! It was the same color combo as this one, and was loaded with everything but cruise control. I named her Lady Diana! Alas, I sold her for half of what I paid, again, young and dumb, and of course there was a woman involved in the decision. Now, regretfully, Lady Di is gone, NOT regretfully, the woman is gone! I still miss Lady Di, not the other one. I could have it totally restored by now. Did, I mention being young and dumb???
WYR 1: You are an a**hole for trying to force me to pick, I LOVE all of them, I can't do it! 2: no contest, Starfire!!!!
Great vid as always Jay!
Hahaha is it possible to choose all of them? I wasn't trying to be a jerk face per se I just like making the options hard so you have to think about what you would rather have.
62 Caddy
62 Buick because I owned a 62 Invicta ragtop
My dad had a caddy. I was young when he got it new but IIRC it was a 61 Sedan DeVille. He ended up trading it in for a new 63 Lincoln Continental. It was a far more refined auto with a smoother ride. More options and a bigger engine. Plus it had suicide doors!
The only problem was the Lincoln fell apart quickly. He had many issues with it. Anytime my dad tried to take it in to the local Ford dealer when something went wrong with it he was told you have to take that to the Lincoln dealer only they know how to fix these properly.
So many issues ruined what was otherwise a nice car. Maybe he got a lemon I don't know but he got rid of it pretty quick.
First round goes to #3 Cadillac, #2 Lincoln, #1 is Imperial, no questions when it comes to quality, class, rarity. Price, and popoularity is a different story; Cadillac wins everytime, but the real money is, and always has been on Lincoln. I say that as a Cadillac man having owned one Lincoln.
Caddy for your Daddy ...Ain't No Contest when it comes to the best.
Haha nice
Cat daddy
On the dashes at 4.07, I'm going out on a limb that the top dash is a 1961-62 and the lower dash is from 1963-64 judging by the speedometer/gauges layout. and the radio head placement.
On the 1st person view over the hood, the chrome molding along the top of the fender conceals the fender-to-hood gap and there are no turn indicators in the speedometer face. There is an amber light in the back of the kickup at the front of the fender molding that serves as turn indicator.
You are correct in this is the earliest car equipped with the cornering lights. they were a Cadillac exclusive in 1962 and the other GM divisions could use them starting in 1963, when Buick and Olds offered them.
In the underhood, that is not the original A.C. compressor. That pancake style compressor was introduced in the mid-1970s. The correct, original compressor will be the A6 compressor, that is about a foot long.
Cadillac 6 windows e sedan for both. My grand father had a 1962 Sedan Deviille he bought around 1970 for $700.
Sweet choice
We had a 59. I rode my Schwinn Varsity to the Cadillac dealer to see the 62’s when they arrived.
Same here, I remember getting a phone call from a friend when I wasn’t home. Mom took the call and informed me that a friend had called to let me know a transporter was delivering new models to the dodge dealer. Just about every kid my age rode down to check them out. Remember the swivel bucket seats!
Sales men were afraid to kick us out hoping we’d talk our dad into trading. Lots of people traded every year or two back then.
When I was a toddler in the early 1950’s my Dad carried me around on our walks. That’s how I learned all the car makes and models. I would have been 2-3 based on where we lived. Of course, back then we had the BIG THREE, Nash, Studebaker and Packard. Today, I need to see a logo up close to identify most makes, and cryptic model designations are a mystery. They used to use relatable names, and one could distinguish, by the amount of chrome, entry level from upper end models.
Super smooth!
What a car....what a car! I would take the Imperial and the 62 62.
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In the 1st scenario, I'd go for the Imperial. It's unique styling makes it stand out. With it's standard 413 V8, it would leave any Caddy in the dust.
In the 2nd scenario, I'd go for the Caddy. It probably had a smaller engine than the other two, but it had a far superior automatic transmission. Plus, it's a Cadillac.
15:00 That dual master cylinder looks like an upgrade. The AC compressor also looks newer than the car.
I stand corrected. Wikipedia says that Cadillac switched to dual master cylinders for 1962. From the other comments, I was correct about the AC compressor.
Jay, please allow me to make a very small correction to your fine presentation. By 1962, the automatic high beam dimming system had been upgraded by GM, from the old Autronic Eye, to the newer and improved Guide-Matic, which this car has. Also, many Cadillacs made in the '20s and '30's used Pilot Ray driving lights which were connected to the steering arms and acted as cornering lights when the steering wheel was turned. I'm pretty sure that Pilot Ray lamps were made by the GM Guide Light Division. As for me, I'm very happy to have recently scored a complete set of repo Guide T-3 headlights for my 1969 Buick. BTW, the Autronic Eye to Guide-Matic story is an interesting piece of GM history. I grew up during the years when all that was happening.
Tho an you so much for that correction =)
This Caddy is modified under the hood. The R4 A/C compressor wasn't made until about a decade later. The hoses won't work in a system using R134a freon. I believe a 1962 Cadillac still used a generator. The alternator wasn't used with GM until 1963 and first used in the new C2 Corvette.
Thank you so much for pointing that out the compressor looked a bit out of place, but wasn't sure .. thank you so much for pointing that out
if I'm just going for a ride as a passenger in someone else's solid, quiet '62 Lincoln, I'd go in that. If I were starring in a Cadillac dealer TV commercial, I'd drive the '62 Imperial cross country for the appearance.
Ha! I have to agree!
The Lincoln? With less legroom???
Sorry, the over 6 footers vote Caddy.
@@michaelplunkett8059 :) I said passenger, I'll find a comfortable position somewhere in there :)
in 1962 American Motors also introduced a dual master cylinder on their cars
Awesome information a new Studebaker had a dual master cylinder as well. I think it's really cool to find out when all of this stuff became a thing.
11:40 I'm surprised to see separate heat and AC controls on a car this recent; I wonder if the AC was installed by the dealer.
Good video thank you
Thank you so much for watching =)
2:15 Far more surprising is that a Cadiddle-Yak came with black sidewall tires in 1962.
That was also the first year for the dual master cylinder in AMC/Rambler cars.
WYR1: The '62 Lincoln wasn't quite as startlingly fresh as the '61, but it was still the cleanest look among the luxury models and barely edges out the Imperial. Not a fan of the Caddy.
WYR2: My trombone tutor in the late sixties had a '62 Starfire, traded it for a Camaro about '68. The Deuce-and-a-Quarter looks just a bit too much like an Invicta or a LeSabre. If we're staying with GM, I would favor the Catalina or the Impala, probably the latter.
The 62 Olds Starfire, by far.
62 Cadillac and 62 Buick
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The 60’s Buicks are sooooo good looking.
1962 Cadillac.
I’d rather have the Buick. As for the luxury trio, I’d rather have the Lincoln, but I do love the Cadillac, I mean I really love the Caddy, I just like the Buick and the Lincoln just a bit more!
And you could run both the a/c and heater on at the same time. Yep. Weird but true.
"Bullet like trim bits," darts.
'EVIL WOMAN" by ELO, Or Beethoven's Ninth Syphony, 4th movement, "Ode To Joy", music by beethovn, lyrics by Shiller.
Great guess not that song or band
62 Lincoln, 62 Starfire
I'd pick the Cadillac in both of the scenarios. I would take the Olds Starfire in the second but the transmissions are junk. To the interior, I like the steering wheel of the 61 but the overall dash of the 62. I love the 62 Cadillacs but would not want a convertible. Thanks for a great car.
Sweet choices and you bet the biggest let downs from GM at this point is the dash on these caddies they should have came with more
Out of all the Cadillacs produced between 1961-1964, I always thought the ‘62s were the best looking. Keeping that in mind, for WYR it’s either the Lincoln or the Cadillac for the first scenario. However, the Oldsmobile Starfire wins the second scenario…I thought the ‘62 was the best Starfire.
Is this a survivor car? I see just enough blemishes to think that it is, but it’s very well kept if it is. So, I wish we knew this car’s history.
A 4 speed automatic in 1962, did not know that
Yeah the original hydra matic was a four speed very short 1st gear
You could play tennis in that car.
Haha 😂 =)
If we got rid of the epa and went back to analog, we could build cars like this again.
I wonder what the closest equivalent that would follow regulations would be. Nothing bans soft unsupportive seats.
Nothing comes close every thing is made up of too much plastic
I know because my mom had a ‘63 Fleetwood 60 Special.
I really like the exterior of this car, minus the gangster whitewalls. The interior not so much. The interior looks shabby. I love the Starfire, one of the best designs of that year.
I agree the starfire interior is more upscale than this caddy in my opinion
Don Draper Cadillac.
There is nothing scarier than a car with a single brake master cylinder !
Eh there is more than one way to stop you can down shift
I once had to drive my 52 Chevy 1 ton without brakes single master cylinder I didn't go over 35 because I live in a hilly area but drove 16 miles without brakes and used the transmission to stop to come to a complete stop put in 1st or second and turn key off
overall 1962 over 1961...
62 Lincoln Convertible and regret it the rest of my natural life....
62 Caddy, but if you had said Corvair...
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It's never too late the search for one you'll be surprised which you can find on Facebook marketplace
It must have been really awkward saying "The new Cadillac series Sixty Two for 1963!!" They should have ditched the 6X naming convention before the end of the 1950s. It reminds me of the 1990s when everyone and his mother was selling something with "2000" in the model name.
Ac compressor looks like the newer style,the old fridgidare compressor was long and heavy.
You’re right. If you look closely, there’s a “DELPHI” sticker on the compressor. Nice swap out of the A-6 Harrison compressor, though. It looks to be from the 90’s.
@@seanhoward8025 R-4 compressor common in the 70s & 80s.
@Matt_from_Florida I remember these being used on the big RWD Cadillacs into the 1990's. Mom's Fleetwood Brougham had a R-4. Much more efficient and lighter weight than the old axial units.
@@seanhoward8025 Last year for R-12 refrigerant was '93, so that's possible.
@Matt_from_Florida I'm not sure...I bought a Grand Cherokee in 1993, and it was one of the first ones with R-134. Everything I've found online says R-12 was discontinued on cars after 1994 and manufacturers (that agreed to the Montreal Protocol) were banned from producing R-12.
That doesn't mean you couldn't get it in Meh-HEE-ko after 1996. How do I know? 😁😁😁
I find it so funny, buy a bare bones Studebaker Lark and you get Inside Hood release! Buy a Cadillac that costs 3 times as much as the Lark and you get an outside steal your battery version!
I know right =) I think Hudson was the 1st to have the hood release on the inside in 1939
WYR 62 Lincoln and 2nd WYR the Cadillac
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'61 Sixty-two for me, please!..
‘62 Fleetwood I meant
How much legroom in the rear seat
About finger tip width which is something I should've addressed that it was adequate back there but it's more of a you and your date out on the town car, back seat is for coats
1962 Buick 2nd scenario
Definitely the 1962 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒂 225 𝒂𝒌𝒂 𝑫𝒖𝒄𝒆 & 𝒂 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓!
I'd take the douce and a quarter
Just the hubcaps contain more artwork than an entire modern car... :-(
I pick the Lincoln then the Olds.
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Highway star by deep purple
Cadillac - Buick
I can't drive 55. Now for the car(s): Lincoln in the first. Cadillac in the second.
Great guess not that song
Great choices =)
@@What.its.like. bummer
WYR: 1. Lincoln 2. Cadillac
I like the '63. Just messin' with ya. The '62 hardtop. Not a fan of convertables.
Much as I like Cadillacs, I didn't like their pointy fins of that era. My cars of choice would be the Imperial and Electra.
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Cadillac Series 62 Convertible
Olds Starfire all
Pls don’t show a convertible for almost a half hour ,without putting the top down 😢
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Dual braking systems had been standard on Nash ( AMC) )Ramblers at least since the 1950s.
AMC introduced the dual circuit brakes for the 1962 model year. Previously, they were single circuit like everybody else.
@@danielulz1640 Thank you for that correction.
You are welcome.
Studebaker also introduced dual circuit brakes around the same time, but I can't remember for which model year. It has been a long time since I was a Studebaker parts man. @@kirbywaite1586
Lincoln continental
Seppo junk 😂
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Jay, as always another great video. 1962 was the first year for Cadillac's new combination taillight, brake light, turn siginal and backup light covered with a clear lens housed in the new chevron shaped chrome bumper ends. Could you do a video of the 1966 Cadillac Sedan deVille hardtop sitting next to the '62? I have a car identical to that one.
Thank you so much for sharing that insight and information as well as corrections. I greatly appreciate it.
Those rectangular lights you call back up lights are Not back up lights. They are tail lights. At night when turned on the entire light is red. However if you shift to reverse, the
bottom half of the tail light becomes the back up light. The top half remains red. I don’t know how they did it but it is an ingenious design.
Awesome thank you so much for that correction =)