1959 Cadillac DeVille

Picture of pink retro car 1959 Cadillac DeVille

1959 Cadillac DeVille Coupe

The Cadillac DeVille was aluxury car produced by Cadillac after the Fleetwood name was dropped by Cadillac. Production began in the post-war era, in 1949. It was produced for many years, ending in 2005 when it was replaced by the DTS. The acronym DTS represented DeVille Touring Sedan.

picture of American Muscle car -1959 red retro car Cadillac DeVille

1959 Cadillac DeVille Retro car

The name for the DeVille was derived from its body styling, with DeVille meaning ‘town’ in French. The DeVille had an open chauffer’s compartment and an enclosed passenger area. The design and changes would change throughout the years and served the company well as an ultra-luxury and elegant automobile.

Classic retro car-1959 Red Cadillac DeVille

1959 Cadillac DeVille American Muscle car

A name used on a variety of Cadillac’s luxury car models the DeVille became the largest Cadillac sedan and was eventually replaced by DTS for the 06 model year. The nomenclature ‘DeVille stands for ‘of the city’ or ‘town’ in the French language and comes from its town body which showcased an enclosed passenger compartment and an open chauffeur’s compartment. Lincoln used the term ‘Town Car’ in 1922 to describe a one-off vehicle produced for Henry Ford.In 1949, the original Cadillac to carry the name De Ville was introduced, and in 1956 a 4-door hardtop was introduced with the name Sedan de Ville. DeVille was dubbed as Cadillac‘s mainstream model, and nestled in between the Fleetwood and the Calais at the beginning of 1965. Three years later the DeVille received minor exterior changes to keep up with new federal safety and emissions legislations along with the rest of the Cadillac lineup

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