1963 Cadillacs Road Test
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- In overall terms the 1963 Cadillac was essentially the same as the previous year. Exterior changes imparted a bolder and longer look. Hoods and deck lids were redesigned. The front fenders projected 4.625 inches further forward than in 1962 while the tailfins were trimmed down somewhat to provide a lower profile. Body side sculpturing was entirely eliminated. The slightly V-shaped radiator grille was taller and now incorporated outer extensions that swept below the flush-fender dual headlamps. Smaller circular front parking lamps were mounted in those extensions. A De Ville signature script was incorporated above the lower beltline molding near the rear of the body. A total of 143 options including bucket seats with wool, leather or nylon upholstery fabrics and wood veneer facings on dash, doors and seatbacks, set an all-time record for interior appointment choices. Standard equipment was the same as the previous year.
The engine was entirely changed, though the displacement and output remained the same, 390 cu in (6.4 l) and 325 hp (242 kW)
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8:25 It's downright baffling how well the '62 soaked up that uneven terrain like a pillow sponge.
Try that in a Tesla. Uh oh, just lost an organ.
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar LOL, I'd have to take your word on that one. I can confirm that a Honda Civic and a 90's 2500 4X4 Dodge Ram driven on California roads will destroy a spine in short order.
The 63 engine was indeed a new design; a different block than 49-62. It was the same block as the 429, which came along for 64. The 63 all-new 390 was still 325 hp. like before.
I sure like my 63 Cad. Excited for the day its back on the road; miss the smooth, buttery soft ride.
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The 62 is my fave gotta love them skeg fins
1963 was a significant year as that exterior design is what Cadillac's were going to look like for the next forty-five or so years.
What design elements from '63 do you see extending out 45 years?
@@whammond511
He is correct. That was the start of the "Cadillac look" for the 4 decades. If you can't see it you have no eye for design.
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@@paulpeterson4311 There are design elements present in ‘63 that are repeated over the next 45 or so years. But they were not “new” in ‘63. ‘61 & ‘62 were aberrant years for Cadillac. In ‘61 it was redesigned to look “smaller”. The lower tail fin was to help give it the appearance of being lower than it really was.
@@whammond511
Large vertical taillights were indeed new and continue until today on Cadillacs. They are the most recognizable element on a Cadillac and started in 63.
@@whammond511Paul is correct ✅
one of my favorite cars, awesome history lesson
My uncle said they had truck Radiators he drove from SD to California 95 mph never got hot hahah
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It would be a much better video if it had sound.
i love my 63
Did you notice the Cadillac V and crest were not installed on the hoods and trunks on the ' 63 cars used for this test?
Yes I did notice, and the sides were devoid of trim as well.
avioncamper That was typical of Test Vehicles. They didn't want identifying badging. Although everybody would still recognize them. LOL!!
These were undoubtedly out doing high altitude testing for Cadillac. Because of changes to the 390 in '63 I suspect that they brought along the '62 for comparison purposes.
Always like that year hope to get one as half as nice great car baby. T. WOODS. Crenshaw
Pikes peak looked so different before they paved it
what a Cadillac , Great Big Long Nice Car Cadillac
Who wrote this caption? What was "entirely changed" about the engine if the cubes and H.P. "remained the same" ?
G.M. used to make test videos at Pikes Peak @ 14K feet. This was shot about 50 miles west of Pikes Peak. I have the feeling this video was made before or after an official G.M. test video for home use by this group of sextuplets and the guys in the Pontiac. Very interesting piece of Americana tho. ....Bob Cardillo
Bob Car. There's no Pontiac in this group. That's a '62 Cadillac with them. The "Chase" car looks to be a '55 75 Series Sedan.
Bob Car. I agree, this engine is not "entirely new". The HP was boosted for '63 but '64 brought out the 429 which was still the 390 but bored out. '68 was the first real new design with the 472.
Only takes the driver and 2 people outside to park it!
I want that 63 series 69 Fleetwood
AT 16:01 "Hello Chief, i think somebody put some aCiD in my food at the restaurant... there's a Gorilla driving a Ragtop Impala from the backseat"---OVER! Reply: "Don't just sit there Abbie, implement HoT Pursuit!!! THE END!
Back when they changed the car styling yearly.
Yah not decadely like 2010 to 2020+2021.
62 MUCH better looking!
Agreed!
It looks like they never went over about 35MPH.
They went 105. Looks like? That thing looks like it goes to space.
ding ding leaded gas, fill ur up what could we have done to keep cars that big and the fuel cost low? does anybody know?
I think the 64 ended up looking far better than the 63. The 63 looks like a "mock-up" next to 64. Course hindsight is 20/20!!
The look of various models is entirely a matter of personal opinion. I prefer the '63 over the '64. I've had 3 '63s so you can see my bias.
The tail fin on the '64 looks like the designers took a block plane and shaved an inch off it. The turn signal in the front has been blended into the grill on the '64 but is too large imo. I also don't care for the horizontal "v" point on the grill or the body colored turn signal indicator on the top of the fender in the '64.
But these are my biased opinions. You are most entitled to your own. That's how GM kept selling so many cars!! LOL!!
I like the 64 best due to the new 429 under the hood. It also got the new Turbo Hydramatic tranny,but it was three speeds as opposed to the previous Hydramatic’s four speeds. Anyone know why it lost a gear?
63 had better fuel economy.
The '64 is UGLY.
The '63 always looked like the "natural progression" from the 1960 model, to me... Although cool, the '61s and '62s didn't seem to "fit"...
same here...61 was the Jetsons special and 62 was pulling things back a little, with the horizontal grill bar just suggesting the 63 grill.