
Nameplate year of origin: 1940.
Current bodystyle lifespan: 1959 through 1960.
Predecessor to this model: Series 62 (1957 to 1958).
Replacement for this model: Series 62 (1961 to 1964).
Percentage of division’s sales volume: 50.57%.
Corporate siblings: Buick Electra and Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight.
Primary competition: Imperial Custom and Lincoln.
Notable changes: Revised rear styling, minor trim and detail ...
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Nameplate year of origin: 1959.
Current bodystyle lifespan: 1959 through 1960.
Predecessor to this model: Limited (1958).
Replacement for this model: Electra 225 (1961 to 1964).
Percentage of division’s sales volume: 7.76%.
Corporate siblings: Cadillac Series 62/de Ville, Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight.
Primary competition: Chrysler New Yorker and Mercury Park Lane.
Notable changes: Major restyling of sheetmetal.
Major standard equipment: ...
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Nameplate year of origin: 1959.
Current bodystyle lifespan: 1959 through 1960.
Predecessor to this model: Roadmaster (1957 to 1958).
Replacement for this model: Electra (1961 to 1964).
Percentage of division’s sales volume: 14.12%.
Corporate siblings: Cadillac Series 62/de Ville, Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight.
Primary competition: Chrysler New Yorker and Mercury Park Lane.
Notable changes: Major restyling of sheetmetal.
Major standard ...
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Nameplate year of origin: 1959.
Current bodystyle lifespan: 1959 through 1960.
Predecessor to this model: Century (1957 to 1958).
Replacement for this model: Invicta (1961 to 1963) and Wildcat (1962 to 1964).
Percentage of division’s sales volume: 17.96%.
Corporate siblings: Chevrolet Biscayne/BelAir/Impala, Pontiac Catalina/Star Chief/Bonneville, Oldsmobile 88.
Primary competition: Chrysler Windsor, DeSoto Adventurer, and Mercury Montclair.
Notable ...
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Nameplate year of origin: 1959.
Current bodystyle lifespan: 1959 through 1960.
Predecessor to this model: Special (1957 to 1958).
Replacement for this model: LeSabre (1961 to 1964).
Percentage of division’s sales volume: 60.16%.
Corporate siblings: Chevrolet Biscayne/BelAir/Impala, Pontiac Catalina/Star Chief/Bonneville, Oldsmobile 88.
Primary competition: Chrysler Newport, DeSoto Adventurer, and Mercury Monterey.
Notable changes: Major restyling of sheetmetal.
Major ...
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