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In 1965, Cadillac's entry-level Series 62 has its name changed to
Calais, after the name of a French resort town. It was then offered in
2 and 4-door hardtop versions and of course the "formal-roof" 4-door
sedan. The latter was a hybrid edition that features a frameless,
hardtop-like windows but with a post in between.
With the exception of having no convertible, the Calais line-up of
vehicles mirrored the slightly more costly and and well-appointed
Cadillac DeVille series. Their major differences were the trim levels
each one of them offers and the standard equipments. While the DeVilles
were outfitted with a power window and a 2-way power seats. One still
hand-cranked the windows of the standard Cadillac Calais.
These features were then optional to the Calais and required an extra
cost but in later years, power windows were made standard on every
Cadillac Calais, power seats has remained optional even in the
later-year models, though. Like all other Cadillacs, Calais received
the 472 cubic inch OHV V8 in 1968.
The following year, the Cadillac Calais was redesigned, it has its 13
vertical blades grilled that is mounted against a delicately
cross-hatched rectangular opening. In 1971, its wheelbase was extended
to 130 and the all-new and more powerful 500 cubic inch engine arrived
in 1975.
Another major facelift was done to the Calais to offer its patrons a
more refined look, the bright metal headlights were bordered with body
color and the narrow vertical taillights were made available again and
many other restyling was done to the Cadillac Calais after that.
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