Production of the 1947 cars fell a little short of 62,000 units this year (61,926); this was more than double the previous year's output. Business, it seems, was picking up at the same rate as the U.S. economy.
The roomy sedan and limousine for seven passengers retained the basic body shell of the 1941-42 cars; Cadillac was not quite ready to retool for these low sales-volume cars.
The bulk of the artist's drawings below are from the colorful, double-sided product folder for 1947, measuring 11½ x 9 inches (closed) and 23 x 27 inches (open).
There were no major design changes or technical innovations for 1947. The war-tried and battle-tested flat-head V8 still powered all the models in the range. Here it is:
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Additional information on the 1947 models and the related sales literature may be found in The (New) Cadillac Database© sections entitled "Descriptions and Specifications of Cadillac Cars 1946 - 1950", "Cadillac and La Salle Sales Literature 1946 - 1949" and "Cadillac Dream Cars 1946-1947". Further recommended reading includes:
The "Standard Catalog of Cadillac, 1903-2000" edited by James T. Lenzke, © 2000, published by Krause Publications, Inc., 700 E. State Street, Iola, WI 54990 [ISBN #0-87341-925-1, Library of Congress #91-61301].
Photos of the finest surviving cars of each series, below, will be added later. If you think your car deserves to be featured here, please send some glossy 8 x 10s (cars only, no people please) to:
Yann Saunders
114 Seafarer Lane
Columbia - SC 29212
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Cars in the Sixty-One Series
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Cars in the Sixty-Two Series
