a.k.a. "Olive"
History
On October 5th, 1940 this car shipped new to a dealer in Hartford, Connecticut. Little is known about the car until 1997 when it was found in a North Seattle storage unit where it had been for some time in a state of abandoned restoration. In 1998, the then new owner began a thorough and correct restoration. The body was removed from the frame; the car was completely disassembled allowing every part from major mechanical components to the smallest nuts and bolts to be addressed. Restoration was completed in April 2010. The current owners purchased the car in October 2021. By October 2022, they realized that lacquer had been put over an incompatible paint requiring the car to immediately begin a body-off paint job which Manns Restoration completed in June 2024. This is the most rare of the coveted Series 62 Cadillacs built; it is one of approximately 60 known to survive.
Fun Facts
This correct 1941 Cadillac color, “El Centro Green”, honors Southern California’s then lettuce capital, El Centro, California. Her owners affectionately refer to her as “Olive”.
This is the 15th of 400 Convertible Sedan DeLuxe bodies (41-6229D) built by Fisher for the Series 62 chassis which included “Fabric top, closed rear quarter, luggage and spare tire in trunk” (Cadillac Shop Manual for 1941, Copyright 1940 General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Mich).