Eric Minoff
Vice President, Head of Department - US
LOT 10
1941 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible Sedan Chassis no. 8357513
Sold for US$64,400 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 10
From the Estate of Andrew W. Edmonds
1941 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible Sedan
1941 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible Sedan
Audrain Concours Auction|29 September 2023, 16:00 EDT|Newport, Rhode Island, International Tennis Hall of Fame
1941 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible Sedan
Chassis no. 8357513
Chassis no. 8357513
346ci L-Head V-8 Engine
Single Downdraft Carburetor
150bhp
3-Speed Hydramatic Automatic Transmission
Independent Coil-Spring Front Suspension - Semi-Floating Rear Axle
4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes
*Example of Cadillac's last Convertible Sedan
*All-New and Influential Cadillac Styling for 1941
*Highly Rare as 1 of Just 400 Examples Produced
*CCCA Full Classic® Recognition and Event Eligibility
*Appealing color scheme
*Upgrades including power steering and air conditioning
THE 1941 CADILLAC
Styled under the direction of Cadillac chief designer and Harley Earl protégé Bill Mitchell, the bold and fresh 1941 Cadillacs enjoyed record sales. The smoothly sculpted cars sparkled with chrome accents that artfully enhanced their flowing lines, and the grid motif of their new horizontal grille remains a signature Cadillac design attribute to this day.
The '41 Caddy was one of the most modern cars of its time. Standard features included sealed beam headlamps, 15-inch wheels, and fore-and-aft turn signals. Lifting the massive and beautifully sculpted flying goddess hood ornament unlatched the hood. The left tail lamp housing flipped up to reveal the fuel filler cap—a trick that would mystify gas station attendants for years to come.
A powerful, 150hp L-head V8 provided motivation while two transmission options were available: a Hydra-Matic automatic transmission, a new Cadillac option for 1941, or a standard 3-speed manual. The latter transmission option is featured on this lot.
THE CAR OFFERED
Presented here is a 1941 Series 62 Convertible Sedan, an example of the only open 4-door Cadillac offered that year. Just 400 were built and they would be the last production Cadillac sedan convertibles.
Mr. Edmonds Series 62 rests alongside his V16 of the same vintage showing the range of offerings from the Standard of the World in this wartime period. A copy of its factory record confirms that as new the car was supplied on the account of Don Lee Inc of Los Angeles, California, being shipped on May 28, 1941 for Customer Will Call. Its record decodes the coloring as being an exterior of Monica Blue Metallic, with a Beige and Blue leather interior and a note of a tan top.
Its early career is uncharted and the trail only picks up in the last 40 years, when we know from old title documents on file that it was the property of Paul Sauder of Rockwell, North Carolina in April 1986, had migrated west to Dr. Robert Paige of Amarillo, Texas by May 1990 and was next owned by dealer Great Cars Inc. in 1995. Its next owner, Mike Ames, bought the car from Great Cars in 1997 and it passed back through them to Mr. Edmonds in August 1999.
True to form a list of requirements was made by Edmonds and those were largely attended to by Harbor Auto Restorations, followed by continued maintenance there over the course of the last 20 plus years. Within that remit was the addition of power steering and air conditioning to make it even more usable. A track record of use and success was pursued over this time, with Senior Award of the CCCA being granted in June 2000, and CCCA tours including the September 2010 CARavans and display at the Amelia Island Concours in 2005.
Presented today in much the same guise with which it would originally have landed in Los Angeles 82 years ago, this is a good-looking and eminently tourable Cadillac.
Single Downdraft Carburetor
150bhp
3-Speed Hydramatic Automatic Transmission
Independent Coil-Spring Front Suspension - Semi-Floating Rear Axle
4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes
*Example of Cadillac's last Convertible Sedan
*All-New and Influential Cadillac Styling for 1941
*Highly Rare as 1 of Just 400 Examples Produced
*CCCA Full Classic® Recognition and Event Eligibility
*Appealing color scheme
*Upgrades including power steering and air conditioning
THE 1941 CADILLAC
Styled under the direction of Cadillac chief designer and Harley Earl protégé Bill Mitchell, the bold and fresh 1941 Cadillacs enjoyed record sales. The smoothly sculpted cars sparkled with chrome accents that artfully enhanced their flowing lines, and the grid motif of their new horizontal grille remains a signature Cadillac design attribute to this day.
The '41 Caddy was one of the most modern cars of its time. Standard features included sealed beam headlamps, 15-inch wheels, and fore-and-aft turn signals. Lifting the massive and beautifully sculpted flying goddess hood ornament unlatched the hood. The left tail lamp housing flipped up to reveal the fuel filler cap—a trick that would mystify gas station attendants for years to come.
A powerful, 150hp L-head V8 provided motivation while two transmission options were available: a Hydra-Matic automatic transmission, a new Cadillac option for 1941, or a standard 3-speed manual. The latter transmission option is featured on this lot.
THE CAR OFFERED
Presented here is a 1941 Series 62 Convertible Sedan, an example of the only open 4-door Cadillac offered that year. Just 400 were built and they would be the last production Cadillac sedan convertibles.
Mr. Edmonds Series 62 rests alongside his V16 of the same vintage showing the range of offerings from the Standard of the World in this wartime period. A copy of its factory record confirms that as new the car was supplied on the account of Don Lee Inc of Los Angeles, California, being shipped on May 28, 1941 for Customer Will Call. Its record decodes the coloring as being an exterior of Monica Blue Metallic, with a Beige and Blue leather interior and a note of a tan top.
Its early career is uncharted and the trail only picks up in the last 40 years, when we know from old title documents on file that it was the property of Paul Sauder of Rockwell, North Carolina in April 1986, had migrated west to Dr. Robert Paige of Amarillo, Texas by May 1990 and was next owned by dealer Great Cars Inc. in 1995. Its next owner, Mike Ames, bought the car from Great Cars in 1997 and it passed back through them to Mr. Edmonds in August 1999.
True to form a list of requirements was made by Edmonds and those were largely attended to by Harbor Auto Restorations, followed by continued maintenance there over the course of the last 20 plus years. Within that remit was the addition of power steering and air conditioning to make it even more usable. A track record of use and success was pursued over this time, with Senior Award of the CCCA being granted in June 2000, and CCCA tours including the September 2010 CARavans and display at the Amelia Island Concours in 2005.
Presented today in much the same guise with which it would originally have landed in Los Angeles 82 years ago, this is a good-looking and eminently tourable Cadillac.
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