Greenlight 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 62




Nothing beats the fine luxury than a classic Cadillac.  They were the iconic luxury brand in the 1950 and 1960's and today is still a stylish status symbol even if Cadillac has changed course from posh luxury to German-like performance.  One of the many actors and actressess who owned a Cadillac is Elvis Presley and here Greenlight replicates his 1955 Fleetwood Series 62.






The Series 62 was the common name for all Cadillac models between 1940 and 1964.  The Series 60 really started to pick up style with this 1955 version that incorporated styling elements found in past GM show cars and the high-end Cadillac Eldorado.  That included front billet bumpers, dogleg kink on the rear doors, and the start of rear fender fins.  This Fleetwood was a mid-tier model slotted above the Sedan de Ville and had the same luxury features for much less than an Eldorado.  The engine is a 365 CID V8 that powered the rear wheels by a four-speed automatic and yes had to also handle all of that metal to move across the road.  By the 1960's Cadillac started to adopt names to identify certain Cadillac models so uniform names like Series 62 was phased out.






While I do like the casting I did not get it when it first came out because I already have the nicely done Matchbox version and there was no need to jump on this Fleetwood.  Still, the details are even more crisp than the Matchbox version so it was worth picking one up.  I found this Elvis version in light blue to be very nice and better-quality than the pink version from the Hitch and Tow version that I was pondering on when I decided to get the Elvis version.  The car has the correct long length and wheelbase and is just as wide sitting on white wall rubber tires with chrome hubcaps that have wider tread than normal.  The front has round headlights with the eyebrow upper lip where the silver trim details need to be montiored carefully at Greenlight because I see too many where the silver is applied at an offset.  The hood has a nice tall round hump in the center where the large Cadillac V emblem and badge reside.  The chrome grille merges in with the bumpers and have the blacked-out eggcrate pattern, the sharp front billets on the bumper, and the clear signal lights just below the headlights.






On the sides you can see the side chrome trim with Cadillac on the front fenders lead the hike up the rear doors to the upper portion of the rear fenders.  The door handles ride on the top portion of the beltline, the roof has a nice contour flow with wraparound front windshield and raked back C-pillars, with a roof in black.  The rear fenders also get silver side vents after the rear wheels.  At the rear the taillights are on the fins in red , which lead to the lower bumper where the exhaust exit out as tips on the bumper.  Silver vertical trim align with the center license plate, a black Tennessee plate, and the Cadillac logo on the trunklid.  It's a very nicely done casting with no imperfections to be found.  Well, ok the hood alignment could be better and when the hood is open the V8 motor looks like a melted glob of blue.  At least the base is metal and features crisp details of the X-frame, drivetrain, exhaust system, and the fuel tank and spare tire recess at the rear.  The interior is very special in this Elvis version as it has white front and rear bench seats, white and blue two-tone door panels, a dashboard with a blue top and white lower, and even the steering wheel gets the silver and blue two-tone application.






While both the Greenlight and Matchbox versions are nicely done replica's of the Fleetwood Series 62, Greenlight has a better edge on finer details and extra touches inside.




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