If you love the classic Cadillac but can’t stand garish bright colors, consider this Series 62 convertible – available in a wide variety of pastel tones.
The Series 62 had been around since 1940, but the new post-war models brought a turn toward a more casual, juvenile design from 1948 onward.
Brighter colors were back in style, and luxurious-looking machines like the Series 62 became a symbol of the new America.
The year 1953 also marks the birth of the Eldorado – originally a special edition of the Cadillac Series 62 that would become its own famous auto family.
If you liked the extra space on the hearse but your Sims are too, er, alive for it, maybe consider the Cadillac Escalade.
It’s hard to understate how much power you project when driving this full-size SUV.
It simply screams “big money,” making it perfect to represent your company whenever you arrive at a business meeting.
I’m talking like the owner will be a top-tier businessman because this car can go upwards of $85,000 USD in real life (I can’t imagine the cost in Simoleons).
It just wouldn’t look realistic in front of a struggling artist’s house.
Sims who like to keep up with the times can’t go wrong with the Cadillac CT5 – the American manufacturer’s athletic and sophisticated mid-size luxury sedan.
My favorite part about the CT5 is its expressive design and beautiful aerodynamic lines.
The fastback version harkens back to Cadillac’s pre-1950 models, which gives the CT5 a distinctive classic appeal.
It’s the kind of car you don’t mind overtaking you on the highway because of how majestic it looks blazing past.
What started as a spin-off of the Series 62 in 1953 became a well-known car series by 1959 when the fourth-generation Cadillac Eldorado began hitting the streets.
The Spanish term “El Dorado” translates to “the golden/gilded one”.
And the 1959 Eldorado Biarritz definitely lived up to its namesake.
Everything about this car screams luxury.
The chrome and sharp tailfins were flashy for sure, but the jewel-like pattern of the grille was – to put it in modern terms – drippin’.
This is the kind of car you’d picture Audrey Hepburn driving to her favorite Sunday spot for brunch with her girlfriends.
Nelson Chitty is a Venezuelan expat living in Argentina. He’s a writer and translator passionate about history and foreign cultures. His ideal weekend is spent between leisurely playing games of Civilization VI and looking for the next seinen anime to marathon.
