
Cadillac Series 62 Black Anson 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Cadillac
- Manufacturer
- Anson
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 30345
- Year
- 1947
- Era
- 1940s
- Body Type
- Sedan
- Vehicle Class
- Vintage Classics
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 733734303450
About the Cadillac Series 62 Black Anson 1:18
TL;DR: Anson's 1:18 diecast 1947 Cadillac Series 62 in black reproduces the fastback sedan that carried GM's early postwar styling direction, built while wartime tooling was still fresh from the previous generation. Diecast construction captures the flowing rear roofline that made this shape stand apart from prewar sedan formulas.
Cadillac's late-1940s Series 62 arrived as American manufacturers resumed civilian production, and its flowing fastback roofline signaled a genuinely postwar design sensibility rather than a warmed-over prewar carryover.
Diecast Detail on a Transitional Postwar Shape
Black paint suits the Series 62's formal, dignified stance, letting long chrome trim strips and the sweeping fastback roofline read with real period gravity under direct light. Diecast zinc gives the model genuine weight, matching a full-size sedan built with a heavy body-on-frame chassis typical of American luxury cars before unibody construction became standard. Opening doors and hood give access to a cabin trimmed with the formal bench seating and simple gauge cluster of the era, a straightforward layout compared to later, more ornate Cadillac interiors. The fastback's tapering rear glass, the detail that most clearly separates this shape from a standard notchback sedan, is captured cleanly.
A Meaningful Bridge Piece for Prewar-to-Postwar Collecting
The Series 62 sits at a genuine transition point in American design history, bridging prewar sedan conventions and the more sculpted postwar shapes that followed within a few years. It anchors a 1940s section of a Vintage Classics shelf with real historical logic, especially paired with either earlier prewar sedans or slightly later, more flamboyant 1950s Cadillacs. For collectors building a design-era timeline, this is a genuinely useful piece.












