Calais Cadillac History 1964

Calais Cadillac Models & History 1964

Itwas time for another facelift this year and, really, a very minor one. New up front was a bi-angular grille that formed a V-shape along both its vertical and horizontal planes. The main horizontal grille bar was now carried around the body sides. Outer grille extension panels again housed the parking and cornering lamps. It was the 17th running season for Cadillac tailfins, with a new, fine-blade design carrying this tradition on. Performance improvements, including a larger V-8, were the dominant changes for the model run. Equipment features replicated those of 1963 for the most part. Introduced as an industry first was Comfort Control, a completely automatic heating and air-conditioning system controlled by a dial thermostat on the instrument panel.

I. D. NUMBERS

Motor serial numbers took the same form used in 1963
- the first pair of symbols changed to “64” to indicate 1964 model year
- the next symbol was a letter to indicate the model body type as listed below
- the next six numbers indicated the consecutive unit number beginning with 000001
The serial number was located at the front of the lefthand frame side bar
Motor serial numbers were located on the left side of the engine block and lefthand frame side bar
The short-deck Park Avenue sedan, formerly coded with a “D,” was discontinued

STYLE

Model No.	Style No.	Body Type	Seat	Factory Price	Shipping Weight	Production Total
64-62K	6229K	4-door 6-window Sedan	6	$5236	2080 kg	9,243
64-62N	6239N	4-door 4-window Sedan	6	$5236	2068 kg	13,670
64-62G	6257G	2-door Coupe	6	$5048	2034 kg	12,166

NOTE: All 6200 Sedans were pillarless four-door hardtops.

ENGINE

Type	V-8
Valves	Overhead valves
Block	Cast iron block
Displacement	7 Liter
Bore and stroke	104.9mm x 101.6mm
Compression ratio	10.5:1
Horsepower	340 hp @ 4600 rpm
Bearings	Five main bearings
Valve Lifters	Hydraulic valve lifters
Carburetion	Carter AFB four-barrel model 3655S