Though 1959 marked the first year of Coup DeVille model, it was really introduced a decade before. In 1949, the world was able to purchase the Cadillac Series 62 with a Coup DeVille trim option.

Eventually becoming a single word under the General Motors luxury brand, the name DeVille brand was continuously used as Cadillacs expression of stylish luxury. In 1994, the Cadillac DeVille entered a ...