1958 Cadillac Fact Sheet
1958 Cadillac Facts, Figures, and Specifications
Cadillacs for 1958 were basically carryover models with minor facelifts – most notably in the front fascia. The Eldorado Brougham (shown) was unchanged on the interior, but had upgrades on the interior.
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But More Power for 1958
While little changed on the entire line other than some cosmetic revisions, the big news was under the hood, with the Eldorado V-8 now sporting three 2-barrel carburetors rather than the previous two 4-barrels.
General Year Information – 1958 Cadillac
For 1958 Cadillac fitted a new grille featuring multiple round ‘cleats’ at the intersection of horizontal and vertical members. The grille insert was wider, and the bumper guards were positioned lower to the parking lamps. New quad (dual) headlamps were seen throughout all lines, and small chrome fins decorated the front fenders. Tailfins were a bit less pronounced, and trim attachment points were revised.
An all-new model was an extended-deck Series 62 sedan which was 8.5 inches longer than other base Series 62 models. It sat between the Series 62 4-door and the Series 60 Special.
NOTE: This would be the last year for domestic production of the hand-built Eldorado Brougham at Cadillac’s Detroit factory. Future manufacturing of the special bodies would be done by Pininfarina of Turin, Italy. .
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Cadillac retired the dual 4-narrel carburetion setup for the Eldorado this year and replaced it with a three 2-barrel setup. The new intake allowed a smother transition from cruise to full power, something adopted by other GM performance lines in the previous years. This also raised the HP from 325 to 335 with no other changes.
1958 Cadillac Facts – Models Offered
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Cadillac Series 62: The word “Cadillac,” in block letters, appeared on the fins of Series 62 base models. On the sides of the car were five longer, horizontal wind splits ahead of the rear wheel housings. The front fender horizontal moldings with crests were placed above at the trailing edge, and no rocker sill trim was used. The convertible, Coupe DeVille, and Sedan DeVille used solid metal trim on the lower half of the rear fender conical flares leading back to the tail lights, while other models had a thin ridge molding in the same location.
Body Style Number 6239E(X) was the brand new Series 62 Extended Deck Sedan. As in 1957, export sedans were shipped in crated, knocked-down form to foreign countries.
Series 60 Special: The Sixty Special was very distinctive and rich-looking this year. Broad, ribbed, stainless steel fairings decorated the entire rear quarter panel below the conical flare. Even the fender skirts featured this type of trim which extended fully forward along the body sills. “Sixty Special” in script was placed on the sides of the tailfins, and “Fleetwood” in script was found on the rear deck lid. Standard equipment included Hydra-Matic, power brakes, power steering, power windows, and fore-and aft power front seat.
Series 75 Fleetwood. These ultra-long-wheelbase Cadillacs came in Fleetwood limousine or Fleetwood nine-passenger sedan configurations, both with auxiliary seats. Side trim was the same as on Series 62 models except that the Cadillac crest was not placed on the rear fins.
Eldorado: Eldorados had a V-shaped ornament and model identification script mounted on the deck lid. These two luxury Cadillacs also had ten vertical chevron slashes ahead of the open rear wheel housings and crest medallions on the flanks of the tailfins. Broad, sculptured beauty panels decorated the lower rear quarters and extended around the wheel opening to stretch along the body sills.The unique rear quarters housed the same fins as 1957 with only one tail light as the backup lights were in the rear bumper.
Eldorado Brougham: The major change for the Eldorado Brougham was seen inside the car. The interior upper door panels were now finished in leather instead of the metal finish used in 1957. New wheel covers also appeared. As in 1957, the car retained its “suicide” type rear doors and a brushed stainless steel roof. The exterior ornamentation included wide, ribbed lower rear quarter beauty panels extending along the full rocker sills and a rectangular sculptured side body “cove” highlighted with five horizontal wind splits on the rear doors. The rear quarter styling treatment was similar to the Series 62 Eldorados.
1958 Cadillac Facts – Engines
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Cadillac V-8: Overhead valves. Cast Iron Block. Displacement: 365 CID. Bore and stroke: 4.00″ x 3.625″. Compression ratio: 10.25:1. Horsepower: 310 @ 4800 RPM. Torque: 405 @ 3100 RPM. Five main bearings. Hydraulic valve lifters. Camshaft Duration: Intake 324° (274°), Exhaust 324° (274°), Overlap 98° (48°), Lift (Intake) 0.451″ (Exhaust) 0.451″. Rochester 4GC four-barrel, Without air conditioning Model 7012010, With air conditioning Model 7012011.
NOTE: Regarding advertised camshaft duration, Cadillac counted the hydraulic lifter “ramp” which allowed the lifter to fill with fluid, but did not appreciably lift the valve. The more accurate duration was at about 50 degrees of camshaft rotation – hence the true duration is shown in parenthesis.
Eldorado V-8: Overhead valves. Cast Iron Block. Displacement: 365 CID. Bore and stroke: 4.00″ x 3.625″. Compression ratio: 10.25:1. Horsepower: 335 @ 4800 RPM. Torque: 405 @ 3400 RPM. Five main bearings. Hydraulic valve lifters. Camshaft Duration: Intake 324° (274°), Exhaust 324° (274°), Overlap 102° (48°), Lift (Intake) 0.451″ (Exhaust) 0.451″. Carburetor: Three Rochester 2GC two-barrels, (front) model 7012201, (center) 7012202, (center w/air conditioning 7012205 (rear) model 7012203.
NOTE: This engine was only available in all lines except Series 75 as an option.
NOTE: Regarding advertised camshaft duration, Cadillac counted the hydraulic lifter “ramp” which allowed the lifter to fill with fluid, but did not appreciably lift the valve. The more accurate duration was at about 50 degrees of camshaft rotation – hence the true duration is shown in parenthesis.
1958 Cadillac Facts – Chassis Features
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- Wheelbase: Series 62 129.5″, Series 60S 133.0″, Series 70 126.0″ Series 75 149.7″ The commercial Series 75 chassis utilized a 158″ wheelbase. This was provided for construction of funeral cars, ambulances, etc.
- Overall length: Series 62 4-door Hardtop 216.8″, Sedan DeVille and Extended Deck Sedan 225.3″, Series 62 Coupe, Coupe DeVille, and Convertible 221.8″ Eldorado Coupe and Convertible 223.4″ Series 60S 225.3″, Series 75 236.7.1″
- Overall Height: Series 62 Sedan, Extended Deck Sedan & Sedan DeVille 59.1″, Coupe and Coupe DeVille 57.7″, Convertible: 58.2″ , Eldorado Convertible 58.4″, Eldorado Coupe 57.9″, Series 60S 59.1″, Series 75 61.6″.
- Width: 80.0″
- Front tread: All – 61.0″.
- Rear tread: All – 61.0″.
- Standard tires: Series 75 8.20 x 15 6 ply black wall – w/w optional, Series 60S and Eldorado 8.20 x 15 w/w, All Others 8.00 x 15, Series 62 8.20 x 15 w/w optional.
1958 Cadillac Facts – Significant Options/Accessories
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- Air conditioning ($474).
- Air Conditioning, Series 75 ($625).
- Air suspension ($214).
- Automatic headlamp beam control ($48).
- Automatic heating system for Series 75 ($179); for other models ($129).
- Blue Coral waxing ($25).
- Door guards, four-door d ($7).
- Door guards, two-door d ($4).
- Eldorado 3 2-barrel engine in other models ($134).
- Electric door locks on coupes ($35); on sedans ($57).
- E-Z-Eye Glass ($46).
- Fog lamps ($41).
- Gold finish grille on Eldorado (no charge); on other models ($27).
- License plate frame ($8).
- Lubrication agreement ($34).
- Monogram ($12).
- Power windows ($108).
- Radio with antenna and rear speaker ($164).
- Radio with rear speaker and remote control on Series 75 only ($246).
- Remote control trunk lock ($43).
- Sabre spoke wheels, five count ($350).
- Seat adjuster, posture type ($81).
- Seat adjuster, Six-Way $103).
- Undercoating ($5).
- Utility kit ($15).
- White sidewall 8.20 x 15 four-ply tires ($55).
1958 Cadillac Facts –
Body Paint Color Codes
NOTE: Cadillac began to increase the paint colors offered over any other US brands.
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1958 Cadillac
| 10 Black | |
| 12 Alpine White | |
| 14 Cheviot Gray | |
| 16 Prestwick Gray | |
| 18 Camelot Gray | |
| 20 Daphine Blue | |
| 24 Somerset Blue | |
| 26 Cobalt Blue | |
| 28 Turquoise | |
| 29 Peacock | |
| 30 Acadian Green | |
| 32 Versailles Green | |
| 36 Regent Green | |
| 40 Calcutta Cream | |
| 42 Alamo Beige | |
| 44 Buckskin | |
| 48 Tahitian Coral | |
| 49 Meridian Taupe | |
| 50 Dakota Red | |
| 90 Olympic White | |
| 92 Rajah Silver | |
| 94 Argyle Blue | |
| 96 Gleneagles Green | |
| 98 Desert Gold Bronze | |
| 110 Ebony | |
| 112 Chamonix White | |
| 116 Wimbledon Gray | |
| 118 Deauville Gray | |
| 122 Lake Placid Blue | |
| 124 Copenhagen Blue | |
| 126 Fairfax Blue | |
| 132 Jamaican Green | |
| 134 Laurentian Green | |
| 136 Plantation Green | |
| 140 Manila Cream | |
| 144 Sandalwood | |
| 148 Kenya Beige | |
| 149 Nairobi Pearl |
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1958 Cadillac Facts –
Power Train Options
- Engine: The 335 horsepower Triple Carburetor Eldorado engine (Q-Code) was available as an option in all other models except for series 75.
- Transmission:
- Hydra-Matic automatic transmission was standard on all Series.
- Dual exhaust system standard.
- Transmission Ratios:
- Dual Range Hydra-matic: 1st: 3.97:1, 2nd: 2.2553:1, 3rd: 1.45554:1, 4th: 1.00:1, Reverse: 3.74:1
- Rear Axle:
- Series 62 and Series 60S: Standard 3.07:1, Optional 3.36:1, 3.36:1 standard on all A/C cars.
- Eldorado: 3.36:1 standard Some listings: 3.77:1 optional
- Series 75: 3.36:1 standard, 3.77:1 Optional
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