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In 1965, the entry-level Cadillac Series 62 was re-named the Calais, after the French resort. It was available in 2 and 4-door hardtop versions as well as the "formal-roof" 4-door sedan, which was a hybrid with frameless, hardtop-like windows, but with a post between them. With the exception of having no convertible, the Calais line mirrored the slightly more expensive and well-equipped deVille series. The primary differences between the Calais and the deVille lines were trim level and standard euqipment. While the deVilles were delivered with such amenities as power windows and 2- way power seats as standard equipment, one still hand-cranked the windows of the standard Calais. These items were, of course optional at extra cost on the Calais. Leather seating areas and vinyl roof trim were available on the deVilles, but not on the lesser model. Another item not available on the Cadillac Calais was Cadillac-exclusive Firemist Paint, an extra-cost metalflake type paint. Both the high-end Buick and Oldsmobile shared the C-Body with Cadillac. Cadillac, always GM's technology leader, offered all of their famous optional equipment, such as Twilight Sentinel, on the Calais. In 1965, the new Turbo-Hydramatic, standard on the 1964 deVille, but not the lower-priced Series 62, became standard throughout the Cadillac range. The 429 cubic inch V-8 also remained the standard equipment power.Pricing of the Cadillac Calais started almost even with $5,000.00 and the line was only a few hundred dollars more than GMs Buick Electra 225 and Oldsmobile's 98.
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