The name "DeVille" (French: "of the city" or "town",) is a reference to the town car body style, which featured an open chauffeur's compartment and an enclosed passenger compartment. the first DeVilles in the late 1950's/early 1960's were just trim levels on the Cadillac Series 62 Model, it wasn't until the 1965 model year, when the Cadillac DeVille became an independent model of car replacing the Cadillac Series 62 that had a production run of 26 years.