The name De Ville comes from the French for of the town. In French coachbuilding, a coupe de ville was a short closed carriage with an outside seat for the driver. The De Ville was redesigned for 1965 with vertical headlight pairs and a perimeter frame in place of the X-frame. The 1967 De Villes were extensively restyled. This car is a 1967 De Ville convertible set up with hydraulics, with an automatic gearbox.