The name "de Ville" (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 term was also used by Lincoln in 1922, to describe a one-off model built for Henry Ford.[1] In Cadillac parlance, de Ville was first used to designate a deluxe trim level on hardtop or "pillarless"-body cars. At first, de Ville trim was available only on the Series 62, but pillared sedans were not available in de Ville trim until the 1965 model year, when de Ville became an independent trim line, including a convertible and pillared sedan.