The 1961 Coupe de Ville sported dramatic styling coupled with a thin pillar roofline and fins reminiscent of rockets. For even more dramatic flair, the grille slanted back from a point toward both the bumper and the hood with dual headlamps at each side, and, for the first time, the de Ville model featured series designation scripts as standard equipment. This 2 door hardtop coupe has an 8 cylinder 390 cu in, 325 horsepower engine with a 4 speed Hydramatic automatic transmission.