Cadillac Sixty Special 1941 - badge on front door marking that Cadillac subsidiary Fleetwood built the body.
Cadillac Fleetwood 1948 Sixty Special - badge on bootlid
Cadillac Fleetwood 1955 Sixty Special Sedan - badge on bootlid
Cadillac Fleetwood 1957 Sixty Special - badge on trunk
Cadillac Fleetwood 1960 Sixty Special. badge on bootlid
Cadillac Fleetwood 1962 Sixty-Special Sedan - Fleetwood badge
Cadillac Fleetwood 1970 Brougham - badge on c-pillar on the vinyl roof which was part of the 'Brougham' package.
Cadillac Fleetwood 1941 Sixty Special. New for 1941 was the 'egg crate' grille and the headlamps integrated into the front wings. The engine was a 5,676cc L-head monobloc V8 uprated to 135bhp. Bill Mitchell developed the 1938 Sixty Special as his first project with GM
Cadillac Fleetwood 1941 Sixty Special. Designed by Bill Mitchell for 1939, the Sixty special broke the mould of American car design with the absence of running boards, wings that merged into the doors, and a proper rear boot (trunk). Fleetwood built the Sixty Special body
Cadillac Fleetwood 1948 Sixty Special, with 5,676cc inline eight, the final year before the 1949 V8.
Cadillac Fleetwood 1948 Sixty Special. The 5.7-litre V8 engine continued for one more year to be replaced by a 5.4-litre V8 in 1949
Cadillac Fleetwood 1948 Sixty Special. New bodies were given to the Sixty Special for 1948, on a 133-inch wheelbase. This was 7-inches longer than the Series 62 and 12-inches overall length.
Cadillac Fleetwood 1950 Sixty Special, with coachwork by Derham Body Company for the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson
Cadillac Fleetwood 1955 Sixty Special Sedan, powered by 5,425cc (331) 250 bhp engine
Cadillac Fleetwood 1955 Sixty Special Sedan - rear lamp
Cadillac Fleetwood 1955 Sixty Special Sedan. Built on a 4-inch longer wheelbase than the standard Series 62 sedan, the Sixty Special was 9-inches longer overall.
Cadillac Fleetwood 1955 Sixty Special Sedan. Built on a 133-inch wheelbase, the Sixty Special Sedan was an extended version of the standard 4-door sedan
Cadillac Fleetwood 1957 Sixty Special. Built on a 133-inch wheelbase, 224-inches long, compared to the standard Sedan deVille hardtop which was 129.5 and 215.9 inches.
Cadillac Eldorado 1957 Seville. The Eldorado benefitted from the new 1957 Cadillac Series 62 body, which also made it cheaper to produce. A 5972cc V8 powered the Eldorado. New for 1957 were the dual parking lamps beneath the grille.
Cadillac Sedan deVille 1956. The Sedan deVille was a new body style for 1956, essentially a 4-door hardtop body, and at 41,700 units it was one of the biggest Cadillac sellers of 1956. The 4-door sedan only sold 26,200, and the 2-door Coupe deVille 24.000.
Cadillac Fleetwood 1959 Seventy-five. The longest 1959 Cadillac with a wheelbase of 149.75 inches (There was also a Fleetwood on a 130 inch wheelbase). Series 6700 sold 710 swb Fleetwoods and 690 Imperial lwb sold.
Cadillac Fleetwood 1959 Seventy-five. The longest 1959 Cadillac with a wheelbase of 149.75 inches (There was also a Fleetwood on a 130 inch wheelbase). The Series 6700 sold 710 swb and 690 Imperial lwb sold.
Cadillac Fleetwood 75 1959 Seventy-five. The longest 1959 Cadillac with a wheelbase of 149.75 inches (There was also a Fleetwood on a 130 inch wheelbase). The Series 6700 sold 710 swb and 690 Imperial lwb sold.
Cadillac Sedan DeVille 1959 4-window. A 'fastback' 6-window Sedan DeVille was also offered for 1959
Cadillac Fleetwood 1960 Sixty Special. The Fleetwood Sixty Special was only offered in this 6-window 'Sedan deVille' body at $6,233 each compared to the Sedan deVille at $5,252 and the ordinary Series 62 Sedan at $5080 for the same body.
Cadillac Fleetwood 1960 Sixty Special 4-door hardtop. Rear lights are now set into housing on the rear panel instead of on the rear fins. For 1960 less chrome, the final year for the wraparound front screen, and lower fins.
A 4-door hardtop built on a 129.5 inch wheelbase and powered by a 6,384cc V8
Cadillac Series 62 1961 Coupe. General Motors introduced a new C-body for 1961 which was given to the Cadillac Model 62 and the Deville range on a 129.5-inch wheelbase. The Sixty-Two 2-door Coupe body was also used for the Coupe deVille, but in 1963 a new 2-door hardtop body was introduced as the Sixty-Two Coupe.
Cadillac Fleetwood 1970 Brougham. The 'Brougham' package had been added to the Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special in 1965, and so popular was it that it was sold as a separate 'Fleetwood Brougham' from 1966.
Cadillac Fleetwood 1970 Brougham. 'Brougham' was a trim package with vinyl roof brought out for the Fleetwood Sixty Special in 1965. So popular was this option that from 1966 the 'Fleetwood Brougham' was sold as a separate model. It was built on the 133-inch Sixty Special and was 228.5-inches long
Cadillac Fleetwood 1970 Sixty Special. The Fleetwood was again offered as the Sixty Special and the longer 75. The body dated back to 1965, but for 1969 it gained horizontal headlamps instead of vertical ones.
Cadillac Fleetwood 1970 Sixty Special. In 1969 the Fleetwood got a new body, built on a 133-inch extended GM C-body by Bill Mitchell, but the Fleetwood no longer shared with the lesser Cadillacs. Length was up to 228.5-inches
Cadillac Fleetwood 1971 Seventy-Five. Cadillac offered the Fleetwood 75 on a 151.5-inch wheelbase and 243-inch overall length. A 7.7-litre V8 engine powered the Cadillac, but an 8.2-litre engine was optional.
Cadillac Fleetwood 1971 Seventy-Five. Cadillac offered the Fleetwood for 1971 as the Sixty Special on a 133-inch wheelbase, and a 229-inch overall length. It was also offered as this Fleetwood 75 on a 151.5-inch wheelbase and 243-inch overall length. The 75 was also available as an even longer chassis for use as Ambulances and Hearses.
Cadillac Fleetwood 1974 Miller-Meteor Hearse, powered by 7,729cc (472) V8. Cadillac sold commercial car chassis for the building of hearses and ambulances. Miller-Meteor of Ohio was a popular coachbuilder for specialised vehicles. This is the 'Citation' model.
Cadillac Fleetwood 1977 75 Limousine. The Fleetwood 75 Limousine was all new for 1977 and had shrunk down to a 144.5-inch wheelbase (down 7-inches) and overall to 244-inch from 252-inches. Engine size was down to 6,966cc (425) and power just 180 bhp.
Cadillac Coupe deVille 1976 d'Elegance. Power came from a 8,194cc (500) 190 bhp V8.
Cadillac Fleetwood 1984 Superior Sovereign Hearse. Powered by 6,036cc (368) 140 bhp V* and built on a Fleetwood Seventy-Five chassis.
Cadillac Fleetwood 1984 Superior Sovereign Hearse. The Superior Coach Company of Ohio bodied this 1984 Fleetwood, but the downsizing of Cadillacs after 1977 caused a retraction in the limousine and hearse business.
Cadillac Fleetwood 1984 Superior Sovereign Hearse. The Superior Coach Company of Ohio bodied this 1984 Fleetwood. Built on a Fleetwood 75 144.5-inch chassis.
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