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Cadillac Sixty Special is a name used by Cadillac to denote a special model since the 1938 Harley Earl–Bill Mitchell–designed extended wheelbase derivative of the Series 60, often referred to as the Fleetwood Sixty Special. The Sixty Special designation was reserved for some of Cadillac's most luxurious vehicles.
1957 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 70 Eldorado Brougham 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Brougham 1965 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 Special with Brougham option package 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 Special Brougham. Lawrence P. Fisher was the Fisher brother most closely involved with Cadillac in its early years.
The 1957 Eldorado Brougham joined the Sixty Special and the Series 75 as the only Cadillac models with Fleetwood bodies although Fleetwood script or crests did not appear anywhere on the exterior of the car, [21] [22] and so this would also mark the first time in 20 years that a Fleetwood-bodied car was paired with the Brougham name. [2] [3] [23]
Cadillac celebrated its Golden Anniversary (50 years of production) in 1952, and two show cars were on display at various venues around the country: the Cadillac Townsman, a custom Series Sixty Special sedan, and the Cadillac Eldorado special convertible that went into limited production in 1953.
The first-generation Cadillac Fleetwood was introduced for 1985 as the division downsized its full-size C-body platform sedans to a front-wheel-drive layout. Slotted between the Sedan deVille and the Sixty Special, the Fleetwood also bridged the gap between the deVille and the D-body Fleetwood Brougham (Cadillac Brougham for 1987–1992
The 1957 Series 70 Eldorado Brougham joined the Sixty Special and the Series 75 as the only Cadillac models with Fleetwood bodies although Fleetwood script or crests did not appear anywhere on the exterior of the car, [9] [10] and so this would also mark the first time in 20 years that a Fleetwood bodied car was paired with the Brougham name ...
Series 452 – 148 in wheelbase V16 Fisher Fleetwood; 1931 Cadillac Series 355, 370-A and 452-A Fisher Fleetwood Series 355 – 134 and 152 in wheelbase V8 Fleetwood; Series 370-A – 140 143 and 152 in wheelbase V12 Fleetwood; Series 452-A – 148 in wheelbase V16 Fisher Fleetwood; 1932 Cadillac Series 355-B, 370-B and 452-B Fisher Fleetwood
Cadillac was the first to use the name "Brougham" on a vehicle that did not use the Brougham body style for the 1916 Cadillac Brougham, a large 7-seat sedan. Since then, the term has shifted from its original meaning and been used as model name a by one manufacturer, a trim level by various (being applied to sedans and even convertibles). [8]