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In early 1955, Elvis bought his first Cadillac, a 1954 Fleetwood Series 60, which was the color pink. The car provided transport for Elvis and the Blue Moon Boys, but after the failure of a brake lining, was destroyed in a roadside fire between Hope and Texarkana, Arkansas, on June 5, 1955.
In 1938 the Harley Earl-Bill Mitchell designed Sixty Special replaced the Series 65, slotting it between Cadillac's entry level line, the "Series 60", and the "Senior" large-bodied Series 70 Cadillacs. [1] Although all first-generation 60 Specials were built at the Fleetwood Plant, the 60 Special was marketed as a Fisher Body car in 1938 and 1939.
Each model year added the year prefix to the series (37-60 and 38-60) in the number hierarchy used at the time. It was replaced by the Series 39-61 in 1939, but a model that was derived from it, the Sixty Special or 60S, continued off and on through 1993. The Series 60 was the brainchild of new Cadillac manager, Nicholas Dreystadt.
The Fleetwood line was redesigned for the 1989 model year to include skirted rear wheels. The Fleetwood coupe remained on the 110.8 in (2,810 mm) wheelbase, while the sedan's wheelbase increased by 3 inches (76 millimetres). The slightly revised Fleetwood coupe, with extended front and rear styling, was sold from 1989 and ended in 1992.
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 Series 355-B – 134 and 156 in wheelbase V8 Fisher ...
Freddie Mac reports an average 6.72% for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, up 12 basis points from last week's average 6.60%, according to its weekly Prime Mortgage Market Survey of nationwide ...
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]
As the holiday season beckons, some ballclubs appear content to wait for the new year to kick-start their offseasons. With baseball winter nearly halfway over and just 97 days until Opening Day ...