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Cadillac is a luxury vehicle marque owned by General Motors. Cadillac vehicles are sold in over 50 countries and territories, mainly in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
llac was formed from the remnants of the Henry Ford Company when Henry Ford departed along with several of his key partners and the company was dissolved. With the intent of liquidating the firm's assets, Ford's financial backers, William Murphy and Lemuel Bowen called in engineer Henry M. Leland of Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing Company to appraise the plant and equipment prior to selling them.
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Cadillac is a luxury vehicle marque owned by General Motors. Cadillac vehicles are sold in over 50 countries and territories, mainly in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
History
Founding
Cadillac was formed from the remnants of the Henry Ford Company when Henry Ford departed along with several of his key partners and the company was dissolved. With the intent of liquidating the firm's assets, Ford's financial backers, William Murphy and Lemuel Bowen called in engineer Henry M. Leland of Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing Company to appraise the plant and equipment prior to selling them. Instead, Leland persuaded them to continue the automobile business using Leland's proven 1-cylinder engine. Henry Ford's departure required a new name, and on August 22, 1902, the company reformed as the Cadillac Automobile Company. Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing and the Cadillac Automobile Company merged in 1905.
The Cadillac automobile was named after the 17th-century French explorer Antoine Laumet de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac, who founded Detroit in 1701.
Contributions to the automotive industry
Tradition of innovation and quality
From its earliest years, Cadillac aimed for precision engineering and stylish luxury finish, causing its cars to be ranked amongst the world's finest made. Utilisation of interchangeable parts was an important innovation in 1908. Cadillac was the first volume manufacturer of a fully enclosed cab in 1910 and, in 1912, was first to incorporate an electrical system enabling starting, ignition and lighting. In 1915 it introduced a thermostatically controlled engine cooling system and, in 1922, thermostatic carburetion control.
Choice as WWI military staff car
In July 1917, the United States Army needed a dependable staff car and chose the Cadillac Type 55 Touring Model after exhaustive tests on the Mexican border. 2,350 of the cars were supplied for use in France by officers of the American Expeditionary Force during WWI.
Body design
Cadillac introduced designer-styled bodywork (as against auto-engineered) in 1927. It installed shatter-resistant glass in 1926. Cadillac also introduced the 'turret top', the first all-steel roof on a passenger car. Previously, car roofs were constructed of fabric-covered wood.
Tailfins were added to body shape in 1948. The Eldorado Brougham of 1957 offered a 'memory seat' function, allowing seat positions to be saved and recalled for different drivers. The first fully automatic heater/Air conditioning system was introduced in 1964, allowing the driver to set a desired temperature to be maintained by 'climate control'. From the late 1960s, Cadillac offered a fiber-optic warning system to alert the driver to failed light bulbs. Dual airbags were offered on some Cadillac models from 1974 to 1977.
Advanced engines and transmissions
In 1914, the first production V8 engines were installed in Cadillacs and, from 1930 through 1940, the first production V-16 engine (that included the world's first hydraulic valve lifters), as well as a V-12 from 1931 through 1937. Cadillac, along with Buick and Oldsmobile, introduced mass-produced independent-wishbone front suspension in 1934. In 1928, Cadillac also incorporated a fully-synchronized manual transmission with constant-mesh gears. In 1940, along with Oldsmobile, it was among the first production cars to offer General Motors' Hydramatic automatic transmission which combined a fluid coupling with three hydraulically-controlled planetary gearsets to produce four forward speeds plus reverse.
Early vehicles
Their first car was completed in October 1902, the 10 hp (7 kW) Cadillac. It was practically identical to the 1903 Ford Model A. Many sources say the first car rolled out of the factory on October 17; in the book Henry Leland Master of Precision, the date is October 20; another reliable source shows car #3 to have been built on October 16. In any case, the new Cadillac was shown at the New York Auto Show the following January, where it impressed the crowds enough to gather over two thousand firm orders. The Cadillac's biggest selling point was precision manufacturing and, therefore, reliability; it was simply a better-made vehicle than its competition.
1908 parts interchangeability test
In February to March 1908, three Model K Cadillacs (1907 production) were released from the stock of Frederick Bennett (UK agent for Cadillac) at the Heddon Street showroom in London to compete in the annual Royal Automobile Club's Standardization Test. They were driven to the Brooklands race track at Weybridge where they completed another 25 miles (40 km) before being put under lock and key until Monday March 2, 1908, when they were released and disassembled completely. Their 721 component parts were scrambled in one heap; 89 parts requiring extreme accuracy were withdrawn from the heap, locked away at the Brooklands club house and replaced with new parts from the showroom stock. Using only wrenches and screwdrivers the 3 cars were re-assembled and on Friday March 13 they completed a mandatory 500-mile (800-km) run. On completion of the test, one of the cars was placed under lock and key where it remained until the start of the 2,000 miles (3,200 km) Reliability Trials, several months later. It came out the winner of the R.A.C. Trophy. Parts interchangeability could not have been proven in any more appropriate way. As a result of these tests, the Cadillac Automobile Company was awarded the Dewar Trophy for 1908 (actual award date was February 1909). The Dewar Trophy was an annual award for the most important advancement of the year in the automobile industry.
General Motors
Cadillac was purchased by the General Motors conglomerate in 1909. Cadillac became General Motors' prestige division, devoted to the production of large luxury vehicles. The Cadillac line was also GM's default marque for "commercial chassis" institutional vehicles, such as limousines, ambulances, hearses, and funeral home flower cars, the latter three of which were custom-built by aftermarket manufacturers. Cadillac does not produce any such vehicles in factory.
Pre-World War II Cadillacs were well-built, powerful, mass-produced luxury cars, aimed at an upper class market. In the 1930s, Cadillac added cars with V12 and V16 engines to their range, many of which were fitted with custom coach-built bodies; these engines were remarkable at the time for their ability to deliver a combination of high power, silky smoothness and quietness.
La Salle "companion car"
Automobile stylist Harley Earl, whom Cadillac had recruited in 1926 and who was to head the new Art and Color section starting in January 1928, designed for 1927 a new, smaller "companion" car to the Cadillac which he called the La Salle, after another French explorer, Renι Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. That marque remained in production until 1940.
The Great Depression
In 1932, after Cadillac suffered from record low sales and charges of discrimination against black customers, Alfred Sloan created a committee to consider the discontinuation of the Cadillac line. At a fateful board meeting, Cadillac president Nicholas Dreystadt heard that legendary boxer Joe Louis could not go into a dealership to buy a car, because he was black, and resorted to having a white friend make the purchase for him. Dreystadt gave the GM board of directors a ten-minute speech in which he advocated advertising to black consumers so as to increase sales. The board agreed to give Dreystadt 18 months to produce results. Cadillac managed to survive the Great Depression by being part of GM. By 1940, Cadillac sales had risen tenfold compared to 1934.
The year 1934 brought about a revolution in assembly-line technology. Henry F. Phillips introduced the Phillips screw and driver to the market. He entered into talks with General Motors and convinced the Cadillac group that his new screws would speed assembly times and therefore increase profits. Cadillac was the first automaker to use the Phillips technology, which was widely adopted in 1940.
Postwar
Postwar Cadillacs, incorporating the ideas of General Motors styling chief Harley J. Earl, innovated many of the styling features that came to be synonymous with the classic (late-1940s and 1950s) American automobile, including tailfins and wraparound windshields. Cadillac's first tailfins, inspired by the twin rudders of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft, appeared in 1948; the 1959 Cadillac was the epitome of the tailfin craze, with the most recognizable tailfins of any production automobile.
Cadillac's other distinctive styling attribute was its front-bumper designs which became known as Dagmar bumpers or simply Dagmars. What had started out after the war as an artillery shell shaped bumper guard became an increasingly important part of Cadillac's complicated front grille and bumper assembly. As the 1950s wore on, the element was placed higher in the front-end design, negating their purpose as bumper guards. They also became more pronounced and were likened to the bosom of 1950s television personality Dagmar. In 1957 the bumpers gained black rubber tips which only heightened the relationship between the styling element and a stylized, exaggerated bumper design. For 1958 the element was toned down and was completely absent from the 1959 models.
Low points, and recovery
Excessive dimensions
Despite record sales in 1973 and again in the late 1970s, Cadillac suffered from the malaise that set in to the American auto industry in the late 1970s to the late 1980s, primarily due to new government mandates on safety, emissions, and fuel economy. There were many high points, such as the launch of the front-wheel drive Eldorado in 1967 as a personal luxury coupe, with its simple, elegant design a far cry from the tail-fin and chrome excesses of the 1950s. The 1970s saw vehicles memorable for excesses in dimensions and engine size before the downsizing era set in later in the decade. The new-generation engine that debuted with the 1968 models at a displacement of was designed for an ultimate capacity potential of . Displacement was increased to for the 1970 model Eldorado, then adopted across all models for 1975. Performance waned after peaking at and over of torque in the first year and further declined in 1971 and later years due to reductions in compression ratios necessitated by the advent of low-octane unleaded fuel and increasingly stringent emission requirements.
Seville introduction and downsizing
The compact Seville was introduced in April 1975 as a 1976 model and came standard with the first electronic fuel injection system. The engine was a fuel-injected version of the Oldsmobile 350. The 1977 downsized full-sized cars and the Eldorado were fitted with a downsized V8. This engine provided good performance and fuel economy for the downsized RWD models but was underpowered for the large Eldorado. The bore was further reduced for 1980-1981 to provide , again sharing the stroke of the original 472, as well as the weight and physical bulk.
As with most American brands, Cadillac was forced to downsize its offerings between the 1973 and 1979 fuel crises. Its staple De Ville and Fleetwood lines were downsized for 1977 and again for 1985 when the cars were also changed to a front-drive configuration. A downsized Eldorado debuted in 1979 with a new bustleback Seville sedan introduced on the same platform in 1980. Both the Eldorado and Seville were further downsized in 1986 into the compact-car class, with sales also shrinking.
"Look-alike, drive-alike syndrome"
The "look-alike", "drive-alike" syndrome that affected most General Motors divisions under the administration of Roger Bonham Smith would have a negative effect on Cadillac as it tried to downsize its models. The DeVille, a generally successful model for Cadillac, would receive a complete redesign in 1985 that made the car heavily resemble its platform mates, the Buick Electra and Oldsmobile 98.
Diesel V8
Due to gasoline shortages, Cadillac offered an Oldsmobile V8 engine that used diesel, the 'LF9' unit, in its full-size cars from 1979 to 1985. Similar in appearance to the gasoline engines from which they were developed, they used much thicker and heavier castings, and a higher quality alloy was used for their block and heads. The main bearing journals were also increased to to compensate for the higher operating stresses and pressures that diesel engines exert on their reciprocating parts. However, this engine gained a reputation for unreliability, mainly due to its inability to withstand the effects of the poor quality of the diesel fuel available at the time. The fuel system did not have an effective water separating system, and neither the buyers nor the dealer service staff were adequately informed about the products and procedures necessary for the proper maintenance of the engine. This led to corrosion in the fuel injection pump, leading in turn to incorrect injection cycles, cylinder head lift, stretching or breaking of cylinder head bolts, failure of head gaskets, hydro-lock from coolant leaking into the cylinder, and the breaking of engine components, thereby causing catastrophic engine failure. In the hands of an experienced diesel operator, these engines can (and often do) travel for hundreds of thousands of trouble free miles. However, for a society of people who just "gas and go", this engine was particularly ill suited to the task. Ironically, Detroit Diesel, another division of GM, had decades of experience building Diesel engines.
Cimarron
In an attempt to appeal to younger buyers, Cadillac launched the compact Cimarron in 1982. The Cimarron shared the J platform with the Chevrolet Cavalier, Buick Skyhawk, Oldsmobile Firenza, Pontiac J2000, Holden Camira, Isuzu Aska, and Opel Ascona, and was expected to rival the BMW 3-series. As the Cimarron was rushed to production about three years ahead of schedule, only a four-cylinder engine was available (a V6 arrived in 1985) and, at first, minimal styling differences were made to distinguish it from the considerably cheaper Chevrolet version. Buyers generally dismissed the Cimarron as a "warmed-over Cavalier" with leather seats. Styling became much more in tune with other Cadillacs in its later years, but sales did not significantly improve after its initial rejection and it was discontinued in 1988.
V8-6-4 and HT4100
Another nadir during the early 1980s was the variable displacement engine, branded the L62 V8-6-4 engine. Introduced in 1981, this engine selectively activated and deactivated cylinders according to power demand. But it proved unreliable and was dropped the next year in favor of a family of smaller aluminum V8 engines rushed into production. The HT-4100 engine was used widely in Cadillacs from 1982 through 1987. The majority of HT4100's failed before and many of the 1,000,000 HT4100's installed in 1982-1987 Cadillacs were replaced by the factory under warranty although some motors went with extremely careful maintenance and no overheating episodes which this aluminum block engine does not tolerate. The HT4100's problems were far more serious and prevalent than those in the one-year only V8-6-4 and cost Cadillac the loyalty of many customers. Cadillac introduced the 4.5 liter aluminum v8 in 1988 which proved to be a very reliable motor, these motors often see well over . This power plant was bumped up to 4.9 liters in 1991 and ran until 1993. The famous Northstar V8 would power the Eldorado from the 1993 model year through the next decade.
Allantι
1987 saw Cadillac try to rebuild its image, aware that imported European and Japanese performance models were on a rise, and with Honda launching its American luxury division, Acura. Some new design approaches were tried: the Seville, for instance, was downsized to BMW 5 series proportions and had rounded wheel arches with only a hint of chrome. During this period, the greatest challenge to the import sports cars was the Cadillac Allantι, a convertible designed by Pininfarina of Italy, and built on what was touted as the world's longest production linewith the car's bodies fabricated in Italy and flown by Boeing 747 to the United States to meet their transmission and engine.
In the initial two years of production, Cadillac offered no options for the Allantι except for the interior and body color. Like the Cimarron of a few years earlier, the Allantι was introduced with an engine which was below the expectations of its target market. The HT-4100 engine was insufficient against more powerful competition. This introductory platform turned off many potential customers, who considered the vehicle to be underpowered for its $55,000 price tag, causing them to conclude that Cadillac was not genuinely committed to building a performance car. In 1989 the powertrain was improved with the 4.5 L engine producing . Finally, in 1993 the powertrain was again upgraded to respectable performance with the 4.6 L Northstar V8 producing . This turned out to be the final year of production, as Allantι sales never reached the volume which Cadillac hoped for.
Downsizing and the Brougham
The Cimarron and Seville models marked a beginning of "smaller" cars for the Cadillac line. Throughout the 1980s, American auto makers downsized most of their models, and Cadillac was no exception. By the late '80s, the Brougham was the only Cadillac model that retained the style and size of the "big" DeVilles and Fleetwoods of the '70s. The Brougham was redesigned in 1993 and renamed the Fleetwood, with an optional Brougham package,towing capacity is up to with the L05 V8. In 1994 Cadillac replaced the L05 engine with the new more powerful LT1 engine. The Fleetwood was discontinued after the 1996 model year. Following the demise of the Fleetwood, the Lincoln Town Car was left as the sole traditional full-sized luxury car remaining in the U.S. market.
Competition with Lincoln - Escalade
After GM phased out the D platform in 1996, Cadillac was left with a completely front-wheel drive lineup except for the European-based Catera, introduced for 1997. The GMC Yukon Denali-based Escalade, Cadillac's first sport utility vehicle, was introduced in 1998 for the 1999 model year, and featured standard all-wheel drive. It was quickly created to capitalize on the instant market success of the Lincoln Navigator launched as a 1998 model and seemingly destined to propel the Lincoln brand's sales total for the 1998 calendar year well ahead of Cadillac's.
By November 1998, Lincoln's year-to-date lead was a comfortable 6,783 vehicles, but Cadillac's December sales were reported as 23,861 vehicles, more than 10,000 ahead of its November sales. A prominent proportion of this increase was a rise in Escalade sales from 960 in November to 3,642 in December. The result was an overall lead for the Cadillac brand by a slim 222 vehicles. Subsequent audits of sales records during the first quarter of 1999, prompted by the unusual numbers posted in December plus the fact that Escalade sales had dropped to a mere 225 vehicles in January 1999, resulted in the discovery of an "error" of 4,773 units. With this corrected, it meant that Lincoln had in fact passed Cadillac in total sales for the 1998 calendar year (187,121 Lincolns sold vs. 182,570 for Cadillac).
In the first week of May, 1999, a public retraction and apology was issued by GM spokesman Jim Farmer, admitting that "a combination of internal control breakdowns and overzealousness on the part of our team members" was the cause of the overstated figures, and adding that those responsible had been disciplined. However neither brand would have any reason to celebrate any sales success in the U.S. luxury market as their prior number-one and number-two positions had been overtaken by Japanese and German brands.
The Art and Science Era
Cadillac has resisted the trend toward to producing "retro" models such as the revived Ford Thunderbird or the VW New Beetle. It has instead pressed ahead with a new design philosophy for the 21st century called "art and science" which it says "incorporates sharp, shear forms and crisp edges a form vocabulary that expresses bold, high-technology design and invokes the technology used to design it."
This new design language spread from the original CTS across the line all the way up to the XLR roadster.
Presently, Cadillac offers two traditional rear-wheel drive sedans that compete with heralded high-end luxury cars produced by German or Japanese manufacturers. The flagship of these is the CTS-V, a direct competitor to the M5, of which an automatic version lapped the Nurburgring in 7:59.32, at the time a record for production sedans.
Electric vehicles
A hybrid electric version of the Escalade is now available. New York Giants football player Eli Manning was awarded the keys to the Cadillac Escalade hybrid at the end of the Super Bowl XLII.
Also the Cadillac Converj Concept was unveiled at the 2009 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).
Cadillac models
Historical and classic
- 1902-1903 Cadillac runabout and tonneau 72 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
- 1903-1904 Cadillac Model A 72 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
- 1904 Cadillac Models A and B
- Model A 72 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
- Model B 76 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
- 1905 Cadillac Models B, C, D, E and F
- Model B 76 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
- Model C 72 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
- Model D 100 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine
- Model E 74 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
- Model F 76 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
- 1906 Cadillac Models H, K, L, and M
- Model H 102 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine
- Model K 74 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
- Model L 110 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine
- Model M 76 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
- 1907 Cadillac Models G, H, K, and M
- Model G 100 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine
- Model H 102 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine
- Model K 74 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
- Model M 76 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
- 1908 Cadillac Models G, H, M, S and T
- Model G 100 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine
- Model H 102 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine
- Model M 76 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
- Model S 82 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
- Model T 82 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
- 1909-1911 Cadillac Model Thirty
- 1909 106 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine
- 1910 110 in wheelbase; 120 in wheelbase (limousine) four-cylinder engine Fisher
- 1911 116 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine Fisher
- 1912 Cadillac Model 1912; 116 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine Fisher
- 1913 Cadillac Model 1913; 120 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine Fisher
- 1914 Cadillac Model 1914; 120 and 134 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine Fisher
- 1915 Cadillac Type 51; 122 and 145 in wheelbase V8 Fisher
- 1916 Cadillac Type 53; 122 132 and 145 in wheelbase V8 Fisher
- 1917 Cadillac Type 55; 125 and 145 in wheelbase V8 Fisher
- 1918-1919 Cadillac Type 57; 125 132 and 145 in wheelbase V8 Fisher
- 1920-1921 Cadillac Type 59; 122 and 132 in wheelbase V8 Fisher
- 1922-1923 Cadillac Type 61; 132 in wheelbase V8 Fisher
- 1924 Cadillac Type V-63; 132 and 145 in wheelbase V8 Fisher
- 1925 Cadillac Type V-63; 132 138 and 145 in wheelbase V8 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1926-1927 Cadillac Series 314; 132 138 and 150 in wheelbase V8 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1928 Cadillac Series 341-A; 140 and 152 in wheelbase V8 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1929 Cadillac Series 341-B; 140 and 152 in wheelbase V8 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1930 Cadillac Series 353, 370 and 452 Fisher Fleetwood
- Series 353 140 and 152 in wheelbase V8 Fisher Fleetwood
- Series 370 140 143 and 152 in wheelbase V12 Fisher Fleetwood
- 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
- Series 355-B 134 and 156 in wheelbase V8 Fisher Fleetwood
- Series 370-B 140 and 156 in wheelbase V12 Fisher Fleetwood
- Series 452-B 143 and 149 in wheelbase V16 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1933 Cadillac Series 355-C, 370-C and 452-C Fisher Fleetwood
- Series 355-C 140 and 156 in wheelbase V8
- Series 370-C 134 140 and 156 in wheelbase V12
- Series 452-C 143 and 149 in wheelbase V16
- 1934 Cadillac Series 10, 20, 30 and 452-D Fisher Fleetwood
- Series 10 128 in wheelbase V8
- Series 20 136 in wheelbase V8
- Series 30 146 in wheelbase V8
- Series 355-D
- Series 370-D 146 in wheelbase V12
- Series 452-D 154 in wheelbase V16
- 1935 Cadillac Series 10, 20, 30 and 452-D Fisher Fleetwood
- Series 10 128 in wheelbase V8
- Series 20 136 in wheelbase V8
- Series 30 146 in wheelbase V8
- Series 370-D 146 and 160 in wheelbase V12
- Series 452-D or 60 154 in wheelbase V16
- 1936 Cadillac Series 36-60, 36-70, 36-75, 36-80, 36-85, 36-90 Fisher Fleetwood
- Series 36-60 121 in wheelbase V8
- Series 36-70 131 in wheelbase V8
- Series 36-75 138 in wheelbase V8
- Series 36-80 131 and 160 in wheelbase V12
- Series 36-85 138 in wheelbase V12
- Series 36-80 154 in wheelbase V16
- 1937 Cadillac Series 36-60, 37-65, 37-70, 37-75, 37-85, 37-90 Fisher Fleetwood
- Series 37-60 124 and 160.75 in wheelbase V8
- Series 37-65 131 in wheelbase V8
- Series 37-70 131 in wheelbase V8
- Series 37-75 138 and 156 in wheelbase V8
- Series 37-85 138 in wheelbase V12
- Series 37-80 154 in wheelbase V16
- 1938 Cadillac Series 38-60, 38-60S, 38-65, 38-75, 38-90 Fisher Fleetwood
- Series 38-60 124 and 160 in wheelbase V8
- Series 38-60S 127 in wheelbase V8
- Series 38-65 132 in wheelbase V8
- Series 38-75 141 and 160 in wheelbase V8
- Series 38-90 141 in wheelbase V16
- 1939 Cadillac Series 39-60S, 39-65, 39-75, 39-90 Fisher Fleetwood
- Series 39-60S 127 in wheelbase V8
- Series 39-61 126 and 162_ in wheelbase V8
- Series 39-75 141 and 161_ in wheelbase V8
- Series 39-90 141 in wheelbase V16
- 1940 Cadillac Series 40-60S, 40-62, 40-72, 40-75, 40-90 Fisher Fleetwood
- Series 40-60S 127 in wheelbase V8
- Series 40-62 129 in wheelbase V8
- Series 40-72 138 and 165_ in wheelbase V8
- Series 40-75 141 and 161_ in wheelbase V8
- Series 40-90 141 in wheelbase V16
- 1941 Cadillac Series 41-60S, 41-61, 41-62, 41-63, 41-67, 41-75 Fisher Fleetwood
- Series 41-60S 126 in wheelbase V8
- Series 41-61 126 in wheelbase V8
- Series 41-62 126 and 163 in wheelbase V8
- Series 41-63 126 in wheelbase V8
- Series 41-67 139 in wheelbase V8
- Series 41-75 136 and 163 in wheelbase V8
- 1942 Cadillac Series 42-60S, 42-61, 42-62, 42-63, 42-67, 42-75 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1946 Cadillac Series 60S, 61, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1947 Cadillac Series 60S, 61, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1948-1949 Cadillac Series 60S, 61, 62, 63, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
Finned Fifties
*1950-1951 Cadillac Series 60S, 61, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1952 Cadillac Series 60S, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1953 Cadillac Series 60S, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1954-1955 Cadillac Series 60S, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1956 Cadillac Series 60S, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1957-1958 Cadillac Series 60S, 62, 70, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1959-1960 Cadillac Series 60S, 62, 63, 64, 69, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- All models were equipped with the 390 cu. in. (6.4L) V8
- Series 60S Fleetwood 130 in wheelbase
- Series 62 130 in wheelbase
- Series 63 130 in wheelbase De Ville" sub-series
- Series 64 130 in wheelbase "Eldorado" sub-series
- Series 69 130 in wheelbase "Eldorado Brougham"
- Series 75 149.75 in wheelbase
1960's and 1970's
- 1961-1964 Cadillac Series 60S, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1965-1966 Cadillac "Calais", "De Ville" and "Fleetwood" Series Fisher Fleetwood
- 1967-1970 Cadillac "Calais", "De Ville" and "Fleetwood" Series Fisher Fleetwood
- 1970-1973 Cadillac "Calais", "De Ville" and "Fleetwood" Series Fisher Fleetwood
- 1974 Cadillac "Calais", "De Ville" and "Fleetwood" Series Fisher Fleetwood
- 1975 Cadillac "Calais", "De Ville", "Seville" and "Fleetwood" Series Fisher Fleetwood
Alphabetical model summary
Current
*2005-present Cadillac XLR-V
Concepts, prototypes
- Cadillac V-16 Aero coupe 1933
- Cadillac Caribbean, Coupe de Ville, El Rancho, Embassy 1949
- Cadillac Debutante 1950
- Cadillac custom roadster for Bill Boyer 1951-52
- Cadillac Eldorado and Townsman 1952
- Cadillac Le Mans and Orleans 1953
- Cadillac El Camino, La Espada, Park Avenue 1954
- Cadillac Celebrity, Eldorado Brougham, La Salle II, Eldorado St. Moritz, Westchester 1955
- Cadillac Castilian, Gala, Maharani, Palomino, Eldorado Brougham and Eldorado Brougham Town Car 1956
- Cadillac Director 1957
- Cadillac "Rain Car" and 4-door Eldorado Seville 1958
- Cadillac Cyclone 1959
- Cadillac 4-door phaeton 1960
- Cadillac Florentine 1964
- Cadillac CART-PPG 1985
- Cadillac Voyage 1988
- Cadillac Solitaire 1989
- Cadillac Aurora 1990
- Cadillac Evoq 1999
- Cadillac Vizon 2000
- Cadillac Imaj 2001
- Cadillac Cien 2002
- Cadillac Sixteen 2003
- Cadillac Provoq 2008
- Cadillac CTS Coupe - 2008
- Cadillac Converj Concept (PHEV)- 2009
- Cadillac World Thorium Fuel (WTF)- 2009
Cadillac Bicycles
Cadillac, licensing its name to Kent Bicycles, created a Cadillac Bicycles unit in 2005. GM aided Kent in the designing and furnishing of the premium, $400 to $1900 line of bikes, attempting to keep in mind Cadillac's tradition of quality and luxury. Some dealerships offered the bicycles as part of the purchase of a Cadillac automobile, and GM employees may receive a discount on the bikes. The division hopes to appeal to consumers who are brand-conscious and introduce a younger demographic to Cadillac.
See also
External links
- official site
- official video site of Cadillac
- - official site of Cadillac in Canada.
- official site of Cadillac in Europe
- - official site of Cadillac in Australia
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