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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.
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 ...
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 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
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
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.
1940 Cadillac Series 40-62 2-door convertible 1941 Cadillac Series 41-62 coupe 1941 Cadillac Series 41-62 4-door convertible. The Fisher-bodied Series 40-62 was the new entry level product for the 1940 model line and was upgraded with a low sleek "torpedo" style C-body with chrome window reveals, more slant in the windshield, and a curved rear window. [1]
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.