Cadillac Series 75

Cadillac Series 75
Production period:	1936-1942 1946-1987
Class :	Upper class
Body versions :	Limousine , Pullman limousine , coupé , convertible

The Cadillac Series 75 was a heavy car model of the luxury car brand Cadillac , which belongs to the US American General Motors and was offered under this designation from 1936 to 1976. The Series 75 represented the brand's top models and were intended as representative vehicles and state cars.

Pre-war models

Pre-war
Cadillac Series 75 (1940)
Production period:	1936-1942
Body versions :	Sedan , coupe , convertible
Engines:	Petrol engines : 5.7 liters (99–110 kW)
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Wheelbase :	3454-3581 mm
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In October 1935, the Cadillac model range was reorganized and included the Series 60 (wheelbase 307 cm, 5.3-liter V8) as an entry-level model, Series 70 and Series 75 (wheelbase 333 cm (70) and 350.5 cm respectively (75), 5.7-liter V8, fork angle 90 °), Series 80 and Series 85 (wheelbase like 70/75, but 6.0-liter V12) and Series 90 as the top model with 7.4-liter V16 and a wheelbase of 391 cm.

The Series 75 thus represented the middle of the model range and, in addition to a longer wheelbase than the cheaper models, also had the then brand-new Cadillac cast-iron V8 with upright valves; Several different sedan models with five to seven seats and a four-door convertible were offered, and from 1938 to 1940 there was also a coupé and a two-door convertible; the bodies were from the Fisher or Fleetwood factories. In 1938/39 the wheelbase of the Series 75 was 358 cm, 1940-1942 it was reduced to 345 cm. The originally 135 hp V8 developed 140 hp from 1938 and 150 hp from 1941. Prices ranged from $ 2995 to $ 5115 in 1940, while the cheapest Series 61 Cadillac was available for $ 1695.

At the beginning of 1942, Cadillac, like the entire US auto industry, stopped civilian production in favor of manufacturing armaments.

Compared to the volume model Series 60 and Series 61, the 75 came in lower numbers; Between 1935 and 1942, 18,047 copies (including the Series 70) were produced.

Data Cadillac Series 75 (1936-1942)
Model year	Displacement (cm³)	Horsepower)	Wheelbase (cm)	Price (US $)	number of pieces
1936	5671	135	350.5	2645-4445	5248
1937	5671	135	350.5	2645-4545	4232
1938	5671	140	358.1	3075-5115	1911
1939	5671	140	358.1	3100-5245	2069
1940	5671	140	358.1	2995-5115	956
1941	5671	150	345.4	2995-4045	2104
1942	5671	150	345.4	3152-4484	1527

Post-war models until 1976

Post war
Cadillac Series 75 (1950)
Production period:	1946-1976
Body versions :	Limousine , Pullman limousine
Engines:	Petrol engines : 5.4–8.2 liters (110–276 kW)
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With the resumption of car production in 1946, Cadillac significantly simplified its extensive range of models. After the 12- and 16-cylinder cars had already been deleted from the range before the war, the Series 75 always put the top models of the house, which ranked above the Series 61 , Series 62 and the 60 Special , above one longer wheelbase than these and were now only available as four-door sedans with 5 to 9 seats with Fleetwood bodies. Officially, the commercial chassis versions, with their usually longer wheelbase, also belonged to the Series 75.

The Series 75 mostly made the stylistic changes of the original models, but in some years it lagged behind technically. In model year 1965, the 75 received neither the new box frame nor the improved automatic of the other models. In general, the 75 was at the same technical level as the other Cadillac cars, but in addition to its longer wheelbase it always had a higher roof, which provided more headroom. The range of models soon dwindled (from model year 1952) to two, depending on the version, seven to nine-seat models with or without a partition (as well as the commercial chassis).

From model year 1949, a new OHV -V8 with a displacement of 5.4 liters and initially 160 SAE PS was used in all Cadillac models . While the smaller models had received new bodies in 1948 (on which the original shape of the tail fins debuted) and were part of General Motors' C platform , the Series 75 was not converted until the 1950 model year; the wheelbase was stretched to 372.75 cm on this occasion. In 1952 the output of the 5.4-liter was increased to 190 SAE-PS thanks to the quadruple carburetor, in 1953 to 210, 1954 to 230 and 1955 to 250 SAE-PS. With the model change in autumn 1953, the wheelbase of the Series 75 grew further to 378.5 cm.

In 1956 the V8 was drilled out to 6 liters and now developed 285 SAE-PS, 1957 300, and 1958 310 PS. Further increases in displacement followed for model year 1959 (6.4 liters, 325 SAE-PS), at the end of 1963 (7 liters, 340 SAE-PS) and for model year 1968 (7.7 liters, 375 SAE-PS, from 1972 223, from 1974 208 net horsepower). In 1975/76 , the 8.2-liter V8 originally from the Cadillac Eldorado was used in all Cadillac models with the exception of the Seville (193 hp with quadruple carburetor or 218 hp with injection).

The Series 75 sedans competed mainly with the domestic market Crown Imperial sedan of Chrysler -Konzerns that from 1955 to 1970 also the factory about the brand Imperial was offered. However, they were far less successful than the Cadillacs. Lincoln had standard limousines extended by independent coachbuilders, including Lehman-Peterson .

Numbers of units Cadillac Series 75 (1946–1976)
Model year	Limousine without partition	Limousine with partition	Commercial Chassis (chassis)	Price from US $
1946	613		1292	4153
1947	2410		2623	4195
1948	1260		2	4195
1949	1501		1862	4650
1950	1460		2052	4770
1951	2205		2960	5200
1952	1400	800	1694	5361
1953	1435	765	2005	5604
1954	889	611	1635	5875
1955	1075	841	1975	6187
1956	1095	955	2025	6558
1957	1010	890	2169	7348
1958	802	730	1915	8460
1959	710	690	2102	9533
1960	718	832	2160	9533
1961	699	926	2204	9533
1962	696	904	2280	9722
1963	680	795	2527	9724
1964	617	808	2527	9746
1965	455	795	2669	9746
1966	980	1037	2463	10,312
1967	835	965	2333	10,360
1968	805	995	2413	10,629
1969	880	1156	2550	10,841
1970	876	1240	2506	11,039
1971	752	848	2014	11,869
1972	995	960	2462	11,948
1973	1017	1043	2212	11,948
1974	895	1005	2265	13,120
1975	876	795	1328	14,218
1976	981	834	1509	14,889

Fleetwood limousine

Fleetwood limousine
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Production period:	1977-1987
Body versions :	Limousine , Pullman limousine
Engines:	Petrol engines : 4.1–7.0 liters (93–135 kW)
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With the downsizing of the new Cadillac models from 1977, the 75 also shrank to a wheelbase of 367 and a length of 620 cm (from the last 385 and 641 cm). The curb weight fell from 2602 to 2146 kg. At the same time the designation Series 75 was dropped; the stretched Cadillacs were now called Fleetwood Limousine . The drive was now taken over by a seven-liter V8, which achieved 183 hp with four-way carburettors and 198 hp with gasoline injection. From model year 1980, the V8 was reduced to six liters (152, later 142 hp) and in the model years 1982/83 it was equipped with cylinder deactivation (so-called V8-6-4 engine).

From model year 1985 onwards, the Fleetwood sedan models were based on the new Cadillac Fleetwood with front-wheel drive and were downsized again. The wheelbase was now 341 cm, the length 555 cm and the curb weight 1605 kg. The drive was a transversely installed 4.1-liter V8 in-house design with electronic injection and an output of 127 hp. After the end of the 1987 model year, the sedan models were removed from the Cadillac range without replacement.

Numbers of units Cadillac Fleetwood Sedan (1977–1987)
Model year	Limousine without partition	Limousine with partition	Commercial Chassis (chassis)	Price from US $
1977	1582	1032	1299	18.193
1978	848	682	852	19,642
1979	2025		864	20,987
1980	1612		750	22,586
1981	1200		unknown	24,464
1982	1450		unknown	27,961
1983	1000		unknown	29,323
1984	1839		-	30,454
1985	405		-	32,640
1986	1000		-	33,895
1987	unknown			36,510

literature

Mary Sieber, Ken Buttolph: Standard Catalog of Cadillac 1903-1990 , Krause Publications, Iola 1991, ISBN 0-87341-174-9 , here: pp. 210-283

Web links

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