Cadillac /ˈkædᵻlæk/, formally the Cadillac Motor Car Division, is a division of the U.S.-based General Motors (GM) that markets luxury vehicles worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States, Canada, and China, but Cadillac-branded vehicles are distributed in 34 additional markets worldwide. Historically, Cadillac automobiles have always held a place at the top of the luxury field within the United States.[2] In 2016, Cadillac’s U.S. sales were 170,006 vehicles.[3]
Cadillac is among the oldest automobile brands in the world, second in America only to fellow GM marque Buick. The firm was founded from the remnants of the Henry Ford Company in 1902.[4] It was named after Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, who founded Detroit, Michigan. The Cadillac crest is based on his coat of arms.
By the time General Motors purchased the company in 1909, Cadillac had already established itself as one of America’s premier luxury carmakers. The complete interchangeability of its precision parts had allowed it to lay the foundation for the modern mass production of automobiles. It was at the forefront of technological advances, introducing full electrical systems, the clashless manual transmission and the steel roof. The brand developed three engines, with its V8 setting the standard for the American automotive industry.
Cadillac was the first American car to win the Royal Automobile Club of the United Kingdom’s Dewar Trophy by successfully demonstrating the interchangeability of its component parts during a reliability test in 1908; this spawned the firm’s slogan “Standard of the World”. It won the trophy again in 1912 for incorporating electric starting and lighting in a production automobile.
Early history
Founding
Cadillac was formed from the remnants of the Henry Ford Company. After a dispute between Henry Ford and his investors, Ford left the company along with several of his key partners in March 1902. 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 in preparation for liquidating the company’s assets. Instead, Leland persuaded the pair to continue manufacturing automobiles using Leland’s proven single-cylinder engine. A new company called the Cadillac Automobile Company was established on 22 August 1902, re-purposing the Henry Ford Company factory at Cass Street and Amsterdam Avenue. It was named after French explorer Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, who had also founded Detroit in 1701.[6][7]
First automobiles
Cadillac’s first automobiles, the Runabout and Tonneau, were completed in October 1902. They were two-seat horseless carriages powered by a 10 hp (7 kW) single-cylinder engine. They were practically identical to the 1903 Ford Model A. Many sources state that the first car rolled out of the factory on 17 October; in the book Henry Leland – Master of Precision, the date is 20 October; another reliable source shows car number three to have been built on 16 October. Cadillac displayed the new vehicles at the New York Auto Show in January 1903, where the vehicles impressed the crowds enough to gather over 2,000 firm orders. Cadillac’s biggest selling point was precision manufacturing, and therefore, reliability; a Cadillac was simply a better-made vehicle than its competitors.
Notable events
The Cadillac Automobile Company merged with Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing, forming The Cadillac Motor Company in 1905.[8]
From its earliest years, Cadillac aimed for precision engineering and stylish luxury finishes, causing its cars to be ranked amongst the finest in the United States.
Cadillac was the first volume manufacturer of a fully enclosed car in 1906. Cadillac participated in the 1908 interchangeability test in the United Kingdom, and was awarded the Dewar Trophy for the most important advancement of the year in the automobile industry. In 1912, Cadillac was the first automobile manufacturer to incorporate an electrical system enabling starting, ignition, and lighting.[9][10]
Acquired by General Motors
Cadillac was purchased by the General Motors (GM) conglomerate in 1909.[11] 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 last three of which were custom-built by aftermarket manufacturers.
It was positioned at the top of GM’s vehicle hierarchy, above Buick, Oldsmobile, Oakland, and later, Chevrolet.
1910–1941
In 1915, Cadillac introduced a 90-degree flathead V8 engine with 70 horsepower (52 kW) at 2400 rpm and 180 pound force-feet (240 N·m) of torque, allowing its cars to attain 65 miles per hour (105 km/h).[10] This was faster than most roads could accommodate at this time. Cadillac pioneered the dual-plane V8 crankshaft in 1918. In 1928 Cadillac introduced the first clashless Synchro-Mesh manual transmission, utilizing constant mesh gears. In 1930 Cadillac implemented the first V-16 engine, with a 45-degree overhead valve, 452 cubic inches (7.41 litres), and 165 horsepower (123 kW), one of the most powerful and quietest engines in the United States. The development and introduction of the V8, V16 and V-12 helped to make Cadillac the “Standard of the World”.[10] A later model of the V8 engine, with overhead valves, set the standard for the entire American automotive industry in 1949.
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 in World War I.[12]
General Motors of Canada had built Cadillacs from 1923 until 1936 and LaSalles from 1927 until 1935.[13]
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.[14]
In 1926, Cadillac recruited automobile stylist Harley Earl in a one-time consulting capacity, but his employment lasted considerably longer: by 1928, Earl was the head of the new Art and Color division and he would ultimately work for GM until he retired, over 30 years later. The first car he designed was the LaSalle, a new, smaller “companion marque” car, named after another French explorer and founder of Detroit, René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. That marque remained in production until 1940.[15]
Cadillac introduced designer-styled bodywork (as opposed to 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.[10] Previously, car roofs had been made out of fabric-covered wood.
The Great Depression sapped the auto industry generally, with the luxury market declining more steeply; between 1928 and 1933, Cadillac sales had declined by 84%, to 6,736 vehicles.[16] Exacerbating sales performance for the Cadillac brand was a policy, reflective of the times, which discouraged sales to African Americans.[17] Nick Dreystadt, mechanic and national head of Cadillac service, urged a committee – set up to decide whether the Cadillac brand would live on – to revoke that policy. After the policy was eliminated, brand sales increased by 70% in 1934 – and Dreystadt was promoted to lead the entire Cadillac Division.[17]
By 1940, Cadillac sales had risen tenfold compared to 1934.[14] In 1936, Dreystadt released the Series 60 as Cadillac’s entry into the mid-priced vehicle market. It was replaced by the Series 61 in 1939, but a popular model that was derived from it, the Sixty Special, continued through 1993. Another factor helped boost Cadillac growth over the next few years: a revolution in assembly line technology. In 1934, Henry F. Phillips introduced the Phillips screw and screwdriver 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 in 1937, which was widely adopted in 1940.[18] For the first time in many years all cars built by the company shared the same basic engine and drivetrain in 1941.[19]
1941 also saw introduction of optional Hydra-Matic, the first mass-produced fully automatic transmission, offered the previous year on the Oldsmobile.
After World War II
Postwar Cadillac vehicles innovated many of the styling features that came to be synonymous with the late 1940s and 1950s American automobile. Incorporating many of the ideas of then General Motors styling chief Harley J. Earl, these included tailfins, wraparound windshields, and extensive use of chrome.
Tailfins were first added in 1948[10] and reached their apex in 1959. From 1960 to 1964 they decreased each year until they disappeared in the 1965 model year (remaining vestigialy only on the limited production 1965 Series 75 chassis, a carry-over from 1964).
Cadillac’s other distinctive styling attribute was its front-bumper. What had started out after the war as a pair of artillery shell-shaped bumper guards[20] moved higher on the front-end design as the 1950s wore on. Becoming known as Dagmar bumpers for their similarity to the buxom 1950s television personality, they were toned down in 1958 and gone the next year. 1956 saw the introduction of the pillarless four-door hardtop sedan, marketed as the “Sedan deVille”; a year later the feature appeared in all standard Cadillacs.
Fledgling automotive magazine Motor Trend awarded its first “Motor Trend Car of the Year” to Cadillac in 1949 for its innovative overhead valve V8 engine. While the company initially snubbed the honor, it now proudly references its “Car of the Year” wins in publicity material.[21][22]
On November 25, 1949, Cadillac produced its one millionth car, a 1950 Coupe de Ville.[23] It also set a new sales mark of 100,000 cars,[23] matched in 1950 and 1951.[24] 1949 also saw the introduction with Buick of the first mass-produced hardtop coupe, a closed-body style without a “B” pillar. Marketed as the Coupe de Ville, it would become one of Cadillac’s most popular models for many years.
In 1951 Cadillac began production of the M41 Walker Bulldog army tank, which saw service in the Korean and Vietnam wars.
In 1953, the “Autronic Eye” was introduced. This feature would automatically dim high-beam headlamps for the safety of oncoming motorists.[25]
In 1957, Cadillac attempted to move upmarket, creating the hand-built Series 70 Eldorado Brougham.[26] It featured self-levelling suspension, “memory seat” function, and an all-transistor signal-seeking car radio that was produced by GM’s Delco Radio and which was available as standard equipment for the 1957 Eldorado Brougham models.[20][27][28][29] While the car showed Cadillac’s technological prowess, it only sold 904 units.
The dual-reservoir brake master cylinder, with separate front and rear hydraulic systems, was introduced in 1962, six years ahead of the Federal requirement. The first fully automatic heater-air conditioning system also appeared, as did the three-speed Turbo-Hydramatic automatic transmission; it would become the GM standard model for several decades. From the late 1960s, Cadillac offered a fiber-optic warning system[citation needed] to alert the driver to failed light bulbs. The use of extensive bright-work on the exterior and interior also decreased each year after 1959. By the 1966 model year, even the rear bumpers ceased to be all chrome – large portions were painted, including the headlight bezels.
In 1966, Cadillac had its best annual sales yet, over 192,000 units (142,190 of them de Villes),[30] an increase of more than 60%.[31] This was exceeded in 1968, when Cadillac topped 200,000 units for the first time.[32] 1967 and 1968 saw the introduction of a host of federally mandated safety features, including energy-absorbing steering columns and wheels, soft interior and instrument panel knobs and surfaces, front shoulder belts, and side marker lights.
The front-wheel-drive Eldorado was launched in 1967, setting a new standard for a personal luxury car. Its simple, elegant design was a far cry from the tailfin and chrome excesses of the 1950s. Cadillac’s success grew against rivals Lincoln and Imperial, Division sales topping all of Chrysler for the first time in 1970.[33] The new 472 cu in (7.7 l) engine that debuted in the 1968 model year, designed for an ultimate capacity potential of 600 cu in (9.8 l),[34] was increased to 500 cu in (8.2 l) for the 1970 Eldorado. It was adopted across the model range beginning in 1975. Driver airbags began to be offered on some Cadillac models from 1974 to 1976. The pillarless Coupe deVille ended with the 1973 model, while the Sedan deVille remained pillarless through 1976.
The 1970s saw new extremes in vehicle luxury and dimension. The 1972 Fleetwood was some 1.7 in (43 mm) longer in wheelbase and 4 in (100 mm) overall, compared to the 1960 Series 75 Fleetwood; the entry-level 1972 Calais was 2.4 in (61.0 mm) longer than the equivalent 1960 Series 62, on the same wheelbase.[35] Models gained a smoother ride while vehicle weight, standard equipment, and engine displacement were all increased. Cadillac experienced record sales in 1973 and again in the late 1970s.
1977 experienced the same “downsizing” as the rest of GM’s “B” and “C” bodied cars. DeVille models lost hundreds of pounds, received smaller exterior dimensions and engines, but gained taller windows. Fuel economy and handling improved.
The 1980s saw a downsizing of many models, and the introduction of the brand’s first front-wheel drive compact, the Cimarron. Detroit Assembly on Clark Street in Detroit, where Cadillacs had been made since 1921, closed in 1987.
In the late 1990s, Cadillac fielded its first ever entry in the growing SUV segment. The Escalade, introduced in 1999, was marketed to compete with the Lincoln Navigator and luxury SUVs from various import brands.
The Art and Science era
Cadillac introduced a new design philosophy for the 21st century called “Art and Science”[36] which it claims “incorporates sharp, sheer 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 and to the Cadillac XLR roadster. Cadillac’s model lineup mostly includes rear- and all-wheel-drive sedans, roadsters, crossovers and SUVs. The only exceptions were the front-wheel drive Cadillac BLS (which was not sold in North America)[37] and the Cadillac DTS, neither of which are still in production. The second-generation CTS-V is a direct competitor to the BMW M5.[38] An automatic version of the CTS-V lapped the Nürburgring in 7:59.32, at the time a record for production sedans
Models
Concepts, prototypes
- 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, Orleans — 1953
- Cadillac El Camino, La Espada, Park Avenue, PF 200 Cabriolet — 1954 [a custom job by Pinin Farina on 1953 Cadillac chassis, for private client]
- Cadillac Celebrity, Eldorado Brougham, La Salle II Roadster and Sedan, Eldorado St. Moritz, Westchester — 1955
- Cadillac Castilian, Gala, Maharani, Palomino, Eldorado Brougham and Eldorado Brougham Town Car — 1956
- Cadillac Director — 1957
- Cadillac “Bubble-Top” parade car — 1957
- Cadillac “Rain Car” and 4-door Eldorado Seville — 1958
- Cadillac Skylight coupe/convertible — 1958
- Cadillac Cyclone — 1959 [later rebodied]
- Cadillac “Bubble-Top” parade car [built in Canada] — 1959
- Cadillac Starlight — 1959
- Cadillac 4-door phaeton — 1960
- Cadillac Eldorado Chicago Show Car — 1961
- Cadillac XP-715 La Salle — 1961
- Cadillac Florentine — 1964
- Cadillac XP-840 Eldorado Fastback — 1965
- Cadillac NART — 1970
- Cadillac TAG Function Car — 1978 [a test vehicle on Eldorado chassis by Swiss coach builder, Franco Sbarro]
- Cadillac Cimarron — 1985
- Cadillac Voyage — 1988
- Cadillac Solitaire — 1989
- Cadillac Aurora — 1990
- Cadillac Evoq — 1999
- Cadillac Eldorado — 2000
- Cadillac Imaj — 2000
- Cadillac Vizon — 2001
- Cadillac Cien — 2002
- Cadillac Sixteen — 2003
- Cadillac BLS and Villa — 2005
- Cadillac Provoq — 2008
- Cadillac CTS Coupe — 2008
- Cadillac Converj (PHEV) — 2009
- Cadillac World Thorium Fuel (WTF) — 2009
- Cadillac XTS Platinum — 2010
- Cadillac Aera — 2010
- Cadillac Urban Luxury Concept (ULC) — 2010
- Cadillac Ciel — 2011
- Cadillac Elmiraj — 2013
Historical and classic, 1902-1949
Early Antique
- 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
- 1905 Cadillac Models B, C, D, E and F
- 1906 Cadillac Models H, K, L, and M
- 1907 Cadillac Models G, H, K, and M
- 1908 Cadillac Models G, H, M, S and T
- 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
1920s
- 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
1930s
- 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 36-90 — 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 37-90 — 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
1940s
- 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
- Series 42-60S Fleetwood — 133 in wheelbase V8
- Series 42-61 — 126 in wheelbase V8
- Series 42-62 — 129 in wheelbase V8
- Series 42-63 — 126 in wheelbase V8
- Series 42-67 — 139 in wheelbase V8
- Series 42-75 — 136 and 163 in wheelbase V8
- 1946 Cadillac Series 60S, 61, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- Series 60S Fleetwood — 133 in wheelbase V8
- Series 61 — 126 in wheelbase V8
- Series 62 — 129 in wheelbase V8
- Series 75 — 136 in wheelbase V8
- 1947 Cadillac Series 60S, 61, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- Series 60S Fleetwood — 133 in wheelbase V8
- Series 61 — 126 in wheelbase V8
- Series 62 — 129 in wheelbase V8
- Series 75 — 138 in wheelbase V8
- 1948-1949 Cadillac Series 60S, 61, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- Series 60S Fleetwood — 133 in wheelbase V8
- Series 61 — 126 in wheelbase V8
- Series 62 — 126 in wheelbase V8
- Series 75 — 136 in wheelbase V8
1950s (Finned Fifties)
- 1950-1951 Cadillac Series 60S, 61, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1952 Cadillac Series 60S, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- All models were equipped with the 331 cu. in. (5.4L) V8
- Series 60S Fleetwood — 130 in wheelbase
- Series 62 — 126 in wheelbase
- Series 75 — 147 in wheelbase
- 1953 Cadillac Series 60S, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1954-1955 Cadillac Series 60S, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- All models were equipped with the 331 cu. in. (5.4L) V8
- Series 60S Fleetwood — 133 in wheelbase
- Series 62 — 129 in wheelbase
- Eldorado — 129 in wheelbase
- After production of the ’53 Series 62 Eldorado, the Eldorado was branded on its own. It was a convertible similar to the Series 62 convertible, but was much more.
- Series 75 — 149.8 in wheelbase
- 1956 Cadillac Series 60S, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1957 Cadillac Series 60S, 62, 70, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1958 Cadillac Series 60S, 62, 70, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- All models were equipped with the 365 cu. in. (6.0L) V8
- Series 60S Fleetwood — 133 in wheelbase
- Series 62 — 129.5 in wheelbase
- Eldorado — 129.5 in wheelbase
- 4 door option replaced with Special Coupe by special order only in limited quantities
- Series 70 Eldorado Brougham — 126 in wheelbase
- Series 75 — 149.7 in wheelbase
- 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 6200 — 130 in wheelbase
- replaced previous Series 62
- Series 6300 — 130 in wheelbase De Ville” sub-series
- Series 6400 — 130 in wheelbase “Eldorado” sub-series
- Series 6900 — 130 in wheelbase “Eldorado Brougham”
- Series 6700 — 149.75 in wheelbase “Fleetwood 75”
1960s
- 1961-1964 Cadillac Series 60S, 62, 75 Fisher Fleetwood
- 1965-1966 Cadillac Calais, De Ville, and Fleetwood Fisher Fleetwood
- 1967-1970 Cadillac Calais, De Ville, and Fleetwood Fisher Fleetwood
1970s
- 1970-1973 Cadillac Calais, De Ville, and Fleetwood Fisher Fleetwood
- 1974 — Cadillac Calais, De Ville, and Fleetwood Fisher Fleetwood
- 1975 — Cadillac Calais, De Ville, Seville, and Fleetwood Fisher Fleetwood
- 1976 — Cadillac Calais, De Ville, Seville, and Fleetwood Fisher Fleetwood
- 1977-1979
- Coupe de Ville —121.5 in (3,090 mm) wheelbase, V8
- Sedan de Ville —121.5 in (3,090 mm) wheelbase, V8
- Fleetwood Brougham —121.5 in (3,090 mm) wheelbase, V8
- 1971-1978
- 1979-1985
1980s
- 1980-1985
- 1982-1988
- 1980-1984
- Coupe de Ville -121.5 in (3,090 mm) wheelbase, V8
- Sedan de Ville -121.5 in (3,090 mm) wheelbase, V8
- 1985–1988
- Coupe de Ville —110.8 in (2,810 mm) wheelbase, V8
- Sedan de Ville —110.8 in (2,810 mm) wheelbase, V8
- Fleetwood —110.8 in (2,810 mm) wheelbase, V8
- Fleetwood 75 —134.4 in (3,410 mm) wheelbase, V8
- 1987-1988
- Fleetwood Sixty Special —115.8 in (2,940 mm) wheelbase, V8
- 1979-1985
- 1986-1991
- 1987–1993
- 1989–1993
- Coupe de Ville —110.8 in (2,810 mm) wheelbase, V8
- Sedan de Ville —113.8 in (2,890 mm) wheelbase, V8
- Fleetwood —113.8 in (2,890 mm) wheelbase, V8
- 1980-1986
- Fleetwood Brougham -121.5 in (3,090 mm) wheelbase, V8
- 1987-1989
1990s
- 1992-2002
- 1989-1993
- Coupe DeVille -110.8 in (2,810 mm) wheelbase, V8
- 1989-1993
- Sedan DeVille -113.8 in (2,890 mm) wheelbase, V8
- 1992-1997
- 1994–1999
- 1997–2001
- 1989-1992
- 1990-1992
- 1993-1996
- 1993
- Sixty Special -113.8 in (2,890 mm) wheelbase, V8
- 1998-2000
- 1998-2004
2000’s
- 2000-2005 DeVille -115.3 in (2,930 mm) wheelbase, V8
- 2002-2006 Escalade
- 2002-2006 Escalade
- 2003-2006 Escalade ESV
- 2003-2007 CTS
- 2003-2007 CTS
- 2004-2007 CTS-V
- 2004-2009 XLR
- 2004-2009 XLR
- 2006-2009 XLR-V
- 2005-2010 BLS (not sold in the United States)
- 2005-2011 STS
- 2005-2011 STS -116.4 in (2,960 mm) wheelbase
- 2005-2009 STS-V -116.4 in (2,960 mm) wheelbase
- 2006-2011 DTS -115.6 in (2,940 mm) wheelbase, V8
- 2007-2014 Escalade
- 2007-2014 Escalade
- 2007-2014 Escalade ESV
- 2009-2013 Escalade Hybrid First hybrid SUV
- 2002-2013 Escalade EXT pickup truck
2010’s to Current
- 2003-Present CTS
- 2003-Present CTS Sedan
- 2010-2013 CTS Sport Wagon
- 2011-2014 CTS Coupe
- 2004-Present CTS-V
- 2008-Present CTS-V Sedan
- 2011-2015 CTS-V Coupe
- 2013-Present ATS
- 2013-Present XTS
- 2004-2016 SRX
- 2014 and 2016 ELR First plug-in hybrid coupe
- 2015-Present Escalade
- 2015-Present Escalade
- 2015-Present Escalade ESV
- 2016-Present CT6
- 2017-Present XT5
Concepts, prototypes scala 1:43
MINICHAMPS – CADILLAC – CYCLONE XP 74 CONCEPT 1959
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – SIXTEEN 2003
NOREV – CADILLAC – SIXTEEN 2003
Luxury Diecast – Cadillac ConverJ 2011
Maisto – Cadillac EVOQ Concept Coupe Sports Car
CADILLAC – STREET CARS
CADILLAC – IMPERIAL
WHITEBOX – CADILLAC – IMPERIAL V16 LWB SEDAN 1930
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – V16 IMPERIAL SEDAN 1930 – PERSONAL CAR AL CAPONE
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – V16 IMPERIAL SEDAN 1930 – WITH BOX
IXO-MODELS – CADILLAC – V16 LWB IMPERIAL SEDAN 1930 WITH FIGURE AL CAPONE
WHITEBOX – CADILLAC – V16 4-DOOR SEDAN 1930
SOLIDO – CADILLAC – VAN COMMERCIALE – CADBURY’S COCOA ESSENCE 1930
SOLIDO – CADILLAC – VAN AMBULANCE – FIRE ENGINE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT 1930
CADILLAC – 452A
ILARIO-MODEL – CADILLAC – 452A V16 FARINA ROADSTER 1931
SOLIDO – CADILLAC – 452A 1931
CADILLAC – V16
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – V16 SEMICONVERTIBLE 1931
RIO-MODELS – CADILLAC – V 16 CABRIOLET SPIDER 1931
RIO-MODELS – CADILLAC – V16 CABRIOLET SPIDER 1931
GUISVAL – CADILLAC – V16 CABRIOLET CLOSED 1932
SOLIDO – CADILLAC – V16 CABRIOLET CLOSED 1932
TRUESCALE – CADILLAC – V16 HARTMANN ROADSTER 1934
REX TOYS – CADILLAC – V 16 1938-40 COUPE DE VILLE OUVERT
REX TOYS – CADILLAC – V 16 1938-40 CONDUITE INTERIEURE
REX TOYS – CADILLAC – V 16 1938-40 COUPE 2 DOORS
REX TOYS – CADILLAC – V16 COUPE WITH POPE PAPA SAN PIO XII 1938
REX TOYS – CADILLAC – V16 CABRIOLET 1938 CICCIOLINA PORNOSTAR
CADILLAC – DELUXE
TRUESCALE – CADILLAC – DELUXE TUDOR LIMOUSINE 8C 1932 – THE LAST EMPEROR OF CHINA
CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD ALLWEATHER PHAETON CABRIOLET OPEN 1933
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD ALLWEATHER PHAETON 1933
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD LIMOUSINE SEVENTY-FIVE 1966
PREMIUM-X – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD SIXTY SPECIAL BROUGHAM LIMOUSINE 1967
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD 75 LIMOUSINE 1970
CADILLAC – SERIES 90
TRUESCALE – CADILLAC – SERIES 90 V16 FLEETWOOD AERODYNAMIC COUPE 1936 – BASE IN PELLE
TRUESCALE – CADILLAC – SERIES 90 V16 CABRIOLET PRESIDENTIALE LIMOUSINE QUEEN MARY 1938 – BASE IN PELLE
TRUESCALE – CADILLAC – SERIES 90 V16 SEMICONVERTIBLE PAPAMOBILE POPE PACELLI PIO XII 1938 – BASE IN PELLE
REX TOYS – CADILLAC – V 16 1938-40 COUPE 2 DOORS
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – V-16 PRESIDENTIAL QUEEN MARY II UK – HARRY TRUMAN USA 1948
NOREV – CADILLAC – V16 PRESIDENTIAL LIMOUSINE CABRIOLET – PARADE CAR – QUEEN ELISABETH II 1956
CADILLAC – SERIES 75
WHITEBOX – CADILLAC – SERIES 75 FLEETWOOD V8 SEDAN 1939
GLM-MODELS – CADILLAC – SERIES 75 LIMOUSINE 1941
GLM-MODELS – CADILLAC – SERIES 75 LIMOUSINE 1956
GLM-MODELS – CADILLAC – SERIES 75 LIMOUSINE 1957
TRUESCALE – CADILLAC – SERIES 75 LIMOUSINE BUBBLE-TOP QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1958
KESS-MODEL – CADILLAC – SERIES 75 LONG LIMOUSINE 1959
GLM-MODELS – CADILLAC – SERIES 75 LIMOUSINE 1972
CADILLAC – FLETWOOD
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – FLETWOOD V18 LIMOUSINE 1939
WHITEBOX – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD V8 LIMOUSINE 4-DOOR 1939
GREENLIGHT – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD SERIES 60 1955 – PERSONAL CAR ELVIS PRESLEY
GREENLIGHT – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD SERIES 60 SPECIAL 1955 – IL PADRINO – THE GODFATHER 1972
GREENLIGHT – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD SERIES 60 1955 – PERSONAL CAR ELVIS PRESLEY
SPARK-MODEL – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD SIXTY SPECIAL SEDAN 1959
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – LIMO PRESIDENTIAL UK QUEEN ELISABETH II – PARIS DWIGHT D.EISENHOWER 1959
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD BROUGHAM CASTILLIAN WAGON 1976
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD BROUGHAM 4-DOOR 1979
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD FORMAL LIMOUSINE 1980
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD BROUGHAM 1980
BoS-MODELS – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD BROUGHAM 1982
GLM-MODELS – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD FORMAL LIMOUSINE 1984
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD BROUGHAM 4-DOOR 1993
GLM-MODELS – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD LIMOUSINE 1994
GLM-MODELS – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD LIMOUSINE 1995
CADILLAC – 1939 HARLEM
VEREM – CADILLAC – 1939 HARLEM – HEARSE – FUNERAL CAR – CARRO FUNEBRE
CADILLAC – SERIES 62
GLM-MODELS – CADILLAC – SERIES 62 VICTORIA CABRIOLET CLOSED 1940
GLM-MODELS – CADILLAC – SERIES 62 SEDAN 4-DOOR 1948
ABC – CADILLAC – S62 GENERATION II CONVERTIBLE SAOUTCHIK 1948
CHROMES – CADILLAC – S62 SAOUTCHIK CABRIOLET OPEN 1948 – ON CADILLAC WHEELBASE ENGINE
MINICHAMPS – CADILLAC – SERIES-62 CABRIO COACH BUILDER JAQUES SAOUTCHIK 1948
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – SERIES-62 COUPE SEDANET 1949
SPARK-MODEL – CADILLAC – SERIES 62 BERLINE 1950
VITESSE – CADILLAC – TYPE 62 COUPE 1950
VITESSE – CADILLAC – TYPE-62 FIRE ENGINE 1950
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – SERIES-62 CABRIOLET PRESIDENTIAL 1951
ERTL – CADILLAC – 62 FOUR DOOR 1952
VITESSE – CADILLAC – TYPE 62 SPIDER 1955
GLM-MODELS – CADILLAC – SERIES 62 HESS & EISENHARDT STATION WAGON 1956
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – SERIES 62 MILLER METEOR 1957 – CARRO FUNEBRE CON BARA – FUNERAL CAR WITH COFFIN
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – SERIES 62 HARD-TOP 1957
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – SERIES-62 CONVERTIBLE CABRIOLET 1957
GLM-MODELS – CADILLAC – FLEETWOOD 62 SEDAN 1957
NEWRAY – CADILLAC – SERIES 62 CABRIOLET 1959
SPARK-MODEL – CADILLAC – SERIES-62 SEDAN 1959 (SIX WINDOWS)
DICKIE – CADILLAC – SERIES 62 CABRIOLET 1959
MATTEL HOT WHEELS – CADILLAC – SERIES-62 ECTO-1 GHOSTBUSTERS 1 1984
MATTEL HOT WHEELS – CADILLAC – SERIES-62 ECTO-1A GHOSTBUSTERS 2 1989
CADILLAC – SERIES-61
GLM-MODELS – CADILLAC – SERIES-61 COUPE SEDANET 1941
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – CUSTOM LIMOUSINE – THE DUTCHESS – 1941
SPARK-MODEL – CADILLAC – TYPE 61 COUPE 2-DOOR 1950
SPARK-MODEL – CADILLAC – SERIES 61 CONVERTIBLE 1950
CADILLAC – LA SALLE
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – LA SALLE HEARSE 1941 – CARRO FUNEBRE – FUNERAL CAR – 007 JAMES BOND – DR NO – LICENZA DI UCCIDERE
CADILLAC – COUPE DE VILLE
COLLECTION711 – CADILLAC – COUPE DE VILLE CABRIOLET 1949
MOTOR CITY CLASSIC – CADILLAC – COUPE DE VILLE CABRIOLET OPEN 1949 – PERSONAL CAR ELVIS PRESLEY
LUCKY-DIECAST – CADILLAC – COUPE DE VILLE CABRIOLET 1949
YAT-MING – CADILLAC – COUPE DE VILLE CABRIOLET 1949
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – COUPE DE VILLE 1949
SPARK-MODEL – CADILLAC – DEVILLE 4-DOOR 1959
BoS-MODELS – CADILLAC – COUPE DE VILLE CONVERTIBLE 1970
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – COUPE DE VILLE CONVERTIBLE 1970
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – COUPE DE VILLE 2-DOOR 1972
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – COUPE DE VILLE 2-DOOR 1976
NEWRAY – CADILLAC – COUPE DE VILLE CABRIOLET 1976
DICKIE – CADILLAC – COUPE DE VILLE CABRIOLET 1976
TRIPLE9 – CADILLAC – DE VILLE SEDAN 4-DOOR 1977
GLM-MODELS – CADILLAC – SEDAN DEVILLE 1994
CADILLAC – ELDORADO
VITESSE – CADILLAC – ELDORADO CABRIOLET CLOSED 1953
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – ELDORADO CABRIOLET 1953
VITESSE – CADILLAC – ELDORADO CABRIOLET – PRESIDENT EISENHOWER 1953
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – ELDORADO PARADE PRESIDENTIAL DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER USA 1953
NEWRAY – CADILLAC – ELDORADO CABRIOLET 1955
SOLIDO – CADILLAC – ELDORADO 1955
DICKIE – CADILLAC – ELDORADO CABRIOLET 1955
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – ELDORADO CABRIOLET 1955
SOLIDO – CADILLAC -ELDORADO BIARRITZ CABRIOLET 1955
PREMIUM-X – CADILLAC – ELDORADO BIARRITZ 1956
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – ELDORADO BROUGHAM 1957
SOLIDO – CADILLAC – ELDORADO BIARRITZ 1957
MOTOR CITY CLASSIC – CADILLAC – ELVIS PRESLEY’S ELDORADO 1959
SPARK-MODEL – CADILLAC – ELDORADO BIARRITZ CABRIOLET 1959
SPARK-MODEL – CADILLAC – ELDORADO SEVILLE COUPE 1959
SPARK-MODEL – CADILLAC – SERIES-62 SEDAN 1959 (SIX WINDOWS)
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – ELDORADO COUPE 2-DOOR 1967
PREMIUM-X – CADILLAC – ELDORADO 1976 BICENTENNIAL EDITION
PREMIUM-X – CADILLAC – ELDORADO CONVERTIBLE OPEN 1976
PREMIUM-X – CADILLAC – ELDORADO CONVERTIBLE CLOSED 1976
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – ELDORADO BIARRITZ 1979
BoS-MODELS – CADILLAC – ELDORADO 2-DOOR 1992
CADILLAC – LE MANS
MINICHAMPS – CADILLAC – LE MANS DREAM CAR SPIDER 1953
CADILLAC – S&S SUPERIOR LANDAU FLOWER CAR 1959
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – S&S SUPERIOR LANDAU FLOWER CAR 1959 – HEARSE – CARRO FUNEBRE – FUNERAL CAR
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – S&S SUPERIOR LANDAU AMBULANCE 1959 – CON BARELLA – WITH STRETCHER
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – S&S SUPERIOR LANDAU 1959 – HEARSE – CARRO FUNEBRE CON BARA – FUNERAL CAR WITH COFFIN
WHITEBOX – CADILLAC – S&S HEARSE 1966 – CARRO FUNEBRE – FUNERAL CAR
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – HEARSE FUNERAL CAR CARRO FUNEBRE 1966 – 007 JAMES BOND – DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER – UNA CASCATA DI DIAMANTI
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – S&S AMBULANCE AMBULANZA FIRE RESCUE 1966
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – S&S HEARSE 1966 – CARRO FUNEBRE – FUNERAL CAR
CADILLAC – MIRAGE
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – MIRAGE PICK-UP 1967
CADILLAC – SUPERIOR 51
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – SUPERIOR 51 AMBULANCE 1970
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – SUPERIOR BEGRAFENIS FUNERAL CAR – HEARSE – CARRO FUNEBRE 1970
MATRIX SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – SUPERIOR SOVEREIGN REGAL LAUNDALET 1976
GLM-MODELS – CADILLAC – EUREKA CONCOURS HEARSE 1991 – FUNERAL CAR – CARRO FUNEBRE
Cadillac Fleetwood Moloney
Western – Cadillac Fleetwood Moloney Limousine
CADILLAC – CORVORADO 1973
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – CORVORADO 1973 – 007 JAMES BOND – LIVE AND LET DIE – VIVI E LASCIA MORIRE
CADILLAC – SEVILLE
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – SEVILLE MKI 1976
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – SEVILLE 1978
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – SEVILLE MKI 1979
WHITEBOX – CADILLAC – SEVILLE MKII ELEGANTE 1980
PREMIUM-X – CADILLAC – SEVILLE ELEGANTE 4-DOOR 1980
NEO SCALE MODELS – CADILLAC – SEVILLE MKII 1981
BoS-MODELS – CADILLAC – SEVILLE STS 4-DOOR 1992
CADILLAC – PRESIDENTIAL LIMOUSINE
TRUESCALE – CADILLAC – PRESIDENTIAL LIMOUSINE 1983 – RONALD REGAN
GREENLIGHT – CADILLAC – PRESIDENTIAL LIMOUSINE BARACK OBAMA 2009
RLMODELS – CADILLAC – PRESIDENTIAL LIMOUSINE BARACK OBAMA 2009 – TV SERIES
CADILLAC – BROUGHAM
GLM-MODELS – CADILLAC – BROUGHAM LIMOUSINE 1991
GLM-MODELS – CADILLAC – BROUGHAM 1991
CADILLAC – CATERA
RIALTO-MODELS – CADILLAC – CATERA SPORT 2001
ME-MOD – Cadillac Catera 3,0i V6 1995
CADILLAC – BLS
NOREV – CADILLAC – BLS 2006
CADILLAC – CTS
LUXURY – CADILLAC – CTS-V 2009
LUXURY – CADILLAC – CTS-V BLACKOUT EDITION 2009
LUXURY – CADILLAC – CTS SPORT SEDAN 4-DOOR 2011
LUXURY – CADILLAC – CTS-V COUPE 2-DOOR 2011
LUXURY – CADILLAC – CTS SPORT SEDAN 3.6 2011
LUXURY – CADILLAC – CTSV SEDAN 2011
LUXURY – CADILLAC – CTS SPORT WAGON 2011
NOREV – CADILLAC – CTS 4 DOORS
CADILLAC XLR
NOREV – CADILLAC XLR
CADILLAC STS
Norev – 2006 Cadillac STS-V
CADILLAC – SRX
NOREV – CADILLAC – SRX WAGON 4×4 2006
CADILLAC – ESCALADE
SOLIDO – CADILLAC – ESCALADE 2002
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – ESCALADE 4X4
ANSON – CADILLAC – ESCALADE
EDICOLA – CADILLAC – ESCALADE 2009
LUXURY – CADILLAC – ESCALADE HYBRID 2009
ANSON – Escalade EXT 2002 1:43
CADILLAC – SRX
LUXURY – CADILLAC – SRX CROSSOVER 2011