Cadillac 1967 VVI Data Book page 122

1902/1966 Cadillac milestones
Model
Year
1 9 4 0
1 9 4 1
Total
Production
3 7 , 1 6 2
6 6 , 1 3 0
1 9 4 2 1 6 , 5 1 1
( P r o d u c t i o n h a l t e d
F e b r u a r y , 1 9 4 2 )
1 9 4 3
1 9 4 4
1 9 4 5
1 9 4 6
1 9 4 7
1 9 4 8
1 9 4 9
1 9 5 0
1 9 5 1
1 9 5 2
—
2 9 , 1 9 4
6 1 , 9 2 6
5 2 , 7 0 6
( 9 m o n t h s )
9 2 , 5 5 4
1 0 3 , 8 5 7
1 1 0 , 3 4 0
9 0 , 7 1 5
( 1 1 m o n t h s )
Type of Cars
Produced
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V - 8
V-8
V-16
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V - 8 '
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V - 8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
V-8
• 4 0 - 5 0 "
• 4 0 - 5 2 "
• 4 0 - 6 2 "
• 4 0 - 6 0 S "
' 4 0 - 7 2 "
• 4 0 - 7 5 "
" 4 0 - 9 0 "
• 4 1 - 6 1 "
• 4 1 - 6 2 "
• 4 1 - 6 3 "
• 4 1 - 6 0 S "
• 4 1 - 6 7 "
• 4 1 - 7 5 "
• 4 2 - 6 1 "
• 4 2 - 6 2 "
' 4 2 - 6 3 "
• 4 2 - 6 0 S "
• 4 2 - 6 7 "
• 4 2 - 7 5 "
—
• 4 6 - 6 1 "
• 4 6 - 6 2 "
• 4 6 - 6 0 S "
• 4 6 - 7 5 "
• 4 7 - 6 1 "
• 4 7 - 6 2 "
• 4 7 - 6 0 S "
• 4 7 - 7 5 "
• 4 8 - 6 1 "
• 4 8 - 6 2 "
• 4 6 - 6 0 S "
• 4 8 - 7 5 "
• 4 9 - 6 1 "
• 4 9 - 6 2 "
• 4 9 - 6 0 S "
• 4 9 - 7 5 "
• 5 0 - 6 1 "
• 5 0 - 6 2 "
• 5 0 - 6 0 "
• 5 0 - 7 5 "
• 5 1 - 6 2 "
• 5 1 - 6 0 "
• 5 1 - 7 5 "
V-8 " 5 2 - 6 2 "
V-8 " 5 2 - 6 0 "
V-8 " 5 2 - 7 5 "
List Price
(Typical Car)
$ 1 , 3 2 0 *
1 , 4 4 0 *
1 , 7 4 5 *
2 , 0 9 0 *
2 , 6 7 0 *
2 , 9 9 5 *
5 , 1 4 0 *
1 , 4 4 5 *
1 , 4 9 5 *
1 , 6 9 5 *
2 , 1 9 5 *
2 , 5 9 5 *
2 , 9 9 5 *
1 , 6 4 7 *
1 , 7 5 4 *
1 , 8 8 2 *
2 , 4 3 5 *
2 , 8 9 6 *
3 , 3 0 6 *
"
—
2 , 1 7 6 *
2 , 3 5 9 *
3 , 0 9 9 *
4 , 2 9 8 *
2 , 3 2 4 *
2 , 5 2 3 *
3 , 1 9 5 *
4 , 4 7 1 *
2 , 6 4 7 *
2 , 7 8 1 *
3 , 5 0 6 *
4 , 4 7 1 *
2 , 8 9 3 *
3 , 0 5 0 *
3 , 8 2 8 *
4 , 7 5 0 *
2 , 8 6 6 *
3 , 2 3 4 *
3 , 7 9 7 *
4 , 7 7 0 *
3 , 3 1 5 *
3 , 8 9 2 *
4 , 8 8 7 *
3 , 6 3 6 *
4 , 2 7 0 *
5 , 3 6 1 *
Wheelbase
1 2 3 "
1 2 3 "
1 2 9 "
1 2 7 "
1 3 8 *
1 4 1 "
1 4 1 "
1 2 6 "
1 2 6 "
1 2 6 "
1 2 6 "
1 3 9 "
1 3 6 "
1 2 6 "
1 2 9 "
1 2 6 "
1 3 3 "
1 3 9 "
1 3 6 "
"
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1 2 9 "
1 3 3 "
1 3 6 "
1 2 6 "
1 2 9 "
1 3 3 "
1 3 6 "
1 2 6 "
1 2 6 "
1 3 3 "
1 3 6 "
1 2 6 "
1 2 6 "
1 3 3 "
1 3 6 "
1 2 2 "
1 2 6 "
1 3 0 "
1 4 7 "
1 2 6 "
1 3 0 "
1 4 7 "
1 2 6 "
1 3 0 "
1 4 7 "
Milestones
First to offer c u s t o m car i n t e r i o r s a t m e d i u m p r i c e . First t o e q u i p
p a s s e n g e r c a r s w i t h Ball B e a r i n g S t e e r i n g . First t o i n t r o d u c e a n
u l t r a m o d e r n , l a r g e , l u x u r i o u s m o t o r c a r — t h e Cadillac Fleetwood
7 2 . D u r i n g f i r s t six m o n t h s , 1 9 3 9 , Cadillac o u t s o l d all m a k e s
c o m b i n e d w i t h series h a v i n g 5 t o u r i n g s e d a n s p r i c e d a t o r a b o v e
$ 1 , 3 0 0 .
First t o i n t r o d u c e t o t h e m e d i u m p r i c e f i e l d a m o t o r c a r of u n -
q u e s t i o n e d p r e s t i g e w i t h o u t a c o m p r o m i s e i n q u a l i t y . First high
p r i c e c a r t o o f f e r H y d r a - M a t i c , t h e c o m p l e t e l y a u t o m a t i c t r a n s -
m i s s i o n t h a t e l i m i n a t e s t h e c l u t c h p e d a l a n d all g e a r s h i f t i n g .
Cadillac o u t s o l d all m a k e s of c a r s i n b o t h t h e m e d i u m a n d h i g h
p r i c e g r o u p s .
Presentation of t h e F o r t i e t h A n n i v e r s a r y C a d i l l a c s . I n t r o d u c t i o n
of s e a l e d , r i b b e d S u p e r - S a f e B r a k e s a n d All-Weather V e n t i l a t i o n
S y s t e m .
C a d i l l a c - b u i l t l i g h t t a n k s a n d m o t o r c a r r i a g e s c o n t r i b u t e d i m -
m e a s u r a b l y t o t h e s t r u g g l e f o r v i c t o r y a n d p e a c e . Precision air-
c r a f t e n g i n e p a r t s m a d e by Cadillac h e l p e d p o w e r A m e r i c a ' s
l e a d i n g c o m b a t p l a n e s . A r m y - N a v y " E " a w a r d t o Cadillac f o r
excellence i n p r o d u c t i o n of w a r e q u i p m e n t .
C a d i l l a c p r o d u c e d t h e M - 2 4 , o n e of t h e w o r l d ' s f a s t e s t a n d m o s t
m a n e u v e r a b l e c o m b a t v e h i c l e s o f i t s k i n d . T h i s f a m o u s l i g h t
t a n k , w h i c h s e r v e d o n all b a t t l e f r o n t s , w a s p o w e r e d by Cadillac
V-type e n g i n e s a n d Cadillac H y d r a - M a t i c t r a n s m i s s i o n s .
C o n t i n u e d p r o d u c t i o n of t h e w o r l d - f a m o u s M-24 l i g h t t a n k f o r
d i s t i n g u i s h e d u s e i n E u r o p e a n a n d Pacific t h e a t e r s . I n t r o d u c -
t i o n of t h e M - 1 9 , a p o t e n t a n t i - a i r c r a f t g u n m o t o r c a r r i a g e .
Presentation of t h e 1 9 4 6 C a d i l l a c s , u s i n g t h e b a t t l e - p r o v e d
Cadillac V - t y p e e n g i n e a n d H y d r a - M a t i c t r a n s m i s s i o n , t h e o n l y
a u t o m o t i v e u n i t s of t h i s k i n d t o b e p r o d u c e d a n d i m p r o v e d w i t h -
o u t i n t e r r u p t i o n d u r i n g t h e w a r .
Postwar p r o d u c t i o n r e a c h e s o v e r 9 0 % of p r e w a r p e a k . Cadillac
i n c r e a s e s fine-car l e a d e r s h i p w i t h o v e r 9 6 , 0 0 0 u n f i l l e d o r d e r s .
Cadillac p r e s e n t e d i t s g r e a t e s t e n g i n e e r i n g a c h i e v e m e n t i n 4 5
y e a r s — t h e n e w , c o m p a c t , b e t t e r p e r f o r m i n g , m o r e e c o n o m i c a l ,
v a l v e - o v e r h e a d , V - t y p e , e i g h t - c y l i n d e r e n g i n e f o r all 1 9 4 9
C a d i l l a c s .
C a d i l l a c ' s 1 m i l l i o n t h c a r p r o d u c e d N o v e m b e r 2 5 , 1 9 4 9 .
Cadillac p r o d u c t i o n e x c e e d s 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 c a r s f o r t h e f i r s t time i n
i t s h i s t o r y .
Cadillac m o v e s i n t o d e f e n s e p r o d u c t i o n o f t a n k s i n Cleveland
w i t h o u t i n t e r r u p t i o n o f a u t o m o b i l e p r o d u c t i o n .
Cadillac c e l e b r a t e s i t s G o l d e n A n n i v e r s a r y .
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