Coachwork by Fleetwood
Carrozzeria, Italian meaning coachbuilder, is an individual or company that bodies carriages or automobiles. The name in German is Karosserie. These skills were needed during the early part of the 1900's to fabricate enclosures for rolling chassis. The materials used were mostly wooden or metal. As the evolution of automobile production evolved, manufacturers brought the design and development in-house, making individual coachbuilders a dying breed.
Unibody construction has mostly eliminated the need for coachbuilders. Many coachbuilders were purchased or merged by the automobile manufacturers. Others became highly specialized and worked on a contract basis, mostly for high priced, luxury automobiles.
Fleetwood Metal Body was a coachbuilder during the early 1900s. The name is from Fleetwood, Pennsylvania the birthplace of the company. They specialized in the production of wood and metal bodies. They were large and luxurious and often purchased by the rich and famous. Fleetwood was purchased by Fisher Body in 1925 and integrated into General Motors in 1931.
The luxury segment of General Motors was Cadillac, so it was only natural that Fleetwood would aide in the design and creation of bodies for the Cadillac marquee. In 1927 the name appeared on Cadillac's representing their top of the line vehicles. In 1946 Cadillac offered an upscale version of its Series 60, dubbed the Series 60 Special Fleetwood. The name was later used on the Series 70 and Sixty Special models through 1976. The name continued to appear on Cadillac vehicles as late as 1996.
Unibody construction has mostly eliminated the need for coachbuilders. Many coachbuilders were purchased or merged by the automobile manufacturers. Others became highly specialized and worked on a contract basis, mostly for high priced, luxury automobiles.
Fleetwood Metal Body was a coachbuilder during the early 1900s. The name is from Fleetwood, Pennsylvania the birthplace of the company. They specialized in the production of wood and metal bodies. They were large and luxurious and often purchased by the rich and famous. Fleetwood was purchased by Fisher Body in 1925 and integrated into General Motors in 1931.
The luxury segment of General Motors was Cadillac, so it was only natural that Fleetwood would aide in the design and creation of bodies for the Cadillac marquee. In 1927 the name appeared on Cadillac's representing their top of the line vehicles. In 1946 Cadillac offered an upscale version of its Series 60, dubbed the Series 60 Special Fleetwood. The name was later used on the Series 70 and Sixty Special models through 1976. The name continued to appear on Cadillac vehicles as late as 1996.
Q: What manufacturers did Fleetwood create coachwork for? A: Fleetwood created coachwork for (at least) the following manufacturers: Cadillac, Daniels, Duesenberg, Fiat, Isotta, Julian, LaSalle, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Packard, Rolls-Royce, Stutz Q: What body styles did Fleetwood create? A: Fleetwood created (at least) the following body styles: 2-Passenger Coupe, 5-Passenger Coupe, 5-passenger sedan, 5-Passenger Touring Sedan, 5-Passenger Town Cabriolet, 5-Passenger Town Car, 7-Pass Transformable Town Cabriolet, 7-Passenger Collapsible Landau, 7-Passenger Formal Sedan, 7-Passenger Imperial, 7-Passenger Imperial Sedan, 7-Passenger Limousine - Flat Windshield, 7-Passenger Limousine Brougham, 7-Passenger Sedan, 7-Passenger Sedan (Vee Windshield), 7-Passenger Sedan with Leather Back, 7-Passenger Touring Sedan, 7-Passenger Town Cabriolet, 7-Passenger Town Cabriolet (Vee Windshield), 8-Passenger Special Imperial, Aero-Dynamic Coupe, Aero-Dynamic Coupe Style 5899, Aero. Coupe, Aerodynamic Coupe, Aerodynamic Coupe (Modified V Windshield), Aerodynamic Coupe (Vee Windshield), All Weather Coupe, All Weather Phaeton, All Weather Phaeton Coupe, All Weather Sport Cabriolet, All-Weather Phaeton, Brougham, Business Imperial Sedan, Business Imperial Touring Sedan, Business Sedan, Business Sedanet, Business Touring Imperial, Business Touring Sedan, Close Coupled Imperial, Close Coupled Sedan, Club Coupe, Club Sedan, Coll. Touring Limousine Brougham, Coll. Touring Town Cabriolet with no qutr window, Coll. Town Cabriolet with quarter windows, Collapsible 7-Passenger Town Cabriolet, Collapsible Coupe, Collapsible Coupe (Modified V Windshield, Collapsible Coupe (Vee Windshield), Collapsible Imperial, Collapsible Imperial Cabriolet, Collapsible Landau, Collapsible Limousine, Collapsible Sedan, Collapsible Sedan Cabriolet, Collapsible Town Cabriolet, Collapsible Town Cabriolet (Modified V Windshield), Collapsible Town Cabriolet (Vee Windshield), Collapsible Trans. Town Cabriolet, Collapsible Transformable, Collapsible Transformable Limousine Brougham, Collapsible Transformable Town Cabriolet, Collapsible Trnsformable Limousine Brougham, Commercial Chassis, Commercial Imperial Sedan, Commercial Imperial Touring Sedan, Commercial Sedan, Commercial Touring Sedan, Convertible, Convertible Cabriolet, Convertible Coupe, Convertible Coupe (Flat Windshield), Convertible Coupe (Flat Windshield), Convertible Coupe (Modified V Windshield), Convertible Coupe (Vee Windshield), Convertible Coupe - Flat Windshield, Convertible Coupe Style 4335 by Fleetwood, Convertible Imperial Sedan, Convertible Phaeton, Convertible Sedan, Convertible Sedan (Modified V Windshield, Convertible Sedan (Vee Windshield), Convertible Sedan w/Divider (Modified V Windshield), Convertible Sedan with Divider, Convertible Sedan with Divider Window (Vee Windshield), Convertible Sedan with Dividers, Convertible Sedan with Division Window, Convertible Sedan with Divisor Window, Coupe, Coupe (Modified V Windshield), Coupe (Vee Windshield), Coupe with Rumble Seat, Custom Imperial Cabriolet, Deluxe Town Cabriolet, Drophead Coupe, Dual Cowl Phaeton, Dual Windshield Touring, Fisher Body Imperial Sedan, Fisher Body Sedan, Fisher Sedan, Five Passenger Phaeton, Fleetwood All-Weather Phaeton, Fleetwood Body Convertible Coupe, Fleetwood Body-Limousine, Fleetwood Body-Limousine Broughan, Fleetwood Body-Sedan, Fleetwood Body-Town Coupe, Fleetwood Body-Town Cabriolet, Fleetwood Convertible Coupe, Fleetwood Convertible Victoria, Fleetwood Coupe, Fleetwood Custom Body All-Weather Phaeton, Fleetwood Custom Body All-Weather Phaetoon, Fleetwood Custom Body Club Cabriolet, Fleetwood Custom Body Collapsible Club Cabriolet, Fleetwood Custom Body Collapsible Imperial, Fleetwood Custom Body Collapsible Imperial Cabriolet, Fleetwood Custom Body Collapsible Imperial Club Cabriolet, Fleetwood Custom Body Collapsible Sedan, Fleetwood Custom Body Collapsible Sedan Cabriolet, Fleetwood Custom Body Collapsible Touring Town Cabriolet, Fleetwood Custom Body Collapsible Transformable Cabriolet, Fleetwood Custom Body Imperial, Fleetwood Custom Body Imperial (full leather quarter), Fleetwood Custom Body Imperial (leather back), Fleetwood Custom Body Imperial Cabriolet, Fleetwood Custom Body Limousine Brougham, Fleetwood Custom Body Sedan, Fleetwood Custom Body Sedan (full leather quarter), Fleetwood Custom Body Sedan (leather back), Fleetwood Custom Body Sedan Cabriolet, Fleetwood Custom Body Town Brougham Collapsible (Rear Quarter), Fleetwood Custom Body Town Cabriolet Callapsible (Rear Quarter) 3520-C, Fleetwood Custom Body Town Cabriolet Collapsible (Rear Quarter) 3525-C, Fleetwood Custom Body Town(Club) Sedan, Fleetwood Custom Body Transformable Town Cabriolet, Fleetwood Custom Body Transformable Town Cabriolet 3520, Fleetwood Custom Body Transformable Town Cabriolet 3525, Fleetwood Fastback Limousine, Fleetwood Formal Quarter Town Cabriolet, Fleetwood Imperial Cabriolet, Fleetwood Imperial Landaulet, Fleetwood Imperial Sedan, Fleetwood Limousine, Fleetwood Limousine Brougham, Fleetwood Madame X Coupe, Fleetwood Madame X Sedan, Fleetwood Opera Seat Town Cabriolet, Fleetwood Phaeton, Fleetwood Quarter Window Town Cabriolet, Fleetwood Roadster, Fleetwood Sedan, Fleetwood Sedan Cabriolet, Fleetwood Special-Convertible Coupe, Fleetwood Special-Touring, Fleetwood Town Cabriolet (5512), Fleetwood Town Cabriolet (5525), Fleetwood Town Coupe, Fleetwood Transformable Brougham Limousine, Fleetwood-Limousine, Fleetwood-Limousine Brougham, Fleetwood-Sedan, Fleetwood-Town Cabriolet, Fleetwood-Town Coupe, Formal Sedan, Full Collapsible Town Cabriolet, Full Collapsible Transformable Town Car, Imperial, Imperial Broguham (Flat Windshield), Imperial Brougham, Imperial Brougham (Flat Windshield), Imperial Brougham (Modified V Windshield, Imperial Brougham (Straight Windshield), Imperial Brougham (Vee Windshield), Imperial Brougham - Flat Windshield, Imperial Broughan (Modified V Windshield, Imperial Cab, Imperial Cabriolet, Imperial Cabriolet (Flat Windshield), Imperial Cabriolet (Straight Windshield), Imperial Cabriolet (Flat Windshield), Imperial Cabriolet (Modified V Windshield, Imperial Cabriolet (Modified V Windshield), Imperial Cabriolet (Straight Windshield) (Straight Wdshield), Imperial Cabriolet (Vee Windshield), Imperial Cabriolet - Flat Windshield, Imperial Cabriolet Madame X, Imperial Club Sedan, Imperial Landau Cabriolet, Imperial Landau Club Sedan, Imperial Landau Sedan, Imperial Limousine Sedan, Imperial Limousine Sedan (Vee Windshield), Imperial Sedan, Imperial Sedan (Straight Windshield), Imperial Sedan (Flat Windshield), Imperial Sedan (Limousine), Imperial Sedan (Modified V Windshield, Imperial Sedan (Straight Windshield), Imperial Sedan (Vee Windshield), Imperial Sedan - Flat Windshield, Imperial Sedan Cabriolet, Imperial Sedan Limousine, Imperial Sedan Limousine (Modified V Windshield), Imperial Sedan with Leather Back, Imperial Touring Sedan, Imperial Town Cabriolet, Imperial Town Sedan, Imperial Town Sedan (Modified V Windshield, Imperial Town Sedan (Vee Windshield), Imperial Victoria, Imperial with Leather Back, Imperial with Plain Hood, Landau Sedan Cabriolet, Limousine, Limousine (Flat Windshield), Limousine (Modified V Windshield, Limousine (Spec. back) - Flat Windshield, Limousine (Special back), Limousine (Special Back) (Straight Windshield), Limousine (Straight Windshield), Limousine (Vee Windshield), Limousine - Flat Windshield, Limousine 7-Passenger, Limousine Brougham, Limousine Brougham (Modified V Windshield), Limousine Brougham (Vee Windshield), Limousine Cabriolet, Limousine with 4 inch Extra Headroom, Limousine with Extra Headroom, Limousine with Special Back (Flat Windshield), Livery Limousine, Madame X Coupe, Madame X Sedan, Phaeton, Presidential Convertible Parade Limousine, Roadster, Roadster (Modified V Windshield), Roadster (Vee Windshield), Roadster Vee Windshield, Rumble Seat Coupe, RumbleSeat Roadster, Sedan, Sedan (Flat Windshield), Sedan (Straight Windshield), Sedan (Flat Windshield), Sedan (Modified V Windshield, Sedan (Modified V Windshield), Sedan (Straight Windshield), Sedan (Straight Windshield) (Straight Wdshield), Sedan (Vee Windshield), Sedan - Flat Windshield, Sedan Cabriolet, Sedan or Imperial Sport Cabriolet, Sedan With Divider Window, Sedan with Division, Sedan with Leather Back, Sedan with Sunshine Top, Sedanet Cabriolet, Sedanette, Sedanette Cabriolet, Seven-Passenger Cabrolet, Seven-Passenger Imperial, Special Collapsible Imperial, Special Collapsible Imperial Sedan, Special Collapsible Limousine, Special Collapsible Tourer Town Cabriolet, Special Collapsible Town Cabriolet, Special Convertible Coupe, Special Imperial, Special Imperial Cabriolet, Special Imperial Limousine, Special Imperial Sedan, Special Imperial Touring Sedan, Special Limousine Cabriolet, Special Sedan, Special Sedan (Div), Special Sedan Cabriolet, Special Special Sedan, Special Touring Sedan, Special Town Car (Metalback), Special Towncar (Leatherback), Special Transformable Cabriolet, Special Transformable Town Cabriolet, Special Transformible Town Brougham, Sport Convertible Coupe, Sport Coupe, Sport Imperial, Sport Phaeton, Sport Phaeton (Modified V Windshield, Sport Phaeton (Vee Windshield), Sport Phaeton Style, Sport Sedan, Sport St. or Convertible Coupe, Sport Tourer, Stationary Coupe, Stationary Coupe (Modified V Windshield, Stationary Coupe (Vee Windshield), Tourer, Tourer (Vee Windshield), Tourer Town Collapsible Landau, Touring, Touring (Modified V Windshield, Touring Collapsible Town Cabriolet, Touring Coupe, Touring Sedan, Touring Sedan with Division Window, Town Brougham, Town Brougham with Canework, Town Cabriolet, Town Cabriolet (Modified V Windshield), Town Cabriolet (Modified V Windshield), Town Cabriolet (Vee Windshield), Town Cabriolet with Opera Seats, Town Cabriolet with Quarter Windows, Town Cabriolet with Seats Forward, Town Car, Town Car with Full Collapsible Top, Town Coupe, Town Imperial, Town Sedan, Town Sedan (Flat Windshield), Town Sedan (Modified V Windshield), Town Sedan (Straight Windshield), Town Sedan (Flat Windshield), Town Sedan (Vee Windshield), Town Sedan - Flat Windshield, Trans. All Weather Phaeton, Trans. Bourgham, Trans. Brougham with Cane Work, Trans. Cabriolet, Trans. Limousine Brougham, Trans. Town Cabriolet with no qtr window, Transformabile Town Cabriolet, Transformable Limousine Brougham, Transformable Limousine Broughanm, Transformable Town Brougham, Transformable Town Cabriolet, Transformable Town Car, Transformable Town Sedan, Trunk Sedan, Victoria Coupe, Victoria Coupe (Modified V Windshield, Victoria Coupe (Vee Windshield)