The all-new styling introduced for the 1965 model year was coming to an end, with its final year being 1970. The Sixty Special rested on a stretched GM C-body platform with its 133-inch wheelbase being 3.5 inches longer than its predecessor. The pillared sedan design, last seen on the 1957 B-pillar body style, was re-introduced along with the available 'Brougham' option package.
For 1970 the Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special wore a new grille and taillamps and 'chrome with vinyl insert' bodyside molding. Body styles included a sedan and the Brougham, both having four doors and seating for six. The Sedan had a factory base price of $6950 while the Brougham was $7284. The Brougham found more buyers, netting 16,913 sales while the Sedan accounted for 1,738 units of Cadillac's production in 1970.
The Fleetwood Sixty Special came standard with a Turbo-Hydra-Matic transmission, electric clock, two front cigarette lighters plus dual rear cigarette lighters, twin front and rear ashtrays, two-way horizontal control front seat adjustments, power steering, power windows, front disc brakes, center front armrest, center rear armrest, and Automatic Level Control. The 472 cubic-inch overhead valve V-8 engine had a cast-iron block, hydraulic valve lifters, a Rochester Quadrajet four-barrel carburetor, five main bearings, and delivered 375 horsepower at 4,400 RPM. The Brougham models came standard with adjustable reading lights, dual comfort front seats with two-way power adjustments, plus a vinyl roof.
The 18,651 examples of the 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special represented 7.8 percent of Cadillac's total production.
by Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2007
For 1970 the Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special wore a new grille and taillamps and 'chrome with vinyl insert' bodyside molding. Body styles included a sedan and the Brougham, both having four doors and seating for six. The Sedan had a factory base price of $6950 while the Brougham was $7284. The Brougham found more buyers, netting 16,913 sales while the Sedan accounted for 1,738 units of Cadillac's production in 1970.
The Fleetwood Sixty Special came standard with a Turbo-Hydra-Matic transmission, electric clock, two front cigarette lighters plus dual rear cigarette lighters, twin front and rear ashtrays, two-way horizontal control front seat adjustments, power steering, power windows, front disc brakes, center front armrest, center rear armrest, and Automatic Level Control. The 472 cubic-inch overhead valve V-8 engine had a cast-iron block, hydraulic valve lifters, a Rochester Quadrajet four-barrel carburetor, five main bearings, and delivered 375 horsepower at 4,400 RPM. The Brougham models came standard with adjustable reading lights, dual comfort front seats with two-way power adjustments, plus a vinyl roof.
The 18,651 examples of the 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special represented 7.8 percent of Cadillac's total production.
by Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2007
Related Reading : Cadillac 60 / Sixty History
The designation Sixty Special has denoted a specific model since 1938. At first, the name was saved for Cadillacs lowest price range but eventually, the Sixty Special name would be reserved for Cadillacs most luxurious automobiles. 1941 was the final year of Bill Mitchells original Sixty Special design and a brand new 1942 model was in the cards. Nearly 17,900 Sixty Specials were produced from....
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