1965 Cadillac Fleetwood 75

The Cadillac Fleetwood 75 was large, luxurious, and exclusive with limousine coachwork or available as a commercial chassis. Both measured 243.8 inches with the commercial chassis having a 156-inch wheelbase compared to the 149.8-inch wheelbase platform of the sedan and limousine. For comparison, the Series 60 Special was 227.5 inches long and all other models were 224 inches in length. The 9-passenger Fleetwood 75 sedan was priced at $9,750 and the limousine at $9,960, nearly twice as high as the Calais and $3,000 higher than the second most expensive 1965 Cadillac model, the Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible ($6,750). All 1965 Cadillacs employed an overhead valve 429 cubic-inch V8 engine with a cast iron block, hydraulic valve lifters, a Carter four-barrel carburetor, five main bearings, 10.5:1 compression, and delivered 340 horsepower at 4,600 RPM. While other Cadillacs used a new perimeter frame, an improved automatic transmission, and automatic level control, the Fleetwood 75 continued to use conventional engineering and construction.

The Fleetwood 75 came standard with power window lifts, power seats, central locking, air conditioning, and power ventipanes, plus courtesy and map lights.

The 3,919 examples of the 1965 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 represented approximately two percent of Cadillac's total automobile production. This was slightly less than the 3,952 built in 1964 but more than the 3,829 built in 1961.

by Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2022