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1983

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Easy (?) ID

 

The (new) Cadillac Database© has turned into such a vast undertaking that the compiler is having difficulty meeting the request of many of its users who would like to see more pictures of contemporary or "modern" Cadillac models.

Now that the bulk of Cadillacs up to 1975 have been covered, wholly or even partly, it is time to move into the last two decades of Cadillac's long, successful history as a manufacturer of fine, quality automobiles.

The compiler of  The (new) Cadillac Database© regrets the time it has taken to upload the photo pages for what he considers to be the "modern" Cadillacs.  Even though many of them now are 35 years old, still, in his eyes, they do not belong to what he perceives as Cadillac's "Golden Age", extending only through the first seventy years of production.

So far as I have been able to determine, the easiest way to ID most 1983 models is by looking, again, at the "Veed" front grille which, as in 1982, is divided into three horizontal areas, each with many narrow, vertical openings. This theme was carried through to 1984, with only slight modifications.  In 1983 a "Cadillac" script nameplate was added to the center section of the divided grille, at the far left.

Additional information and photos of the 1983 models and the related sales literature may be found  in The (New) Cadillac Database© sections entitled "Descriptions and Specifications of Cadillac Cars 1976 - 1997",  "Cadillac and La Salle Sales Literature 1980-1984" as well as in the appropriate "Dream cars" section.  Further recommended reading includes:

-  Standard Catalog of Cadillac, 1903-2000 edited by James T. Lenzke, © 2000, published by Krause Publications, Inc., 700 E. State Street, Iola, WI 54990 [ISBN #0-87341-925-1, Library of Congress #91-61301].  An updated version covering Cadillacs through 2005 was edited by John Gunnell that year.

-  This page of "How Stuff Works" 

Images below are from the factory merchandising brochures for that year.  The various models are shown in ascending order of their cost.

 

Cimarron

The cheapest Cadillac in the model range was, again, the Cimarron, Series 6J, style G69, four cylinder model;  price was up this year to $12,215 and weight to 2,639 lbs; production declined to 19,194 units; engine capacity went up this year to 2.0 liters

 

DeVille

The Coupe        Above: the DeVille, Series 6C, style D47 coupe and its interior layout; this year, the price went up to $15,970 and the weight to 3,935 lbs; taken together with the Fleetwood Brougham coupe style B47 (below),production increased to 65,670 units (again there was no breakdown of production numbers for these two different two-door styles) The DeVille coupe was available optionally with the so-called "cabriolet roof" (the latter being standard on the Fleetwood Brougham coupe); the term "cabriolet" was first used by Cadillac in the twenties to designate a car with a special covering (initially leather) applied to all or part of the metal roof Beautiful survivor in red   The Sedan     The cost of the DeVille, Series 6C, style D69 sedan increased to $16,441 and the weight to 3,839 lbs; production numbers of this style, combined with the Fleetwood Brougham sedan style B69 (below) rose to 109,004 units (there was no breakdown of production numbers for these two different four-door styles); the standard interior is shown   at the right

 

Fleetwood Brougham

The Coupe     The cost of the Fleetwood Brougham coupe, Series 6C, style B47, increased this year to $18,688 and the weight to 3,986 lbs; taken together with the DeVille, Series 6C coupe style D47 (above) 65,670 units were built; the standard interior is shown (right) A survivor on Facebook, 2014   The Sedan       The price of the luxurious Fleetwood Brougham Series 6C, sedan style B69, rose to $18,567 and the weight to 4,029 lbs; taken together with the DeVille, Series 6C sedan, style D69 (above) 109,004 units were built; the standard interior is shown (right)

 

Eldorado

 

Seville

The standard Seville     Increased demand for the classy, bustle-back Seville, Series 6K, style S69, may have resulted in a slight price decrease to $21,440, while weight increased to 3,844 lbs; a special edition Elegante model was available (below) and is included in the foregoing production total (price unknown) The Seville "Elegante"             The cabriolet roof option The Seville models too could be ordered with the so-called "full cabriolet roof", giving the car the look of a convertible sedan or all-weather phaeton of old

 

Fleetwood Limousine

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[ Background image:   1983 Cadillac front clip (DeVille and Fleetwood) ]