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1969

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I was spared the time and trouble of preparing and posting digital images of the 1958 models and those of 1960 through 1975, thanks to the excellent work done in this field by a Cadillac admirer in the Netherlands (Holland).  Regrettably, those pages appear to be "lost".

At last (2005!) I found time to scan my own sales catalogs for the year and so I am including (below)  for your immediate enjoyment, some small, low resolution images.   Also shown are reductions of some factory photos graciously provided to me through the years by the Cadillac Division's Public Relations Department.

Total production was 223,237 cars of this model year; volume sales were similar to those of the previous year, with a marginal drop of some 6000 units.

Two different sets of ID features were again apparent this year: (1) in the regular model range (being the Calais, DeVille and Fleetwood cars) and (2) in the front-wheel drive Eldorado coupe (now into its third year of production), although it too belongs in the Fleetwood group.

Illustrations are drawn, in the main, from the year's prestige portfolio of all models.  Backgrounds [which I had to crop out to give you more car!] feature art by Rubens and Watteau, both grand-masters of the Renaissance.

The easiest way to distinguish a regular 1969 Cadillac (not being an Eldorado) is to look at the front clip and rear three-quarters view:

 

Easy ID

 

Look also for identifying script or lettering on some models (De Ville, FLEETWOOD, ELDORADO, etc.)   Sometimes (after a new paint job, for example), the script or lettering may be missing; in that case look to the car's interior as each model had its own trim options.

Additional information and photos of the 1968 models and the related sales literature may be found  in The (New) Cadillac Database© sections entitled "Descriptions and Specifications of Cadillac Cars  1966-1975",  "Cadillac and La Salle Sales Literature 1965-1969" as well as in the appropriate "Dream cars" section.  Further recommended reading includes:

(a)   "Cadillacs of the Sixties" by Roy Schneider, © 1995,  published by Automobile Heritage Publishing Co., Post Office Box 7, Temple City, CA 91780 [ISBN #0917104048 / 9780917104046.

(b) "Standard Catalog of Cadillac, 1903-2000" edited by James T. Lentzke, © 2000, published by Krause Publications, Inc., 700 E. State Street, Iola, WI 54990 [ISBN #0-87341-925-1, Library of Congress #91-61301].

 

The Calais Series

 

De Ville Series

 

Fleetwood Models

 

Series 75

 

Styling Details, Options

 

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© 2005, Yann Saunders and the Cadillac-LaSalle Club, Inc.
[Background image:   1969 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado]