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1957

Cadillac (USA) Spacious Series 75 sedans and limousines for business or private use

   
Production of the roomy Series 75 sedan and limousine had continued almost without interruption since the late twenties; with one notable exception (the bespoke Eldorado Brougham) these were Cadillac's most costly offerings this year; 1,010 sedans were built (without glass divider) at a cost of $7348 each and an additional 890 units were built with the divider, for $7586 each; completely restyled for 1957, nevertheless they retained the traditional roof line introduced in 1950;

               
Beige or dark gray Bedford cord trimmed the front and rear seats in the sedan,
while black leather was used for the front seat in the limousine

  
Cadillac (USA) Commercial chassis for the ambulance and funeral trades

   
1957 commercial car chassis

 

Eureka (USA) Various commercial vehicles for the ambulance and funeral trades.

 

Miller Meteor (USA) A. J. Miller merged with the Meteor Motor Car Company in 1957 to form Miller-Meteor. They produced various commercial vehicles including ambulances, flower cars and hearses such as the example below

Miller-Meteor Landau Traditional hearse

    

            
Above 2 rows: Some of the year's offerings from the Miller-Meteor product brochure

Miller-Meteor flower car

 

S&S [Hess & Eisenhardt] (USA)  Various commercial vehicles including ambulances, flower cars and hearses such as the example below; these are the renowned "S&S" models

S&S Knickerbocker hearse

S&S Combination limousine

 

Superior: (USA) Various commercial vehicles including ambulances, flower cars and hearses such as the examples below

Superior Combination

   

   
The Landaulet (left) with side-servicing feature (right)

A survivor in what appears to be fine condition

   
Criterion (left), Beau Monde combination coach (right)

A surviving Criterion model ...or "in the rough"

Coupe de Fleur

   

These are the regular ambulance and rescue cars   

 

[Unknown, France (?)] A Cadillac enthusiast in France sent me these two snapshots of a custom ambulance mounted on Cadillac chassis.

   
While the rear quarters do retain the look of a '57 Cadillac,
the front is a mixture of Citroën DS, Aston Martin and shark jaws

 

[Unknown, USA] possibly Derham, special air-conditioned limousine with padded top, small rear window and large roof-mounted luggage carrier; photographed Place Vendôme, Paris [French number plates].

 

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