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1973 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD

FLEETWOOD SIXTY-SPECIAL BROUGHAM

Standard equipment on the Brougham included DeVille features (with different body underscores) plus:
  • Automatic Level Control
  • Dual-Comfort front seat
  • rear reading lights
  • a new front reading lamp
  • padded vinyl roof with rear chrome moldings
  • carpeted, rear compartment foot rests.
Four window, rounded corner roof styling, with extra wide center pillars, was seen again. Tires with pencil thin whitewall bands were used.

FLEETWOOD SEVENTY-FIVE

The long-wheelbase, high-dollar Fleetwoods were immense automobiles with low-cut, extra-large, rounded corner side window treatments and rather large "Coach windows" cut into the rear roof pillar. Fleetwoods had the annual Cadillac styling changes plus thin, horizontal body side moldings; front fender nameplates; full-length body underscores with rear extensions and Fleetwood style laurel wreath badge ornamentation. Equipment inclusions were carpeted foot rests; fixed ratio power steering; rear seat window defogger; Automatic Climate Control and righthand outside rear view mirrors operated by remote control. Bumper impact strips were standard on Seventy-Fives, optional on other Cadillacs.

MODEL DESCRIPTION
ModelBody/style NumberBody TypeSeatingPriceWeightProduction total
Fleetwood Sixty-Special Brougham
6BB69/P4-dr Sedan
6/9 pass$7765510224,800
Fleetwood Seventy-Five
6FF23/R4-dr Sedan
6 pass$11,94856201,017
6FF33/S4-dr Limousine
9 pass$12,08057421,043
6FF90/ZCommercial chassis
---2,212

NOTE: The commercial chassis was built off a 157.5 inch wheelbase platform and provided to professional car makers for manufacture of hearses and ambulances.
 

ENGINE
Engine typeV-8 Overhead valves. Cast iron block
Main bearingsFive
Valve liftersHydraulic
Displacement472 cubic inches (7.7 litres)
Bore and stroke4.300 x 4.060 inches (109 mm x 103 mm)
Compression ratio8.5:1
Brake horsepower (net SAE)220 at 4400 rpm
Torque365 ft. lbs @2400 rpm
Oil pressure35 psi
CarburetorRochester four-barrel Quadrajet Model 4MV

The 1973 Cadillac engines were the same as the 1972 except for a new EGR (exhaust gas recirculation system). The '73 model was now calculated by the SAE net horsepower rating.
 

CHASSIS FEATURES
ModelWheelbaseOverall lengthTires
Commercial chassis157.5 in-L-78 x 15
Seventy-Five151.5 in251 in
Sixty-special133 in232 in
Eldorado126.3222 in
Calais & DeVille130 in231 in
The chassis features are the same as 1972 except overall length is two inches more on Calais/DeVilles/Broughams; one inch more for Seventy-Fives; one inch less for Eldorados.

 
POWERTRAIN OPTIONS
Cruise control$92
Controlled differential (except Eldorado)$56
Eighty-Amp generator$41
Heavy-duty cooling system$56
Exhaust emission system, required on all cars built for California sale$15
Trailer Towing package (Eldorado)$62
Trailer Towing package (all other models)$92
Trackmaster$205

 
CONVENIENCE OPTIONS
Automatic Climate Control$523
Automatic Level Control$77
Rear window defogger$31
Lefthand remote control thermometer mirror$15
Door edge guards$9
Lighted righthand visor vanity mirror$43
Power door locks for 75s$115
Power door locks for 60s$69
Front and rear floor mats twin type in 75s$10
Twin type floor mats in 60s$16
Soft Ray tinted glass$57
Bumper impact strips$24
License frame(s)$6/1; $11/2
Remote control right mirror (standard on 75s)$26
Brougham and 75 opera lamps$51
Firemist paint$128
Theft deterrent system$80
AM/FM pushbutton Radio$183
AM/FM signal-seeking stereo Radio$320
AM/FM radio with tape$406
AM/FM stereo signal-seeking with rear control in 75s$410
Power seat options$89-115
DeLuxe robe and pillow$85
Shoulder belts in rear seat$31
Tilt and Telescope steering wheel$92
Brougham sun roof with vinyl or padded roof mandatory$610
Remote control trunk lock$56
Trunk mat$8
Twilight Sentinel$40
Expanded leather upholstery in Brougham$169
Brougham d'Elegance Group$750
White sidewall L78-15 tires in 75s$47
White sidewall L78-15 tires in 60s$41
Steel-belted radial ply tires, size L78 x 15 with Space Saver spare, for 60s$156

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