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Cadillac Sixty Special The Sixty Special name has been used at Cadillac to denote a special model since the 1938 Bill Mitchell-designed Series 60 derivative. Though the Series 60 was replaced by the Series 61 in 1941, the Series Sixty name continued for decades. 1938 A special version of the Series 60, named the Sixty Special, was produced from 1938 through 1941. It was an upscale Series 60 with a low ride height. New features included an integrated trunk, a lack of side running boards, and four front-hinged doors. It rode on an extra-long 127 in wheelbase. This model continued through 1941, and though a 1942 model was planned it was never produced. Each year marked another Mitchell update to the look, and each is highly prized. 1941 Many consider the 1941 Sixty Special Fleetwood to be the best Cadillac design ever. It used the 126 in wheelbase and was powered by the same 346 in³ Cadillac V8 as the rest of the line. The wheelbase was stretched to 133 in for the short 1942 model year. This time, the special was less special, with just exterior chrome accents to differentiate it. Just 1,875 were sold that year. 1946 The Sixty Special Fleetwood returned after the war in 1946. This time, it was similar to the C-body Series 62, though with a 2 in stretch to the cabin and doors. More chrome (on the C-pillar this time) denoted the special model. The Sixty Special Fleetwood continued in the line through the 1950s as a stretched version of the 62. It got the new Cadillac OHV V8 in 1949. The wheelbase was dropped to 130 in for 1951 and brought back up to 133 in for 1954. 1959 For 1959 and 1960, the Sixty Special shared the Sedan de Ville's platform. This was the last year that the Sixty Special badge appeared on the vehicle, from then on they were Fleetwoods. 1961 In 1961, the Sixty Special name was retired as a model. Though the Cadillac catalog called the Fleetwood sedan the Fleetwood Sixty Special, there was no badge to reflect this. Sixty Special The Sixty Special name returned as an independent model from 1965 until 1971. During this time, the Fleetwood name was used on base model cars and the Fleetwood Brougham name on top of the line models. Sixty Special again became a trim line of the Fleetwood line in 1977. 1993 The Sixty Special returned in 1987 as a trim level on the front wheel drive Fleetwood. The Sixty Special returned as a model name for 1993-only. When the Fleetwood name supplanted Brougham on the large rear wheel drive Caddys, the model that had been the Fleetwood (which was really just a variant of the Sedan DeVille) was renamed Sixty Special. This model was visually differentiated by the spats (or wheel skirts) over the rear wheels. Under the hood, it recieved the speed-sensitive steering, suspension, and traction control of the other De Villes. Inside, french-stitched leather covered six-way power seats. Only about 5,000 1993 Sixty Specials were produced; all were sedans. Engine: 60
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