{"id":8197,"date":"2010-05-28T17:13:24","date_gmt":"2010-05-28T23:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/?p=8197"},"modified":"2010-05-28T17:46:12","modified_gmt":"2010-05-28T23:46:12","slug":"1951-cadillac-fleetwood-an-interview-with-an-aging-film-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/1951-cadillac-fleetwood-an-interview-with-an-aging-film-star\/","title":{"rendered":"1951 Cadillac Fleetwood An Interview with an aging Film Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

I visited Crest Cadillac<\/a> to look at a 1951 Cadillac Fleetwood today.\u00a0 Like visiting an aging Film Star, this Cadillac frankly still has it going on<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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1951 Cadillac Fleetwood<\/p><\/div>\n

The power plant is the famous Cadillac 331 cubic inch OHV V8. This engine first arrived in 1949 and was a breakthrough engine for its time. In 1951 trim it produced160 hp gross, and perhaps 133 hp net.\u00a0 The Fleetwood could go over 100 mph new.<\/p>\n

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Cadillac Identification Plate<\/p><\/div>\n

This example appears to be a Series 60 Special Fleetwood.\u00a0\u00a0 The body tag matches and it has the 8 vertical chrome louvers ahead of the rear wheels that mark the Sixty Special Fleetwood.\u00a0 Compared to the Series 61, the Series 60 Special Fleetwood had a 4″ longer wheelbase, at 130 inches, and looked longer and lower.\u00a0 The body of this Cadillac was made by Fleetwood the coach builder.<\/p>\n

It is hard to describe in pictures, but the body of this Cadillac is truly enchanting.\u00a0 It suggests luxury, opulence, the urgency of the jet age and restrained power all at once.<\/p>\n

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1951 Cadillac Fleetwood Interior<\/p><\/div>\n

Air conditioning was still an add-on at this point of automobile development, not yet integrated into the dash.\u00a0 That’s a “Fleetwood” script emblem on the dash above the AM radio.\u00a0 That emblem served as a constant reminder to the lucky Owner that he or she was piloting one of the finest automobiles available.<\/p>\n

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1951 Cadillac Fleetwood front grill<\/p><\/div>\n

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1951 Cadillac Fleetwood Tailfin<\/p><\/div>\n

It is frustrating to capture styling details alone and not have a way to suggest the majesty and art of the sum of the parts.\u00a0 This Cadillac has very consistent themes, and I felt a great community with those owners in 1951 when they set eyes on this car on Cadillac showrooms and got out their checkbooks.<\/p>\n

This Cadillac is for sale. For information about this car please contact Crest Cadillac<\/a> of Plano, Texas.\u00a0 They are located <\/a>at 2701 North Central Expressway, Plano, Texas.\u00a0 You can contact them by phone Toll-free at 1-866-697-9144 or locally at (972)578-7511, or on Twitter <\/a>or Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

Please let them know you saw the Fleetwood here on CaddyInfo, so they call me to visit other models!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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