When I was a teenager, my best friend's father was a funeral director, or a mortician, as they were called back then. He owned an entire fleet of 1966 Cadillac funeral cars, all black. The fleet consisted of a S&S Hearse, two Fleetwood 75's; one was a 9 passenger sedan for the pallbearers, and the other was a formal limousine with a front and rear seat divider for the family. Funeral corteges were led by a 1966 Cadillac Eureka flower car. For me it was an awesome sight to see the cars all lined up at the church for a funeral. My friend and I spent many an hour washing and waxing this fleet of beautiful automobiles. Consequently the 1966 Cadillac was my favorite year,
My favorite year 75 series also! I'll bet that was a sight for a procession back then. I have had a lifelong fascination with professional cars and remember when Hanes & Lineberry service in Greensboro N.C. had a fleet of '66 Caddies and their cars were silver with black tops.
Nice car. I have a 1966 with the full divider and rear ac. Mine has 64 K original miles and is also in real nice shape. I cant wait for the sping so I can get her on the road.
Very beautiful car indeed!!! My favorite Cadillac Fleetwood 75 of any of them. Although I have a slight preference for the front fascia look of the standard 1965 cars, of course the '65 limousines continued to use the '61 to '64 body / chassis. The 1966 had such a look of pure elegance and no fussy details. It kind of has the looks like Teddy Roosevelt's "Walk Softly and Carry a Big Stick." It doesn't shout "ME, ME, ME", but you still don't want to mess with something that has this imposing look to it. GM's two biggest mistakes regarding their vehicles were constant cost-cutting that really started to erode with the next generation, along with the "sin" of the wholesale switch to front-wheel drive. All this cheapening resulted in a gradually more and more inferior product to the point of even if the styling of Cadillac cars was becoming "outdated" in the 1970s by the prevailing tastes of the luxury market, they were less and less able to rely on any traits of quality and durability in their contemporary products. They were basically "resting on their laurels". Man, this car is just pure magnficence, and could stand proudly against Mercedes and Rolls-Royce on its own merits.
Question is how much do you want for this Beautiful Car. I was brought up to show "Pride in Ownership" in any Car I had, AND always wanted a Cadillac Fleetwood 75 limo.
Nice Limo ! Caddy had A/C option on all 50's models.....into 60's and later years..... This is Caddy's ultimate ride.....the hearse is the final ride....I owned 61--64---67 Devilles....they were big girls ! THE 61' WAS A RAG TOP....HER FINS COULD IMPALE YA ...LOL..... IVE OWNED 9 Caddy's through the years....have a XTS now......Im a Caddy lover...no doubt
It seems almost nobody who owns one of these cars knows exactly what they've got and how to show it. This guy spews lots of misinformation about the A/C and doesn't show any of the rear seat controls for the radio and the rear A/C. What's special about a limo or a Series 75 sedan is the interior, especially the rear passenger area. That's where the photographer needs to concentrate.
I believe that the funeral industry uses the term "limousine" to mean any vehicle used to transport the people involved in a funeral (i.e. clergy, pall bearers, and family members) whether it has a partition or not. As an example Superior Coach Company has two vehicles (both 6 door and built on a Cadillac XTS chassis) one is a 52 inch stretched sedan with everybody facing forward and no partition (it would be the modern equivalent to the vehicle in this video) and the other is a 70 inch stretched limo (middle seat facing backwards) and it does have a partition. Both vehicles are referred to as "Limousines" even though the smaller of the two vehicles does not have a partition.
Cadillac used imperial as a marketing term for cars with a divider window, but dropped it when Chrysler started calling its top end car Imperial. It was long obsolete by 1966.
An Incredibly Beauuuutiful Car!💕
When I was a teenager, my best friend's father was a funeral director, or a mortician, as they were called back then. He owned an entire fleet of 1966 Cadillac funeral cars, all black. The fleet consisted of a S&S Hearse, two Fleetwood 75's; one was a 9 passenger sedan for the pallbearers, and the other was a formal limousine with a front and rear seat divider for the family. Funeral corteges were led by a 1966 Cadillac Eureka flower car. For me it was an awesome sight to see the cars all lined up at the church for a funeral. My friend and I spent many an hour washing and waxing this fleet of beautiful automobiles. Consequently the 1966 Cadillac was my favorite year,
My favorite year 75 series also! I'll bet that was a sight for a procession back then. I have had a lifelong fascination with professional cars and remember when Hanes & Lineberry service in Greensboro N.C. had a fleet of '66 Caddies and their cars were silver with black tops.
There is nothing like a FACTORY Cadillac Limousine.
Nice car. I have a 1966 with the full divider and rear ac. Mine has 64 K original miles and is also in real nice shape. I cant wait for the sping so I can get her on the road.
Cadillac is a unique American myth and gentlemen Very nice beautiful
Thank for the video very cool very nice
Very beautiful car indeed!!! My favorite Cadillac Fleetwood 75 of any of them. Although I have a slight preference for the front fascia look of the standard 1965 cars, of course the '65 limousines continued to use the '61 to '64 body / chassis. The 1966 had such a look of pure elegance and no fussy details. It kind of has the looks like Teddy Roosevelt's "Walk Softly and Carry a Big Stick." It doesn't shout "ME, ME, ME", but you still don't want to mess with something that has this imposing look to it.
GM's two biggest mistakes regarding their vehicles were constant cost-cutting that really started to erode with the next generation, along with the "sin" of the wholesale switch to front-wheel drive. All this cheapening resulted in a gradually more and more inferior product to the point of even if the styling of Cadillac cars was becoming "outdated" in the 1970s by the prevailing tastes of the luxury market, they were less and less able to rely on any traits of quality and durability in their contemporary products. They were basically "resting on their laurels". Man, this car is just pure magnficence, and could stand proudly against Mercedes and Rolls-Royce on its own merits.
I had a 57 Cadillac 75 formal limo with front and rear air.
Question is how much do you want for this Beautiful Car. I was brought up to show "Pride in Ownership" in any Car I had, AND always wanted a Cadillac Fleetwood 75 limo.
Nice Limo ! Caddy had A/C option on all 50's models.....into 60's and later years..... This is Caddy's ultimate ride.....the hearse is the final ride....I owned 61--64---67 Devilles....they were big girls ! THE 61' WAS A RAG TOP....HER FINS COULD IMPALE YA ...LOL..... IVE OWNED 9 Caddy's through the years....have a XTS now......Im a Caddy lover...no doubt
Nice Fleetwood Seventy-Five Nine-Passenger Sedan. Looks like the seats are done in brocade material.
Dave, the cloth is called brocade.
Handsome automobile, but without the divider glass the correct identification is Series 75, formal Sedan.
I test drove a 1964, 1967, 1969, and a 1969 hearse. All rode as though they were on a bath of oil.
AC was available on GM cars in 1953
All except Chevrolet, although I understand that you could air condition a Chevy using aftermarket equipment.
@@johntapp9670 It wasn't avaliabe in pontiac either
It seems almost nobody who owns one of these cars knows exactly what they've got and how to show it. This guy spews lots of misinformation about the A/C and doesn't show any of the rear seat controls for the radio and the rear A/C. What's special about a limo or a Series 75 sedan is the interior, especially the rear passenger area. That's where the photographer needs to concentrate.
This is not a limousine. Where is the partition glass between the front and back seats.
I believe that the funeral industry uses the term "limousine" to mean any vehicle used to transport the people involved in a funeral (i.e. clergy, pall bearers, and family members) whether it has a partition or not. As an example Superior Coach Company has two vehicles (both 6 door and built on a Cadillac XTS chassis) one is a 52 inch stretched sedan with everybody facing forward and no partition (it would be the modern equivalent to the vehicle in this video) and the other is a 70 inch stretched limo (middle seat facing backwards) and it does have a partition. Both vehicles are referred to as "Limousines" even though the smaller of the two vehicles does not have a partition.
I believe Cadillac called their Fleetwood 75 cars that weren't divider window limousines 9 passenger imperial sedans.
This is not a limousine. It is a fleetwood 75 sedan.
Cadillac used imperial as a marketing term for cars with a divider window, but dropped it when Chrysler started calling its top end car Imperial. It was long obsolete by 1966.