| FLEETWOOD SIXTY-SPECIAL SUB-SERIES 680/681 |
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Fleetwood models had all standard features of DeVilles, except limousine had no front center arm rest. Extra regular equipment included Automatic Level Control. The Brougham included adjustable reading lamps and a Dual Comfort front seat. External identification was provided with bright metal body underscores, Fleetwood emblems and lettering and padded Brougham roof. The wheelbase for Sixty-Specials was again 3-1/2 inches longer than on other models. Interior appointments were enriched and new, Eldorado-look, front and rear styling was seen.
| Model Number | Style Number | Body Type | Seating | Factory Price | Shipping Weight | Production Total |
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| 69-680 | 68069M | 4-door
Sedan | 6 | 6779 | 4765 | 2,545 |
| 69-681 | 68169P | 4-door
Brougham | 6 | 7110 | 4770 | 17,300 |
NOTE: On January 1, 1969, head rests (restraints) became mandatory on all U. S. and Canadian cars. Cadillac prices were increased $18 to reflect the cost of the head rests. Dealer preparation charges were $115 on Fleetwood Sixty-Special and Brougham. These charges are included in retail prices listed above.
| FLEETWOOD SEVENTY-FIVE SUB-SERIES 697/698 |
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Stretched bodies and trim; Fleetwood emblems and embellishments; doors cut into a formal, high headroom roof and generally higher appointment and trim levels continued to mark Cadillac's most luxurious line. All DeVille equipment plus Automatic Level Control; Automatic Climate Control; rear window defogger; four rear ash trays and 8.20 x 15 four ply blackwall tires were standard.
| Model Number | Style Number | Body Type | Seating | Factory Price | Shipping Weight | Production Total |
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| 69-697 | 69723R | 4-door
Sedan | 6 | 10,841 | 5430 | 880 |
| 69-697 | 69733S | 4-door
Limousine | 9 | 10,979 | 5555 | 1,156 |
| 69-698 | 6989OZ | Commercial chassis | - | - | - | 2,550 |
NOTE: On January 1, 1969, head rests (restraints) became mandatory on all U. S. and Canadian cars. Cadillac prices were increased $18 to reflect the cost of the head rests. Dealer preparation charges were $150 on Fleetwood Seventy-Fives. These charges are included in retail prices listed above.
| CADILLAC V-8 ENGINE |
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- V-8 Overhead valves
- Cast iron block
- Displacement: 472 cubic inches
- Bore and stroke: 4.30 x 4.06 inches
- Compression ratio: 10.5:1
- Brake horsepower: 375 at 4400 rpm
- Five main bearings
- Hydraulic valve lifters
- Carburetor: Rochester four-barrel Quadrajet, model 7028230.
| CHASSIS |
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| Feature | Commercial Chassis | Seventy-Five | Sixty-Special |
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| Wheelbase | 156 inches | 149.8 inches | 133 inches |
| Overall length | - | 245.5 inches | 228.5 inches |
| Front tread | not available | ||
| Rear tread | not available | ||
| Tires | - | 8.20 x 15 four-ply blackwall | 9.00 x 15-PR blackwalls |
| POWER TRAIN OPTIONS |
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- All cars used the 472 cubic inch, 375 horsepower V-8 with no other powerplants available.
- Turbo-Hydramatic transmission was standard equipment throughout the line.
- Controlled differential was $52.65 extra on all models except Eldorado.
- Standard axle ratios: (Seventy-Five) 3.21:1; (Eldorado) 3.07:1; (all other models) 2.94:1.
| CONVENIENCE OPTIONS |
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- Automatic Climate Control option ($516).
- Firemist paint ($132).
- Cruise Control ($95).
- Rear window defogger, models M-P ($26).
- Door guards, models M-P-R-S ($8).
- Dual comfort seat, standard in Brougham, optional model M ($105).
- Twin front and rear floor mats ($17).
- Twin front floow mats, models R-S ($10).
- Soft Ray tinted glass ($53).
- Guide-Matic headlamp control ($51).
- Head restraints ($18)
- Note: Head restraints mandatory after January 1, 1969.
- Leather upholstery, models M-P ($138)
- License frame, single ($6); dual ($13).
- Power door locks, includes electric seat back release, models M-P ($68); models R-S ($116).
- AM radio ($162).
- AM/FM radio ($188).
- AM/FM stereo radio, except models R-S ($288).
- AM rear-control radio, models R-S ($242).
- Six-way power seat adjuster, front seat, front seat, models M-R, with bench seat only ($90); models M-P, for righthand Dual Comfort seat, Code Y accessories required, ($116).
- Front seat warmer, available all models, except rear seat only in models R-S, ($95).
- Front shoulder belts ($32).
- Tilt and telescope steering wheel ($95).
- Trumpet horn ($16).
- Remote control trunk lock ($32).
- Twilight Sentinel ($32).
- Whitewall tires, size 9.00 x 15 four-ply, except models R-S ($57 exchange).
- Whitewall tires, size 8.20 x 15 four-ply, models R-S only ($63 exchange).
| HISTORICAL |
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- Dealer introduction for 1969 Cadillacs and Eldorados was held September 26, 1968.
- Production of the Eldorado body for 1969 was transferred from the Fleetwood plant in Detroit to the Fisher Body plant in Euclid, Ohio.
- Cadillac enjoyed its fifth consecutive record sales year and built over 250,000 units for the first time in company history. (Calendar year figures).
- Strikes again affected the 1969 model run and production of cars built to 1969 specifications peaked at 223,267 units, of which 199,934 were regular Cadillacs.
- Total production fell 2.9 percent over the 1968 model run.
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