Model Number	Style Number	Body Type	Seating	Factory Price	Shipping Weight	Production Total
65-680	680-69-M	4-door Sedan	6	6479	4670	18,100

Model Number	Style Number	Body Type	Seating	Factory Price	Shipping Weight	Production Total
65-697	69723-R	4-door Sedan	9	9746	5190	455
65-697	69733-S	4-door Limousine	9	9960	5260	795
65-698	69890-Z	Commercial chassis	-	-	-	2,669

• Vehicle numbers were now located on the right or lefthand side of the forward frame crossmember.
• The original engine serial number was the same as the vehicle identification number.
• The first symbol was a letter (see Body Style Number suffixes) indicating series and body style.
• The second symbol was a number designating the model year.
• The following six numbers designated the sequential production code and started with 100001 and up.
• Body Style Numbers were revised to reflect a more rational arrangement of models.
• The new five digit codes began with "68" except in the case of Fleetwood Seventy-Five models which were coded "69".
• The third number was a "0" on 60 Specials and a "7" on 75 limousines.
• The final two symbols corresponded to Fisher Body Division Style Number codes.
• The five digit numbers were found on the vehicle data plate, affixed to engine side of the firewall, and may have been followed by a letter suffix corresponding to those on the charts below.

• V-8 Overhead valves
• Cast iron block
• Displacement: 429 cubic inches
• Bore and stroke: 4.13 x 4.00 inches
• Compression ratio: 10.5:1
• Brake horsepower: 340 @ 4600 rpm
• Five main bearings
• Hydraulic valve lifters
• Carburetor: Carter AFB four-barrel, model 3903S.

• Air conditioner on 60 series models ($495).
• Air conditioner, 75 Series model ($624).
• Controlled differential ($54).
• Cruise Control ($97).
• Door guards ($7).
• Fleetwood Brougham option on M model ($199).
• Soft Ray tinted glass ($52).
• Delete-option heater and defroster on 75 Series models ($135 credit); on 60 Series models ($97 credit).
• Leather upholstery on M models ($141).
• License plate frame ($6).
• Power door locks on M models ($70).
• Power headlight control on R-S models ($46); on M models ($51).
• Six-way power front seat on M models ($85).
• Power vent window regulator option ($73).
• Radio with rear speaker ($165).
• Radio with rear speaker and remote control ($246).
• AM/FM radio ($191).
• Rear seat belts ($18).
• Front seat belt delete-option ($17 credit).
• Adjustable steering wheel on M models ($91).
• Remote control trunk lock on M models ($53).
• Twilight Sentinel on M models ($57).
• Five white sidewall tires 9.00 x 15 size with four-ply construction on M models ($57 exchange).
• Five white sidewall tires 9.00 x 15 size with six-ply construction, on R-S models only ($64 exchange).

• Vinyl roofs for Coupe and Sedan DeVilles came in four different colors.
• A tilt telescope steering wheel option was highlighted this season.
• The Cadillac factory closed July 8, 1964 for the changeover to 1965 model production.
• This was 22 days earlier than usual, as a 471,000 square foot expansion of facilities was planned.
• The plant reopened August 24, when production of cars to 1965 specifications commenced.
• It was the longest plant shutdown in Cadillac history and the new manufacturing potential of 800 cars per day was an all-time high.
• The three millionth Cadillac was built this season and a new engineering center was dedicated.
• The Fleetwood Sixty Special Brougham was frequently referred to as a separate model.

PREVIOUS: History of the 1964 Cadillac NEXT: History of the 1965 Cadillac Calais NEXT: History of the 1965 Cadillac DeVille NEXT: History of the 1965 Cadillac Eldorado NEXT: History of the 1965 Cadillac Fleetwood NEXT: History of the 1965 Cadillac Overview NEXT: History of the 1966 Cadillac

Sign My Guestbook View My Guestbook

1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971

May 12/00; March 8/03