Cadillac history 1974

1974 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD

FLEETWOOD BROUGHAM SERIES 60

The 1974 Fleetwood Sixty-Special Brougham came with all DeVille standard equipment plus Automatic Level Control; Dual Comfort front seat; front and rear reading lights; padded vinyl roof with chrome rear window moldings; carpeted foot rests and L78 x 15/B white sidewall tires of bias-belted construction. Fleetwood ornamentation, nameplates and round corner, four window roof styling were seen again. The Brougham d'Elegance option package was available again, including the same type of appointments outlined for the DeVille d'Elegance, but at nearly twice the price on the bigger car. Even more ostentatious was the Talisman group with

four-place seating in Medici crushed velour arm chair style seats
full length center consoles with writing set in front and rear vanity
reclining front passenger seat
assist straps
special Turbine wheel discs
seat back pockets
deep-pile carpeting floor mats
standup hood ornament and special rear roof pillar Fleetwood Talisman scripts.

Even more luxurious was a leather trim Talisman package, an option which cost only $100 less than a brand new 1974 four-cylinder Ford Pinto two-door sedan!

FLEETWOOD SEVENTY-FIVE

Standard equipment on 1974 models in the Fleetwood Seventy-Five line began at the DeVille level, plus

Automatic Level Control
carpeted foot rests
fixed ratio power steering
rear seat window defogger
Automatic Climate Control
trailering package
remote control righthand out side rear view mirror.

Black sidewall L78 x 15/D tires (optional on other Cadillacs) were used. Also found on all of the big Fleetwoods were new, gray and white bumper impact strips, which cost extra on other models. Series scripts appeared on the front fenders, behind the wheel housings, and "coach" windows appeared in the rear roof pillar. Twilight Sentinel was now featured on all 75s at regular prices.

MODEL DESCRIPTION
Model	Body/style Number	Body Type	Seating	Price	Weight	Production total
Fleetwood Brougham
6B	B69/P	4-dr Sedan	6 pass	$9537	5143	18,250
Fleetwood Seventy-Five
6F	F23/R	4-dr Sedan	6 pass	$13,120	5719	895
>6F	F33/S	4-dr Limousine	9 pass	$13,254	5883	1,005
6F	F90/Z	Commercial chassis	-	-	-	2,265

NOTE:

Introductory factory retail prices for conventional Fleetwood models were as follows: B69/p ($8,083); F23/R ($12,344) and F33/S ($12,478).
A mid-year price increase resulted in the factory retails shown in the chart above.
Mid-year price increases, although nothing new to the auto industry, became much more common after the early 1970s.
The commercial chassis was built off a 157-1/2 inch wheelbase platform and supplied to professional car makers for the manufacture of hearses and ambulances, etc.

ENGINES
Description	Standard Engine	Eldorado Engine
Engine type	V-8 Overhead valves. Cast iron block	V-8 Overhead valves
Main bearings	Five	Five
Valve lifters	Hydraulic	Hydraulic
Displacement	472 cubic inches (7.7 litres)	500 cubic inches (8.2 litres)
Bore and stroke	4.300 x 4.060 inches (109 x 103 mm)	4.300 x 4.304 (109 x 109.3 mm)
Compression ratio	8.25:1	8.25:1
Brake horsepower (net SAE)	205 at 4400 rpm	210 @ 3600 rpm
Torque	365 ft. lbs @ 2400 rpm	380 ft. lbs. @ 2000 rpm
Oil pressure	35 psi	35 psi
Carburetor	Rochester four-barrel Quadrajet Model 4MV

CHASSIS FEATURES
Model	Wheelbase	Overall length	Width	Tires
Brougham	133 in	234 in	80 inches	L78 x 15/B white sidewall bias belted
Eldorado	126	224 in		L78 x 15/B white sidewall bias belted
Commercial chassis	157.5 in	-		L-78 x 15/B black sidewall bias belted
Seventy-Five	151.5 in	252 in
All others	130 in	231 in

POWERTRAIN OPTIONS
Emissions test, required in California	$20
Controlled differential (except Eldorado)	$56
High altitude performance package	$16
High energy electronic ignition	$77

CONVENIENCE OPTIONS
Automatic Climate Control (standard in 75s)	$523
Airbag restraint system on Brougham not 75s	$225
Brougham d'Elegance group	$750
Cruise control	$95
Rear window defogger except 75s	$64
DeLuxe robe and pillow	$85
Door edge guards. four-door	$10
Power door locks four-door except 75	$69
Power door locks 75 sedan and limousine	$115
Dual Comfort front seat in 75 Sedan	$108
Fleetwood Brougham Talisman group	$1800
Fleetwood Brougham Talisman group with leather trim	$2450
Front/rear twin floormats in Brougham	$17
Twin rubber front floor mats in 75s	$11
Soft-Ray tinted glass	$57
Guidematic headlamp control	$49
Trumpet horn	$15
Bumper impact strips, standard on 75s	$24
Lamp monitors	$48
License frame	$6
Illuminated vanity mirror,	$43
Righthand remote control outside rear view mirror, standard in 75s	$27
Opera lamps on Brougham/75s	$52
Firemist paint	$132
Special Firemist paint	$200
Special non-Firemist paint	$174
All radios have power antenna
AM/FM pushbutton	$203
AM/FM with tape	$426
AM/FM signal seeking	$340
AM/FM stereo with rear control in 75s	$430
Fully-padded vinyl roof on 75s	$741
Six-Way power seat in Fleetwood, except limousine	$89
Six-Way power seat passenger seat only, with Dual-Comfort	$120
Six-Way power seat driver's seat only, with Dual-Comfort	$89
Tilt & Telescope steering	$94
Sun roof, Brougham	$610
Theft deterrent system	$80
Left hand remote control thermometer mirror	$15
Tires, L78 x 15/D whitewall, on 75s	$47
Tires, L78 x 15/D whitewall, on Brougham	$41
Tires, LR78 x 15/B whitewall steel belted radial on 75s	$162
Tires, L78 x 15/B blackwall bias belted with Space Saver spare	$35
Tires, L78 x 15/B whitewall bias belted with Space Saver spare	$63
Trailering package, standard on 75s	$65
Remote control trunk lock	$60
Trunk mat	$80
Twilight Sentinel, standard in 75s	$42
Expanded vinyl upholstery in Brougham	$184
Special wheel discs	$40
Controlled cycle windshield wipers	$25

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