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| 1988 CADILLAC |
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The 1988 Cadillac line featured a new 4.5 liter V-8 for the Seville,
Eldorado, Fleetwood and de Ville models. The Eldorado was extensively
redesigned and detail changes were evident in the Allanté, Brougham,
and Cimarron. The acceleration of Cadillacs with the new V-8 was better
than any comparable Cadillac of the last decade. The Allanté offered a
new analog instrument option as well as new colors. The Seville was
given a new front end look and was available with anti-lock brakes.
It also had improved fuel economy.
The Eldorado's sheet metal, except for the roof, was all new. Both the
Fleetwood Sixty Special and D'Elegance models had added standard equipment
features The best selling of all Cadillac's models, the deVille coupe and
sedan, also had their standard equipment list extended. The traditional
Brougham sedan was changed only in minor details while the Cimarron,
in its last year of production, had its list of standard features expanded.
The 1988 Cadillac had a 17-symbol vehicle identification number (VIN) stamped
on a metal tag attached to the upper left surface of the cowl visible through
the windshield. The code was as follows:
- the first digit, "1," represented the manufacring country (United States)
- the second, "G," represented General Motors
- the third, "6," represented Cadillac
- the fourth was the car line, GM body, as follows:
- C-DeVille and Fleetwood
- D-Brougham
- E-Eldorado
- J-Cimarron
- K-Seville
- V-Allanté
- The fifth symbol was the series identification:
- G-Cimarron
- D-de Ville
- B-Fleeetwood
- S-Fleetwood Sixty Special
- W-Brougham
- L-Eldorado
- S-Seville
- R-Allanté
- Digits six and seven represent the body style:
- 47-two-door coupe
- 69-four-door sedan
- 57-Eldorado coupe
- 69-Seville four-door sedan
- 67-Allanté
- The eighth digit identifies the engine:
- "P" - L4-121
- "Y" - 307 cu in. (5.0 liter) V-8
- "8" - 273 cu. in (4.5 liter) V-8
- The ninth digit is a check digit
- The tenth digit represents the year where "J" means 1988
- The eleventh digit is the assembly plant
- The last six digits represent the production sequence
- Cimarron: 500001 and up
- Seville: 800001 and up
- DeVille, Fleetwood, and Sixty Special: 200001 and up
- Eldorado: 600001 and up
- Brougham: 700001 and up
- Allanté: 100001 and up
| Make | Model Number | Style Number | Body Type | Factory
Price | Shipping Weight | Production Total |
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| Cimarron | 6J | G69 | 4-door Sedan | $16071 | 2756
lb | 6454 |
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| DeVille | 6C | D47 | 2-door Coupe | $23049 | 3437 lb | 152,513 |
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| DeVille | 6C | D69 | 4-door Sedan | $23404 | 3397 lb |
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| Fleetwood D'Elegance | 6C | B69 | 4-door Sedan | $28024 | 3463
lb |
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| Fleetwood Sixty Special | 6C | S69 | 4-door
Sedan | $34750 | 3547 lb |
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| Brougham | 6D | W69 | 4-door Sedan | $23846 | 4156
lb |
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| Eldorado | 6E | L57 | 2-door Coupe | $24891 | 3399
lb. | 33,210 |
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| Seville | 6K | S69 | 4-door Sedan | $27627 | 3449
lb. | 22,968 |
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| Allanté | 6V | R67 | 2-door Convertible | $56533 | 3489
lb | 2569 |
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- Cadillac's share of the U.S. car market was 2.52 percent
- John O. Grettenberger continued to serve as its general manager
- Its chief engineer was Robert Dorn
May 12/00; March 8/03
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