Cadillac Fleetwood: luxury, beauty, and rock-n-roll

For 75 years the population of the world looked with admiration on the appearance, formation and development of a car such as the Cadillac Fleetwood. When in 1996, was pronounced a farewell speech in honor of the release of this stunning model, a huge number of fans of this luxurious unit was literally on the verge of a heart attack.

In 1921 was marked by the triumphant appearance of this elegant car. The third decade of the 20th century was filled with bright colors for motorists: it was then released the dandy model Cadillac Fleetwood. Still in order to become the owner of a chic unit, a fanatical enthusiasts willing to sacrifice a lot.

In 1954 he published the Cadillac Fleetwood, which was the first favourite car of the king of rock and roll Elvis Presley. That's when this four-wheeled symbol of luxury and wealth became the embodiment and musical Olympus. In addition to the elegant appearance of this car demonstrated the power and strength of its eight-cylinder “hearts”. Pink under the long hood of this proud unit was hiding thundering power of 5.4-liter V8 engine, driven by a 160 steel wayward Mustangs. This car served faithfully to Elvis and his team, however, not very long: on tour Cadillac Fleetwood caught fire on the road.

However, the love for the car was stronger than the bitterness of losing him, so after some time, the king of rock-n-roll is acquiring four versions of this amazing device. The crown of his collection is a model of 1954, nice pink color, which he gave to his mother. By the way, that this act has prompted a huge number of mothers dream of such a gift, and their sons –  to strive to translate this dream into reality. This desire is reflected in one of the best movies "Knockin’.

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This model Cadillac was very popular until the 60-ies, when its slightly pressed on the pedestal of the newly minted Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. This modification was available in two variants: four-door sedan and two-door coupe. In place of this luxury car came another model of the company – Cadillac Fleetwood Limousine, which debuted in 1976. It is worth noting that the company increasingly tried to provide fans of the brand the opportunity to have a luxury car at a reasonable price.

In the early and mid-90s, engineers General Motors spent an enormous amount of time on thinking about the issue more modified and obstinate apparatus. The result of their aspirations was to install under the hood of the Cadillac Fleetwood engine Corvette. This engine gave the car unprecedented power. The end of the era of the reign of this model was marked by more explicit options car control stabilization traction control in cornering, folding exterior mirrors, and modified spark plugs, which gained platinum tips.

2013 also boasts a huge number of chic and luxury cars. One of these steel “swallow” is a New Cadillac: changing and improving the contents, the concern General Motors, as many years ago, has caused a storm of emotions among fans of this brand.