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[ last update: 10.01.2014 ]
The (new)
Cadillac Database©
Photo Pages
Cadillac
1966
Return to The (New)
Cadillac Database© Index Page
or go back to the Cadillac photo index page to pick another
year
or go to the La Salle photo index page
I was spared the time and trouble of preparing and posting digital images of the 1958 models and those of 1960 through 1975, thanks to the excellent work done in this field by a Cadillac admirer in the Netherlands (Holland). Regrettably, those pages appear to be "lost".
Finally, I have found time, after three years (!) to put together the 1966 Cadillac photo page. I hope you will enjoy it.
Images and photos are from my own collection. Most of them are factory photos graciously provided to me through the years by the Cadillac Division's Public Relations Department. Others have been scanned from that year's merchandising literature and other similar sources.
Total production was 181,435 cars of the model year, an increase of some 16,000 units over the previous year.
Again, the easiest way to distinguish a 1966 Cadillac from a model of any other year is to look at the front clip and rear tail fins. The 1966 models sport the same "stacked" headlights as last year. In addition, the front grill is divided in two by a chrome molding and there are rectangular park/turn-signal lamps on either side of the new grille, near the headlight housings.
The Series 75 sedan and limousine were re-tooled for this model year.
As in 1963-65, Fleetwood models for 1966 are distinguished by the absence of any trim molding running down the center of the car sides. Instead, they feature a small wreath and crest on the roof quarter panel (Brougham and 60 Special) and at the extremity of the rear fender, close to the tail-light housings (Eldorado).
Look also for identifying script or lettering on some models (Calais, De Ville, FLEETWOOD, ELDORADO, etc.)
Additional information and photos of the 1966 models and the related sales literature may be found in The (New) Cadillac Database© sections entitled "Descriptions and Specifications of Cadillac Cars 1956-1965", "Cadillac and La Salle Sales Literature 1965-1969" as well as in the appropriate "Dream cars" section. Further recommended reading includes:
(a) "Cadillacs of the Sixties" by Roy Schneider, © 1995, published by Automobile Heritage Publishing Co., Post Office Box 7, Temple City, CA 91780 [ISBN #0917104048 / 9780917104046.
(b) "Standard Catalog of Cadillac, 1903-2000" edited by James T. Lentzke, © 2000, published by Krause Publications, Inc., 700 E. State Street, Iola, WI 54990 [ISBN #0-87341-925-1, Library of Congress #91-61301].
And here's a You Tube video of a '65 De Ville convertible to whet your Cadillac appetite ! Here's another one that I believe was filmed in Sweden or Norway ! How about this shot of the LH rear light unit?
Easy ID
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The Calais Series
Calais Coupe
Calais Sedan
Calais Hardtop Sedan
The "hardtop" sedans have no "B" pillar;
when both side windows are opened the impression is one of a large coupe
The DeVille Series
Coupe de Ville
Sedan de Ville
Hardtop Sedan de Ville
De Ville convertible
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Fleetwood Series
Eldorado
The "75" sedan and limousine
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Miscellaneous assorted photos
[ more images to come ]
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Return to The (New) Cadillac Database© Index Page
or go back to the Cadillac photo index page to pick another year
or go to the La Salle photo index page
© 1996, Yann Saunders and the Cadillac-LaSalle
Club, Inc.
[ Background image: 1966, Fleetwood Series Sixty Special sedan ]
