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The (new) Cadillac Database©

Professional Cars
on
Cadillac Chassis

1975 - 1976

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or go to the "Dream cars" section for 1975-76
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1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940 1941 1942

WW2 years

1946 1947 1948 1949
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999-up

 

75Prof2.jpg (24673 bytes)    76Profs0a.jpg (22596 bytes)
Cropped cover design of Cadillac's professional car catalogs for 1975 (left) and 1976 (right);
the layout on the left was used also in an ad campaign that year

 

 

 

1975

Armbruster Stageway (USA) stretched, Silverhawk Executive Limousine, a stretched Fleetwood Brougham limousine. Photo McC p.409

 

Fleetwood (Cadillac) (USA)  Formal sedans and limousines on long wheelbase chassis:

pr75CadLim.JPG (25577 bytes)
Usually included in Cadillac's own merchandising catalogs of professional cars was an illustration, like this one,
of the Cadillac built 7-8 passenger sedans and limousines often seen i n funeral processions
[ Source:  Z. Taylor Vinson collection ]

75lim3.jpg (7911 bytes)    75lim1.jpg (9051 bytes)

75lim2.jpg (12097 bytes)    75lim4.jpg (6902 bytes)

75lim6.jpg (4023 bytes)    75lim7.jpg (6693 bytes)
The Cadillac Series 75: a sumptuous professional limousine
by any stretch of the imagination

75susvr2.jpg (10078 bytes)

75susvrg.jpg (9853 bytes)

75suunka.jpg (15608 bytes)

75suunkc.jpg (14115 bytes)

75suamba.jpg (10297 bytes)

 

Miller-Meteor (USA):  as usual, Cadillac delivered its highly successful commercial chassis to a number of independent coach builders who continued to design ambulances,. hearses and combination vehicles.   One of these is shown below:

pr75mm.JPG (22501 bytes)
This illustration is from Cadillac's own merchandising catalog of 1976 professional cars
[ Source:  Z. Taylor Vinson collection ]

75MMHRS3.JPG (10871 bytes)

75MMHRS.JPG (6569 bytes)    75MMHRS2.JPG (6325 bytes)
This survivor was on sale on e-Bay in Fall, 2003

dr75amb.JPG (7400 bytes)    75mmcriter.jpg (7064 bytes)

 

S&S [Hess & Eisenhardt] (USA):  Cadillac continued to deliver its desirable commercial chassis to the four "giants": Eureka, Hess & Eisenhardt, Miller-Meteor and Superior who continued to design and build ambulances, funeral coaches and combination vehicles.   One of these is shown below:

pr75h&e.JPG (25094 bytes)
This illustration is from Cadillac's own merchandising catalog of 1976 professional cars
[ Source:  Z. Taylor Vinson collection ]

prf75ssGray.jpg (7291 bytes)

 

Superior (USA):  as usual, Cadillac delivered its highly successful commercial chassis to a number of independent coach builders who continued to design ambulances, hearses and combination vehicles. Some of these are shown below:

pr75sup.JPG (23185 bytes)
This illustration is from Cadillac's own merchandising catalog of 1976 professional cars
[ Source:  Z. Taylor Vinson collection ]

 

[Unknown, USA] custom "parade boat" on 1975 Cadillac chassis

DR75YACH.JPG (11975 bytes)

 

[Unknown, USA] custom funeral car/ambulance

75hrse.jpg (9930 bytes)    75hrse2.jpg (9304 bytes)
Conversion from funeral car or ambulance
[ Photos: Internet, 2002 ]

 

Unknown [USA]:  ridiculously stretched 1976 Eldorado (completed circa 1980); this 22-wheel car was offered for sale on the Internet in November, 2002.

longest.jpg (8247 bytes)
Front and rear views of the "monster" Cadillac Eldorado

 

1976

ASC Customcraft Inc. (USA)  With an overall length of   26 feet and 9 inches, this car once held the record [cited in the 1977 Guinness Book of World Recorrds] of  "The Longest Car in the World.  It was designed by Leo Weiser, who founded the Automobile Club of America Driving School in 1935.  It was on show in New York and New Jersey in early 1977 at the Greater New York Auto Show held at the New York Coliseum. The limousine's upholstered seating section is triple tufted for assenger comfort; side windows are made of 1-way glass; it has overhead air-conditioning ventzs, a dome light and recessed wall cabinets for telephones, etc. The "wyre-basket" wheels were made by Fenton of California. 

77LeoWeiser1a.jpg (30532 bytes)    77LeoWeiser2a.jpg (14161 bytes)
The record of the "longest Car in the World" fell the following year to a car that was 40 feet long (1978)

77LeoWeiser3.jpg (13257 bytes)

 

Fleetwood (Cadillac) (USA)  Formal sedans and limousines on long wheelbase chassis:

pr76CadLim.JPG (24624 bytes)
Usually included in Cadillac's own merchandising catalogs of professional cars was an illustration, like this one,
of the Cadillac built 7-8 passenger sedans and limousines often seen i n funeral processions
[ Source:  Z. Taylor Vinson collection ]

 

Miller Meteor (USA)  professional car series, as below

pr76mm.JPG (21002 bytes)
This illustration is from Cadillac's own merchandising catalog of 1976 professional cars
[ Source:  Z. Taylor Vinson collection ]

76mma.JPG (10519 bytes)

76mmb.JPG (10472 bytes)    76mmd.JPG (6454 bytes)

76mmc.JPG (8694 bytes)

76mmhrs.JPG (8804 bytes)

76MMAMB.JPG (10659 bytes)
This surviving Miller-Meteor ambulance belongs to
Craig and Roseanne Stewart of the Raritan River Region CLC

76hrsMM.jpg (9051 bytes)    76hrsmm2.jpg (5428 bytes)
This one is in Australia and belongs to my friend, Allan
[ Photo (left):  2008, Warren Hawtin ]

 

S&S (Hess & Eisenhardt) (USA): 

pr76H&E.JPG (24158 bytes)
This illustration is from Cadillac's own merchandising catalog of 1976 professional cars
[ Source:  Z. Taylor Vinson collection ]

75HESS2.JPG (10953 bytes)

75HESS3A.JPG (7100 bytes)    75HESS3B.JPG (8618 bytes)

75HESS3C.JPG (9867 bytes)    75HESS3D.JPG (6065 bytes)

75HESS4.JPG (6517 bytes)

75SSPROW.JPG (10907 bytes)
Park Row combination

prof76SS.jpg (21636 bytes)    prof76SS2.jpg (33156 bytes)

prof76SS3.jpg (23743 bytes)    prof76ss4.jpg (23750 bytes)

 

Superior (USA):  as usual, Cadillac delivered its highly successful commercial chassis to a number of independent coach builders who continued to design ambulances, hearses and combination vehicles. Some of these are shown below:

pr76sup.JPG (22089 bytes)
This illustration is from Cadillac's own merchandising catalog of 1976 professional cars
[ Source:  Z. Taylor Vinson collection ]



dr76supb.jpg (10035 bytes)

dr76supx.JPG (9164 bytes)
These three funeral vehicles are from the 1976 Superior catalog

75SUHRS3.JPG (11171 bytes)    75SUHRS4.JPG (6785 bytes)
A survivor

75SUPAM.JPG (4585 bytes)

 

[Unknown, USA] : So far I have not been able to identify the coachbuilder of this surviving funeral coach.

76UnkHrs.jpg (9859 bytes)

 

Unknown (possibly France) This converted Seville was used for ambulance transportation in a Paris suburb

76svlhrs1.jpg (7392 bytes)    76svlhrsb.jpg (6112 bytes)

 

Wayne Corporation (Divco-Wayne, formerly Miller-Meteor) (USA) [formerly listed as "Unknown"] This slightly customized survivor resides in France. I was contacted in March 2008 by the owner, Xavier Moisson, who identified his car for me and kindly added this complementary  information: A friend and I are founders of a rare, European hearse club. I am the second owner of this 1976 model with 63K miles;   my friend has a 1974 and a 1978 with a gothic interior. If you want, you can see them on our website here   and here. Our club is called "The Corpse Drivers "; we started it when we bought the hearses, last year (2007 ); they used to be on duty in Belgium but are now retired from service; the '76 and '74 models were always used together. BTW, the "custom" chrome side rails are used to hang flower wreaths.

76hrs1.jpg (7057 bytes)    76hrs10.jpg (7755 bytes)

76hrs3.jpg (5733 bytes)    76hrs4.jpg (5820 bytes)

76hrs5.jpg (6528 bytes)    76hrs6.jpg (6887 bytes)
[ Photos:  courtesy Xavier Moisson, the owner, and the American car Club de France (ACCF) ]

 

[Unknown, USA] This superb hearse was discovered on the Internet.   A Database user sent the following complementary information in May, 2000:  Sirs: The hearse listed as unknown in the Dream Cars 1975-1984 was actually owned by Tombstone Tours and was recently advertised at a sale price of $30,000 US. Attached are info and pictures taken from the advertiser's Website. 1976 CUSTOM CADILLAC "CRYPT DE VILLE" HEARSE LIMO Ad Number: 647 Date Posted: 04/16/2000 Contact: G. Tower Telephone: E-mail: belight@mindspring.com   Description:  This modified 10 seat hearse limo is the famous flagship vehicle from TOMBSTONE TOURS. You may have seen this show stopper on CNN News, ABC Television, People Magazine and dozens of other TV stations and newspapers and magazines throughout the world. Equipped with a bronze casket couch, granite tombstones, neon, painted canvas headliner, and one of a kind options that make this a steal at only $30,000. A real head turner in immaculate condition throughout. 50K original miles. Serious inquiries only Please visit our Website for pictures http://www.up4sale.com/images/crypt/casket.html

Dr76hrsr.jpg (9184 bytes)    Dr76hrss.jpg (9358 bytes)

Dr76hrs0.jpg (6896 bytes)    Dr76hrs1.jpg (6610 bytes)

Dr76hrs2.jpg (6807 bytes)    Dr76hrs4.jpg (5453 bytes)    Dr76hrsi.jpg (7442 bytes)

 

 

Return to The (New) Cadillac Database© Index Page
or go to the "Dream cars" section for 1975-76
or select "Professional Cars" years from the table below

 

Pick one   >

1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940 1941 1942

WW2 years

1946 1947 1948 1949
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999-up

 

© 1998, Yann Saunders [aka Mr. Cadillac] and the Cadillac-LaSalle Club, Inc.
[ Background image:  1961 Crown Sovereign funeral car by Superior Coach Corporation ]