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The interior is just the base cloth, which also has some vinyl trim...in just the right spots so that it would still burn you on a hot summer day!
https://www.pedigreemotorcars.com/vehicles/364/1972-cadillac-fleetwood-brougham?fbclid=IwAR3Uh9FVUS804tk_CogO2HbVzCYEi10DtVrfYG9CM8zhcLgMWMn3cPAkYUE
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One thing I had never really thought about before, but I wonder if the Fleetwood used the same back door as the DeVille? It looks like they just slipped that extra wheelbase right in the middle, when they put in the B-pillar. Starting in '73, they extended the front door sheetmetal back, so it eliminated that little spacer between the two doors, but I think they left the back door the same. The shape of the window itself is certainly different from the DeVille, but I wonder if it's the same door?
As for the length, that Fleetwood is within an inch of my 2012 Ram. 230.4" vs 231.0" for my Ram, if the internet is to be believed. It's not bad as a daily driver, and about the only times I get annoyed are when I have to park it in a tight spot, and when I have to take it to the gas station. I imagine the Ram is actually worse for parking, because of the way it sits up, and the way the front is rounded off, it's harder to judge the corners. As far as gas station aggravation, I imagine the Fleetwood would be like "Hold mah beer and watch THIS!" And suddenly the Ram would feel almost Prius-like, when it comes to refueling!
People disagree (OK of course), but I like the retro space between the doors--'40's (and older) throwback. I also like the individual "FLEETWOOD" lettering on the front fenders and decklid. Both went away for '73. I always liked those three-section seat backs with just the lower third in leather; unique I think.
I like the '71 deVille's brushed-metal trim on the dash and doors, but I don't believe that even lasted the whole year before fake wood was phased in.
Among Cadillacs, just because they're different and far-rarer, I even like the Calais models.
For some reason, there was always magic to me in that "FLEETWOOD" name. I loved the lettering on the lower front fenders; the wide rocker trim and lack of a body side molding (through '69) on the middle of the sides; and the interiors. But I can remember only two '71-76 era Fleetwoods in our town. One was the owner of the Sinclair station on the western outskirts--a cranky junkyard owner who lived above the station--and the bailbondsman in town who had a '74 Talisman.
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https://www.beinhauer.com/memorials/helen-swanson/212963/obituary.php
Nice car, I will guess 30K range. I think that space between the doors was meant to emulate the 1938+ 60 Special.
Late last week, a ‘78 “canary” Seville with reasonable miles and in what seemed to be nice used but not creampuff condition sold on BaT for a surprisingly low $8K.
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I think I’d rather have black interior in that than a green that wouldn’t be an exact match.
Nice details on that Fleetwood. The dual stripe tires set it off nicely and are period correct I believe.
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With blue, it seems like it just gets lighter or darker, although sometimes they'll mix in a little gray. But with green, it seems like they'll often mix in a bit of yellow, or blue, rather than just making it lighter or darker, and it can be hard to match the interior just right.
The only car I ever owned that I'd consider "green" was my '82 Cutlass Supreme, in light jadestone. Its interior was a really nice match, in my opinion. And to me, it was one of those "not a true green" colors, because to me it seemed a pale, silvery, bluish-green.
My grandparents' '72 Impala was Sequoia, and the interior was a lighter green that I guess you could call "olive". I thought it contrasted fairly well. But to me, this "Brewster Green" of that '72 Fleetwood seems like it has a bit of blue in it, whereas I think of olive as having a bit of yellow infused, and to me that comes off as clashy.
My Mom and stepdad have an '08 Altima thats' a somewhat pale green. I don't know what name the marketing agency conjured up, but I call it "sage" green, and it makes me think of those light greens that were common in the late 60's early 70's. However, by this time I'd imagine the concept of a green interior was gone with the wind, so it's just beige. Still, it's a pleasant combination.
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I did like the dark and light jades (Chevy left the '...stone' off at the end I'm pretty sure, LOL) that came out in '81 and continued into '82. I liked the matching interior too. A friend used to say my two-tone light over dark jade metallic '81 Monte Carlo reminded him of 'spruce'.
And, to my eye, "spruce" green seems to have a touch of blue (plus there's the Blue Spruce tree) in it, so I could see the similarity to the jade.
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I'd say that car's been painted--the C-pillar nameplate looks much too high, an enormous pet peeve of mine from body shops--measure, and/or take a pic before you take that stuff off, for gosh sakes! Easy to get right, almost impossible to correct afterwards.
On my monitor, the Cutlass interior looks gray as opposed to Jadestone to me.
At Chevy, so I assume also at B,O,P, the '82 Dark Jade (exterior) was notably darker than the '81.
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As for the color though, I'm thinking the one SDA posted just looks more washed out and gray because of the bright sunlight in the picture?
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Let’s play name the price. Sold at Mecum recently. Looks repainted but otherwise factory fresh.
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I’ll guess $19.5k. Yeesh that front added piece is ick. I’ll guess it would have gone a little higher if it were a ‘76.
Both high
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At Hershey probably five or six years ago, in the car corral, a friend and I were both surprised how reasonable nice ‘71 to ‘76 Cadillacs, mostly deVilles of course, were going for (marked asking prices). There was quite a selection of them too.
Price was 13K. I’d rock it at that price.
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Price, at the time, was a reasonable $1300-1400. Looking back, now I kinda wish I'd bought it! I have a picture of it, floating around somewhere, but it was before cell phones, so it's probably on a backup disk somewhere.
For the longest time, I was thinking that even the nicest example of something like this shouldn't be worth more than $5-6K, but I imagine people are asking that for junk, these days. There was a '76 Electra 4 door hardtop for sale at Fall Carlisle last year, and I think it was around $5K asking. It wasn't bad, at a quick glance, but the paint was faded, and it was just a base model. Offhand, I can't remember what kind of condition the interior was in. I don't think it was trashed, but wasn't pristine, either.
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Saw this just before I got there.
Was going to take more pics of other areas in the yard but phone suddenly died. I need a new one.
Surprised to see such old iron still around.
Too many cars to list, but I was in love with a Honduras Maroon '62 Corvette hardtop, a maroon with beige top '73 Monte Carlo Landau, a Chamois '73 Chevelle SS454 wagon (what a unicorn!), an Avanti Red '64 Avanti supercharged with 4-speed (owned by a guy I know), a coppery-metallic '65 Impala Sport Coupe with 283 and Powerglide driven by its original owner, a '56 solid black Crown Victoria, and a bright coppery metallic '73 Century Gran Sport Stage I with white bucket interior and 4-speed. Took pics of all those but the Buick. All were showroom-fresh and original/authentic looking, high on my list.
That sounds like it was a wonderful time!
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