Make: | Cadillac |
Model: | Fleetwood |
Trim: | Brougham |
Year: | 1980 |
Mileage: | 79988 |
VIN: | 6b69ha9209797 |
Color: | Green |
Engine: | 455 |
Cylinders: | 8 |
Fuel: | Gasoline |
Interior color: | Green |
Vehicle Title: | Clean |
Item location: | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States |
Purchased from the original owner/estate by myself. Rare colors and interior, but most importantly it has the one fix all the 1980 to 1992 Fleetwood or Broughams need; MORE HORSEPOWER! These post energy crisis Cadillacs had incredible styling and money thrown at them stylistically to try and make up for diminishing performance due to CAFE standards and GM’s edict: no car of theirs will suffer a gas guzzler tax. Even the 5.7 Liter 90 to 92 Broughams were saddled with a guzzler tax when sold new (GM relented).
This rare Fleetwood was ordered new with the now infamous Oldsmobile 5.7 Liter diesel V8. When the original engine died early, as most did from head to block separation, a professionally rebuilt 1969 Oldsmobile FE Block 7.5 Liter was installed in its place (with high compression Olds heads). A nice fact about the diesel in these cars was the drive-linewas heavy duty to cope with the diesel’s significant torque, even though we all know they had low hp. So the original indestructibleturbo 400 transmission and GM corporate heavy duty 8.5 ring gear was retained as it is literally ideal. Also ideal was the diesel 2.73 rear end ratio. In this Fleetwood you have one of the longest lasting big blocks by GM, the transmission Rolls Royce, Mercedes, and Porsche copied, and commercial grade differential with the perfect axle ratio.
What all this means is this Fleetwood can run with the LT1 Fleetwoods from 1994 to 1996 without having to deal with bloated styling and cheaper cosmetics. It also means this Fleetwood can tolerate extreme conditions and treatment, being the entire driveline was designed before GM got too cheap. Please note I have a NOS 1985 grill on the Fleetwood and front parking lamp emblems.Theoriginalgrillisavailable.Alsoyouhaveachoice of NOShubcapsorwirewheels.
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Jim Hailey