Junkyard Find: 1976 Cadillac Sixty Special Fleetwood Brougham

Once the price of crude oil quadrupled in 1973, even your Cadillac-buying demographic felt some pain when contemplating the thirst of a Fleetwood. Still, the biggest Cadillac (not intended for chauffeur operation) projected the sort of majesty that rich (if elderly) car shoppers sought during the Middle Malaise Era. I spotted this battered example of the breed yesterday in Northern California.

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  • Zipper69 Alfa Romeo Europa
  • MGS1995 I wish my hybrid was a plug in hybrid but I’m not interested in an electric only vehicle. I’m in a rural area which probably will be late in getting the needed infrastructure.
  • FreedMike Um, OK. EVs are just cars, folks. I have no idea why they take up so much rent-free space in some folks' heads.
  • Analoggrotto *What's the most famous track you have driven on while Hyundai foots the bill?
  • 2ACL I'm pretty sure you've done at least one tC for UCOTD, Tim. I want to say that you've also done a first-gen xB. . .It's my idea of an urban trucklet, though the 2.4 is a potential oil burner. Would be interested in learning why it was totaled and why someone decided to save it.