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The Cadillac Series 60 was Cadillac's mid-priced entry in the luxury vehicle market when it appeared in 1936. It was replaced by the Series 61 in 1939, but a model that was derived from it, the Sixty Special, continued off and on through 1993. The Series 60 was the brainchild of new Cadillac manager, Nicholas Dreystadt. Debuting in 1936, it filled a gaping price gap between the LaSalles and Series 70 Cadillac models. Initially it rode on a wheelbase and shared the B body with cars from LaSalle, Buick, and Oldsmobile. This went up to in 1937-38. The exterior featured a new Harley Earl-designed look with a tall, slender grille and split vee-shaped windshield. This body used Fisher Body's new Turret Top one-piece roof and Bendix dual-servo brakes. "Knee-Action" independent suspension, first introduced by Cadillac in 1934, was a welcome novelty for the mid-price market at the time.〔("Knee-Action Front Wheels" GM ad ) ''Popular Science Monthly'', March 1934, first introduced on Pontiac automobiles with Straight-Eight engine〕 Under the hood was the new (less expensive) Monobloc V8. This engine produced 125 hp (93 kW), just 10 less than that in the larger Cadillacs. The Series 60 immediately became the company's best-selling model, making up half of all Cadillacs sold the first year. The next year, displacement on all Monobloc Cadillacs was . This new engine produced 135 hp (101 kW), more than all V8 Cadillacs of just a few years earlier. The Series 60 was superseded by the Series 61 and disappeared after 1938. ==Gallery== File:One of the new 1936 Cadillac Series.jpg|1936 Cadillac Series 60 File:Cadillac 37 60 Convertible Coupe 1937.jpg|1937 Cadillac Series 60 convertible coupe File:Cadillac Series 37-6027 Sport Coupe 1937.jpg|Cadillac Series 37-6027 Sport Coupé 1937 File:Cadillac 37 60 Convertible Coupe 1937 2.jpg|1937 Cadillac Series 60 2-door convertible File:The Cadillac Series 60..jpg|1937 Cadillac Series 60 File:The front-end view of the Cadillac Series 60 is as charming ....jpg|1937 Cadillac Series 60 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cadillac Series 60」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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