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"Custom Stretched" seems redundant to me, stating that the vehicle has been stretched would automatically imply a degree of customization.
Actually it might make the most sense if we did away with model names entirely and simply labeled them Cadillac Stretched Limousine, as the differences between the Fleetwood Brougham and Sedan DeVille from 1977-1984 were mostly interior. An interior that was promptly thrown out as soon as the car reached the coachbuilder.
The Fleetwood 75 name fell out of use from 1977-84. Cadillac downplayed the name in their sales during the 75/76 model years in anticipation of the drop, and it's not in their brochures from those years, but my 76 shop manual still calls the long wheelbase models Fleetwood 75.
Personally I think that several of the extremely rare and unusual coach built models such as pick-up conversions, station wagons, or convertibles, where the original model can't be identified or so changed it doesn't even really matter anymore, should simply be listed as Custom.
Actually it might make the most sense if we did away with model names entirely and simply labeled them Cadillac Stretched Limousine, as the differences between the Fleetwood Brougham and Sedan DeVille from 1977-1984 were mostly interior. An interior that was promptly thrown out as soon as the car reached the coachbuilder.
The Fleetwood 75 name fell out of use from 1977-84. Cadillac downplayed the name in their sales during the 75/76 model years in anticipation of the drop, and it's not in their brochures from those years, but my 76 shop manual still calls the long wheelbase models Fleetwood 75.
Personally I think that several of the extremely rare and unusual coach built models such as pick-up conversions, station wagons, or convertibles, where the original model can't be identified or so changed it doesn't even really matter anymore, should simply be listed as Custom.