Fleetwood Information
The B/D Family
The Cadillac Fleetwood is part of the B/D family of cars built by GM in Arlington, Texas. It was the last line of large, body-on-frame, front engine, rear wheel drive cars to be built by GM. Other members of this family include the Chevrolet Caprice and the Buick Roadmaster. The popular Impala SS and the Police Cruiser (9C1) are also of the same heritage and the main contributors to the line’s high performance reputation. The principle component of these HO versions is the LT1 Generation II engine made famous by the Corvette. This advanced engine design gave GM the highest Horsepower/Mileage ratio ever attained with a V-8. This motor tuned for the Impala SS and Fleetwood was rated at 260 HP with 335 ft/lbs of torque. It was standard equipment in the Fleetwood from 1994 until 1996 when the entire line was discontinued in order to retool the factory for truck production. This facility is now used for the assembly of the Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and the Cadillac Escalade.