Cadillac built the Series 60 to plug the price gap left by its own LaSalle brand, and it promptly outsold every other Cadillac two to one.
Lead trim: Series 60 322 cu in Monobloc V8 (125 hp, 1936) · up to 135 hp
Cadillac Series 601936–1938
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FactCadillac built the Series 60 to plug the price gap left by its own LaSalle brand, and it promptly outsold every other Cadillac two to one.
The Cadillac Series 36-60 was Cadillac's entry-level product in the luxury market when it appeared in 1936, competing with the entry-level Packard Six (each model year added the year prefix: 37-60, 38-60); it was replaced by the Series 39-61 in 1939, but a model derived from it, the Sixty Special, continued on and off through 1993. The Series 60 was the brainchild of new Cadillac manager Nicholas Dreystadt, filling a price gap between the updated LaSalles, of which it was the upgraded version with the Cadillac name, and the Series 36-70 Cadillacs. It initially rode a 121.0 in wheelbase and shared the B body with cars from LaSalle, Buick and Oldsmobile, going up to 124.0 in in 1937–38, with a new Harley Earl-designed look with a tall, slender grille and split vee-shaped windshield, Fisher Body's new Turret Top one-piece roof, Bendix dual-servo brakes and "Knee-Action" independent suspension (first introduced by Cadillac in 1934). Under the hood was the new, less expensive Monobloc V8: a 322 cu in (5.3 L) engine producing 125 hp (just 10 less than the larger Cadillacs) for 1936, and for 1937 a 346 cu in (5.7 L) producing 135 hp, more than all V8 Cadillacs of a few years earlier. The Series 60 immediately became the company's best-selling model, half of all Cadillacs sold the first year, and was upgraded to the Series 61. It was 204.3 in long.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series 60 322 cu in Monobloc V8 (125 hp, 1936) | 1936–1936 | 5.3 L V8 | 125 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Series 60 346 cu in Monobloc V8 (135 hp, 1937–1938) | 1937–1938 | 5.7 L V8 | 135 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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