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Yeah....The last Caddy my family had/has is the one I have now, a '73 Fleetwood Brougham. There is really nothing special or noteworthy about it, except its SIZE & weight. It has the 2nd longest wheelbase of any car made in America, 133" Only the Caddy Fleetwood 75 limo & 9 passenger sedan had longer ones, at 149". I think its empty weight is a svelte 4999 LBS., & its overall length is 233". A Smart car fits comfortably in the length between the trailing edge of its rear door, & the end of its rear bumper. I think its motor is 472 cubic inches, or right at 7.8 or so liters. Cars in that era were very throttled back by emission controls, I think Old Huldy can only make something like 275 hp. But, what it LOVES to do is get on the Interstate-Our motorways in America-turn on the Cruise control, put it on 70 MPH, put the Climate control on 70 degrees, turn on a Seventies radio station, adjust the seat to your liking, drape your hand over the steering wheel, sit back & let the Big Dawg Eat up the miles... Omaha ? No Problem, Boss-We'll be there by suppertime... Might have to stop & fill the tank up a time or 2-But you'll need to stop & stretch your legs & Hit the Head by then anyway..
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