The history of the Fleetwood Metal Body Company extends back to the year 1909, when it was founded in the town of Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. The company would continue on as an independent car body builder until it was acquired in the 1920s by a division of General Motors. In the early 1930s, it was moved to Detroit, Michigan.
Long before it was acquired by the Fisher Body Company, Fleetwood had a reputation for building fine wood and aluminum car bodies. Its built to order product was sought after by notable individuals all over the United States of America and abroad. Many well-known American film actors bought cars featuring the Fleetwood signature.
Beginning in the year 1927, the Fleetwood name was used on the Cadillac line. In the mid 40s, Cadillac made a special version of the Series 60 that was known as the Series 60 Special Fleetwood.
The Fleetwood name then came to be used as a means of designating the top of the line trim of the Sixty Special and Series 70 Cadillac models up to the year 1976.
In the year 1977, the Fleetwood name was given a new focus by Cadillac. The Fleetwood Limousine following in the footsteps of the Fleetwood Seventy Five, while the Sixty Special morphed in to the Fleetwood Brougham.
