1973 CADILLAC

For 1973, there were five models:

Calais: two-door hardtop coupe and four-door hardtop sedan
DeVille: two-door coupe and four-door sedan
Fleetwood Sixty-Special Brougham: four-door sedan
Fleetwood Seventy-five: four-door sedan, four-door limousine, and commercial chassis used in hearses and ambulances, etc.
Fleetwood Eldorado: two-door hardtop coupe and two-door convertible

HISTORICAL

Dealer introductions were held September 21, 1972.
Model year production hit a record 304,839 Cadillacs.
The five millionth Cadillac, a blue Sedan DeVille, was built June 27, 1973.
A Cotillion white Eldorado convertible paced the Indy 500 with Jim Rathman driving.
Robert D. Lund became general manager of Cadillac Division, January 1, 1973.

CADILLAC I. D. NUMBERS

The serial number system and locations were the same as the previous year with the sixth symbol changed to "3" to indicate model year.
Calais were numbered 6C(__)R3Q 100001 to 350000
DeVilles: 6D(__)R3Q 100001 to 350000 or 6D4(__)R3E 3500001 to 400000
Eldorados: 6L(__)S3Q 400001 to 450000
Broughams: 6B69R30 100001 to 350000
Seventy-Fives 6F(__)R3Q 100001 to 350000.
The new Body Style Number codes were used on both serial number tags and vehicle data plates.

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