Cadillac history 1988

1988 CADILLAC

The 1988 Cadillac line featured a new 4.5 liter V-8 for the Seville, Eldorado, Fleetwood and de Ville models. The Eldorado was extensively redesigned and detail changes were evident in the Allanté, Brougham, and Cimarron. The acceleration of Cadillacs with the new V-8 was better than any comparable Cadillac of the last decade. The Allanté offered a new analog instrument option as well as new colors. The Seville was given a new front end look and was available with anti-lock brakes. It also had improved fuel economy.

The Eldorado's sheet metal, except for the roof, was all new. Both the Fleetwood Sixty Special and D'Elegance models had added standard equipment features The best selling of all Cadillac's models, the deVille coupe and sedan, also had their standard equipment list extended. The traditional Brougham sedan was changed only in minor details while the Cimarron, in its last year of production, had its list of standard features expanded.

I. D. DATA

The 1988 Cadillac had a 17-symbol vehicle identification number (VIN) stamped on a metal tag attached to the upper left surface of the cowl visible through the windshield. The code was as follows:

the first digit, "1," represented the manufacring country (United States)
the second, "G," represented General Motors
the third, "6," represented Cadillac
the fourth was the car line, GM body, as follows:
- C-DeVille and Fleetwood
- D-Brougham
- E-Eldorado
- J-Cimarron
- K-Seville
- V-Allanté
The fifth symbol was the series identification:
- G-Cimarron
- D-de Ville
- B-Fleeetwood
- S-Fleetwood Sixty Special
- W-Brougham
- L-Eldorado
- S-Seville
- R-Allanté
Digits six and seven represent the body style:
- 47-two-door coupe
- 69-four-door sedan
- 57-Eldorado coupe
- 69-Seville four-door sedan
- 67-Allanté
The eighth digit identifies the engine:
- "P" - L4-121
- "Y" - 307 cu in. (5.0 liter) V-8
- "8" - 273 cu. in (4.5 liter) V-8
The ninth digit is a check digit
The tenth digit represents the year where "J" means 1988
The eleventh digit is the assembly plant
The last six digits represent the production sequence
- Cimarron: 500001 and up
- Seville: 800001 and up
- DeVille, Fleetwood, and Sixty Special: 200001 and up
- Eldorado: 600001 and up
- Brougham: 700001 and up
- Allanté: 100001 and up

Make	Model Number	Style Number	Body Type	Factory Price	Shipping Weight	Production Total
Cimarron	6J	G69	4-door Sedan	$16071	2756 lb	6454
DeVille	6C	D47	2-door Coupe	$23049	3437 lb	152,513
DeVille	6C	D69	4-door Sedan	$23404	3397 lb
Fleetwood D'Elegance	6C	B69	4-door Sedan	$28024	3463 lb
Fleetwood Sixty Special	6C	S69	4-door Sedan	$34750	3547 lb
Brougham	6D	W69	4-door Sedan	$23846	4156 lb
Eldorado	6E	L57	2-door Coupe	$24891	3399 lb.	33,210
Seville	6K	S69	4-door Sedan	$27627	3449 lb.	22,968
Allanté	6V	R67	2-door Convertible	$56533	3489 lb	2569