The Cadillac Brougham was the last rear wheel drive Cadillac in the 1990s. It used the super-long 121.5 in wheelbase D-body platform, and used 5.0 L and 5.7 L Chevrolet small-block V8 engines. The Brougham was retired in 1992 as the company struggled to shake off its image as a purveyor of giant "land-yachts".
Cadillac was formed from the remnants of the Henry Ford Company when Henry Ford departed along with several of his key partners.
In the 1930s, Cadillac added cars with 12- and 16-cylinder engines to their range, many of which were fitted with custom coach-built bodies; these engines were remarkable at the time for their ability to deliver a combination of high power, silky smoothness and quietness.
Cadillac's first tailfins, inspired by the twin rudders of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, appeared in 1948; the 1959 Cadillac was the epitome of the tailfin craze, with the most recognizable tailfins of any production automobile.
Cadillac tempered its outlandish fins for 1960, the year that marked the division's last use of triple two-barrel carburetion as standard Eldorado issue.
The Brougham didn't contain as much gadgetry, either, although the rear quarter windows retracted a bit for easier entry and exit when the rear doors were opened.
In 1960, the Pininfarina (the name was legally changed in 1960) cloisonne emblems moved from the side of the front fenders to the back of the rear fenders, hubcaps were changed to a smaller disc design, and the creaseline rode lower on the body sides (seen again on the '62 models).
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