Cadillac Models & History 1968
CADILLAC I. D. NUMBERS |
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- Vehicle identification numbers were stamped on the top of the instrument panel this year and were visible through the windshield.
- The first symbol was a “6” for Cadillac.
- The second and third symbols correspond to the same symbols in the series code number.
- The fourth and fifth symbols correspond to the last two symbols in the standard Fisher Body Division code (Style Number without letter suffix)
- The Sixth symbol was an “8” for 1968 model year.
- The seventh symbol was an assembly plant code as follows:
- “Q” – Detroit, Michigan
- “E” – Linden, New Jersey
- The next group of six numbers was the sequential unit production code.
- The number sequence began with 100001 at each assembly plant.
- Body Style Numbers, on the vehicle data plate (located on firewall) were prefixed with “68” for 1968 and suffixed with a single letter, which also indicated series and model and corresponds to the letter on the charts below.
HISTORICAL |
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- Dealer introduction for 1968 Cadillacs and Eldorados took place September 21, 1967.
- Fourth successive yearly sales record set this year despite 21 day UAW shutdown at Fisher Body Fleetwood plant in Detroit (November 1967)
- Production was down 1.1 percent, due to same strike.
- Four-wheel disc brakes with floating calipers optionally available.
- All-new dash-board design.
- Larger, shrouded rear view mirrors to eliminate wind buffeting.