http://www.vrun.org Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:50:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Nameplate year of origin: 1960. Current bodystyle lifespan: 1960 through 1964. Predecessor to this model: None. Replacement for this model: Corvair (1965 to 1969). Percentage of division’s sales volume: 15.14%. Corporate siblings: None. Primary competition: Rambler American, Ford Falcon, Plymouth Valiant and Studebaker Lark. Notable changes: All-new model for 1960. Major standard equipment: Fabric and [...]]]> http://www.vrun.org/392/chevrolet Nameplate year of origin: 1927 (Fleetwood bodies), 1936 (75 series). Current bodystyle lifespan: 1959 through 1965. Predecessor to this model: Fleetwood 75 (1957 to 1958). Replacement for this model: Fleetwood 75 (1966). Percentage of division’s sales volume: 1.11%. Corporate siblings: None. Primary competition: Crown Imperial Limousine and Lincoln Continental Mark V Executive Sedan. Notable changes: Revised [...]]]> http://www.vrun.org/389/cadillac-fleetwood-seventy-five-1959-1965 Nameplate year of origin: 1938. Current bodystyle lifespan: 1959 through 1960. Predecessor to this model: Fleetwood Sixty-Special (1957 to 1958). Replacement for this model: Fleetwood Sixty-Special (1961 to 1964). Percentage of division’s sales volume: 8.43%. Corporate siblings: Buick Electra and Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight. Primary competition: Imperial LeBaron and Lincoln Continental Mark V. Notable changes: Revised rear [...]]]> http://www.vrun.org/382/cadillac-fleetwood-sixty-special-1959-1960 Nameplate year of origin: 1953. Current bodystyle lifespan: 1959 through 1960. Predecessor to this model: Eldorado (1957 to 1958). Replacement for this model: Eldorado (1961 to 1964). Percentage of division’s sales volume: 1.76%. Corporate siblings: Buick Electra and Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight. Primary competition: Lincoln Continental Mark V. Notable changes: Revised rear styling, minor trim and detail [...]]]> http://www.vrun.org/378/cadillac-eldorado-1959-1960 Nameplate year of origin: 1949 (as Hardtop designation), 1959 (as model name). Current bodystyle lifespan: 1959 through 1960. Predecessor to this model: de Ville (1957 to 1958). Replacement for this model: de Ville (1961 to 1964). Percentage of division’s sales volume: 38.14%. Corporate siblings: Buick Electra and Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight. Primary competition: Imperial Crown, and Lincoln [...]]]> http://www.vrun.org/374/cadillac-de-ville-1959-1960