Cadillac Series 65
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| Manufacturer | General Motors |
| Production | 1937–1938 |
| Successor | Cadillac Series 61 |
| Class | Full-Size luxury car |
| Body style(s) | 4-door Sedan 4-door Imperial Sedan 4-door Convertible Sedan |
| Platform | FR |
| Engine(s) | 346 in³ Monobloc V8 |
| Wheelbase | 132 in (3353 mm) |
| Related | Cadillac Sixty Special |
The Cadillac Series 65 was the one of the company's mid-priced vehicle lines when it appeared in 1937. It shared a similar front end with the Fleetwood produced Series 75. The Series 65 was discontinued after 1938 model year.
Note that the model names of the 1930s used the year as well. So a Series 38-65 is a 1938 Series 65.
The exterior featured a tall, slender "egg-crate" grille. This differed from the Series 60 and Series 60-S which used the new horizontal bar grille. This body used Fisher Body's "turret top" one-piece roof, all steel body.
Under the hood was the Monobloc V8. The displacement on all Cadillac V8s was 346 in³ (5.7 L) This engine produced 135 [[hp] (101 kW) at 3400 R.P.M. The car had Bendix dual-servo brakes, "Knee-action" independent suspension in front and a Stromberg carburetor ('37: AA-25; '38: AAV-25) with an electric choke.
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| Entry-level | 60 | 61 | WWII | 61 | Cimarron | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 355 | 70/80 | 62 | Series 62 | 6200 | Calais | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-size | Seville | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full-size | 65 | Coupe de Ville/Sedan DeVille | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60S | Sixty Special Fleetwood | Flwd60S | Fleetwood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Limousine | 355 | 72/75/85 | Series 75 | 6700 | Fleetwood 75 | FL | FB | Brougham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal Luxury | Eldorado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roadster | Allanté | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halo | V-16 | Brougham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
