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1971 Cadillac Sedan De Ville

The Sedan De Ville delivered Cadillac's flagship four-door luxury experience in a hardtop body with the new pillar-free styling that eliminated the Sedan De Ville's previous 6-window pillared format in favor of more fashionable hardtop lines.
L1040428
V8
Engine
Detroit, MI (Clark Avenue Plant)
Plant
Muscle Car Era
Era
No factory image on file
1971 Cadillac Sedan De Ville

VIN Breakdown

PositionValueDecoded
Model Code L Sedan De Ville
Year Code 1 1971
Serial Number 040428 Unit #040428

Basic Information

MakeCadillac
ModelSedan De Ville
Year1971
ManufacturerGeneral Motors Corporation
EraMuscle Car Era

Engine & Details

EngineV8, 472 CID, 375 HP, 10:1 compression, 4-barrel carb, AUTO
Assembly PlantDetroit, MI (Clark Avenue Plant)
Pattern SourceGM
Confidence95%

About This Decode

This VIN does not encode the engine, so the engine details shown are representative of the model as built and not VIN-confirmed. (Most pre-1972 GM VINs do not carry an engine code.)