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Detroit Assembly

January 01, 1970

Detroit Assembly (also known as Detroit Cadillac, Cadillac Assembly or Clark Street Assembly) was a General Motors automobile factory in Detroit, Michigan on Clark Street, south of Michigan Avenue (U.S. Route 12). It began operations in 1921 and Cadillac bodies were supplied by Fleetwood Metal Body in 1921 after Fisher Body assumed operations. It was the second location that built Cadillacs, when Cadillac originally started out as the Henry Ford Company which was located at the intersection of Cass Avenue and Amsterdam Street.[1] Engine block and cylinder heads were cast at Saginaw Metal Casting Operations then assembled at Tonawanda Engine before delivery to Detroit Assembly for installation.[1]

In 1902, the Cadillac Motor Company began operations, and began building cars at the all new Clark Street facility in 1921, where the factory manufactured Cadillac models until December 23, 1987,[2] when production of Cadillac's full-size D-bodies moved to Arlington Assembly in Arlington, Texas, while production of downsized FWD DeVille/Fleetwood/Seville models were relocated to Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly and Orion Assembly by 1985. It is approximately 2 miles southeast of the original Lincoln factory located at 6200 West Warren Avenue.

All Cadillac vehicles were built only at this home factory, with production of popular selling models later added to Linden, New Jersey, South Gate, California or Arlington, Texas in "knock down kits" starting in the 1930s to meet demand. The bodies were built by Fisher at Fleetwood Plant #18 at 261 W End St, and transferred by rail to Clark Street for final assembly.[3]

From 1984 to 1987, the plant also built the Oldsmobile 88 and Custom Cruiser and the Chevrolet Caprice.

Detroit Assembly used the VIN codes "Q" and "9."

The site of the plant was redeveloped into the 88-acre Clark Street Technology Park in 1997 by General Motors and three other partners. It is now the location for Inland Waters Pollution Control.[4]

LaSalle Factory/DeSoto Factory edit

For a brief time Cadillac's LaSalle was built at a separate factory in Detroit called Wyoming Assembly at 6000 Wyoming Avenue just north of Ford Road west of the Ford Drive-In Theatre. It was built in 1917 to manufacture Liberty Engines for airplanes used during WW I, then the factory was used by Chalmers Automobile to build the Saxon automobile until 1922. General Motors bought the Chalmers Plant in 1926 and 1927 built LaSalle cars there. The factory is adjacent to the Dearborn neighborhood and is 2.75 miles west of the Clark Street Factory location. After LaSalle was no longer manufactured, it was purchased by Chrysler in 1934 and became a DeSoto factory until that brand was cancelled in the early 1960s.[5] The factory is nearby railroad tracks which were very busy supplying coachwork from the Fleetwood Factory or other Fisher factories within Detroit and shipping finished product to cities across the United States.

Vehicles Manufactured edit

Historical and classic, 1902-1949 edit

Early Antique edit
  • 1902-1903 Cadillac Runabout and Tonneau — 72 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
  • 1903-1904 Cadillac Model A — 72 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
  • 1904 Cadillac Models A and B
    • Model A — 72 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
    • Model B — 76 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
  • 1905 Cadillac Models B, C, D, E and F
  • 1906 Cadillac Models H, K, L, and M
    • Model H — 102 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine
    • Model K — 74 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
    • Model L — 110 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine
    • Model M — 76 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
  • 1907 Cadillac Models G, H, K, and M
    • Model G — 100 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine
    • Model H — 102 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine
    • Model K — 74 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
    • Model M — 76 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
  • 1908 Cadillac Models G, H, M, S and T
    • Model G — 100 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine
    • Model H — 102 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine
    • Model M — 76 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
    • Model S — 82 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
    • Model T — 82 in wheelbase single-cylinder engine
  • 1909-1911 Cadillac Model Thirty
    • 1909 — 106 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine
    • 1910 — 110 in wheelbase; 120 in wheelbase (limousine) four-cylinder engine Fisher
    • 1911 — 116 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine Fisher
  • 1912 — Cadillac Model 1912; 116 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine Fisher
  • 1913 — Cadillac Model 1913; 120 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine Fisher
  • 1914 — Cadillac Model 1914; 120 and 134 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine Fisher
  • 1915 — Cadillac Type 51; 122  and 145 in wheelbase V8 Fisher
  • 1916 — Cadillac Type 53; 122  132  and 145 in wheelbase V8 Fisher
  • 1917 — Cadillac Type 55; 125  and 145 in wheelbase V8 Fisher
  • 1918-1919 Cadillac Type 57; 125  132  and 145 in wheelbase V8 Fisher
1920s edit

All vehicles listed below were manufactured at Clark Street Assembly

1930s edit
  • 1930 Cadillac Series 353, 370 and 452 Fisher Fleetwood
    • Series 353 — 140  and 152 in wheelbase V8 Fisher Fleetwood
    • Series 370 — 140  143  and 152 in wheelbase V12 Fisher Fleetwood
    • Series 452 — 148 in wheelbase V16 Fisher Fleetwood
  • 1931 Cadillac Series 355, 370-A and 452-A Fisher Fleetwood
    • Series 355 — 134  and 152 in wheelbase V8 Fleetwood
    • Series 370-A — 140  143  and 152 in wheelbase V12 Fleetwood
    • Series 452-A — 148 in wheelbase V16 Fisher Fleetwood
  • 1932 Cadillac Series 355-B, 370-B and 452-B Fisher Fleetwood
    • Series 355-B — 134  and 156 in wheelbase V8 Fisher Fleetwood
    • Series 370-B — 140  and 156 in wheelbase V12 Fisher Fleetwood
    • Series 452-B — 143 and 149 in wheelbase V16 Fisher Fleetwood
  • 1933 Cadillac Series 355-C, 370-C and 452-C Fisher Fleetwood
  • 1934 Cadillac Series 10, 20, 30 and 452-D Fisher Fleetwood
  • 1935 Cadillac Series 10, 20, 30 and 452-D Fisher Fleetwood
  • 1936 Cadillac Series 36–60, 36–70, 36–75, 36–80, 36–85, 36-90 Fisher Fleetwood
  • 1937 Cadillac Series 36–60, 37–65, 37–70, 37–75, 37–85, 37-90 Fisher Fleetwood
  • 1938 Cadillac Series 38–60, 38-60S, 38–65, 38–75, 38-90 Fisher Fleetwood
  • 1939 Cadillac Series 39-60S, 39–65, 39–75, 39-90 Fisher Fleetwood
1940s edit

Modern Era edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Kimes, Beverly (1996). Standard catalog of American Cars 1805–1942 (third ed.). Krause publications. pp. 200–245. ISBN 0-87341-478-0.
  2. ^ Ward's Automotive Yearbook 1988. Ward's Communications, Inc. 1988.
  3. ^ History of Fleetwood Metal Body Company
  4. ^ Inland Waters Pollution Control
  5. ^ "DeSoto Wyoming Road Assembly". Allpar.com. VerticalScope Inc. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

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January 01, 1970
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Detroit Assembly also known as Detroit Cadillac Cadillac Assembly or Clark Street Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Detroit Michigan on Clark Street south of Michigan Avenue U S Route 12 It began operations in 1921 and Cadillac bodies were supplied by Fleetwood Metal Body in 1921 after Fisher Body assumed operations It was the second location that built Cadillacs when Cadillac originally started out as the Henry Ford Company which was located at the intersection of Cass Avenue and Amsterdam Street 1 Engine block and cylinder heads were cast at Saginaw Metal Casting Operations then assembled at Tonawanda Engine before delivery to Detroit Assembly for installation 1 In 1902 the Cadillac Motor Company began operations and began building cars at the all new Clark Street facility in 1921 where the factory manufactured Cadillac models until December 23 1987 2 when production of Cadillac s full size D bodies moved to Arlington Assembly in Arlington Texas while production of downsized FWD DeVille Fleetwood Seville models were relocated to Detroit Hamtramck Assembly and Orion Assembly by 1985 It is approximately 2 miles southeast of the original Lincoln factory located at 6200 West Warren Avenue All Cadillac vehicles were built only at this home factory with production of popular selling models later added to Linden New Jersey South Gate California or Arlington Texas in knock down kits starting in the 1930s to meet demand The bodies were built by Fisher at Fleetwood Plant 18 at 261 W End St and transferred by rail to Clark Street for final assembly 3 From 1984 to 1987 the plant also built the Oldsmobile 88 and Custom Cruiser and the Chevrolet Caprice Detroit Assembly used the VIN codes Q and 9 The site of the plant was redeveloped into the 88 acre Clark Street Technology Park in 1997 by General Motors and three other partners It is now the location for Inland Waters Pollution Control 4 Contents 1 LaSalle Factory DeSoto Factory 1 1 Vehicles Manufactured 1 1 1 Historical and classic 1902 1949 1 1 1 1 Early Antique 1 1 1 2 1920s 1 1 1 3 1930s 1 1 1 4 1940s 1 1 2 Modern Era 2 See also 3 ReferencesLaSalle Factory DeSoto Factory editFor a brief time Cadillac s LaSalle was built at a separate factory in Detroit called Wyoming Assembly at 6000 Wyoming Avenue just north of Ford Road west of the Ford Drive In Theatre It was built in 1917 to manufacture Liberty Engines for airplanes used during WW I then the factory was used by Chalmers Automobile to build the Saxon automobile until 1922 General Motors bought the Chalmers Plant in 1926 and 1927 built LaSalle cars there The factory is adjacent to the Dearborn neighborhood and is 2 75 miles west of the Clark Street Factory location After LaSalle was no longer manufactured it was purchased by Chrysler in 1934 and became a DeSoto factory until that brand was cancelled in the early 1960s 5 The factory is nearby railroad tracks which were very busy supplying coachwork from the Fleetwood Factory or other Fisher factories within Detroit and shipping finished product to cities across the United States Vehicles Manufactured edit Historical and classic 1902 1949 edit Early Antique edit 1902 1903 Cadillac Runabout and Tonneau 72 in wheelbase single cylinder engine 1903 1904 Cadillac Model A 72 in wheelbase single cylinder engine 1904 Cadillac Models A and B Model A 72 in wheelbase single cylinder engine Model B 76 in wheelbase single cylinder engine 1905 Cadillac Models B C D E and F Model B 76 in wheelbase single cylinder engine Model C 72 in wheelbase single cylinder engine Model D 100 in wheelbase four cylinder engine Model E 74 in wheelbase single cylinder engine Model F 76 in wheelbase single cylinder engine 1906 Cadillac Models H K L and M Model H 102 in wheelbase four cylinder engine Model K 74 in wheelbase single cylinder engine Model L 110 in wheelbase four cylinder engine Model M 76 in wheelbase single cylinder engine 1907 Cadillac Models G H K and M Model G 100 in wheelbase four cylinder engine Model H 102 in wheelbase four cylinder engine Model K 74 in wheelbase single cylinder engine Model M 76 in wheelbase single cylinder engine 1908 Cadillac Models G H M S and T Model G 100 in wheelbase four cylinder engine Model H 102 in wheelbase four cylinder engine Model M 76 in wheelbase single cylinder engine Model S 82 in wheelbase single cylinder engine Model T 82 in wheelbase single cylinder engine 1909 1911 Cadillac Model Thirty 1909 106 in wheelbase four cylinder engine 1910 110 in wheelbase 120 in wheelbase limousine four cylinder engine Fisher 1911 116 in wheelbase four cylinder engine Fisher 1912 Cadillac Model 1912 116 in wheelbase four cylinder engine Fisher 1913 Cadillac Model 1913 120 in wheelbase four cylinder engine Fisher 1914 Cadillac Model 1914 120 and 134 in wheelbase four cylinder engine Fisher 1915 Cadillac Type 51 122 and 145 in wheelbase V8 Fisher 1916 Cadillac Type 53 122 132 and 145 in wheelbase V8 Fisher 1917 Cadillac Type 55 125 and 145 in wheelbase V8 Fisher 1918 1919 Cadillac Type 57 125 132 and 145 in wheelbase V8 Fisher 1920s edit 1920 1921 Cadillac Type 59 122 and 132 in wheelbase V8 Fisher 1922 1923 Cadillac Type 61 132 in wheelbase V8 Fisher All vehicles listed below were manufactured at Clark Street Assembly 1924 Cadillac Type V 63 132 and 145 in wheelbase V8 Fisher 1925 Cadillac Type V 63 132 138 and 145 in wheelbase V8 Fisher Fleetwood 1926 1927 Cadillac Series 314 132 138 and 150 in wheelbase V8 Fisher Fleetwood 1928 Cadillac Series 341 A 140 and 152 in wheelbase V8 Fisher Fleetwood 1929 Cadillac Series 341 B 140 and 152 in wheelbase V8 Fisher Fleetwood 1930s edit 1930 Cadillac Series 353 370 and 452 Fisher Fleetwood Series 353 140 and 152 in wheelbase V8 Fisher Fleetwood Series 370 140 143 and 152 in wheelbase V12 Fisher Fleetwood Series 452 148 in wheelbase V16 Fisher Fleetwood 1931 Cadillac Series 355 370 A and 452 A Fisher Fleetwood Series 355 134 and 152 in wheelbase V8 Fleetwood Series 370 A 140 143 and 152 in wheelbase V12 Fleetwood Series 452 A 148 in wheelbase V16 Fisher Fleetwood 1932 Cadillac Series 355 B 370 B and 452 B Fisher Fleetwood Series 355 B 134 and 156 in wheelbase V8 Fisher Fleetwood Series 370 B 140 and 156 in wheelbase V12 Fisher Fleetwood Series 452 B 143 and 149 in wheelbase V16 Fisher Fleetwood 1933 Cadillac Series 355 C 370 C and 452 C Fisher Fleetwood Series 355 C 140 and 156 in wheelbase V8 Series 370 C 134 140 and 156 in wheelbase V12 Series 452 C 143 and 149 in wheelbase V16 1934 Cadillac Series 10 20 30 and 452 D Fisher Fleetwood Series 10 128 in wheelbase V8 Series 20 136 in wheelbase V8 Series 30 146 in wheelbase V8 Series 355 D Series 370 D 146 in wheelbase V12 Series 452 D 154 in wheelbase V16 1935 Cadillac Series 10 20 30 and 452 D Fisher Fleetwood Series 10 128 in wheelbase V8 Series 20 136 in wheelbase V8 Series 30 146 in wheelbase V8 Series 370 D 146 and 160 in wheelbase V12 Series 452 D or 60 154 in wheelbase V16 1936 Cadillac Series 36 60 36 70 36 75 36 80 36 85 36 90 Fisher Fleetwood Series 36 60 121 in wheelbase V8 Series 36 70 131 in wheelbase V8 Series 36 75 138 in wheelbase V8 Series 36 80 131 and 160 in wheelbase V12 Series 36 85 138 in wheelbase V12 Series 36 90 154 in wheelbase V16 1937 Cadillac Series 36 60 37 65 37 70 37 75 37 85 37 90 Fisher Fleetwood Series 37 60 124 and 160 75 in wheelbase V8 Series 37 65 131 in wheelbase V8 Series 37 70 131 in wheelbase V8 Series 37 75 138 and 156 in wheelbase V8 Series 37 85 138 in wheelbase V12 Series 37 90 154 in wheelbase V16 1938 Cadillac Series 38 60 38 60S 38 65 38 75 38 90 Fisher Fleetwood Series 38 60 124 and 160 in wheelbase V8 Series 38 60S 127 in wheelbase V8 Series 38 65 132 in wheelbase V8 Series 38 75 141 and 160 in wheelbase V8 Series 38 90 141 in wheelbase V16 1939 Cadillac Series 39 60S 39 65 39 75 39 90 Fisher Fleetwood Series 39 60S 127 in wheelbase V8 Series 39 61 126 and 162 in wheelbase V8 Series 39 75 141 and 161 in wheelbase V8 Series 39 90 141 in wheelbase V16 1940s edit 1940 Cadillac Series 40 60S 40 62 40 72 40 75 40 90 Fisher Fleetwood Series 40 60S 127 in wheelbase V8 Series 40 62 129 in wheelbase V8 Series 40 72 138 and 165 in wheelbase V8 Series 40 75 141 and 161 in wheelbase V8 Series 40 90 141 in wheelbase V16 1941 Cadillac Series 41 60S 41 61 41 62 41 63 41 67 41 75 Fisher Fleetwood Series 41 60S 126 in wheelbase V8 Series 41 61 126 in wheelbase V8 Series 41 62 126 and 163 in wheelbase V8 Series 41 63 126 in wheelbase V8 Series 41 67 139 in wheelbase V8 Series 41 75 136 and 163 in wheelbase V8 1942 Cadillac Series 42 60S 42 61 42 62 42 63 42 67 42 75 Fisher Fleetwood Series 42 60S Fleetwood 133 in wheelbase V8 Series 42 61 126 in wheelbase V8 Series 42 62 129 in wheelbase V8 Series 42 63 126 in wheelbase V8 Series 42 67 139 in wheelbase V8 Series 42 75 136 and 163 in wheelbase V8 1946 Cadillac Series 60S 61 62 75 Fisher Fleetwood Series 60S Fleetwood 133 in wheelbase V8 Series 61 126 in wheelbase V8 Series 62 129 in wheelbase V8 Series 75 136 in wheelbase V8 1947 Cadillac Series 60S 61 62 75 Fisher Fleetwood Series 60S Fleetwood 133 in wheelbase V8 Series 61 126 in wheelbase V8 Series 62 129 in wheelbase V8 Series 75 138 in wheelbase V8 1948 1949 Cadillac Series 60S 61 62 75 Fisher Fleetwood Series 60S Fleetwood 133 in wheelbase V8 Series 61 126 in wheelbase V8 Series 62 126 in wheelbase V8 Series 75 136 in wheelbase V8 Modern Era edit Cadillac Seville Cadillac Calais Cadillac DeVille Cadillac Eldorado Cadillac Fleetwood Cadillac Fleetwood BroughamSee also editList of GM factories List of Chrysler factories List of former automotive manufacturing plantsReferences edit a b Kimes Beverly 1996 Standard catalog of American Cars 1805 1942 third ed Krause publications pp 200 245 ISBN 0 87341 478 0 Ward s Automotive Yearbook 1988 Ward s Communications Inc 1988 History of Fleetwood Metal Body Company Inland Waters Pollution Control DeSoto Wyoming Road Assembly Allpar com VerticalScope Inc Retrieved 7 July 2021 42 19 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