Fleetwood Metal Body
Coordinates: 42°17′52″N 83°07′11″W / 42.2977988°N 83.1197287°W
Fleetwood Metal Body was an automobile coachbuilder. The name derives from Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, home of the company at the start, and lived on for decades in the form of the Cadillac Fleetwood and various Fleetwood trim lines on Cadillac cars. The Fleetwood PA facility was located at 69 South Franklin Street when the company was relocated to Detroit in 1931, while the structure remained until December 23, 2005, when the factory burned down, being last occupied by Garden State Tannery until 2003.
The company was formed on April 1, 1909. It was a top-tier producer of metal and wood automobile bodies. Fleetwood bodies graced cars owned by Royalty of India and Japan, American presidents, and screen stars like Rudolph Valentino. Fleetwood produced bodies on chassis from Bentley, Cadillac, Daniels, Duesenberg, Fiat, Isotta Fraschini, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Packard, Pierce-Arrow, Rolls Royce, SGV, and Stutz. Bodies were manufactured according to the customers specifications, then sent by rail to the chassis manufacturer where assembly was completed. Most of the bodywork crafted in Pennsylvania was used by Packard, with the rest of production being used by both Cadillac and Lincoln.
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