GM C platform
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The General Motors C platform (commonly called C-body) was a full-size car automobile platform produced until 1996.
It was similar to the GM B platform in its rear-wheel drive era (vehicles produced were upscale luxury cars as opposed to the stripped-down cars usually common with the GM B platform), and the GM H platform in front-wheel drive, with both the H-body and the C-body using the same 110.8 in wheelbase. Most C-body vehicles were moved to the GM G platform or GM K platform in the mid-1990s.
The C-body was rear-wheel drive until 1984; from 1985 onwards, the C-body was front-wheel drive. The former rear-wheel-drive C-body was continued as "D-body" from 1985 to 1996 under the 1985-86 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, 1987-92 Cadillac Brougham, and 1993-96 Cadillac Fleetwood.
This platform was the basis for the following vehicles:
| Years | Wheelbase | Model | Next platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-1984 | Cadillac Calais, Series 62, DeVille and Fleetwood | ||
| 1959-1966 | Cadillac Eldorado | GM E platform | |
| 1959-1996 | Oldsmobile 98 | ||
| 1985-1993 | Cadillac Sedan de Ville | GM K platform | |
| 1985-1992 | Cadillac Fleetwood | GM D platform | |
| 1985-1993 | Cadillac Coupe de Ville | GM K platform | |
| 1959-1990 | Buick Electra | ||
| 1991-1996 | Buick Park Avenue | GM G platform | |
| 1993 | Cadillac Sixty Special |
