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Cadillac DeVille 1983
Final update of the fifth generation DeVille happened in 1983. Slight reworkings under the hood added 10 horsepower (now rated at 135) to the standard 4.1-liter powerplant. While the grille design was a carry-over from the previous model year, the Cadillac script moved from the chrome header onto the grille itself, hardly noticeable, but the biggest visible change. The wide parking lamps below the quad headlamps now had clear frosted lenses, with satin gold-colored winged Cadillac emblems centered on each lense. Another minor change in the rear was the deletion of the chrome tips on both sides of the lower deck lid trim. These little chrome corner pieces, mounted on the filler panels, were prone to pitting as they were made of a different material than the bright aluminum trunk trim and upper license late surround.
