big daddy caddy! The best looking Cadillac I've ever seen.

Started by BENZ BOY15, February 13, 2012, 08:32:36 PM


cawimmer430

Now THAT is a Cadillac.  :praise:


Love those older Cadillacs all the way up to about 1975 (before the downsizing) and the '80s RWD DeVille (which the bad guys always drive).

The '50s Eldorado 4-door is such a sex machine.  :wub:



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FoMoJo

My favourite Cadillac.  I'd like mine in red though...

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sportyaccordy

I can't lie, that black one Wimmer posted is bad ass.

Cars have definitely become a bit derivative and sterile. But a lot of that is dictated by function too.

68_427




Power memory seats, and a whole bunch of other shit that I can't remember.  Cost $10,000 back in the late 50's.
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cawimmer430

Quote from: 68_427 on February 14, 2012, 01:23:41 PM



Power memory seats, and a whole bunch of other shit that I can't remember.  Cost $10,000 back in the late 50's.

And it was worth every cent IMO.  :wub:


Are these any good by the way? The only Cadillac worth liking in the '80s IMO.

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Vinsanity

Quote from: cawimmer430 on February 14, 2012, 03:14:57 PM
Are these any good by the way? The only Cadillac worth liking in the '80s IMO.



Depends on which engine. Obviously, avoid the diesel and the V-8-6-4. Might as well not bother with the 4.1 V8 either. Heck, just drop in a SBC in whichever example you end up with, just for good measure.

Speed_Racer

Probably the most elegant and beautiful Cadillac ever.

Wikipedia lists the selling price in 1959 as $13,075, which is about $101,000 in today's prices. Incredible!

cawimmer430

Quote from: Vinsanity on February 14, 2012, 03:44:49 PM
Depends on which engine. Obviously, avoid the diesel and the V-8-6-4. Might as well not bother with the 4.1 V8 either. Heck, just drop in a SBC in whichever example you end up with, just for good measure.

I didn't know the 350cid V8 diesel was available in this car.

I'd always wanted to try a V8-6-4. That would be a dream of mine just to see what that engine is like. Are there any still around?  :lol:
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Byteme

Quote from: cawimmer430 on February 15, 2012, 06:52:31 AM
I didn't know the 350cid V8 diesel was available in this car.

I'd always wanted to try a V8-6-4. That would be a dream of mine just to see what that engine is like. Are there any still around?  :lol:

Only in landfills and museums.   :evildude:


I've always favored the 66 models.  This particular car is 100% original except for tires and even has the original factory top.


Hachee

Quote from: MiataJohn on February 15, 2012, 07:24:09 AM

I've always favored the 66 models.  This particular car is 100% original except for tires and even has the original factory top.


The 65 and 66s are my favorites too.  More subtle than the previous few years (although I love the 1964 Eldo), and the quality was still good compared to later years (although I love the looks of the 67 and 68 coupes and convertibles too).

pendyman

Eldorado Brougham no question.



Suicide doors, stainless steel roof, that huge cut for the front wheels, costing more than a Rolls of the day, and magnetized drinking cups:



They actually encouraged you to drink in the car!

From Mastermind.com:   "The price for this car in 1957 was a staggering $13,500 making it the most expensive American car ever. Even more staggering was the $23,000 it cost Cadillac to build each one, resulting in much red ink for Cadillac. All this in the days when you could buy the top of the line regular Cadillac, Biarritz Convertible for $6,500 or a Rolls Royce Saloon for about $9,000!

These chariots were typically owned by movie stars, wealthy industrialist, a gangster or two, and the ultra wealthy. For your money, you took delivery of the most opulently equipped car ever to come out of Detroit. Complete with such items as a ladies compact, magnetized drinking cups, cigarette case, lipstick holder, beveled mirror, note pad, lambskin carpet, and a perfume atomizer filled with Arpege de Lavin, Paris. This was strictly for those privileged few who could afford the car of the future while living in the present.

The Brougham marked industry firsts in all sorts of technological advances and luxury: Air Ride suspension, electronic memory seat position system, an automatic starting mechanism which will start the car without having to touch the key, automatic trunk opens, closes, locks and unlocks with a touch of a button in the glovebox, and of course, there were the usual full power assists with air conditioning. There were also many similarly unusual features to numerous to list. The Brougham had no options, aside from colors, which came in a wide variety. Everything was standard equipment."


A vintage video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvYTujgDfZA&feature=player_embedded#!

Seriously, if I had collector money, this would be one of my first purchases. Extremely rare, only around 700 of the suicide door, mostly hand built, models were made, and they cost more than a Rolls of the time. And usually still do today. (Talking about the ?57 ?58 Rolls, of course.) But these cars are around the $100k mark. Going to be worth much more in the future, I think.






Rupert

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S204STi

Quote from: FoMoJo on February 14, 2012, 10:45:30 AM
My favourite Cadillac.  I'd like mine in red though...



My aunt drove one of those for several years.  Metallic gold color, IIRC.


omicron

For '59, the one you want is the Eldorado, which deletes the chrome strip along the middle of the doors, and instead places a continuous chrome band from the windscreen, right down the body to the taillights, and across the sills for a cleaner, more dramatic look:



One of the few cars that literally stopped me in my tracks, even in the presence of several '59 Cadillacs (which may well have contributed), was a pair of '59 Imperials - hardtop sedan and convertible. It's a confrontingly-bold car in person; far more so than in photographs - gold ornamentation, glitzy instrument panel, funny creases and bumps and divots and protrusions everywhere. The Eldorado can be elegant; even graceful - the Imperial is fabulously, spectacularly ostentatious. Cars like that remind me why I love the damn things.




cawimmer430

I also have a soft spot for the Seville, at least the first two generations.

This:





And the slantback.  :wub:

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