So far this is my favorite car featured on this channel. Thank you for the great contents. In my opinion, the two golden eras of Cadillac are the 1930's, when they built the V16 cars. And 1946 to 1979 when the post war Land Yachts like the one featured in this video are built. If I pick one favorite Cadillac, it would be the 1949 Cadillac Fleetwood, or the 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham.
Back then, FWD was seen as innovative, luxurious, and advanced. Largely due to the fact that it had been pioneered by innovative European manufacturers like Citroën, SAAB, Lancia, Audi.
These Cadillacs, like other giant cars of the early/mid seventies, were so comfortable. I owned a '67 Coupe Deville and a '75 Chrysler Newport, and what I loved about both was the torque and hearing bumps/manhole covers, but never feeling them. So plush and isolated. Of course I didn't love the fuel economy…
Big ol' boat. The engine didn't make much horsepower but it was all about the torque. I wish land yachts hadn't gone out of style. Luxury is cruising in the softest seats without feeling the road. The engraved wood is fantastic. You have to honk the horn in these old Cadillacs. It sounds like a train horn. Normal cars have a one or two-note horn, old Cadillacs had three or four notes. You knew someone rich was coming through when you heard a Cadillac bellowing. Cadillac used the train horn until the end of the Fleetwood in 1996. GM marketed these as the last American convertible because they expected stronger rollover regulations to come. When those regulations didn't come after a few years, they went back to making convertibles and got sued for false advertising by owners who bought their convertibles as an investment as the last American convertible. I have one of those Custom Autosound radios. It's kind of crappy but it's better than cutting the dash to fit a modern single-DIN head unit. Retrosound seems to be higher quality.
I had a 1978 Hardtop Eldorado The 425 V8 felt weighed down by the 5000lbs of car. Smoothest most comfortable car ever. The passenger seat was scary because you were very close to the parked cars.
I learned to drive in a 1976 Sedan deVille. Such a beautiful road car. It was larger than the Eldorado, had the same engine, and was a wonder of technology for its time. It had the Wonderbar radio in it. Manual dial tuning, but when you pressed the bar above the dial, it would seek the next radio station on its own. Auto headlamps with auto high beams, cruise, tilt and telescopic steering wheel... "The Standard of the World" was the slogan, and it was so true back then. As an aside, that Eldorado is either a 1975 or has the wrong grille in it. The '75 grille was the evenly spaced rectangles, in '76 it became large squares divided evenly with a + inside the square. Its still a beautiful example.
You got it backwards, the rectangles were '76. That was my next door neighbor's daily driver for a decade, with the Bendix electronic fuel injection. I understand your mistake though, I've done it myself: I think that the DeVilles and Fleetwoods reversed it...
My dad had da base 1976 Caddy Eldorado. But, it was fully equipped, Astroroof, aluminum finned rims, VOGUE tyres & Fuel Injection on da 500cid. He got a good deal. It had a few mo ponies(215vs 190) but, torque was an excellent 400lbft. He normally traded his cars every 2/3years, but,in lite of da smaller engines he kept it 5yrs. Den he went to Benz S class. He sure would say how Caddy was a smoooooooooother ride. Da lack of bench seats,nor glass sunroof, he was always an American consumer.
03:41 oof. I know you're not political so I won't be mean. I dig into your content for the fantasy of cars I'll never drive. Keep making excellent stuff. :)
Interesting no driver airbag was on offer , or standard, for "the standard of the world" when since 1974 buick, same gm parent, offered driver airbag on top tier models
In my opinion the 425 V8 was a much better engine. It was lighter, had about the same amount of horsepower and torque in a smaller block. 75 cubic inches downsizing is relatively insignificant in that car. I looked up the ratings on Wikipedia there was only a difference of 10 HP, hardly anything. You wouldn't even notice it in a mammoth car like the Eldorado in 1976. I think the downsizing was due to the oil embargo, emission controls, and EPA putting its 2 cents into the mix. I think by 1978 people were tired of these huge gas guzzlers and needed a more practical car. I think that the downsized Cadillac Coupe DeVille and Fleetwood Brougham were pretty decent looking cars, although I prefer the styling and of the pre-1977 -78 Cadillacs. The interior was better and the build quality was was better on the earlier models. I bought a 1978 Coupe in Deville in 1998 and kept it until 2004 when the engine finally went kaput after 26 years and about 210,000 miles. The car was deceptively fast even though the HP ratings were down. The rear axle could really move that car. I raced Dodge Rams over the Market Street Bridge and I smoked them. Boy, were they mad.
I just cant beleive the 1970 had 550lb*ft to the front wheels, the one cadillac i want more than a 70 eldorado, is the CTS-V wagon, just sad it never came in an AWD option like the V6
I like the 1985 Eldorado better. This thing is too big, too over the top for my tastes. It doesn’t even fit into normal parking spaces. And it gets atrocious fuel economy. You could daily drive the ‘85; not this one.
I love how unapologetic these 70's big convertible Cadillacs are. Boss Hogg would never be such a lovely villain by driving a Allante.
"So unapologetically Cadillac" I wish Cadillac still meant something special like it did when this car was built.
So far this is my favorite car featured on this channel. Thank you for the great contents. In my opinion, the two golden eras of Cadillac are the 1930's, when they built the V16 cars. And 1946 to 1979 when the post war Land Yachts like the one featured in this video are built. If I pick one favorite Cadillac, it would be the 1949 Cadillac Fleetwood, or the 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham.
I'm totally in shock knowing that they are FWD 😮
Right
FWD started with the Oldsmobile Toronado in 1966, and the Eldorado in 1967... Finally, the Riviera in 1979 and the Seville in 1980.
And they suck too.
Back then, FWD was seen as innovative, luxurious, and advanced. Largely due to the fact that it had been pioneered by innovative European manufacturers like Citroën, SAAB, Lancia, Audi.
Those “wood” inserts are the finest plastic GM could source.
Now they use the plastic wood inserts from Cadillacs to make bumpers for BMWs Mercedes and Audis
These Cadillacs, like other giant cars of the early/mid seventies, were so comfortable. I owned a '67 Coupe Deville and a '75 Chrysler Newport, and what I loved about both was the torque and hearing bumps/manhole covers, but never feeling them. So plush and isolated. Of course I didn't love the fuel economy…
Big ol' boat. The engine didn't make much horsepower but it was all about the torque. I wish land yachts hadn't gone out of style. Luxury is cruising in the softest seats without feeling the road. The engraved wood is fantastic.
You have to honk the horn in these old Cadillacs. It sounds like a train horn. Normal cars have a one or two-note horn, old Cadillacs had three or four notes. You knew someone rich was coming through when you heard a Cadillac bellowing. Cadillac used the train horn until the end of the Fleetwood in 1996.
GM marketed these as the last American convertible because they expected stronger rollover regulations to come. When those regulations didn't come after a few years, they went back to making convertibles and got sued for false advertising by owners who bought their convertibles as an investment as the last American convertible.
I have one of those Custom Autosound radios. It's kind of crappy but it's better than cutting the dash to fit a modern single-DIN head unit. Retrosound seems to be higher quality.
I have a 76 Eldorado Convertible as seen in my thumb nail with 48k original and you are spot on in your descriptions of this rolling art.
Have you done a video on white wall tires?
Zack i love that you post daily i love these car reviwes amazing work!
I had a 1978 Hardtop Eldorado
The 425 V8 felt weighed down by the 5000lbs of car.
Smoothest most comfortable car ever.
The passenger seat was scary because you were very close to the parked cars.
I can honestly say your reviews make my day better.
I learned to drive in a 1976 Sedan deVille. Such a beautiful road car. It was larger than the Eldorado, had the same engine, and was a wonder of technology for its time. It had the Wonderbar radio in it. Manual dial tuning, but when you pressed the bar above the dial, it would seek the next radio station on its own. Auto headlamps with auto high beams, cruise, tilt and telescopic steering wheel... "The Standard of the World" was the slogan, and it was so true back then.
As an aside, that Eldorado is either a 1975 or has the wrong grille in it. The '75 grille was the evenly spaced rectangles, in '76 it became large squares divided evenly with a + inside the square. Its still a beautiful example.
You got it backwards, the rectangles were '76. That was my next door neighbor's daily driver for a decade, with the Bendix electronic fuel injection.
I understand your mistake though, I've done it myself: I think that the DeVilles and Fleetwoods reversed it...
my neighbor had a silver one with black top and white interior....just gorgeous...thanks for the video!
Fantastic car, fantastic video!
Thanks brother!
2:31
1967
(1966 Toronado was first bc Olds was traditionally GM's test division)
❤ Great review! Thanks again. I hope your viewers enjoy as much as i did. 😊
My dad's old boss had a '70 Eldo and my mom had an '82. Fast? No. Floaty? You betcha!
'82 with the POS aluminum 250: not fast.
The 1970 with the only high-compression, 400HP year for the 500: smoke the front wheels fast...
Such a cool land boat... So much life in the front...
But Zack, we HAVE found the city of Atlanta.
Unfortunately but yes
Beautiful automobile & great review...
Beautiful car. Love this era of large cars.
7:03 in all fairness the front is in a different time zone than the rear, so 2 isn’t bad LOL
Definitely an uprising channel
Oh yes the craftsmanship the good old days
Beautiful car ❤
A showpiece
What a great looking car the engine is 4 times bigger than my car lol just insane but so cool loved it
I’m looking at getting one of these right now at a local classic car dealer; anything specific I should look for in reviewing the car before buying?
Beautiful color!
I have 2 ideas for your historical videos about automotive features. 5 mpg bumpers and twilight sentinel.
Thanks
Tom
Replacing leather with vinyl in a Cadillac? SACRILEGE!!!
My grandfather has this exact same car only it’s sapphire blue
If BIG HOSS was a car
Is the 1985 El Dolrado, the same as the one In the movie "Casino"?
Great car, the 1 to have in 76
I used to have a 2005 Ford Five Hundred, (owned it for 5 years) I used to call it the poor man's Cadillac.
The crown Vic of that era is more like it. Large engine, V8, floaty, no hurry no thrills but no frills
My dad had da base 1976 Caddy Eldorado. But, it was fully equipped, Astroroof, aluminum finned rims, VOGUE tyres & Fuel Injection on da 500cid. He got a good deal. It had a few mo ponies(215vs 190) but, torque was an excellent 400lbft. He normally traded his cars every 2/3years, but,in lite of da smaller engines he kept it 5yrs. Den he went to Benz S class. He sure would say how Caddy was a smoooooooooother ride. Da lack of bench seats,nor glass sunroof, he was always an American consumer.
Only thing it’s missing is the bull horns on the front.
Nice 🥰
The trunk was built for bodies.
The mobs favorite feature....
I had 4 friends in my dads, 6 could get in if you removed the full size spare, 12 if you stacked them.
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Like I said the mobs favorite car
The great feature a huge trunk for bodies,...
03:41 oof. I know you're not political so I won't be mean.
I dig into your content for the fantasy of cars I'll never drive. Keep making excellent stuff. :)
Interesting no driver airbag was on offer , or standard, for "the standard of the world" when since 1974 buick, same gm parent, offered driver airbag on top tier models
It was available, optional not standard.
And Olds was the first car with an airbag, it was available in the 73 Toronsdo. They called it "Air cushion restraint system".
Was this the carbureted version or fuel-injected version of the 500 motor?
This car was the carburetor set up.
@@Tbird19611 thanks - what gave it away?
@@motored6089 ??
@@motored6089fuel injection models have a hold air cleaner
In my opinion the 425 V8 was a much better engine. It was lighter, had about the same amount of horsepower and torque in a smaller block. 75 cubic inches downsizing is relatively insignificant in that car. I looked up the ratings on Wikipedia there was only a difference of 10 HP, hardly anything. You wouldn't even notice it in a mammoth car like the Eldorado in 1976. I think the downsizing was due to the oil embargo, emission controls, and EPA putting its 2 cents into the mix. I think by 1978 people were tired of these huge gas guzzlers and needed a more practical car. I think that the downsized Cadillac Coupe DeVille and Fleetwood Brougham were pretty decent looking cars, although I prefer the styling and of the pre-1977 -78 Cadillacs. The interior was better and the build quality was was better on the earlier models. I bought a 1978 Coupe in Deville in 1998 and kept it until 2004 when the engine finally went kaput after 26 years and about 210,000 miles. The car was deceptively fast even though the HP ratings were down. The rear axle could really move that car. I raced Dodge Rams over the Market Street Bridge and I smoked them. Boy, were they mad.
I want one
You forgot about the 85 Eldorado Convertible.
Luxobarge!!!!
0:35 it's not down below, it's just as up front
I just cant beleive the 1970 had 550lb*ft to the front wheels, the one cadillac i want more than a 70 eldorado, is the CTS-V wagon, just sad it never came in an AWD option like the V6
I like the 1985 Eldorado better. This thing is too big, too over the top for my tastes. It doesn’t even fit into normal parking spaces. And it gets atrocious fuel economy. You could daily drive the ‘85; not this one.
the car is fkin gorgeous, but the sound of the door closing is utter trash
sounds like a glock
One of the most embarrassing cars in American history.
I'll never find a more comfortable coupe for actual human adults than riding in a 50s-70s classic coupe or convertible. 😢