The Inside Story of the 82-88 Cadillac Cimarron - With Cadillac Asst. Chief Designer John Manoogian
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- Опубликовано: 3 авг 2022
- Learn more about the design and development of the 1982 Cadillac Cimarron from former Cadillac Assistant Chief Designer, John Manoogian. John later rose to become Cadillac's Director of Exterior Design, where he led the design of the second generation CTS.
This comment is meant to be directed squarely at John Manoogian: John, I loved my 1988 Cadillac Cimarron and i want to thank you personally for doing all you could do to make the refresh 1987-1988 cars look as nice as they did. Everyday that i drove that car, i loved it. I want you to realize that there were ALOT of buyers of those cars that truly loved them for what they were but had no idea that you were the man behind the design. If i could do it all over again, i would have bought more than 1. But the one i had was so very very special.
My neighbor, a typical little old lady, traded in her 72 Coupe de Ville that she bought new for a brand new fully loaded 86 Cimarron with leather seats & a V6. She was getting older & the Coupe de Ville was a little to big for her & she had to have a Cadillac so she got the Cimarron!! It was actually the perfect size for her & by 86 a lot of the bugs had been worked out!!! Thanks for sharing the inside info on the Cimarron!!! 👍👍🙂
I applaud Mr. Manoogian for having the patience with senior management that it must have taken. To be handed an important project then given no money and having their talent tied behind their backs must have been frustrating beyond words.
I love the interviews with John, Wayne & Bob. I’m a Cadillac guy, which makes these interviews a special treat for me. I absolutely love the inside info they provide. The sketches & ideas are amazing. I was a mechanic at a Chrysler/Buick dealership for 9 years (yes, I used to be a diehard Mopar guy before I got into Cadillacs). Even though I was just a “grease monkey”, I always had a great sense of pride working in the automotive industry and working for Chrysler (well, sort of). Thanks for the great interviews!!
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More John Manoogian content please!! This guy is an excellent guest! I’d love to hear his insights on all the projects he’s worked on. Thanks Adam for making so much great content on your channel
For those who are too young to remember when this car was introduced, and those other cars were designed, it's really hard to describe the optimism of the eighties compared to the pessimism and downright ugly defensiveness of today. I remember so well the Hondas, particularly the Civics of that time, where the glass seemed larger than the sheetmetal! The guest is so perceptive in stating that in our receding from optimism into doubt and pessimism, the cars today have become more like some kind of tanks--and that doesn't even mention the mad rush to huge SUV's and massive 4-door pickup trucks being used as family cars. Again, I think these interviews will outlast this channel for their historical value. Thanks, Adam!
Sorry John,but you should recall that the high rear deck lid was already used by most european sedans…..starting at least two decades earlier….Alfetta…Mercedes E class..even GM’s Vectra had it much before the e62 7 series….hahaha
John Manoogian is such a hoot to listen to! Having spent a career in automotive design, I only wish there were more like him in the industry. His crisp rendering style brings back many memories.
I was a teen when the Cimarron was new, remember it well. In '88, my Cousin bought a new Cavalier with the 2.8 v6 and the CL trim package with the velour seats. That car was an excellent runner, good blend of decent power and fuel economy. I also remember laughing with my Cousin about the futility of buying a Cimarron or even Skyhawk when a Cavalier was thousands less and essentially the same car😁
Thank you again for a really thoughtful show. Growing up I had several friends fathers that were in GM upper management and the vast majority of them felt that Rodger B Smith was the cause of GMs fall from grace. I remember reading an interview with Smith and him saying that the cars don’t even matter. The only thing that matters was the price of the stock. Imagine a pompous ass such as that running a great car company. He was in charge from 1981 to 1990 and the cars he allowed to be produced show his lack of understanding the industry he was in.
To my eyes, many of the themes in John’s drawings (low belt line, sloped hood, high decklid, and fastback profile would appear en masse a few years later in the N cars, then really took hold with the ‘87 Chevy Beretta and Corsica, and the Lumina shortly thereafter.
I see that John sketched the New Edge Mustang and the Mopar LH sedans in roughly 1982 at GM. Truly a talented designer sir.
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One thing that impresses me most about John Manoogian is the fact he was so far ahead of his time when it came to automotive design.
Great interview! Those renderings were indeed a good 10-15 years ahead in design. I suppose when the management gives the team design restrictions, there's only so much that can be done-when the grille, taillights and wheels were all that can be changed.
That man is a lot of fun to watch. Have him on more often.
lots of design cues that made it to market with the beautiful '92 seville
John was way ahead of his time with his proposed future small Cadillacs, some of which reminds me of the Catera.
love these interviews. these are the designers who created our dreams