And there it is: My all time favorite Cadillac interior. Leave it to Lou and Mr. Plunkett to make Christmas come a little early this year for me! It's always a rare treat to see one of these. It's the ultimate in '70s opulence and decadence. Thanks, Lou!
Those are the most beautiful car seats I have ever seen. I owned a 1976 Olds 98 that had velour puffy pillow seats. They should put seats like those in todays luxury cars instead of the hard flat ones they have now.
Indeed, a Top Banana of Fleetwoods. A very rare Caddy which ooozes ‘70’s decor. One could hang a disco ball in there and boogey all night down the road!
Hi, Lou! Man, this ain't no ordinary Fleetwood, this is a Fleetwood MAC!!! LOL!!! If my mom had seen this car when it was new, she would probably would have said it's a sin to spend such an extravagant sum on a 19 1/2-foot-long land yacht with a 133-inch wheelbase that can only take four passengers in the year of the OPEC oil embargo! Still, as I was watching I recalled the words of a hit song that came out in 1974: Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac Gangsta whitewalls, TV antennas in the back You may not have a car at all, But remember, brothers and sisters, you can still stand tall! Just be thankful for what you got, though you may not drive a great big Cadillac. Many thanks to you and Steve for showing off this bruised banana and letting us sink deep in the seats as we're diggin' the scene with the Gangsta Lean!
Hi, iswc27! Happy to share this "Fleetwood MAC!!!" (Well said) with you :-) Clearly Steve likes to ride and share his "great big Cadillac". You're welcome, Lou
Hi Manfred, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Friends car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
This was a one year only car. Even for the seventies the idea of a boat like this that only seated four was too much. The next year, the back seats were replaced by a velour bench that could seat three. This car will remain iconic for its sheer excess. Your friend is a great collector!
Lou - You do you and nobody does it like you. AMAZING!!! I was 14 years old when this car came out and I loved drawing and I would draw the front ent which was mostly square and rectangular except for the last year round headlights. This is what America/Canada did best and nobody did it like GM. I remember when the Cimmaron came out and nobody bought it because it was too small for a Cadillac and now modern Cadillacs are that size with all black interiors. So sad that we’ll NEVER see cars like these again. Makes you wonder if we never had 73 oil embargo, what would American cars look like today? Oh and they should have named this car the Cadillac Isolation Chamber. Keep up the good work Lou.$❤$
Steve- "You do you and nobody does it like you. AMAZING!!!" Thank you for your very encouraging comment! Happy to read this car brings back memories of when you used to draw cars like this :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
what a pleasure to take a pleasure cruise in a pleasure vessel like this.... like driver and 5 passengers driving in their lazyboys cross country 😂👍🏻👍🏻
Hi Tony, Happy to read this car brings back memories of when you were installing carpet in cars like this :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Jay Leno had a great line about Chicagoland Cadillac dealers selling these cars, saying "Ya got ya regular Fleetwood Brougham and ya got ya Fleetwood Brougham de Ele-GEEEANNNNNCE." This one is even a step above that. That Apollo Yellow color was definitely an artifact of the 1970s. I had a friend with a Chevelle Malibu Classic painted yellow with a white vinyl top. Slightly better than the bruised banana.
Those were tough days for Cadillac. Their traditional customers demanded luxury and comfort. These were the darkest of the “smog days” and those huge engines were choked to death and performance really suffered. Still even darker days were yet to come as Cadillac built engines that cost them their reputation! This one is a VERY prime example of when a Cadillac was a Cadillac. I love it and would be willing to put up with the lack of power and 7 MPH!
I like certain shades of yellows on certain cars, for example my 69 Corvette coupe looked great in Daytona yellow, & that caddy works for me in that shade of yellow..Nice caddy. !
Nice big bruised banana, Lou. Talisman? Wow. Looks like it would be the limousine for a top tier executive. With a 472 engine. Wonder what the hp and tx ratings for that is.
This was an offering by Cadillac where they attempted to recreate the luxury aspects reflected in some of the great Cadillac interior features of the 1930's. Regrettably in their selection of appointments they confused gaudy for tasteful quality.
@@loucostabile Actually this is a marvelously maintained and a very impressive appearing automobile, Among the last of the truly full sized Fleetwood Cadillac's. Regrettably the design of the interior apparently was turned over to a group of former Bordello designers. This same group evidently later found employment at Ford to work on the Mark III interiors.
Hi, If you like this video, please click on SUPER THANKS ❤ with the $ in the middle which is the SUPER THANKS button under the video. Thank you! Lou
And there it is: My all time favorite Cadillac interior. Leave it to Lou and Mr. Plunkett to make Christmas come a little early this year for me! It's always a rare treat to see one of these. It's the ultimate in '70s opulence and decadence. Thanks, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, "My all time favorite Cadillac interior." WINNER Cadillac interior! NICE! Merry Christmas. You're welcome, Lou
@loucostabile Merry Christmas! 🎄
My thoughts exactly. This Caddy screams the '70's multiplied by a million.
Lou. Another beauty. I remember a man in our town had a 76 Talisman. Just stunning
George, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the man in your towns car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Wonderful Cadillac! I had almost forgotten about the Talisman.
Very nice! Love the survivors. Thanks Lou and Steve for letting us see this classic.
Hi Jeff, Happy to read you enjoy this "Wonderful Cadillac!" :-) My pleasure sharing this classic with you. You're welcome, Lou
Very nice Cadillac. I have never seen or heard of a Talisman. What a great survivor. Steve is such a great caretaker of these cars. Thanks Lou!
I had not heard of the Talisman option either. My pleasure sharing this one with you. You're welcome John!
another one of Steve's gems...Thanks Lou.
Happy to share this "gem" with you. You're welcome CJ Design.
Those are the most beautiful car seats I have ever seen. I owned a 1976 Olds 98 that had velour puffy pillow seats. They should put seats like those in todays luxury cars instead of the hard flat ones they have now.
"Those are the most beautiful car seats I have ever seen." NICE!
I worked on a couple of these as a Cadillac Master Craftsman in the early 80s... Quite a vehicle...Thanks for posting Lou...
Hi Rudy, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the Cadillac's you worked on :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
Indeed, a Top Banana of Fleetwoods. A very rare Caddy which ooozes ‘70’s decor. One could hang
a disco ball in there and boogey all night down the road!
Hi Rob, Happy to read you appreciate this "very rare Caddy" :-) "One could hang
a disco ball in there and boogey all night down the road!" NICE! Lou
Hi, Lou! Man, this ain't no ordinary Fleetwood, this is a Fleetwood MAC!!! LOL!!! If my mom had seen this car when it was new, she would probably would have said it's a sin to spend such an extravagant sum on a 19 1/2-foot-long land yacht with a 133-inch wheelbase that can only take four passengers in the year of the OPEC oil embargo!
Still, as I was watching I recalled the words of a hit song that came out in 1974:
Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac
Gangsta whitewalls, TV antennas in the back
You may not have a car at all,
But remember, brothers and sisters, you can still stand tall!
Just be thankful for what you got,
though you may not drive a great big Cadillac.
Many thanks to you and Steve for showing off this bruised banana and letting us sink deep in the seats as we're diggin' the scene with the Gangsta Lean!
Diamond in the back, sunroof top 😁
Hi, iswc27! Happy to share this "Fleetwood MAC!!!" (Well said) with you :-) Clearly Steve likes to ride and share his "great big Cadillac". You're welcome, Lou
One of my friends had a " 1974 Fleetwood Talisman." Nice video.
Hi Manfred, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Friends car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Input 1898 talismans were built in 74. I've only seen 2 in my lifetime. Very rare car. Thank you lou for letting us see this one. What a cream puff
Happy to share this "cream puff" with you :-)
This was a one year only car. Even for the seventies the idea of a boat like this that only seated four was too much. The next year, the back seats were replaced by a velour bench that could seat three. This car will remain iconic for its sheer excess. Your friend is a great collector!
Hi LoveIsAll, Happy to share this "sheer excess" car with you :-) Thank for sharing your knowledge, Lou
Lou -
You do you and nobody does
it like you. AMAZING!!!
I was 14 years old when this car came out and I loved drawing and I would draw the front ent which was mostly square and rectangular except for the last year round headlights. This is what America/Canada did best and nobody did it like GM. I remember when the Cimmaron came out and nobody bought it because it was too small for a Cadillac and now modern Cadillacs are that size with all black interiors. So sad that we’ll NEVER see cars like these again. Makes you wonder if we never had 73 oil embargo, what would American cars look like today?
Oh and they should have named this car the Cadillac Isolation Chamber.
Keep up the good work Lou.$❤$
Steve-
"You do you and nobody does it like you. AMAZING!!!" Thank you for your very encouraging comment! Happy to read this car brings back memories of when you used to draw cars like this :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
My dad had a ‘74 Caddy like that. He loved the overstuffed seats…like driving his living room sofa.
Hi Dan, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Beautiful old Cadillac Lou God Bless.
Hi Leroy, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this Cadillac :-) Blessings received. God bless you too, Lou
My late father had a 1975 Cadillac. I don't remember the model, but it had the 500 ci motor. What a boat!
Hi Dave, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Fathers car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Thanks.Lou,Steve has some awesome cars!
You're welcome Willy. I like sharing the cars with you.
what a pleasure to take a pleasure cruise in a pleasure vessel like this.... like driver and 5 passengers driving in their lazyboys cross country 😂👍🏻👍🏻
Hi Martin, Happy to share this "pleasure vessel" with you :-) Lou
More comfortable than a house, I would love to ride in a car like this, beautiful car, congratulations on the video, I'm from Brazil.
"More comfortable than a house" I think you're right.
Якщо машини із колекції Стіва, то вони не можуть бути не цікавими! Дуже класне і рідкісне авто! Дякую Луї !
Hi Сергій, Happy to share this "Very cool and rare car!" with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
I was working at the Clark st Cadillac assembly plant in 74 installing front carpet . I remember those cars with the writing tablets !
A carpet joke, remember to install fuzzy side up 😂
Hi Tony, Happy to read this car brings back memories of when you were installing carpet in cars like this :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
"That's no moon...it's a space station."
"It's too big to be a space station!"
NICE!
Always liked round headlights look over square ones
Thank you for sharing what you prefer.
Gery nice caddy love thee color interior looks comfortable
Happy to read you enjoy the comfy interior of this car :-) Me too.
I know what the Talisman is!!! Very limited edition of Fleetwood the interior is really amazing
"I know what the Talisman is!!!" NICE!
Jay Leno had a great line about Chicagoland Cadillac dealers selling these cars, saying "Ya got ya regular Fleetwood Brougham and ya got ya Fleetwood Brougham de Ele-GEEEANNNNNCE." This one is even a step above that. That Apollo Yellow color was definitely an artifact of the 1970s. I had a friend with a Chevelle Malibu Classic painted yellow with a white vinyl top. Slightly better than the bruised banana.
Hi Jonathan NC, Thanks for viewing and sharing. Lou
Engine bay is rough. South or West side of Chicago would die for this gem.
Thank you for viewing and sharing.
The 75-76 Buick Electra had the Park Avenue package that also had big pillow seats & console. (in 75 only)
Thank you for sharing.
Those were tough days for Cadillac. Their traditional customers demanded luxury and comfort. These were the darkest of the “smog days” and those huge engines were choked to death and performance really suffered. Still even darker days were yet to come as Cadillac built engines that cost them their reputation! This one is a VERY prime example of when a Cadillac was a Cadillac. I love it and would be willing to put up with the lack of power and 7 MPH!
I like certain shades of yellows on certain cars, for example my 69 Corvette coupe looked great in Daytona yellow, & that caddy works for me in that shade of yellow..Nice caddy. !
Happy to read you enjoy the color on this Caddy :-)
Beautiful American land yatch ❤
ALL ABOARD!
3 tons of American iron. Thanks Lou.
"3 tons of American iron." ...just the way we like it :-) You're welcome Larry.
Nice big bruised banana, Lou. Talisman? Wow. Looks like it would be the limousine for a top tier executive. With a 472 engine. Wonder what the hp and tx ratings for that is.
HP 220
Rare Caddie for sure....Nice survivor.
Happy to share this rare Caddie with you :-)
Talisman brings good luck they say. I say with good luck you get to own a Talisman.
Thank you for sharing.
I remember working on those the fan shroud is all metal and heavy, just like the rest of the car
Hi Michael, Happy to read this car brings back memories of you working on cars like this :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
I have had 3 Cadillacs and wish I had kept 2 of them, especially my 57 series 62 4 door hardtop 45k mile survivor.
Hi Todd, Sounds like you had some great cars :-) Thanks for viewing and sharing, Lou
Nice 😊
Hi Michael, Happy to read you enjoy this "Nice" car :-) Lou
👍🔥😎🔥👍
:-)
Another rare one
...with quite the interior too.
Never knew about this model of Cadillac, seen many Fleetwoods and l owned a 95 Fleetwood but l never seen a Talisman trim package.
Hi Gary, I did not know about the "Talisman" option either. Happy to be able to share this one with you, Lou
This was an offering by Cadillac where they attempted to recreate the luxury aspects reflected in some of the great Cadillac interior features of the 1930's. Regrettably in their selection of appointments they confused gaudy for tasteful quality.
Hi Stude289, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
@@loucostabile Actually this is a marvelously maintained and a very impressive appearing automobile, Among the last of the truly full sized Fleetwood Cadillac's. Regrettably the design of the interior apparently was turned over to a group of former Bordello designers. This same group evidently later found employment at Ford to work on the Mark III interiors.
74 was also the only year that was a four seater
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Mount an M249 Saw to the roof and it could be the Fleetwood Taliban!
Hmmm, didn't think of that.
I had an acquaintance whose father had one of these in navy blue. I rode in it once. I thought it was garish and tacky looking.
That's what "luxury" looked like in that era.
Hi Allen, Clearly this one is not for you :-( Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you'll enjoy :-) Lou
@@tonydagostino6158 Absolutely beautiful , very luxurious , top tier !
All that "luxury" and there's still exposed screw heads on the dash, doors and elsewhere. Cadillac really didn't pay attention to detail in those days
Hi Tony, Thanks for viewing and sharing what you notice, Lou
"SUPERFLY" would be proud!
NICE!