5 Greatest Cadillacs Ever Produced
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- There have been so many notable Cadillac models produced since Cadillac's inception in 1902. In fact there are so many of these different legendary Cadillac cars that they are all too numerous to name. However there are those Cadillac car models that standout among the best, this video showcases the five Cadillac cars that more than any of the other Cadillac cars helped Cadillac build it's great reputation.
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My uncle had a '61 Cadillac, and I remember sitting in the back seat going over some railroad tracks and hardly feeling it. It also had a button on the floor that would move the radio dial. He would pretend it was a magic trick to fool me.
Yeah, that was a neat feature!
When my older brother got back from Vietnam in 1970, he scoured the area we lived in for the best '62 Coupe Deville he could find--It was his dream car from childhood. This car was sky blue-green, had crisp straight lines & was low-slung to the ground. The '61-63 models weren't bulbously curvy like the '50's models, and not inflated boxcars of those that followed. He eventually drove it into the ground, & the next Caddie he replaced it with ( a "68) was a poor substitute. Sigh.
A friend had that on a Buick Wildcat.
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@@davecroston2914 I bought a 1962 Couple deVille from a neighbor back in 1969 (while I was still in high school). That was a nice car, and I believe the styling was was a refined improvement over the similar 1961. Of course in 1963 the lower pair of fins was eliminated, and that was also a nice car, along with the somewhat more curved 1964.
Bring back large cars.....I miss these masterpieces.
First car I ever owned was a 1978 Chrysler (Brougham) New York.
Nice car drove like a boat on water, and I could drive it with one finger.
Everyone has them but USA.
China (forget it’s name🤔)
Germany
Great Britain
Maybach
Bentley
Rolls Royce
No Cadillac🇺🇸
Driving a Cadillac down the interstate at 60 mph,felt like you were driving on air....no bumps,no cracks in the road,no nothing,just the quiet purr of the motor.😁
Until that is you drove the same year Lincoln... Funny, there was a Lincoln aptly named, the Zephyr (which is a direct reference to clouds!)
Actually, a zephyr is a gentle breeze, not a cloud.
Got to love the caddies of late 50's to early 70's. They were so big they had their own zip codes
These cars were all about style and comfort. Those mid 70's models were smooth; like riding on a cloud
Yes my favorite was the 1973 even the Coupe deville was long big and beautiful
They were pretty silly.They were ridiculously big on the outside, but the interior room was only ordinary.
@@CaptHollister
Maybe, compared with other land yachts of those days. But there isn't a car made today that I can stretch my legs all the way out. In those cars I didn't have to put the seat all the way back, plus you could put 6 people in them.
But it's the ride quality that is most impressive to me.
I owned a 74 Fleetwood in the early 80's. Silent at idle and surprisingly easy to parallel park because it turned sharply. Other cars would get out of my way when merging.
@@rays7437 A bold statement... I think you'll find that there are many cars made today in which you can stretch without moving the seat all the way back, for example something as mundane as a Hyundai Sonata has 3 inches more front leg room than any 70s Caddy.. The Caddy could sit 6 in a pinch, but you wouldn't want to be the middle passenger in the rear and even less in the front. As for the ride, it's true they floated on the road, but I remember that the rear would jump sideways several inches if you hit a pothole or expansion joint mid corner and if you hit a seriously potholed stretch of road, the suspension quickly lost all composure and the whole car would dance and wallow all over your lane. Don't get me wrong, they were good cars for cross-country trips and the trunk was large enough that you could rent it out on AirBnB, but for any other use they were very, very mediocre cars.
Wow Cadillac has really lost it's way. These cars were truly magnificent. Back then when owning a Cadillac really meant something special.
Rick Loera all they are now is a Chevy with a Cadillac emblem. With overpriced extras 🤔
John Drohan And who makes Corvette. That’s what I thought 🤔
@John Drohan standard OF the world.
@John Drohan I have had many RWD "C" Body GM cars from model years from 50s thru the 80s, And I can confirm. They top end Buicks were very similar to "entry level" Cadillacs, Cadillac would have an exclusive engine in most of those years, But transmissions, (Esp after 1964 on the Buicks) major suspension and body parts were the same in each generation. Compare for example a 1970 Buick Electra 225 to a 1970 Cadillac DeVille - Very Similar in nature, size and perfomance (With Caddy using the 472cid V8 and Buick using the 455cid V-8 (shared with Oldsmobile 98) - The Fleetwoods thru 1976 having an exclusive (longer) wheelbase than the DeVille gave one an owner driven limo! No one in the 60s and 70s could produce a large luxury car like GM. The big (C-Body) Oldsmobiles ,Buicks and Cadillacs were all majestic machines! Lincoln sedans, While nice, (to me) were more comparable to Buick Electra or Chrysler New Yorker than any Cadillac. The 1960's Imperial was a fine machine also, but never sold in numbers enough to worry Cadillac! GM as well as Ford and Chrysler shared body and mechanical components among their lines. I'm still suprised that people think this is NEWS, It's been a "thing" since the 1930s! No one points out that for YEARS Bentley and Rolls-Royce "production" models used the same body! I guess it's only a "sin" if American companies (or GM in particular) does it.
@@paulht3251 Yeah, It's GM they make both.... So...? Ford makes Fords and Lincolns, GM makes Chevrolets, Buicks and Cadillacs - Often there is component sharing - Not News. They have done this since before WWII.
The 59 Cadillac is one of the most recognizable cars in history.
Yes it is, And always a welcomed sight in modern traffic. Though I personally prefer the 58 sedan Deville.
All El Dorados are immediately recognized.
@@og-greenmachine8623 loo
Yes, even people who aren't car people know the 59 Cadillac.
Thank you SO much for including the Fleetwood brougham talisman! This model is often overlooked as it was only produced for three years. I drive a 1977 deville d elegance which is about as close to a talisman as you can get in the later body style. I've had it 30 years on and still going strong! Oil still stays clean between changes too.
Thank you for your comments Mitch, I remembered that the Fleetwood brougham Talisman was also the most expensive car Cadillac made back then! I seen the sticker price of $18,000 back in 1975! Adjusted to inflation that would be $100 grand today. Back then a formal limousine (like the kind funeral homes would buy) was just a few dollars more!
A family friend (from church; this becomes somewhat ironic as my brief tale rolls on) had a blue '74 Fleetwood Talisman. I was able to borrow it for prom night my junior year. Yeahhhh.... (Dad: "Please, son - clean up Ol' Moneybags's car before you take it back.")
@@glennoropeza3545 From Sydney , Australia ,In september 2022 will have owned a Sable Black '74 Talisman 40 years , with black vinyl roof & a factory "gold" (peanut butter/mustard color) leather & brocade interior, it's original owner did not want the bordello style velour seat trim, additionally like me he hated a sunroof so it has a full steel roof, It has EVERY option bar sunroof & thermometre on exterior mirror. Mine even has the early GM traction control & ABS rear brakes , PLUS ,GM Airbags , the super rare ARCS (air cushion restraint system) . New here in may 1974 in Aussie dollars it was $29,000, a new Rolls Royce Camargue was a "mere" $27500 !! WHY so expensive , well an unfinished /incomplete car was shipped to GM-Holden ,Pagewood , Sydney , Australia , whereby GMH-A would build it as a original RHD car , also with metric kilometre speedo. GMH-A fabricated the RHD firewall, Dash , Steering arms & draglinks. from 1971 they only did Fleetwoods & the Buick Rivieras until June 1974 , when GMH-A released its own "mini" Cadillac the Statesman Caprice which even used a lot of Cadillac fittings ( same size as USA '76to '79 Caddy Seville), including the Cadillac ABS rear brake system .
Nice!
Those Cadillac 59 Eldorados are absolutely gorgeous cars. Even today just looking at one is breathtaking.
@greenmean1 ,
😮😮😮🤤🤤🤤 Me looking at Eldorado
With those huge fins, and the 'rocket-exhaust' taillights, they were gorgeous; and I miss them so much.
that $7100 in 1959 is $63,000 today.
1959 is number one for me too.
The 76 fleetwood. What a beast. It’s as if someone added chrome trim to an aircraft carrier.
The '71-'76 Fleetwoods needed the space of an aircraft carrier too, I used to say I needed a building permit instead of a parking permit for my '74!, By the 1980's parking spaced were getting smaller, and finding a space for her was a challenge in the city!
@@jamesslick4790 My parents had a '74 Sedan DeVille, and my dad had to park it in the driveway because the garage wasn't big enough for both it and the washer and dryer.
@@wannawatchu66 This was a problem with Cadillacs even by the early 60s, They put out 2 "shorter" models then :Town Sedan and Park Avenue. (the latter was to be more famous as a Buick later). I understand the frustration of the 71-76 DeVille owners, The Fleetwood was three inches longer yet! No garage built before 1959 could be able to house either!
...ADDING CHROME TO AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER....THAT IS GREAT !!👏👏😁😁
It has couch seats, must be so comfy on road trips
Back in the 60s my grandma used to take me to the beach in her convertible Cadillac.
I enjoyed that. I was always thrilled to see American cars 'over here' in 70's UK.. Cadillac were the most impressive. All I could hear was the clock ticking on a journey. Now there's barely room for my Honda. Those were the days my friend.. Cheers from Dorset.
There are so many 59 s here in England and Sweden !! Amazing they survived
I have been on roads in England where a VW Polo was to wide to fit. Not to mention the expensive gas.
Thank you from Dorset England! I have been and driven in the U.K., Driven RHD was surprisingly easy! Unfortunately most Brits prefer diesel power over gasoline (petro) and Cadillac is mostly gas powered so the market isn't favorable for Cadillacs.
That '59 is a true showstopper! Absolutely Gorgeous
Yuck.
I thought the '58 or '60 was better. Those fins were a bit too much.
I prefer the 57-58 Eldorado four door with rear hinged doors. That car would be right for today where a ‘59 could only be driven today on an empty road.
Too gaudy for my tastes. Late 40's thru 55 were the best.
Lynx Star,
Those were the most solid looking cars ever made. They were also easy to get in and out of.
My Dad had a 55 and my uncle had the 59. Great memories steering the big caddies on an evening's drive to get ice cream.
My Granddad was a farm equipment dealer who gave a rancher a sweetheart deal on a whole trainload of big Farmalls to engineer a trade for a chocolate-brown '64 with a butter-cream leather interior. When I was a young pup we had so much fun riding around in that car. When I hit my last stop on the line, I'll go cruisin' with Granddad again
Very nice. I'm the owner of a 1958 CADILLAC series 62 sedan that my parents bought in 1960. I was not yet 2 years old. I grew with this car. Equipped with factory AC, and power windows. I grew up with this car, and now were growing old together!! Lol. Lifelong southern California car. I keep her in good shape, and drive it regularly. What fun to drive a car with lifelong memories. We also had a 61 sedan deville, and a 72 sedan deville, an 83 Eldorado, I still have that, and dads last CADILLAC was an 85 sedan deville. We enjoyed them all.
I worked with a guy that had a 48 series 62, it was an amazing car to look at. Pictures only hint at it's beauty which has to be seen to fully appreciate, it looked like it was gliding along at 100 mph when it was parked. That was 35, maybe more years ago, and often when I think of beautiful cars I pine for one more look at one.
The 1949 was also nice, with a somewhat simpler grille.
Sick and tired of seeing Google propaganda ads but I like these car videos
A family friend had a 1960, it was so over the top in everything, I loved it.
0:57 I would argue that Cadillac was most definitely a status symbol long before 1941. Especially with the aforementioned V12 and V16 engines, and the option of custom coach-built bodies, how could it not have been? During the 1930’s, the status of Cadillac was reaching that of Duesenberg, Auburn, and certainly Packard.
Agree.
@@rogersmith7396 1950 Packard hard to find and neglected by old car enthusiasts today? Would be an interesting comparison to the '50 Cadillacs or even against '50 Pontiac
of course Packard's automatic transmission was probably a liability compared to the Hydramatics that were available on Cadillac and even Pontiac in 1950
A manual trans '50 Packard with overdrive and short final drive gearing with the larger Packard Straight 8 would be interesting to drive I think
@@davidpowell3347 I've thought it would be fun to have a Cadillac 1950 Series 61 sedan (black, of course, although I know other colors were available), which was a 'basic' model but I like the styling, and in particular the rear quarter styling which was different from the Series 62 and the Fleetwood 60 Special. It was an understated model that probably has less of a following than many other Cadillac models.
@@bobjacobson858 I believe that my father aspired to own one of those. I believe it had the same drivetrain as the more gigantic Cadillacs so likely it had the best performance of any Cadillac of its era.
I would guess that it could be optioned with the same features as other GM cars of the era such as a radio with more tubes than found in other car radios and an underseat heater core/box with recirculator fan. The 1950 Pontiac had the underseat heater which could make the cars quite comfortable even when outside temperatures were below freezing.
The true show stopper was the 4 dr Eldorado of 57 with the stainless steel
roof. That car had a ton of innovations.
Wow Im glad I got a 79 Seville !!! They are truly beautiful and simple! Outlast these new plastic cars
When I was just in grade school, I remember well the 2 cars my parents bought and loved. Mom drove the 76 Fleetwood in a mahogany color with white top. Dad had the 76 Eldorado in Colonial Yellow. They kept both cars even after buying newer models and eventually they were sold to some lucky people. If I could go back and have kept them, what a great thing that would be today. I miss the roominess and riding in total powerful comfort. Those were the days...
I love those old Cadillacs
I loved my 1975 Fleetwood Brougham d’ Elegance.
What a beautiful design
Thank you Oldcarmemories. You always deliver.
what with the benz
The 1956 is a rolling piece of art.
These five Cadillacs represent the pinnacle of American automotive luxury, innovation, and design. Each one left an indelible mark on the automotive industry and continues to be celebrated by enthusiasts and collectors around the world.
Thanks for posting these gems!!
I had a few Caddys over the years. My favorite was my 72 Coupe deville. Now I call them, "Plastillacs"
I just loved MY 72Eldorado,MAN those were made right!!!!
Look up the price a now. Saw 1 for 60 thou!
Denver Colorado: Slightly used 72 El Dorado sitting on the lot: $7,000.00.
The exterior was good to go. The interior easy fixes. I could see a reason for the low price. This was 2007.
Gotta get me one of them fancy Cadillac cars.
Sam Iam at least it won’t get yer pappy to drinkin.
Cadillac once represented the epitome of luxury and style .No longer the case
I can't believe that the '59 Caddy was for real, with those wild tail fins. Truly awesome!!
Man, that 48 2 door!😉
My Dad bought a new ‘59 two door series 62. 18.75’ long, I passed my driving test in it on the first pass, including parallel parking. Looked new when sold in ‘72. 12/18 mpg on bias ply tires. Weighed about 4500 lbs. Base model, but with excellent quality interior finishes. $4500.
Good story.
owned a '63 Sedan DeVille...loved that thing!1 396 V8...my "tuna boat"...
My dad was a Cadillac man, so I grew up with them. First a 1956, then a 1963 & Finally a 1968. All great cars
Love those 50’s and 60’s Caddy’s! When they came out with the small models, Cadillac lost its identity!
The 77-79 Coupe DeVilles continue to be my favorites.
I had a 1980 Coupe de Ville with d'Elegance package.. One very sweet ride..
The Seville. What a great car it was. My brother had one. Advanced technology, smooth quiet ride, beautiful. And they were built heavy duty with 350 Olds engine and 400 trans they would run forever with no problems.
This should be titled " How Cadillac went from the Top of the Heap, to just a heap"!
Right
Thank you so much for posting a new video. You do a great job!
I think the 1967 Cadillac Eldorado is special
I say the same as well very futuristic the '67-'68 was cool , if I can fit a 400 motor in it , I would put it in 😜
@@marcomoreno8188 why stop at 400 why not go 500 like what GM did
Not to big not to small , I'm an underdog for the 396, 400 motor.
That’s what I just posted...exactly what you said
‘67 Eldo was da 💣
67 Eldorado on list
I had the pleasure of owning a 1970 white cadillac convertible. A smooth sailing cruiser that drew many compliments.
My dad had a '72 coupe de ville 472 ci good car
Very well done ! Great detail and accuracy ! I grew up in the 50's and 60's. Later I owned only two in the seventies. Both "Seville". One was White with Red Interior and the other White with Saddle Interior. 👍
I was born in a Cadillac,owned double digits of Cadillacs from 66 coupe Deville convertible to 2007 DTS,... I think I love all Cadillacs
All I can say is- Cadillac Cimarron- one of the most HORRIBLE cars ever- for them to call that THING a Cadillac - makes me want to throw up
@@jimcurt99 Point well taken.
Loved those big Cadillacs. I am 76.
I am 54,love the 50 s and the 60 s cars from the usa,they are beautiful
I had a 76 and I'm 81. Or was it an 81 in 76? Don't really matter any more cause they took away my driver's license after I parked it in a canal. It did float tho.
My dad had a 76 Seville. Loved that car.
I never owned a Caddy, but my brother bought a 1956 Robbin egg blue and white top car in 1966, while he was home on leave from the Air Force. He allowed me to help him drive it from Missouri to his new duty post at Ft. DIx ,N.J., and then take it back home to Missouri. I remember asking him WHY !! WHY do you want this Beast? He just said he liked the fact that the Air Force could use his hood, in an emergency to land a B52 stratocruiser.
He never said it, and I never put any thought in it at the time, but this was my brother Elvis's first car. Lol!
I enjoyed it . Handled like a dream, and everything worked in this immaculate machine.
From a time when Cadillac was a true Cadillac, not a badge and option package.
Or a rebadged opel
@@oliverdelgado6952 You are thinking of Buick,LOL.
@@jamesslick4790 hey cool guy have you heard of cadillac catera?
@@oliverdelgado6952 Yes, BTW, note the "LOL" It wasn't supposed to be a serious comment..
@Constitutionalist Libertarian I honestly thought it shared the Nova platform ? Lol
I owned a 1965 Convertible and then a 1966 Coupe De Ville. I consider the 1963-1966 Cadillacs to be the best cars ever made. They were stylish without being garish, supremely comfortable and made with the finest materials. I especially loved the 1965-66 model stacked headlamps. Cadillac quality steeply declined from 1967 onwards. Such things as plastic and fake wood replaced stainless steel and genuine wood.
I know a guy that owns a red 65 convertible, with white interior. They just don’t build em like that anymore.
Make some videos on them! Would love to see them
i'd say 1970 was the last year of beautiful caddys, the last 3rd gen de villes.
i wish i could get a 66 de ville some day
i have a '70 de ville and its also pretty nice
I have a 2013 Cadillac CTS 3.6 and it is a superb machine. No problems. Great car. !!!!!!!!!
Great video. Thanks for sharing. My favorite Cadillacs of all time was the 1957 Eldorado Biarritz convertible, 1971-72 Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible with the 400 hp V8,and the 1976 Cadillac Bicentennial Fleetwood Brougham.
Nice review of some of Cadillac's finest. I've always been partial to the 93 -96 Fleetwoods!
Jason Rogers I as well
They had a bulletproof drive train. Chevy engine and Chevy Blazer differential.
I bought in 1992 Cadillac El Dorado TC weeks before the 1993s came out. I still have the El Dorado alive and well. Slowly replacing things that have worn out, like the fuel injectors which were replaced last week.
I saw one a few years back I think It was a 92 and I know it had a 5.7 in it and you couldn't hear it run
I owned a '93 Fleetwood Brougham, dark blue, tan leather interior, moonroof; utterly amazing, driving on a cloud, effortless elegance & smoothness. Last of that traditional Cadillac era unfortunately.
Bought a 94 FWB several years ago for my everyday driver...best car I ever owned...still beautiful and running strong at 164,000 miles
My mother drove an old 78 CoupeDeville. I loved that car even when it was on it's last leg.
My grandma had 2 1977 coupe devilles good cars
I had me a red on red on red 1976 Cadillac Couple deVille. That was the cat's meow! You could do everything in it except take a shower.
Cadillacs were such gorgeous cars, I’m a sucker for the 50s look and my favorite is the ‘58 Copue DeVille but really all of them from around that time were beautiful
I...LOVE...THESE...VIDEOS. Thank you for making them.
Both of my grandfathers had 59's lol ...still gorgeous cars..
True Cadillac fan here. Don't care for 1980s through today. First car in my life 1974 coupe DeVille.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Cadillac will always be the epitome of "classic" in my mind. I still drive my 84' Sedan Deville, and LOVE it. She's always smooth like butter.
I think that the Cadillac is car..of car d
1970's, the last of the good old days!!
My first car in high school was the family 1975 Sedan de Ville ( the less expensive version of the Fleetwood) - when my dad went out and got a Mercedes. When I arrived at my prom in 1983 my car was bigger than the limos that year! It was a true land yacht. The thing was so big you could actually lay down, fully stretched out, in the back seat. GREAT date car. ;-)
You are not lying
Same width inside as all GM full sized cars, actually. They all have the same windshield and internal body structure.
I envay to you
Yep. I had a 1975 Fleetwood series 75 GM limo. A couple of feet longer than the Sedan Deville.
Michael Sharp why would u want to lay down in a car....?
The good old times of Cadillac 😢❤️🇺🇸😢❤️🇺🇸😢❤️🇺🇸
For my money, the Seville was one of the most handsome car designs ever offered by any company. The stance, proportions, and the over sized tires/wheels really were ahead of their time. I wholeheartedly agree.
Agreed - I had a 78 Seville, two tone silver gray with TruSpokes and wish I still had it. Sheer elegance.
And I had a 79 Seville ,goldish color, with a hardtop what a beautiful looking car, and I might still try and find another one.
Looks like all the olds and Buick notchbacks. Not great.
Seville was good because it had one of the last real Olds engines.
@@davidpowell3347 They started using Chevy 350s in 1973.
This is one of my favorite channels on TH-cam
Amazing list never less, I personally love all cadillacs, that’s just me.
In the early `70s, I had a `69 Coupe de Ville, white with that nice brocade black cloth interior. What a great car, wish I still had it !
I do not know, but the Eldorado was a line to be reckoned with. I owned a '76 Convertible (The last year they were produced) for awhile, and that is when I discovered why they were called ""Land Yachts". The car just floated along. It had torque up the wazoo, but only put out 250 HP, with the 4BBL. What a pleasure to drive.
I agree,I have ´76 conv with EFI it´s a dream to drive!!! 7mpg but still worth every buck!
Glad you included the 1959, to me this was the stand out Cadillac of the whole line I love the older cars don't get me wrong. And the newer Cadillac Fleetwood my friends dad bought them for his limousine business on the east coast. Thanks!
The 49 is one of the benchmarks of engineering of any kind. The lightweight, overhead valve V8 was vastly superior to the previous engines built by anyone. Every measurement that was done to it found it way better than anything that came before in every way they could measure it. All of the fans of 283s, 289s and 427s that came after can all thank the 1949 Cadillac.
Well said.
Those old caddys were a stunning piece of automotive design.
Outstanding choices, outstanding video! As I'm sure everyone has done including their own, my favorite is the 57 Eldorado Brougham. As i have read, it was $13,000 brand new, the equivalent of nearly $113,000 dollars today, and is still the most expensive production car made in the U.S., adjusted for inflation. Thanks for sharing!
The '57 - '58 Eldorado Brougham's were hand made factory customs , costing nearly $14.000 with GM losing $10.000 per car While a new Rolls Royce was under $10.000 . The 1967 Eldorado . The 3 1908 Model K's that were shipped to England and driven 25 from London to the Brooklands racetrack Taken apart then the parts mixed up and re-assembled and driven 500 miles Winning the Dewar Trophy for Engineering .
Wow! Never heard that one. Thanks. (the 1908 Brooklands thing)
I own a 1958 brougham in deauville grey and I was surprised not to see one in this video
Huh?
Agreed, 57'-58' Eldorado Brougham is exponentially more collectable, and deservedly so.
Additionally, the 67' Eldorado has to be on this list.
Please keep in mind that the price point for the 57-58 Broughams @ $15K made them MORE EXPENSIVE than a Rolls Royce. There are a lot more Rolls Clouds from that time frame. Some of the RR from that period are still daily drivers. I'm a HUGE Cadillac fan. I'm still glad that I have my grampy's 1958 RR Cloud.
When I was young back in the fifties and you saw a Cadillac come down the road you knew that person had money
I still get that with mine
@@Dog.soldier1950I saw you! That’s a Honda Civic you drive!
@@Dog.soldier1950joke-lofl
@@oscarprendergast7295 hahah. No a 2019 Cadillac
Thank you. You reminded me of the Seville. And of course all of the memories. Thank you.
My first car was a 1971 Coupe de Ville this was in 1998. Some laughed, some loved it, me being one of the latter. The main car for the racing crowd at my high school was the fox body Mustang, and the pre 97 camaros. The huge Caddy with its 472 might loose a body length or two off the line, which it would easily make up and pass within a couple of seconds and go on to embarass them by races end. Of course there were guys with serious money in their mustangs that a caddy was just no competition for. Oh yeah, and it got better mileage than my current brand new GMC 1500 4X4 single cab!! That car really taught me how to drive. When you are getting sideways around the turns with an 18 + foot car, you learn the art art of not over correcting very fast!
I had one and loved it! Same experience!
SHOUTOUT to the narration of this video: Nice Voice (no robo,) Editing, Producing. Thank You- thumb up.
I always love Cadillac cars especially the old ones I started losing interest in caddies when they started doing away with their famous tail lights
It is a pleasure to listen to your very well researched narrative. Your passion and knowledge impressive. Love it
WOW! Cadillac was indeed the standard motor car luxury which at present, is a mere shadow of its former self. Great look back video
I'm on Cadillac #5! My first was a 75' big boat, LOVED it.
The '75s were nice, yes. Full-sized comfort!
The dash design on the '59 Caddy Biaritz will go down as one of the most beautiful ever. Chrome galore, instrumentation gleaming and ultra modern layout were incredible at the time, and even TODAY! What carmaker could top something that appealing ? No one, it seemed and I'd bet dollars to donuts no automaker ever will. Remember, this is 1959! 😉
All that brilliant chrome on the dash was a disaster in bright sunlight. There's a reason nobody does that anymore.
As far back and I remember I've been a car guy. My mother has home videos of me playing with toy cars as early as 4 or 5. I put together and painted model cars in the '60's and in the seventies and eighties owned 3 GTO's. I'm 67 now and remember the late '50's and early '60's fairly well and Cadillac was in full bloom. Owning and driving one made a statement of $uce$$, as well as being one who is discriminating in his taste of luxury and style. I owned a 2000 Seville(with a NorthStar fuel injected V8) that gave great service for a few years. I'll always give a nod of respect to Cadillac, the "Standard of the World".
Awesome Thanks for sharing
all of these alphanumeric names today,cts,xts,srx,ct6,and ct5? they need to return to their roots.yes I'm happy that Cadillac has adopted rear wheel drive again,but please return to Seville, Deville,Fleetwood, and Eldorado
Hate those new names !
Eric Martin I just want a true RWD full size Coupe DeVille.
I had rode in both the Fleetwood and Saville and they are great cars.
That’s what I’ve been saying all along, Lincoln too! Nobody will remember these random alphanumeric names that change from year to year. Fleetwood, Seville, Brougham, Biarritz, Eldorado, people remember those. And when you build on a name that people remember, you’re building on the marque, and on models that buyers will come back to time and again like a favorite parking spot. Somehow they forgot all that.
I agree
Thank you for making these videos I like watching them!
Beautiful 1974 model. I love it
Loved my 83 Coupe de Ville. I will always miss it. Smoothest ride I ever had.
I like These cars really luxurious big space inside nice outside shape
I had a 77 Deville sedan. Fine car.
I loved my 1983 Cadillac Eldorado Barritz with the full bells and whistles.
My unloved '52 de Ville has stock Autronic Eye (automatic dim/dip headlights), underseat heating, hydraulic - electric power seat, power windows and front and rear window blowers, a 4 speed automatic gearbox, power steering, even a self winding mechanical clock and its a 2 door pillarless coupe that's almost 20' long ... all that in 1952
Cadillac were king 👍
My teacher had a 1995 Cadillac Fleetwood LT1. Great car... but the 1948! Wow!
From ‘48-58 we ruled the roads almost without peer.
The last of an era those D body Fleetwoods of the 90's.
Back in the early 80's, my family had a '71 Coupe DeVille (passed down from my grandparents). Maroon with a white top, and all-white leather interior, it was a classy ride
When I was a teenager I used to love these cars. My father liked the caddy's and the full size Buick Riviera, I used to borrow for dates.
Great video!
Had many but the 1964 Fleetwood Limo with window in between front and back. Oh and the 70 Eldo. It flew.
During the '80's, I had a 1960 Cadillac 4 door flattop which didn't look bad, but it had a host of mechanical problems, and a 1969 Fleetwood Brougham, that had only 93k miles on it when I bought it. I sold them. And I got past my "Cadillac Fever", but I had fun with both of them while I was driving them.
Great cars and video. A thumbs up also.
Great video you just got a new subscriber keep the videos coming