2006-2009, I was at a couple of local drag races for fun, with the Corrado. There was a club named "Austrian MOPAR" present with real badass cars.. Big Block Superbee etc. They were pretty loud and pretty fast. So what I want to say, maybe these guys are still around, or other similar clubs, that could pay you a visit.
Had a 76 Coupe deVille with the 500ci V8 and I think about a 30 gallon gas tank. You would put your foot down to the floor on the highway and literally watch the fuel gauge go down. If that car got 8mpg, downhill, with a tail wind, I would be shocked. Back seat was EPIC, spent a lot of time back there with my girl!
As a guy in high school an aunt and uncle of mine had the Sedan deVille from this year. It was a dream to ride in, very silent and smooth. I loved the high-back front seats, they were lowered the next year. It was easy to drive, one could steer with one finger, very powerful brakes. No sports car but for long American road trips it was perfect with that huge engine and trunk/boot!
As a Cadillac fan (currently own an 89 Sedan DeVille), the 70 Coupe DeVille is one of my top 3 favorite Cadillacs for straight style... probably my top pick for what I'd want as a daily with some mods. Then the 56 Eldorado Seville, then the 58 Coupe DeVille... those are my top 3 IMO 👌🏻
1:45 7.7 liter N/A V8 .. hell yeah sub 400 hp.. that thing is a tank and will hold up forever build for eternity basically and its crazy that the new BMW is actually a lot heavier then this land Yacht. 2 tons is nothing for such a huge car compared to modern cars.
To be fair, his weight estimate is a little low; they're closer to 5,000lbs than 4,000 (Motor Trend weighed the 1969--which is effectively identical to the 1970 car--at 4780lbs) Still relatively light for the size! Speaks to how much mass modern safety features, tech features, etc. add. His power estimate is also optimistic; they were rated 375hp SAE gross--that's on an engine dyno, with no accessories (alternator, a/c, etc.), open headers, no air filter, etc. As delivered, installed in the car, using SAE net hp measurements like we use today, they're closer to 250, optimistically perhaps 275. They switched from SAE gross to SAE net measurements in 1972, and the 1972 cars were rated 220hp, but they also had a lower compression ratio etc. To the wheels you'd be lucky to see 200hp. Should be comfortably in excess of 400lb/ft of torque though (rated 525lb/ft sae gross), with a 4500rpm redline, and in good working order and stock condition they're smoother than an M119 or a 1UZ and quieter at idle. Power delivery, throttle response, etc. is very similar to a modern diesel. And yes, they'll run forever. This was back when individual GM divisions engineered and built their own engines in-house--e.g. the oldsmobile 350, pontiac 350 and chevy 350 are completely different engines--and, as a result, the Cadillac engine was engineered to be a Cadillac engine. For example, they use a different iron alloy for the block than a Chevy big block, because of both its acoustic and wear properties. iirc it's also lighter than the Chevy big block. Cadillac built very, very, very good engines, in large part because they weren't constrained by the cost considerations of having to sell the engine in a farm truck or a loaded Chevy. Neither Chrysler nor Ford did this--the Imperials used a 440 that you could also get in a Plymouth Roadrunner or a Dodge truck, and Ford, at this time, was using 428s and 460s that you could also order in F series trucks, Ford station wagons, etc. In general, I'm a euro car guy; lots of personal and professional experience has led to me having very little respect for the vast majority of American cars. But I've had two of these--a 1970 coupe and a 1969 sedan--because I think they're just about the best example of midcentury modern design language applied to a car, and because of how impressive that engine is, in the context of what it was intended to be. These were much, much better cars than even just a few years later--I think 1970 was the last year for actual wood veneer in the interior but I forget--and by 1975 build quality had gone into the toilet, the suspension tuning had gone from soft to actually incompetent, power output had nosedived (by the end of production the 8.2L/500ci variant of this engine made something like 180hp), so on. These were some of the very last really special American cars.
Misha, you have to admit, you have never had so much fun and laughs on the ring in a car, I was wondering how it would stay together on the Karussell, you should get a sticks that says " Stay Back, some parts might fall off" Thank you for sharing
That Ranchero had a gun rack! R U kidding me? Epically American ! Awesome ride. $300,000. Cars by the dozen…. But that Ranchero received all the gawkin.
I was just watching it in the thumbnail, and think about James May losing his Wheel cover and not realizing it was the same color as the car as he saw it flying in the mirror. ...then I see a damn wheelcap flying in this video thank you Universe
- Tell me overtaking this thing on the outside with howling tires on spotty, moist pavement wouldn't make you hesitate. - Looking down that king-sized bed of a hood with that iconic ornament with the V8 is badass. - It's a beautiful auto! - Great video. Very fun!
Love the Stephen King novel reference. The Movie was a special Halloween treat back in my day. Cool to see something different at the Ring. Thanks Misha.
That was like a Rolls Royce back then. Notice how little sound gets in the cabin when going fast, despite the sound of the tyres fighting for grip. The engine seems like non existing. What an amazing machine
At first as an EG civic driver I had the idea that american cars would have a tough time around corners but after driving my father's newly aquired 1972 'Cuda I was pleasantly surprised with its handling. The slapstick transmission does give you some level of control
Yesterday hill billy boot leg run today a reenactment of Vanishing point the film. The mind boggles as to what you can pull out of the hat for tomorrow. Great fun and l have to say what a great car. Well looked after and no rust.
This is a classic case of land-yachting xD That engine must've really been wondering what's going on... Sitting there absolutely chill for over 50 years, and then suddenly it's being kicked like this. Definitely put on quite the show though^^ Also, that fuel gage is rather entertaining to watch xD
A boat like this hitting 110MPH on the Nurburgring is absolutely insane. Even with it's big engine it is no where near efficient any modern car but still getting that thing up to speed on a racetrack is something nobody thought of doing. I think Misha can tick few boxes off driving this and Ranchero on track and probably the only one in the world taking these 2 cars on the Ring.
epic...my grandfather had Cadillacs and they were cars which as a small kid seemed like they are like sheds.....I remember the trunk was so big you could hide inside and not even feel claustrophobic
That vehicle along with any Caddy up till about the early 90s is what you’d want for cross country travel. More comfortable than any other vehicle out there. That thing would make dirt roads feel like kittens fur. Do kittens have fur? Used to know guys that would take that monster 502 out and put it in there smaller Chevy, GM, Pontiac cars.
seeing those classics you're driving I guess I've got a chance to bring you my car in like 20 years or so. A beast of a car. Remember the Lacetti from Top Gear? Yeah. I've got something even better. A station wagon 1.6 in red xD Currently blew a brake line which I have to fix this weekend :D
That is why even in the 70's in the US we called those Caddy's "Land Yacht's". I want to see someone from Europe try to fit it in a garage 😂 very few homes in the US will fit one anymore.
7.7L? So that must be the 472 that was redesigned for the 69 model year. 525 lb-ft of torque at 3000RPM LOL. You don't have power, but you have torque. E V E R Y W H E R E. It's like being in a freight train.
After 1969 Ford Ranchero of yesterday, 1970 Cadillac Coupe DeVille today, I wish I could post a lap with 1971 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda tomorrow🥺
So far, I am not sure which of the cars was more fun the watch. The smiles per mile look to be tied though. 🎉😂❤
2006-2009, I was at a couple of local drag races for fun, with the Corrado. There was a club named "Austrian MOPAR" present with real badass cars.. Big Block Superbee etc. They were pretty loud and pretty fast. So what I want to say, maybe these guys are still around, or other similar clubs, that could pay you a visit.
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lol someone on the Ranchero video said you should do a lap with a big American "boat" of a car, and here we go haha
I wish someone could bring you Eleanor
Had a 76 Coupe deVille with the 500ci V8 and I think about a 30 gallon gas tank. You would put your foot down to the floor on the highway and literally watch the fuel gauge go down. If that car got 8mpg, downhill, with a tail wind, I would be shocked. Back seat was EPIC, spent a lot of time back there with my girl!
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Fuel gauge: "yep there's definetly some fuel in here."
Driver: "How much?"
Fuel gauge: "...some."
Cars like these are the best content
"The brakes don't smell that bad". I swear I got a whiff of them through the internet 😂
If you can smell them they work
I hope the wheel cap was retrieved!
Hilarious watching the boat navigate the ring though 🤣
The hub cap reminds me of playing Driver 😎
And the Ryan O’Neil movie it was based on
the fuel gauge also measured G forces
That hood and cadillac logo looks gorgeous from front camera
The premium level content I pay the big € for. Joy of driving !
I LOVE LIKE CRAZY THOSE NEW GEMS OF CARS BEING DRIVEN BY YOU IN THE RING I LOVE YOU MAN
CONTINUE SHOWING US CARS LIKE THAT
Handled that carousel with CLASS!
The fuel meter was easily as entertaining as the speedometer.
Great Video!
OMG! Just when I thought it couldn't get any better. Love the old iron.
Have you ever seen more laughs and continuous smiling driving on this channel? Great stuff!
That is what we call a mafia-friendly trunk.
Had a 68 2 door galaxy fast back could fit 4 comfortably in thier
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Me and the boys on our way to Maccie Ds on a friday night
Wow, did y’all play Rappers Delight😅
As a guy in high school an aunt and uncle of mine had the Sedan deVille from this year. It was a dream to ride in, very silent and smooth. I loved the high-back front seats, they were lowered the next year. It was easy to drive, one could steer with one finger, very powerful brakes. No sports car but for long American road trips it was perfect with that huge engine and trunk/boot!
American Graffiti Nürburgring style. friggin awesome lads.
This looks like one of the missions in Gran Turismo XD
It's a beautiful design. great bodywork and paintjob as well. kudos to the owner.
Misha entering his “what if” phase.
Im kinda new to your channel, but I say that this Cadi shows just how skilled you are over the usual Nurburgring vehicles. Nice work.
As a Cadillac fan (currently own an 89 Sedan DeVille), the 70 Coupe DeVille is one of my top 3 favorite Cadillacs for straight style... probably my top pick for what I'd want as a daily with some mods. Then the 56 Eldorado Seville, then the 58 Coupe DeVille... those are my top 3 IMO 👌🏻
472 cubic inch of TORQUE!
I think this is the first time I've seen both the bonnet & trunk cam showing METERS of bodyworks!
Love the lap!
1:45 7.7 liter N/A V8 .. hell yeah
sub 400 hp.. that thing is a tank and will hold up forever
build for eternity basically
and its crazy that the new BMW is actually a lot heavier then this land Yacht.
2 tons is nothing for such a huge car compared to modern cars.
To be fair, his weight estimate is a little low; they're closer to 5,000lbs than 4,000 (Motor Trend weighed the 1969--which is effectively identical to the 1970 car--at 4780lbs)
Still relatively light for the size! Speaks to how much mass modern safety features, tech features, etc. add.
His power estimate is also optimistic; they were rated 375hp SAE gross--that's on an engine dyno, with no accessories (alternator, a/c, etc.), open headers, no air filter, etc.
As delivered, installed in the car, using SAE net hp measurements like we use today, they're closer to 250, optimistically perhaps 275. They switched from SAE gross to SAE net measurements in 1972, and the 1972 cars were rated 220hp, but they also had a lower compression ratio etc. To the wheels you'd be lucky to see 200hp.
Should be comfortably in excess of 400lb/ft of torque though (rated 525lb/ft sae gross), with a 4500rpm redline, and in good working order and stock condition they're smoother than an M119 or a 1UZ and quieter at idle. Power delivery, throttle response, etc. is very similar to a modern diesel.
And yes, they'll run forever. This was back when individual GM divisions engineered and built their own engines in-house--e.g. the oldsmobile 350, pontiac 350 and chevy 350 are completely different engines--and, as a result, the Cadillac engine was engineered to be a Cadillac engine. For example, they use a different iron alloy for the block than a Chevy big block, because of both its acoustic and wear properties. iirc it's also lighter than the Chevy big block. Cadillac built very, very, very good engines, in large part because they weren't constrained by the cost considerations of having to sell the engine in a farm truck or a loaded Chevy. Neither Chrysler nor Ford did this--the Imperials used a 440 that you could also get in a Plymouth Roadrunner or a Dodge truck, and Ford, at this time, was using 428s and 460s that you could also order in F series trucks, Ford station wagons, etc.
In general, I'm a euro car guy; lots of personal and professional experience has led to me having very little respect for the vast majority of American cars. But I've had two of these--a 1970 coupe and a 1969 sedan--because I think they're just about the best example of midcentury modern design language applied to a car, and because of how impressive that engine is, in the context of what it was intended to be.
These were much, much better cars than even just a few years later--I think 1970 was the last year for actual wood veneer in the interior but I forget--and by 1975 build quality had gone into the toilet, the suspension tuning had gone from soft to actually incompetent, power output had nosedived (by the end of production the 8.2L/500ci variant of this engine made something like 180hp), so on. These were some of the very last really special American cars.
At first I thought "that rev counter isn't reading right", and then i realized it was the fuel gauge
Top lap 😂 I was waiting for uncle buck to pop up in the video 😂
Ever heard of a tune up? 😂
Yes! More detroit steel on the ring please!
Need more of this in my life...More character than the retro-blocks we're seeing today...
I had a 1970 Eldorado. Had the 8.2L 500 V8. all that and it was .... front wheel drive..... but it left epic burnouts anywhere.
"Misha goes FULL SEND QE2 "😂😂
RIP wheel cap you will be missed
I can't stop smiling LOL Pretty nimble for a land yacht.
All the smoothness and luxury afforded by a 3288mm wheelbase. 😎👍
Would love to see you test a Cadillac ATS-V. Small, light, and gobs of turbo power…it’s perfectly built for the ‘Ring.
Misha, you have to admit, you have never had so much fun and laughs on the ring in a car, I was wondering how it would stay together on the Karussell, you should get a sticks that says " Stay Back, some parts might fall off" Thank you for sharing
That Ranchero had a gun rack! R U kidding me? Epically American ! Awesome ride. $300,000. Cars by the dozen…. But that Ranchero received all the gawkin.
Murica! Fuck yeah!
Cadillac was so sure about this car the Odo zero's after 99k miles, and here this thing is, 54 years later, on the race track! 😄
Also, the hub cap 👌
I was just watching it in the thumbnail, and think about James May losing his Wheel cover and not realizing it was the same color as the car as he saw it flying in the mirror.
...then I see a damn wheelcap flying in this video
thank you Universe
During the drive, I found myself with an endless smile and imagined plenty of Fathers taking their boys out for a spirited drive!!
Setting sail in a Coupe DeVille must have the most comfortable lap ever. Excellent, need more Americana😁😎👍
- Tell me overtaking this thing on the outside with howling tires on spotty, moist pavement wouldn't make you hesitate.
- Looking down that king-sized bed of a hood with that iconic ornament with the V8 is badass.
- It's a beautiful auto!
- Great video. Very fun!
Yes man another big boat😂
this is awesome, you must do more amazing cars like this so they are not lost to history and we are reminded of where we came from. brilliant.
OMG the old school cars seems fun to be driven in the nurburgring hahaha thank god its not one of those death traps hahaha
Great video! Nice change of pace featuring these older American cars. Keep it up.
Another brilliant lap like the Ranchero. Its great just for the reactions as much as the actual lap 😂😂
Love the Stephen King novel reference. The Movie was a special Halloween treat back in my day. Cool to see something different at the Ring. Thanks Misha.
absolutely fabulous!. you just needed some background 1970's crime jazz music playing to accompany the tire squeals
Love hearing the 6 and 4 bangers
Dude, you really needed to add a 70s acid jazz/funk soundtrack to this.
That was like a Rolls Royce back then. Notice how little sound gets in the cabin when going fast, despite the sound of the tyres fighting for grip. The engine seems like non existing. What an amazing machine
the Queen of the road.... Mothership!!!
Ranchero seemed more exicting but always something about old school cars thats awesome
I love the interior, and the fuel gauge is hilarious haha!
At first as an EG civic driver I had the idea that american cars would have a tough time around corners but after driving my father's newly aquired 1972 'Cuda I was pleasantly surprised with its handling. The slapstick transmission does give you some level of control
Yesterday hill billy boot leg run today a reenactment of Vanishing point the film. The mind boggles as to what you can pull out of the hat for tomorrow.
Great fun and l have to say what a great car. Well looked after and no rust.
I rarely see them that nice here in the States! Beautiful car!
The fuel indicator, working as a G- force indicator 😅😅. Super nice video
This is a classic case of land-yachting xD That engine must've really been wondering what's going on... Sitting there absolutely chill for over 50 years, and then suddenly it's being kicked like this. Definitely put on quite the show though^^ Also, that fuel gage is rather entertaining to watch xD
Year I was born. What a great year. 😂👊
We definitely need more land yachts to watch.
3 dudes in 1 car. I already knew this gonna be a good video LOOOL 😂😂😂. Keep uploading this type of videos Mr. Misha! ❤
The most smoothest drive over the Carousel 🤣👍
They didn't tell you there was a guy tied up in the trunk.
love how the car is floating :D
Awesome😂 a pimp mobile 😂
The tyre squiling is epic.
The hubcaps falling off isn't just a Hollywood trope, they just do that when these cars are driven hard.
A boat like this hitting 110MPH on the Nurburgring is absolutely insane. Even with it's big engine it is no where near efficient any modern car but still getting that thing up to speed on a racetrack is something nobody thought of doing. I think Misha can tick few boxes off driving this and Ranchero on track and probably the only one in the world taking these 2 cars on the Ring.
"Ooh some understeer, didn't expect that." 😂
very grateful to see a car like this at the ring 💯
Hooning around a race track in a barge looks like fun 😃
back to back american classics is the biggest surprise. More Murica pls
Fair winds and always a hand's width of water beneath your keel!
This is why all sanctioning bodies require removal of hubcaps and trim rings
epic...my grandfather had Cadillacs and they were cars which as a small kid seemed like they are like sheds.....I remember the trunk was so big you could hide inside and not even feel claustrophobic
This is amazing! Thank you!
I’m glad nothing went wrong at 110mph with no seat belts 3 up! 🙏
It was a nice touch from Tom Hardy to film with you
Another epic car!
Cowboy hat off to you sir!
That was fun to watch…the big Caddy did ok I think, even if she was a moving pylon..😂
Misha needs to drive a proper 70s Muscle car that's a manual and a Porsche/BMW Killer
She's a beautiful vessel. Looks like there's room for a seakeeper in there. Should be excellent for counteracting roll on the ring 😂
That fuel gauge is amazing lol
Misha smile = Misha Happy :)
I like how fuel tank emptys and fills itself when he takes the car around corners
this looks like me driving the gavril moonhawk around the ring in beamng LOL
This is what we call a Tuna Boat! Hang in there fellas!! 😅
My God the 2 in 1car @ Nürburgring
15:09 the fuel gauge increases on right turns! 🤣
That vehicle along with any Caddy up till about the early 90s is what you’d want for cross country travel. More comfortable than any other vehicle out there.
That thing would make dirt roads feel like kittens fur. Do kittens have fur?
Used to know guys that would take that monster 502 out and put it in there smaller Chevy, GM, Pontiac cars.
At 5.26 meters, it is the ideal car for German parking garages 😎
The ride looked smoothe
seeing those classics you're driving I guess I've got a chance to bring you my car in like 20 years or so. A beast of a car.
Remember the Lacetti from Top Gear? Yeah. I've got something even better. A station wagon 1.6 in red xD
Currently blew a brake line which I have to fix this weekend :D
Looks like the Duke of New York went out for a lap!
Didn't think you could describe that thing as "spicy"
That is why even in the 70's in the US we called those Caddy's "Land Yacht's".
I want to see someone from Europe try to fit it in a garage 😂 very few homes in the US will fit one anymore.
That mechanical fuel gauge moves faster than the speedo itself
7.7L? So that must be the 472 that was redesigned for the 69 model year. 525 lb-ft of torque at 3000RPM LOL. You don't have power, but you have torque. E V E R Y W H E R E. It's like being in a freight train.