Throughout my life with a passion for automobiles, ever since I was about 2 years old, the first generation, 1975-1979, Cadillac Seville is among my absolute favorites. As a young teen of 13 years old when they arrived in dealership showrooms in late spring of 1974, I begged and pleaded with my father to trade in my mother's 1973 Cadillac Calais Coupe. To no avail. I am 63 years old and have owned 5 Cadillacs throughout my life. I am going to buy next either a 1975-1979 Seville or an 1989-1992 Allante'. Hope I find one! This car is gorgeous!

This generation of Seville was very handsome and way ahead of its time. It's a perfect glimpse into what GM B- and C-platform sedans would look like throughout the '80s.

7:56 The early version of the "GM Bong" seat belt chime. For 1979, you could say that it was ahead of its time. Way more soothing than those loud buzzers used in the 70's and 80's. I want one of these cars so bad. This is when Cadillac truly meant something.

This belongs in a museum

These Seville’s had the very best suspension during that time.

One of my all time favorite Cadillacs. 1979 was the high water mark. 350 Olds engine with Bendix TBI fuel delivery. Magnificent.

@Mark-VII

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Greg, you are correct, 1979 was the peak of improvements and perfection with this car... I happen to own a '79 Seville, 2-owner with 38K miles. The OEM EFI system is collaboration of German Bosch components along with USA Bendix Corp for the ECU computer (dedicated) to the fuel/air system. One thing you got wrong, the injection system is not a TBI as you mentioned. The throttle body unit is for air intake only. Digital TBI injection started in 1980 with bustleback models. The EFI is, much like today's systems, in fact a Multi-port injection setup with 8 individual injectors with a regulator and fuel rail for delivery from the 2 fuel pumps. I have completely restored the EFI system, including all lines, hoes & pumps. did all the work myself :) and have 2 restored ECU computers for backup so I'll never need to convert to intake/carb setup.

@eddieschwab864

Жыл бұрын

@@Mark-VII I'm guessing since the Bendix controller on a more used model would not stand the test of time I've always wondered if aftermarket controllers would work with the factory Hardware. But I've only seen one that still had the fuel injection on it most of the ones I have come across had been swapped out to Quadrajet

My dream car is a 1979 in Colonial Yellow. These cars had a timeless design.

@mikebanks6375

3 жыл бұрын

I have a 79 that color with a dark brown rag top peanut butter Interior

@oscardelgado778

3 жыл бұрын

I was born in 76 I'm bout get gold one cream int on Daytona

@nygelmiller5293

2 жыл бұрын

Steve Hill. "Timeless Design". You're not kidding!

@nygelmiller5293

2 жыл бұрын

@@oscardelgado778 good for you Oscar .You have TASTE! As the man said, these cars had UNDERSTATED elegance.Just like the Rolls-Royce SILVER SPIRIT he said, but their next model (from 1982), is EVEN more understated, their best model EVER, and along with the Seville, my favourite car of all time, the Rolls-Royce SILVER SPIRIT.

I loved these when they were new. This was the car you wanted to upgrade to if you had a top end Buick or Olds. I see everyone saying that this was based on the Nova platform, but it looks so much like the Caprice - only the rear clip is different sheet metal it appears.

@Daniellopez-tx5xq

Жыл бұрын

I agree the caddy Seville people say its the nova platform its actually the nova front clip was used from the nova but the rear half of the car was a k body that was never shared with any GM sister divisions it was truly ahead of its time

I had it , mine was white with grey velvet interior..awesome caddy...

What a beautiful Caddy! The interior is just so lush and comfortable looking. Love the 8 track player!

This is a beautiful car. My mother had a '78 Seville, and it was always her favorite car. I liked it even more than my Dad's Mercedes. I have owned Mercedes and BMW's (I still own a BMW) and this will always be one of my favorite cars. They were wonderful cars. Powerful, good handling, refined and distinctive.

I had two of them both of them way 76 fell in love with that model I'm a caddy man

always liked the original sevilles

@jibaritobarranquitas4036

7 жыл бұрын

kramden yea all of his cars are original miles I also have one of those meter it's for jogging I got it at sports authority it cost 10.00 dallars how can all his cars be original paint

@jibaritobarranquitas4036

7 жыл бұрын

kramden take those bumper guards off

Just for the record the wire wheels, standard on '78/'79 Seville Elegantes were made by Dunlop in England. They needed latex bands to cover the spoke nipples and of course needed inner-tubes. Stunning wheels, good ones today, worth a lot of money.

With that little of a mileage the fuel injection system might still work good often times those cars as they accumulated use they would pull out the stock fuel injection and replace it with a carburetor because the early fuel injection was a bit of a basketcase, although it was also the only 350 Oldsmobile V8 in any car that was sold to the public to have fuel injection. But yes for the Cadillac Seville they used the 350 Rocket, one of the most robust and dependable engines ever built by General Motors but also because they were already experiencing problems with the 8-6-4 system on the larger models. But since the Seville is built on a slightly modified X body platform, yes same as the Nova, it accommodated any number of Powertrain options and 350 Oldsmobile was just the smoothest running option and of course most of the Cadillac V8s were just a lot bigger and bulkier... Love how clean and original that one is though. But if the fuel injection system ever experiences trouble just get a performer 350 manifold and a Quadrajet Carburetor and you should be good to go. Putting together a 350 rocket to replace 307 in my 86 Caprice wagon which is likewise a direct drop in.

Love this caddy I had a gold one as a teenager miss it it also had a cb

I had 2 of these beautiful cars a 76 and a 79 now im starting to look for another cadillac failed when they laid this model n shape to rest its absolutely amazing

Daaaaam, my dad was the 2nd owner of a 76 seville, and now I’m the 3rd owner, i wish it was in such immaculate condition like this one

@Flemingsclassics

4 жыл бұрын

We can always help you find another one if you'd like

@drewburk6309

4 жыл бұрын

Was your dad pleased with the Seville? Which engine? Do you like the way it drives? I had a friend in the 90s who had one and he raved about the way it drove.

@christopherflores9968

4 жыл бұрын

Drew Burk yea man my dad loved it and i love it! It drives smooth. It has the Oldsmobile 350 5.7L V8 unleaded fuel.

This car looks like a wealthy person with excellent posture.

I had one 1978 baby blue paint interior same color in inside wish that I knew them what I know now...at that time the engine needed replacement but at that time I couldn't afford a new motor, that's all that was needed. Wishing I kept it today

I would like to driven in that looks so vintage and clean

Holy crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is sweet!

Amazing how similar the rear of this Seville is to the 1980-'85 Oldsmobile Delta 88. The smaller, more vertical taillights is a nice change from the more common horizontal shape.

@eddieschwab864

Жыл бұрын

The Cadillac Seville also uses Oldsmobile V8 under the hood from this era. 350 rocket

@AlexanderCrump

Жыл бұрын

@@eddieschwab864 That was a great engine. Lots of guys consider the Olds 350 the best of the GM 350s.

@eddieschwab864

Жыл бұрын

@@AlexanderCrump oh yeah I'm definitely one of them that considers it one of the best engines. Even the windowed main late model 350 generally a lot sturdier than the average Chevy 350 because of the metallurgy, particularly the higher nickel content in the block...

My Dream Car, Cadillac Seville

Love this car

@billbowers268

3 жыл бұрын

Nice car and your presentation is great . Music in background sucks .

First gen Camaro platform. Nova came after, based on Camaro. I've seen the publicity film from 1979 showing the unibody and subframe, and that is a Camaro cowl assy. They did a great job adapting it for this car, and it shows. You wouldn't really know to look at it unless you were very familiar with a Camaro's underbody structure, and got a good look underneath the Seville, or if you knew just where to look under the hood. This example is a phenominally nice one. This is the kind of car you get and lock away in a climate controlled garage, and trailer it to shows like Hershey.

@impahl7414

3 жыл бұрын

why you think seville has same frame with nova?the wheelbase of nova and seville is different

@novaseline4u

3 жыл бұрын

@@impahl7414 Because it does, pretty much. It's a partial frame that attaches beneath the cowl, and beneath the front seat, with four bolts. The rest of the car is unibody. The main differences between the Camaro/Nova/Seville subframes are most likely rail length forward of the front crossmember, to support the different length front bodywork of these models.

@impahl7414

3 жыл бұрын

your descrbtion is ok but now there are many car comme vw toarg and porsche cayne or rollsroyce and bmw 7 series have similar chasis but there are in different car class

had a 1979 in chesnut brown it was a tank ! goodyear double eagles, Early FI in the 350

Great car...IF you only drive 200 miles a year! Had two that were driven more than that...NOT IMPRESSED!

very very nice i like vist your shop

the only thing that was shared with the nova was the chassis, nothing else, all auto makers do it...camry is lexus, infiniti is nissian, so its not like its a surprise this shared a body with something else..these Sevilles were impeccable made and detailed, of course of you wouldn't no that because you weren't probably around in 1979

You have a great basket.

Wish you could find a third gen camaro that clean cool car

simply gorgeous

Lovely Seville! What's with the geriatric grab bars on the rear bumper? They are like fangs! Can that be removed?

@Coupydog

5 жыл бұрын

Probably not, otherwise the shop woulda removed them to show the car better. I'm sure they're bolted thru the bumpers with holes & hardware. Obviously the owner was nervous 😓 about parallel parking.

@34Packardphaeton

5 жыл бұрын

Those larger-than-stock bumper guards are to protect the body... from careless parkers and drivers in big cities. IMO, they're worth having!

Are those front and rear vertical bumpers stock?? I have a 1977 seville which does not have these...

@MarkWG

25 күн бұрын

NO!!!! A giant NO!!!! They are hideous and are destroying the car's factory rub strips with indentations that can remain permanent! Some idiot put those on there.

Amazing wire wheels. Can't deal with the bumper guards though. I remember seeing those sometimes back then.

@34Packardphaeton

5 жыл бұрын

... seen in big cities, usually

@waterheaterservices

3 жыл бұрын

JC Whitney has struck again

How does the trunk look?

This is my never-reaching dream to have this car :(

So dude, I gotta ask: How come no comment about the floor mats? Terrible oversight on your part. 🤣😉When these came out such a great step forward for Cadillac. So tired of freakin fins and Cad kept them for a long, long time, even into the seventies (look at the Fleetwood Brougham and Eldorado). PS: Seriously, you could sell snow to an Eskimo. You are a top dawg salesman. You really know how to move product. Be proud brother!

HE NEED TO SEE MINE 78 SEVLLE IN CHICAGO IL

Where are you located!

I like the coup

@MarkWG

25 күн бұрын

They never made or offered a factory, stock coupe Seville. Aftermarket chop shops did, however.

Unbelievable, i hope that it went to someone that took care of her

Whoops did I blink? When was the rest drive? 😕

Why do some cars have the extra large bumper guards, front and rear ?.

@michaellovely6601

3 жыл бұрын

This is done for the sake of drivers who are nervous about parallel parking in major cities.

Great car. Great presenter. You are a natural. But the music spoiled it for me, an intrusive annoying dirge that adds nothing

欲しい‼️🤗

Are the floor mats original?

@thesemfnnutts

2 жыл бұрын

You didn't hear him say original 1979 floor mats like 3 or 4 different occasions or were you being sarcastic?

How much

i don't think that was the Nova platform. I think this Caddy shared the same platform as the Olds Cutlass, Pontiac Grand Prix, and Chevy Monte Carlo

@googleusergp

5 жыл бұрын

No, it used the Nova platform as a base. That is well known.

@Daniellopez-tx5xq

5 жыл бұрын

Your right it did have the same frame as the G body intermediates this full perimeter frame was made even before the g bodies were made before 1978 on the other hand the Chevy nova was a uni body

@Daniellopez-tx5xq

5 жыл бұрын

This Cadillac was the smallest in thier inventory at the time to compete with the small Mercedes Benz

@Daniellopez-tx5xq

5 жыл бұрын

It has a nova body with a full perimeter frame I used to own one when I was a teenager

what is the engine ?

@samspace81

6 жыл бұрын

V8 monster 350 fuel injected, check out the one I posted just now

Cadillac Seville

A Cadillac Blova.

im on australia.... i have this baby. . she's christine as the owner died in in it.... ive done the front end stering.arms etc im committed to bringing "sally" back need front head light cowling... for a1979 cadillac seville she's cracked an an loose .... i. bare metal painting her an re trimming solid black with double red stitching... im doing my best in Australia with it all.. i need my American friends to help me out.... also shes on centerlines..... need the original steel rims an caps ??? p

@davidluther8581

5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car! Awful background noise, some call it music, but it is just a distracting, pointless, racket.

It looks like precursor to caprice

Fat Machine Beautful had 1 Tecs.❤

...they're called "filler panels", Tony...I think you should be buried with your paint meter...just sayin'...obsessions... But, yeah, what an amazing ultra-low miles Seville....makes you wonder which other cars the original buyer had in their stable... P.S. ...I always rolled up the center seat belts and tucked them out of sight between the seat back and lower bolster...

I had one and was not impressed. Lots of cheap plastic used, the ride wasn't anything to brag about, and it wasn't any quieter than other cars I've owned. They're just jazzed up Nova's.

1979 was the best year for those, and im surprized its actually for sale, why hasnt someone in the dealer dumped their electronic clean air miseramobile thats (in style) gotten auctioned off and the depreciation written off thru the dealer and a happy dealer owner/employee glad to be able to avoid driving a plasticized aluminized electronic disposable nightmare gone and loving a metal car with an iron block and rear wheel drive is beyond me! 30 grand for an obama pod urrgh get the cady and win the crash if it happens weight wins in a crash (quote from GM engineer!)

Nice car..floor mats too. LOLBut those aftermarket bumper guards gotta go !

@MrGoldenwaffler

7 жыл бұрын

oh god. those are awful

its a nova

Slap some truz and vogues on dat blue honey!

...weird?.. i'm just as bad....

It compares to a Cimmaron and a Chevy Cavalier. Nonetheless, they are a nice car.

gorgeous car but WTF is up with those extra huge bumper things?? looks horrible. first thing id do is replace them with the regular guards.

Front end looked similar to Chevy Impala. NO originality.

I laugh at how this fellas always banging on abut "hello Ebay $2000, you could probably get $1000 for the seatbalts", very funny mate I came here to watch the car and if I were buying it I'd be more interested in the car to own not how much I'd get for the parts. Is this a broker show trying to attract collectors and generate WOW factor or a realistic overview of the car and what you can expect for your dosh? Don't get me wrong I can see potential people wanting to part it out and make money fair dos but I always find videos like this abit too brief he tells us nothing about the sort of person who owned it or shows us any documentation or log books to back up what he's saying. Makes you wonder the legitimacy of what he's on about I think they should add some more detail about the car such as showing underneath and the documentation which woul really complete the show.

Are the floor mats original?

@patcurrie7733

7 жыл бұрын

Aftermarket, of the time.