My Dad had a 76 Convertible Bicentennial edition, I was with him as he drove it out of the showroom at Hammond Cadillac in Milford Delaware.

I have to give credit to Adam for hiking into the tall grass to get us a shot of the front of the 1976. 😊

Great review Adam. When I worked at Pontiac Motors in 1975, 6 and 1977 I was in final assembly. I installed front left fenders on the moving assembly line. I installed 86 of those huge fender per hour. It was a 2 person operation with rear person setting the height and door gap, that was my job. Well at any rate I just want to mention that American cars from the 50s through today do not have rear fenders, they have quarter panels. Fenders go from the front edge of the forward most door to the header panel that houses the head lights and grill. It seams to be a common misconception. Your reviews , whether with Marc, Wayne or by yourself are the best around . Thank you much.

My 76 has 13K all original Code 50 Calumet Cream! Buckskin leather One of my favs!

GM was very proud of their Inward Folding convertible top, it allowed for a full-width rear seat. The difference is dramatic when compared to earlier folding top mechanisms.

@Mistertudball

2 жыл бұрын

And it's amazing how GM used the exact same convertible top on the full-sized Olds, Pontiac, Chevy, Caddy, and Buick while the cars themselves looked different.

Hey Adam, thanks for the comprehensive review of the Eldorado convertible!!! Back in the seventies I would occasionally drive my bosses 75 Eldorado convertible, it was a creamy yellow with a saddle brown top & interior. It also had the parade boot. I felt like the king of the road in that Caddy!!! 👍👍🙂

@wasabitoburrion4409

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately GM has allowed Cadillac to slide downward . today’s Cadillac’s have no statement whatsoever. Those old Caddy’s where bold enough to be a boss man’s car.

No assist handle on driver side beloved bean counters doing their thing

Looks like the Boss Hogg car on the Dukes of Hazard. Love your channel.

@DanEBoyd

2 жыл бұрын

I think Boss Hogg's Caddy was a '68-'70 Deville.

@christopherkraft1327

2 жыл бұрын

Boss Hogg had a 70 de Ville convertible!!

@courtneypuzzo2502

2 жыл бұрын

@@DanEBoyd you would be correct Boss Hogg's Caddy on Dukes Of Hazzard was a white 1970 Coupe Deville Convertible and it was the last model year of the convertible for the Deville due to slowing sales and threat of stricter safety rules for convertibles and 1976 for this Eldorado Convertible the paint colors were limited to red or white the two original colors from 1952 same happened in 2002 for the 50th anniversary of the car

Great feature cars, Adam. FYI, the '76 has the standard vinyl boot -- the parade boot was a two-piece fiberglass assembly. That Indy 500 replica must be rare!

@toronado455

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I always thought the parade boot was the fiberglass one, like on the '73 in the video.

@OnkelPHMagee

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing about the fiberglass parade boot vs. the basic vinyl one seen on the '76 here.

Beautiful car!

Will never sell mine, everything working 100% on the car, and no leaks after lots of fix front to back. Absolute dream ride.

These are my favorite El Dorados and is my official dream car.

In the late 70's I worked at a Pontiac/Cadillac dealership. One night the president of the dealership came down with his white with red interior 76 El Dorado convertible. I asked if he wanted me to put gas in the car. When I was done he told me to take the car for a drive. It was a beautiful evening and I felt like I was the king of the world on that drive. This was in 1979 and we were also getting a lot of the 1975-76 Cadillacs getting traded in on the down sized Cadillacs. All of those one owner trade-ins were in perfect shape and they just floated down the road which included some 1975-76 Fleetwood's.

My dad's best friend had a 1978 Cadillac eldorado barrettes just like the one you showed white with the white and red interior and I used to sit in the backseat as a young teenager and I have to say that was the most comfortable list seats I've ever sat in in my whole life very comfortable car that leather was like soft like a pillow. Really like the car.

@shootermcgavin1554

2 жыл бұрын

Biarritz

@67marlins

2 жыл бұрын

Spackmaster Chavez - The '78 that your friend's Dad owned was the very last year for the big one....I thought the '79 was a really badly- proportioned replacement.

Mike Brady’s 74 Caprice Convertible and I believe he had a 72 Caprice Convertible and before that a Plymouth Baracuda Convertible That Greg poked a hole in with the Umbrella !!!!

Glad to see this era Caddy getting some love!

Nice looking parade float.

I can remember the bidding/buying mania over those 'last chance' convertibles. I worked with an internist back then, a guy from Turkey, who had a white convertible in and out like this. He'd show up for weekend rounds at our hospital with that car full of wife and kids. Cheesiest thing about this car was that awful, awful fake wood. Your toaster had better fake wood, then. Thanks so much!

Now we’re talking!

A real success of the 1976 Eldorado in dealing with the design of the 5 mph bumpers was to "nest" them within the flexible sconces rather than have the big, gloopy bumpers wrap around the ends of the fenders as was done on the 1973 - 1975 models. One nice things on the 1973 though was the super classic Cadillac "egg crate" grille, a carry over trademark feature from the 1940s Cadillacs. Both very tasteful solutions! Great video!

Nice '76 Eldo. They had the hard parade boot that looked really nice when in place. I didn't know they even offered a soft boot. This body style looked really nice with the top down.

The replacement fillers don't have the original plastichrome edges where they meet the rear bumper. On mine, they faded even before the body-colored parts fell to pieces, so no great loss. I wonder how many owners retuned their engines for better performance, and then detuned them to meet annual emissions tests. I guess they're exempt now.

I know there is a lot of talk about the 5mph crash bumpers during this period. But I gotta say, they really worked. I had a 1977 Chevelle Malibu Classic during this period, I was rear-ended at a stop light. The car that hit me sustained a lot of front end damage and my Chevelle just got a little marring on the bumper rub strip.

@rudiknaus4139

2 жыл бұрын

I like this bumpers, they made the cars looking very masculine! 🇺🇸

My FAVORITE Cadillac.

My 73 could churn up the front tires easily. Fantastic cars!

Thank you Adam for bring this to us. Imagine the load on the CV joints with that 500ci engine.

@pcno2832

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure they were huge, but the load on the CV joints in a new Accord with a 250 or 300 HP engine is probably higher. Unless the 500 was de-smogged and suped-up.

In grade school, a friend's parents had one of these, but it was a very interesting color....what I'd describe as a pale yellow/green, not only for the paint color, but also the convertible top was that same distinct, pale yellow. Thanks for posting....much like the 1978 Toronado and Riviera, it was sort of unique in that dealerships had everything else down-sized by then ( 1977 B & C bodies Full-Size; 1978 A & A-Special mid-size ), so these ( E-body? ) personal luxury coupes were the last really BIG car holdouts....... Makes me wonder if some families left their local GM dealer in Fall 1978 knowing they bought the last really big GM cars....they went in looking for a family 4 door, left with a very unique personal luxury coupe!

@pcno2832

2 жыл бұрын

The '77 and '78 Toronado XS was one of the few cars that looked cooler after the removal of roll-down rear windows; even the cheaper opera-window versions of the Toronado came out looking good. The Toronados were the "last big cars" I'd be inclined to covet.

@67marlins

2 жыл бұрын

@@pcno2832 Me too, I thought they were beautiful, like you said. I guess my point was putting ourselves in the place of an Oldsmobile dealer in 1977 or 1978...can you imagine your showroom...everything downsized and progressing that way....and then in the corner is the 9 mpg Toronado!

The early and mid seventies Eldorado convertibles certainly were attractive and impressive cars, but when I see white versions I can't help but think of Boss Hogg in the old Dukes of Hazzard TV show.

Remember DO NOT squeez GM fender extension

@DanEBoyd

2 жыл бұрын

Just get a brake, and make new ones out of sheet metal.

in RE: scissors top allowing full width back seats. I would submit that my '69 Marquis has virtually the same full width back seat without resorting to the "scissors top". In fact Mercury's literature claimed that it had "nearly 1 foot" more hip and shoulder room in the back seat (compared to the '68 convertible) thanks to its "trimmed-down convertible top design." IOW, the usual bulging side panels which held the convertible top mechanism and intruded into the seating area, is virtually gone. The top boot is almost exactly like this Eldorado one. However, the scissors top did add more leg room too, (about 2") compared to the conventional top on my '69 Merc. But I would not want a scissors top car in any event, due to its weird asymmetrical design and workings, and the difficulty of finding top guys willing to work on it. If you do a google search on 1969 Mercury brochure, and locate the deluxe one, you'll find this statement and a good picture of the top boot in place.

Great review Adam. The 73 tail lights on the Eldorado are almost Oldsmobile like. I like the 73 grille. The 75-78 series are very elaborate.

I was hoping you would find one of these, this is my favorite of ALL, God how gorgeous! The only thing missing is the pillow seats, still magnificent!

@paullundgren6319

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think they were available in 76, even on the late Biarritz (don’t think the convertible was available in Biarritz, think all were built early in the year). So I don´t think the convertible ever had the pillow-seats. Love them, though, and am contemplating putting them in my 76 conv!

@davebarron5939

2 жыл бұрын

@@paullundgren6319 Agreed, didn't care which year exactly, THIS car with the pillow seats, gorgeous.

The 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible, in my opinion, is the most beautiful Convertible ever built. I’ve had several Lincoln Continental Mark Series a III, IV, V, and VI. I’ve dreamed of owning a 1976 Eldorado and when I sell my 1975 Lincoln Continental Town Coupe with 62,570 miles, I will buy the Cadillac.

I owned one of these for 19 years. We called it "The Cement Mixer" because of the poor build quality, lack of power, and the horrible handling in traffic. Mine was fully loaded with every option, including the fuel injection. It was red with a white top and interior.

@67marlins

2 жыл бұрын

3713msg - You really thought it had a lack of power? I'm surprised....I'd naturally believe that these Eldorados would have great torque - so the 'seat-of-the-pants' feel should have seemed like power....?

@wasabitoburrion4409

Жыл бұрын

Funny nickname…lol 😂

…always enjoy it insight. Thank you.

THANK YOU for saying 3 syllables, Bi-ar-ritz! (Easy to read and say, but a few auto hosts drop i and say just "Barritz".) One more sign of the respect 'baked in' to your work.

Very informative

had a 75 in Bombay yellow, matching top, and brown interior.

A parade boot is solid. The "parade boot" is correctly a fiberglass or metal boot cover that allows parade participants to sit and ride on it in parades- go figure.

Thanks Straight Ahead ✌😎

The post-72 battering-ram killed it for me for most cars - at least until they figured out how to make them less ugly later on.

Hi Adam....there's a bicentennial Eldorado for sale on barnfinds and/or eBay with under 2000 miles...I thought you'd might like it...love your channel!

Hi Adam, I own a '73 fleetwood eldorado convertible in diplomat blue poly (code 29), dark blue leather interior with white convertible top. The fiberglass "parade boot" was a $40 option in '73 "hard boot - two piece" as officially listed on the original window sticker that I have. The '73 one year "cathedral" taillight design with 2.5 mph bumpers was one year transition to '74 when they went to federal 5 mph requirement front and rear so that's why larger bumper fillers etc. Also new in '74 dashboard was called "space age design" dashboard. Love your work! Very interesting and educational. Please keep it up!

@randyfitz8310

2 жыл бұрын

Your ‘73 (and mine) are not called Fleetwood! They were sold as "Eldorado by Cadillac" it’s such a strange marketing decision.

@pcno2832

2 жыл бұрын

@@randyfitz8310 It was strange, as were "Body by Fisher" and "Body by Fleetwood" designation on door sills that were installed on the same assembly lines. It was a then-fictional reference to Fisher and Fleetwood coachworks, the later of which can be traced back to Penwortham, England in the 1700s.

@clintonsager2233

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe marketed as "Eldorado by Cadillac", but my 1973 original window sticker says: MODEL FLEETWOOD ELDORADO CONVERTIBLE right below Cadillac Standard of the World and Cadillac Motor Car Division General Motors Corporation.

@desertmodern7638

2 жыл бұрын

@@pcno2832 I could be wrong as this was many years ago, but I believe my 1973, 74 and 76 Cadillacs (two de Villes and one Sixty Special) said both "Body by Fisher" and "Interior by Fleetwood" on the door sills.

The 73 Eldorado Pace Car had the parade boot, the 76 had just the regular top cover.

@skinnerhound2660

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

Great car. I see the convertible 70-something Olds Cutlass in the background. Would love to see one of those reviewed by you. A friend’s mom had one (white, black convertible roof and interior). He had it in college. Lots of fun! Also, would love to see another 1976 Cadillac, the Fleetwood Brougham. A friend’s dad had one (brown with tan [buckskin] loose pillow look leather interior). Beautiful car.

Cool. I drove one of those quite a bit around 1981. It had the fuel injected 500 engine, ran good, nothing to brag about but everything else at the time was gutless too. The owner of it bought Mobil 1 for it, which at the time was $5 a quart - when other oils were under a dollar. It was Phoenician Ivory - sort of light yellow but creamy. Nice car.

Didn't know that these Eldorado Pace Cars are really rare. If you pause at the end you can see that this is #22 and there were only 53 built for the year, wonder how many are still around.

There is no paradeboot on!

Parade boot is fiberglass

It’s crazy that the 500 ci was making about almost 400 but not by the end, it was no slower than a stock 99 civic

Favor the ‘73 Eldorado body styling, but the dash / control panel was so much more refined and classier with the ‘74 change across Cadillac.

Looks like the two my uncle bought in 1976, because he never wanted to be without a Cadillac convertible. And he never was. His daughter is still driving the second one. Charlie was rich, but TWO Eldo convertibles at once?

Goodday Adam, Fantastic video & again educational. Is this the same El Dorado in the movie " Smokey & the Bandit ". Your number 1 Fan in Australia Louis Kats from Melbourne Australia ☺ 👍 ❤

@RareClassicCars

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure Louis.

Hi Adam, I don't see a parade boot on this Eldo. The fit and finish looks sloppy compared to Lincolns you did previously. That said, I did want one back in the day 🙃

The quality control issues were embarrassing. The fender caps at the front and rear were awful, as were some of the panel gaps.

Beautiful cars. I do prefer the older style "driver centric" dash set up though.

Those are the earliest cup holders I've seen. Nice to see it still has the hinged gas pedal. I've never seen those two features in one car before. What year was used in the movie "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot?"

@skinnerhound2660

2 жыл бұрын

Add on

I thought the white hubcaps were only available for the Bicentennial model that year.

@paullundgren6319

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, they were black on all, except on the bicentennials.

Nice car but how do you get only 190 hp, many 305s did that. Being that large of an engine it must have atleast made torque

@DanEBoyd

2 жыл бұрын

Retarded cam timing, restrictive catalytic converter and single exhaust, fallible early EGR systems, and the conversion from Gross to Net Horsepower. It might've been rated at 190 Net HP, but if you convert back to Gross HP, it probably would make at least close to 250 HP. No 305 was ever rated in Gross HP.

@johnz8210

2 жыл бұрын

They ran good and did have decent torque. At the time it was better than most. Of course now it's emabarassing to have HP numbers like that from a big engine, but amongst its peers, it was just fine.

like the Eldorado i had. felt like couch going the road.

Now I see what Mr. Kady meant with the bevels and planes his original version was much sharper.

Yes, and No, 1976 was the last year for factory production convertible. Yes, The Eldorado convertible came back I believe in 1984 however, this offering was not a factory production convertible. A hardtop 2-door coupe was sent out to be converted. There were two companies contracted by GM to do this. The converted convertibles did not have the full-back seat as they did not employ the 'scissor top'. Your title is correct as these cars are clearly the coolest cars of the 1970s. No longer the best-kept secret as they have skyrocketed in value.

@big2868

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for saying so first!

@loumontcalm3500

2 жыл бұрын

There's a surfeit of low mileage examples due to "last convertible" buy and hold mania at the time. They languished in value for a long time.

Cost Accountants vs style and luxury.

They both seem to be missing something. Oh I know, the Boss Hogg edition steer horn hood ornament.

I love those 1974-78 Eldorados. They have a smoother streamlined design than the 1971-73, along with not have the rear skirts, which made it look more muscular and like a true beach cruiser.

@pcno2832

2 жыл бұрын

I never understood the objections to fender skirts. They must have helped a little with the aerodynamics and I think they gave the car a solid, smooth appearance. They were a bit of a pain when you had to change a tire, though.

@ralphl7643

2 жыл бұрын

@@pcno2832 They usually make the rear of the car look heavier. Combined with the Eldorado's high trunk & backlight, it looked too much like bulbous 50s Cadillacs, particularly compared with the svelte '67-70 models. The '75+ ones needed a wider rear track to avoid looking under-tired.

Out of my league

Was this in the parking area at Eyes on Design?

@RareClassicCars

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

Is that Cadillac for sale

Adam, Am I wrong to have a bit of bias against 3 ton, front wheel drive cars when there are so many wonderful, rear wheel drive land yachts our there? 😉

Being a considered a classic. The first thing I do is pull the cat and duel it out. Which some decent carb work. Jetting and so forth on the quadrajet. Just that alone would put you in the 250hp range. Gross rating of course.

@zilksmooth

2 жыл бұрын

High flow cats would give you that same power and keep it legal. Highly recommend NOT removing remissions equipment. If you’re in an area that doesn’t test, and they start testing, the car becomes almost worthless if you remove that stuff. Let’s not give regulators any more reason to declare war on our hobby.

Is this the same kind of car Boss Hogg drove in Dukes of Hazzard?

@randyfitz8310

2 жыл бұрын

Dukes Of Hazard used a 1970 DeVille Convertible for sherif Boss Hogg and driver.

My dad bought a leftover '74 Eldorado in "Cranberry Firemist" with white cabriolet roof and white leather. Yikes.

I think the, instead of calling the new bumpers "crash bumpers, " they should be called "the first useful bumpers. " I mean, seriously. A bumper which couldn't handle 5mph was just jewelry.

@craigbenz4835

2 жыл бұрын

My '73 Buick 225 LTD with regular bumpers got rearended by something midsize at 30 MPH while stopped at a left turn light. My bumper was damaged slightly. It worked.

3:46 VS 6:08 I believe you can see (at least on HD) the higher floor in the passenger's footwell after 1974 or 1975 here, due to the space reserved for (and from '75 on, used for) the catalytic converter, bringing on GM's era of cars with cramped front passenger accommodations. Even the 1973 coup still looked cool, with the circular side markers adding back some distinction that went away with the loss of the side vents, but after that, trapezoidal opera windows, rectangular headlights and needless brightwork conspired to make the later versions of this car cringeworthy. At least the '76 convertible pictured here still has much better looking roll-down rear windows. By 1978, the butchered Eldorado, with no convertible in the lineup, was like an aging aunt in the attic, loosing her looks while everyone tries to forget she's up there.

@67marlins

2 жыл бұрын

PC No - that's an interesting analogy!

I thought the parade boots were made out of hard fiberglass.

Those are just too big for me. They really were GM's last hurrah as far as big cars go, for 1977. What's up with the pin striping on that car? It looks like someone used the stripes for the quarter panels on the hood. Have the rear quarters redone? And I'm surprised that the boot fits so loosely. The one on the Pace Car is a true parade boot.

@RSMMD

2 жыл бұрын

The 73 shown had a parade boot. That 76 shown was NOT a parade boot, it was a soft boot. The factory pin stripe was a double stripe on the hood, single on the doors, and ended at the in a point at the trailing edge of the door. No stripe on the rear quarters or trunk. The car shown was probably redone at some point, since it does not end in a point. You will frequently see the stripes done differently, but those are not factory stripes then.

In a Cadillac you got a Cadillac dash not a Chevrolet dash. In a Lincoln you got a ford dash

@RareClassicCars

2 жыл бұрын

Not until the late 70s

@troyp9485

2 жыл бұрын

@@RareClassicCars oh really? I thought that corporate panel started in 1975.

No rear armrest 🤔

Biarritz started in 1958 so not at all new

190hp 500 cu in! The torque is what matters. Which was still decent for being neutered so much. It should've been a crime to put a catalytic converter on this engine!

best example how Not to build a car. The car is probably 22 feet long, yet there was little room for the rear passengers. This is why Cadillac went from the American Standard of the World to second tier brand.

@randyfitz8310

2 жыл бұрын

Two hundred and twenty-two inches is about half a foot past eighteen feet. Big, supremely comfortable for the front passengers, front wheel drive, standard self leveling rear suspension, they were built to pamper and impress not for spirited motoring. Yes, they’re an anachronism today, but truly remarkable and a joy for the Sunday Drive!

@e.a.p3174

2 жыл бұрын

@@randyfitz8310 compare it to the best of Europe, and they weren't even in the same league. Look at the Mercedes interior and Cadillac, Mercedes used real wood not veneer. I owned a 68 Sedan de Ville in the early 80's and it drove like a tank, rode smoothly, but no handling and gasoline consumption was about 8mpg

@jeffreysproul9110

2 жыл бұрын

@@e.a.p3174 Cadillacs of this era were not meant to compete with Mercedes or any European cars they were the last of the large luxury American cars and yes these Caddys were cheapened with plastic wood but they were still nice for their time. Cadillacs were designed for interstate long distance driving and not for twisty roads. Before the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973 gasoline averaged for about 25 cents a gallon and when there was a gas war you could get it for 18 cents a gallon and that was with full service with a gas attendant pumping the gas, checking your oil, checking your tire pressure, and cleaning your windows. Much different times and Cadillac since the early 0s (Arts and Science Era) has been chasing BMW with higher performance cars. Now we have Esclades, Navigators, Denalis, King Ranches, High Countries, Big Horns, and a host of other large crew cab pickups and suvs which are the replacements for the old land yachts which get better than 8 mpgs but still only get in the teens and low 20s with a national average of $4.99 for unleaded regular which make them expensive to operate. Mercedes and BMWs are not exactly gas sippers either. I like these old cars and glad people like Adam are preserving them and keeping their history alive but I cannot afford to drive one with today's gas prices and if I am in an accident I would rather drive a newer car. Glad I finally got my hybrid Maverick after 8 1/2 months which has been averaging 40 to 50 mpgs. So I am not going to be critical of these large cars of the past but for practical reasons their time has passed and most of us could not afford to maintain them and drive them as a daily driver. Most survivors are garaged and brought out for Sunday drives and car show and there is nothing wrong with that because the rest of us can enjoy seeing them.

@e.a.p3174

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreysproul9110 my point is that Cadillac had lost its way by the 70's. In 1940 Cadillac was considered the premier brand in the world. The Prince of Wales even ordered a Cadillac rather than a Rolls Royce. GM took wood out of Caddies in the early 60's and over the next 2 decades cheapened the vehicles. I owned a 68 Cadillac then later I was a driver for limo company which had mid 80's Cadillacs. You could see the decline. There is a reason why GM went bankrupt. I give Mary Berra credit for allowing GM engineers to build some high performance well built vehicles such as Cadillac, Corvette, Camaro etc. In the 70's and 80's accountants ran GM, not car enthusiasts.

@jeffreysproul9110

2 жыл бұрын

Agree Cadillac did lose its way but big cars were what was selling at the time except after the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973 and Iranian Hostage Crisis of 1979 they were not so popular. Adam explains the situation with the Detroit Auto Manufacturers very well when the Government forced auto manufacturers to make and sell more efficient and safer vehicles. It took Detroit 4 to 5 years from design of a vehicle to manufacturer and sales of a vehicle so by the time the Arab Oil Embargo hit Detroit was hastily trying to make their current cars compliant but that was not enough. Adam's example of how the 1985 redesigned full size front wheel drive cars with new drive trains were rushed to the market with quality issues and then the price and availability of fuel stabilized making these cars not what most buyers wanted. Also the Greatest Generation were the ones that for the most part were buying the big cars and once the demographics changed to the Boomers who for the most part wanted more Euro type cars Detroit was slow to act offering Euro trim to cars that were not competitive. As for Mercedes they are not the shinning star they once were especially when Toyota came along and created Lexus which created a better Mercedes than the Germans. GM as a whole lost its way when the 1971 MY cars were sold even though they sold well. These cars were severely cost cut and had quality issues. Agree with Adam and Marc that 1965 and 1966 were when GM was at its best and then the decline in quality and styling started to nosedive. Now GM, Ford, and Stelantis are relying on big pickups, big suvs, and an assortment of crossovers for their profits and they are setting themselves up for a repeat of what happened to them when they were dependent on full size cars for their profits and then were not fully prepared when the market changed.

Yuck. You could make an argument for the 71 & 72, but by this point, it was just bad baroque, and it only got worse. If one fell into my lap I'd be pleased, since it would be immediately re-sold and no regrets for having done so. One man's trash is another man's treasure.

I love your channel, especially the vids with your designer friend. I get a kick how he always talks about how your department always tried to cut costs. I'm guessing you are an accountant or at least educated in finance. My question is, what is the difference what it costs to build, just add it to the sticker price. I can see for Buick and Olds, by why would Caddy care what it costs. Luxury buyers are willing to pay the cost. That is why Cadillac lost the luxury car buyer forever. They were too worried about the cost and not what the luxury buyer wanted, and that is why they went to MB & BMW in the late 70's and throughout the 80's. You can see cost cutting in Caddy starting in the 1967 model year, and each redesign just cut more and more, to the point they will never again be a credible make for the luxury car buyer.

@pcno2832

2 жыл бұрын

Cadillac's sales kept growing all through the 1970s, going from about 200K in 1970 to 300K in 1979, lending credence to the expression "so popular, it's going out of style".