This is one of the favorite cars for me. Thanks for covering it.

My dad came home in December 1978 with a new Cadillac Seville for my mother for Christmas it was a 1979 it was black with red leather interior and real wire wheels it was a beautiful car

That was a great picture of the "Windowed" or "Cathedral" engine block. And I mean that sincerely. That era of Oldsmobile engine block was made of cast steel, and where fairly light weight. Unfortunately the cathedral design did not lend itself to high rpm performance. The largest engine they produced with the cathedral block design was a 403 cu. in. (6.6L) high torque monster. The fact that the block was steel meant you could weld in steel plates to fill in the windows and strengthen the block for high rpm, high performance applications without too much worry of cracking. I really love your passion for these big old American cars. I feel the same way about them.

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Thank you sincerely for your thoughtful comment! I absolutely appreciate your insights of Olds engines and modifications! The 403 with the cathedral block design sounds wild in regard to not being very sturdy for high performance modifications without the weld ins. Thanks again!

Years ago I had a rather rusty 1979 Elegante in black/silver. A few years later, another 79 in a brownish maroon. But if I were going to choose my favorite based on the small details, I too like the steering wheel in the 77's the best and then the 76 next. But I like them all.

Great video! I had a 1978 and a 1979 Seville. I liked the 78 best. My 78 was in silver with a grey interior. I think it still is one of the best looking cars today. Nice to see when the two shock absorbers on the subframe was eliminated.

still can't find a picture of the four-seat package on the Internet. The Elegante had body-colored bumper pads on two-toned models.

(greg here). I thought I was up on sevilles, but I didnt realize the 4wd brakes weren't from the inception of the model. I likely viewed the seville so lofty and out of my reach that I didnt pay close attention.

I am sorry the 4-seat Seville with the real wood was on the 1988 Seville touring sedan, not the 1978 Elegante.

My favorite year of the seville is 1979 because i own a 1979 model but with a carb instead the feul injection set up

Gorgeous car--prone to rust. When the went to the ROLLS ROYCE trunk-lid, the ruined it. Great video!

My mom drove her 79 Seville until 1985 and she liked the 85 Seville and my dad bought her one but the engine was junk it had the hook an tow 4100

On my 77' the air filter is red.