The most RWD looking FWD vehicle I’ve ever seen. Lol

@cardinaloflannagancr8929

5 жыл бұрын

Yup the engine and trans are not transverse mounted not sure how he didn't notice while looking right at it. It does have a trans axle but it's not all under the hood.

@MrAdoh2010

5 жыл бұрын

More than the prelude

@MB-jz3uu

5 жыл бұрын

Honda prelude,na 3000gt and Ford probe disagree.

@BADBADGER18

5 жыл бұрын

I absolutely shit when I first learned that these were front wheel drive

@brokenacoustic

5 жыл бұрын

I had a '77 as my first car, baby blue, rust so bad your prisoners could escape the trunk through the holes in the quarter panels, got it for $200, and was totally bummed when I realized it was FWD. Fortunately, it was so long that it would drift around the corners on dirt roads like it was RWD. Still have the hood emblem and 8 track player...good times...

Finally, someone who understands the wonderfulness of a land-yaught!

you are so right. cadillac no longer makes cadillac's they are totally lost, and have been for a long time

@user-iw4gz7vh4w

5 жыл бұрын

Gerald Rose sit in a new CT6 platinum and it’ll change your mind

@CareyOnShipmate

5 жыл бұрын

shit car compared to the classics

@MrBigL100

4 жыл бұрын

The worst thing with Cadillacs is, that they mostly make fwd luxury cars, that is just wrong

@eaubfelangy8132

4 жыл бұрын

Cadillac is to busy trying to be young and hip.

@16rumpole

4 жыл бұрын

I would kill to have one of the eldo convertibles. I love them.

I work at a Cadillac dealer and we have a 76 Eldorado Convertible BiCentenial Edition. The crazy thing is that it only has 128 miles. Yes. 128 miles on a 43 year old car. Inanity.

@samuelmorado70

5 жыл бұрын

How much

@MTrefry2

5 жыл бұрын

@@samuelmorado70 its not for sale, its the owners car, but has never been plated or registered.

@slappy8941

5 жыл бұрын

Inanity?

@anetajohnson8446

5 жыл бұрын

If tits the baretz its your ticket to retire in wealth!

@richardhz-oi8px

5 жыл бұрын

I other words you mean it has either 100,128 or 200,128 miles on it.

To be fair European roads are so tight and windy that the sports feel is almost essential to avoid accidents. I do not understand why Americans felt the need to copy us and get rid of their huge cars, most of your roads are just miles of straight lines.

@sevenhazee

5 жыл бұрын

Southern USA and Western have long wide roads. In Massachusetts (north eastern U.S.) has super narrow roads that are falling apart lmao

@Ares01008

5 жыл бұрын

Living with the car that size in europe would be a nightmare, 90% of roads are twisty and narrow.

@thefreeman8791

5 жыл бұрын

There is a lot of the US that has narrow winding roads. The problem is that American sports cars are all about that quarter mile and then our luxury brands are trying to be BMW and we no longer have luxury vehicles, besides the SUVs. If I wanted a BMW I would buy one. If I want a Cadillac I would like to get a Cadillac not something that is trying to be an uglier BMW.

@mikehunt5330

5 жыл бұрын

You clearly never been to USA I've been to 12 European countries the autobahns are just like the us and in towns and villages where its tight is just like the USA. So it comment is meaningless.

@strike9716

5 жыл бұрын

@@thefreeman8791 more like a glorified chevy.

Rotary swap it. El Dorito Dorado.

@Banner1986

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe for us... but this is tyler we're talking about here. If its reliable and cheap to maintain... he wont own it.

@martinagutierrez3639

5 жыл бұрын

Ls3 swap

@JasonWMorningwood

5 жыл бұрын

And it will make more power

@benhogervorst

5 жыл бұрын

YASSSSSSSS

@benhogervorst

5 жыл бұрын

Wrench Every Day + Tyler Hoover + Rob Dahm = Best Collaboration EVER.

8.2 liter engine making only 190 hp, slow, doesn't handle, difficult to park, gets 9 mpg. But I still want one!! pity I live in the UK where that's almost impossible LOL.

@riejurv50

5 жыл бұрын

Happened the same to me with a '58 plymouth, finally shipped one home to Catalonia, now I'm looking for a convertible caddy... Would love an early 50's one or a '72 convertible... And it won't be long... This cars don't dissapoint.

@homesold

4 жыл бұрын

The "only" 190hp figure is nonsensical and has to do with how SAE reworked their rating methods between 1971-72. The (actual) engine performance itself did not change, ok. Compare any car's/engine's figures for those two years and take notice. For the El Dorado with 8.2l, it went from 365hp and 535lb-ft torque (0-60 9.2s) to 235hp and 385lb-ft torque (0-60 9.7s). Is there really any "emissions or design change" that could explain -135hp dropping out of thin air? Yeah, our cars get so much better fuel economy with only xxxhp! Silly to think a 4,900lb car could do 0-60 in ~9sec with "only" a 235hp, later 195hp engine. This more had to do with the politics of the day, with the reasoning of "emissions". Yeah, our cars get so much better fuel economy with only xxxhp! *Hint: We don't measure horsepower with those methods in today's cars/engines, either ;-)

@drobson8004

4 жыл бұрын

@@homesold Not true Shane. Did the way engines were rated change? Yes. Does it make less apples to apples h.p. than a '71-72? Absolutely.

@homesold

4 жыл бұрын

@@drobson8004 How does the same car (presumably with the same weight) only lose .5 sec from 0-60 with 135hp less? 11-12 sec would be a little more believable, wouldn't it?

@MrGreenelight

3 жыл бұрын

Its the amenities and the smooth ride that made those the Cadillac of cars. Its like comparing a luxury cruise line ship to a speed or fishing boat.

I so much agree on the journalism pushing the car industry into forced sportiness. And I think consumers reaction is suv. Most of us find sporty cars uncomfortable and inconvenient. The only cars left who are not sport cars are SUV’s, but automotive journalist are dead set on ruining that as well. Sport package for my Jeep? NO!

@asiftalpur3758

5 жыл бұрын

Cool but why are you balding

Hey marge that new guy has got some sort of tank in his driveway and he’s laying on the ground next to it!

@7477238

5 жыл бұрын

Imagine what Scotty Kilmer's neighbors see especially since he's practically shouting at his camera.

@ryanreinhart1834

5 жыл бұрын

Why does he own a Cadillac with giant hole in the Fender?

@ryanreinhart1834

5 жыл бұрын

@4:10

@101Volts

5 жыл бұрын

@@ryanreinhart1834 It's not in the fender, that's the plastic "bumper filler." He mentioned it in the first few minutes.

@rock.doctor

5 жыл бұрын

@@ryanreinhart1834 The bumpers on these cars are mounted on shocks, they move if you hit something. The gap between the body and bumper was filled with a plastic cover. Back in the day the plastic got brittle and broke up. Now a days the plastic has UV and mineral additives that makes them last longer, so they don't break up. Remember these are 15mph bumpers...back then bumpers were designed to take an impact and not damage the car. pull the bumper back out and off you go like nothing happened.

Car Wizard Astral Prediction says....He is saving up for a Duesenberg. Mmmmmmmm Duesenberg....

@805NAVE

5 жыл бұрын

Yess! Or better yet, a Packard! Don’t think he could afford one, but what do I know?

@Hotlog69

5 жыл бұрын

Do I sense a Cadillac shoot out between you and Hoovie?

@CR7659

5 жыл бұрын

Actually some Packards are not particularly expensive.

@jkemmerer1993

5 жыл бұрын

DIAMLER It would be cool if he bought a bathtub Packard.

@headshirts

5 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/X617uJOzYtWud84.html

I'd be curious to see how the old 500 would do with a modern throttle body fuel injection system like the Holley Sniper EFI .

Replica plastics in Alabama sells the quarter panel extensions and bumper fillers. Excellent quality and pricing.

Cadillac needs to get back to their luxury car roots ,and stop trying to make everything sporty.

@zephead843

5 жыл бұрын

Cadillac did exactly that when they introduced the CT6. A beautiful flagship car in my opinion. But of course it was cancelled, because...GM! Cadillac wants to be the first name one thinks of when the conversation turns to "crossovers." I'm anxious to see how that works out for them.

@jordanbell4420

5 жыл бұрын

@@zephead843 The CT6 was more of a BMW 7 Series than a modernised Fleetwood. They should make a new Fleetwood, and they could use the same chassis as the Escalade.

@diggingattycho7908

5 жыл бұрын

My grandmother driving in a sporty fashion? She would have put herself in the grave much sooner. There was a good reason Cadillac made the cars they did. Sadly executive memories are very short, and just as shallow.

@TedSchoenling

5 жыл бұрын

There aren't enough old people to buy cars like that.

@toyota420xp

5 жыл бұрын

Big cars with bad mpg and bad handling don’t sell

Buying cars in December only to wait months to reveal after your New Years resolution so you don't technically "break the resolution", wrapping your old cars so they feel new... Tyler, I dont know if you're a desperate addict trying to get his fix, or a mad genius...either way we love and support you

@aceboogie8986

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahaha 😂😂😂 well put

@bradford_shaun_murray

5 жыл бұрын

0:21 he alluded that he will break it this year though ("yet") hope he does break it so we can see some different cars.

I was close to buying a old cady for college so i can sleep in it between class and work

@Chipchase780

5 жыл бұрын

xXcashXx3 An old VW camper would be more practical.

@HIDHIFDB

5 жыл бұрын

@@Chipchase780 An old Ford Econovan would be more patriotic.

@Chipchase780

5 жыл бұрын

HIDHIFDB But nowhere near as cool.

@HIDHIFDB

5 жыл бұрын

@@Chipchase780 are you a commie? Dude

@slappy8941

5 жыл бұрын

You could set up house in there.

Love the ole land yacht

@amyconnell4072

3 жыл бұрын

Penis balls

@kyboy5

3 жыл бұрын

I bought one of your cars from IAA It is a piece of shit! You should be ashamed you big red nosed sob!

@NickG123

3 жыл бұрын

@@kyboy5 which one?

@kyboy5

3 жыл бұрын

@@NickG123 The cheap copart 2001 accord. Car is an absolute piece of shit, it has bondo all fuckin over the roof and rear quarters peeling off and the engine is trashed, needs complete top end rebuild and new radiator.

@NickG123

3 жыл бұрын

@@kyboy5 Darn! It *looked* like a nice car on his channel. Looking back I do see a few spots where bondo could have been.

I drive a 76 Eldo semi-regularly in Montana winters. Good snow tires on the front make this thing a tank. The 9mpg is extremely optimistic btw

@jacobbelcher3512

5 жыл бұрын

9 mpg is optimistic? How much do you usually get? I thought my w126 Mercedes was bad at 13 mpg. Also, with that single digit mpg, how big is the gas tank on the Eldorado?

@LDMco

5 жыл бұрын

@@jacobbelcher3512 my 73 continental mark IV gets about 8mpg. yeah, it sucks.

@williamlamdin9476

5 жыл бұрын

@@jacobbelcher3512 Not nearly big enough. From E I usually get 24 to 25 gallons in and there should be a couple gallons left in there by that point as well. So more than 25, less than 30 I'd say. My big GM cars get better mileage than my Fords do. My 73 Mark IV has never gotten above 11mpg highway where my 75 Electra 225 sedan gets 14 to 15. In town, the Lincolns get 6 to 7. Still, nothing drives like the old Lincolns. They're the true sensory deprivation tanks of the era... and loads of style to boot

@muskokamike127

5 жыл бұрын

Yup. Saw many of these plowing through Canadian winters like there wasn't even snow on the ground. HUGE cast iron block on a HUGE steel chassis over BIG tires.....can't get any better than that. Plus you have steering ability with your drive wheels so understeer in snow is petty much non-existent.

@williamlamdin9476

5 жыл бұрын

I'll also add that I don't drive my other 60s and 70s cars in the winter unless it's bone dry, no snow. It's just my Eldorado isn't as nice as the Lincolns, Buicks, or other caddy I have. No joke, the fwd Eldorado with snow tires is damn near as good on road as my new outback. Though the Subaru would spank it with proper snow tires on unplowed surfaces

What I think is funny is that James May took a CTs-v on the American muscle car road trip and complained about it not being what a Cadillac should be.

@muradmurad4661

5 жыл бұрын

Average Hummer but after all he loved it

@DiscoBallGaming

5 жыл бұрын

Because the name means luxury, and he drove that 81 earlier

@AiOinc1

5 жыл бұрын

Sports luxury is bullshit, why can't we just have a 280Z and an Eldorado separately

@kevin9c1

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah until he started driving it fast on some curvy roads, then he loved it. Noticed you left that part out. Sick of this narrative. Cadillac stopped making luxo-barges because people stopped buying them. It is as simple as that.

@DiscoBallGaming

5 жыл бұрын

@@kevin9c1 People didn't stop buying them, they just fell out of where they were supposed to be from crappy land barges that looked bad like the Chevy Caprice and the Puny 90s Olds 88

Please dont break it please dont bury it

This is definitely your best video ever.... Most of your videos are humorous or goofy, but this one actually delivers a message that IMO needs to be addressed. American luxury is dying and your explanation for why is spot on. I never quite thought of it, but the distraction with sporty road feel has certainly distracted US car companies. I drive an LS460, but would much prefer to own the Lincoln or Caddy version.. Too bad one doesn't exist. I guess as long as original condition or restored oldies like this are around we can still enjoy true American luxury.

Need air in your front passenger tire hoovie.

@RustOnWheels

5 жыл бұрын

Scrolled down to look if someone already typed this.

@aerandir1414

5 жыл бұрын

Was looking for this

@smokesgtp

5 жыл бұрын

First thing I noticed before the video even started

@mdoyle1981

5 жыл бұрын

It might look that way due to all that weight concentrated in the front end.

@kevin9c1

5 жыл бұрын

It may be low but I bet the factory pressure is horrifyingly low by modern standards.

BUT YOU PROMISED

@imluna6455

5 жыл бұрын

This

@warmhatscarsandalcohol9237

5 жыл бұрын

This

@glenchamusco2380

5 жыл бұрын

He still did not buy a "new" car

@BeyReaper

5 жыл бұрын

He bought it last year Fred.

@WBush-uc9pe

5 жыл бұрын

@@glenchamusco2380 - Unfortunately, my GF's response to this reasoning went something like "Would you have me parse you so finely?" She was holding an 8" chopping knife at the time, while I had only a vegetable peeler... And my withering manhood. :-/

@Hoovies Garage Thank you for representing all us younger guys who love these land yachts and hate what is now being called "luxury". Now..get your hands on a Lincoln Mark VI Coupe and you'll REALLY fall in love like I did. 😉👍

This is why I love your content, you actually have good taste in cars.

Super comfortable. Massive displacement. 0-60 in 15 minutes. So 70s. I hate it. I love it.

@Chris-dy1cb

5 жыл бұрын

Seán Patrick Eckmann this is the most accurate description of everything 70s

@WackyFolf

5 жыл бұрын

Gee, you seem to having mixed opinions here.

@xpusostomos

5 жыл бұрын

I love it be because it's so stupid.

@dominican11ful

5 жыл бұрын

0-60 in 15 minutes 😂

Park that Boss Hawg beast in the driveway, next to the Rolls. The only thing it's missing is a set of bull horns up front.

@djkaka020772

5 жыл бұрын

ROTFL!!!!!

@gdevon8225

5 жыл бұрын

Boss Life

@yungkidnf

5 жыл бұрын

THIS GUY GET'S IT!!!!

@leonh1971

5 жыл бұрын

Boss Hogg had the convertible, although some long horns for a hood ornament and pistols for the door handles would be really cool.

@TrekZero

5 жыл бұрын

Someone is knowing the Dukes 2019 ? Impressive :)

8:30 Totally agree with the assessment. I drive a fast Audi, but can't ever actually drive fast anywhere.

@questionauthority7377

5 жыл бұрын

YOU MUST LIVE LOS ANGELAS , HAVE SAME PROBLEM WITH 600 HP VETTE

Have to agree! That Caddy is BEAUTIFUL! I hope GM is watching

Thank you @Hoovies Garage for understanding luxury. 1989 Cadillac Brougham owner here.

@johnnydeville5701

5 жыл бұрын

Yep! I LOVE my 1990 Cadillac Brougham D' elegance!

@alexb.1320

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly. At least Hoovie understands the car to the time period it was produced, unlike some other youtube big name car reviewers who endlessly compare old-school luxury to some modern electronic laden cookie cutter mobile.

@Johnnytahoe19

5 жыл бұрын

You should make a video on it

@cookierepairprojects4544

5 жыл бұрын

Your guys’ taste is awful

@DavidPysnik

5 жыл бұрын

@@cookierepairprojects4544 These guys appreciate comfortable, spacious, stately, highly reliable, classically designed automobiles. Most classic Cadillacs are excellent cars that deliver a truly enjoyable driving experience. Why is their taste "awful"? Citation needed...

When I was in high school, these are the cars we all bought. Mostly 70's and 80's cadillac's from older couples. You could find a nice 70/80's cadillac for a couple grand in the early 2000's with low enough miles to last several years. Plus we all grew up watching italian gangster movies, so we all thought we were bad asses.

@garys9694

5 жыл бұрын

You didn't even have to get in the back seat to make whoopie!

@taimourahmed601

5 жыл бұрын

@@garys9694 lol

Dude, you totally nailed what I've been saying to my fellow automotive journalists for 20 years. Maybe another generation will get it. Or maybe not. :). Thanks for a great video. I'll have to bring my 79 Olds 98 out to you for a test drive. I nice blend of traditional American luxury with surprisingly good road manners and acceleration. The first of the GM downsized full-size sedans, it was a remarkable good car (along with its other B and C body stablemates from Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick and Pontiac).

Big cars like this are the best for long distance driving on the highway.

The Cadillac Sixteen and Elmiraj would have been amazing to see come to production...sad that it seems we will never see either of them.

@805NAVE

5 жыл бұрын

zollotech I loved the Cadillac Sixteen!

@trollyoazz5439

5 жыл бұрын

Lol remember the Cadillac sixteen from midnight club

@shakarussanders9911

5 жыл бұрын

The Elmiraj should be made! That car looks awesome! I have a hot wheels toy of that car I guess that's as good as it's gonna get lol

@zulani

5 жыл бұрын

The Elmiraj is incredibly beautiful. I know rich people would buy that thing like hot cakes lol

@PACKERMAN2077

5 жыл бұрын

@@trollyoazz5439 this was in Midnight Club as well front wheel drive burnouts for days with a nitrous

"Bought by accident" - Tylor talking about any car he buys.

@pindaflap1244

5 жыл бұрын

Ej het hoofd van je profielfoto lijkt op adolf

The steering looks so incredibly comfortable and smooth

This is your best video Hoovies, I love every second of it and your honesty.

looked like right front tire was low.

@mikewest712

5 жыл бұрын

Good eye

@BamaPewPew

5 жыл бұрын

I was wondering that too, it may be low, or it may be extremely overloaded. It’s hard to find a thick white wall these days and what’s on there may not have the load rating to carry that 500 cubic inch V8 and transaxle. May be a ticking time bomb either way

@hanjunkim96

5 жыл бұрын

@@BamaPewPew yea old front wheel drive cars tend to have this feature. My park avenue front tires look low even though I top it off same psi as rear ones

@muskokamike127

5 жыл бұрын

@@hanjunkim96 hard not to when you have 1500 lbs of engine sitting on them lol

@Breadts1cks

5 жыл бұрын

@@hanjunkim96 Yup. I have a 99 Eldorado and the front tires do the same thing

Let’s be real, body roll and suspension movement is the most satisfying piece automotive art!

@ironymatt

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, did you see the entire thing roll while he was revving it in park?

@Toxic2T

5 жыл бұрын

@@ironymatt It was gorgeous

@notDonaldFagen

5 жыл бұрын

I love watching 70s-80s movies with car chases and cop cars etc. All that sliding and nose lift and roll when they drifted fast corner. When I played with hot wheels and majorette and matchbox, that was my favourite thing. Pressing on their suspension to get that body roll and lean on high speed chases. Fast forward, cars like that are still my favourite to drive in GTAV.

@justgrayyy105

5 жыл бұрын

fyhfb ass sammmeeeee

190BHP from an 8.2!! I’ve just about a 1.0 Ford Focus with 125BHP 😂

@wetlettuce4768

5 жыл бұрын

difference is your Focus 1.0 won't be around in 40 years time with the original engine ;)

@kanethompson708

3 жыл бұрын

😅

@gralykmeno

3 жыл бұрын

It's all really about TORQUE not so much horsepower.

My mom owned one of these when I was growing up. Oh the memories of a 5 ft tall chain smoker throwing that thing around the West Virginia back roads. Us kids would just wander out that boat of a car.

Perfection. You are 100% correct. Cadillacs should be Cadillacs. I live about 25 hours of driving time to make it to Florida. I make 4 total turns on that trip. In Europe you have 100s of turns to go get milk.

@anthonytaggart5598

5 жыл бұрын

Being someone from Europe I always wondered why cars in the States needed steering wheels. They should be optional extras.

I don't know, Hoovie, the potential for power from a 500-cubic inch V8 is calling out.

@ekscalybur

5 жыл бұрын

The power is going to the wrong wheels, could the transaxle take it if he tried?

@packardcaribien

5 жыл бұрын

@@ekscalybur The THM425 longitudinal transaxle was in 400hp Toronados and pre-emissions Eldorados in the late 60s, plus all the internals (other than the ENORMOUS CHAIN that lets it turn around under the engine) are shared with the regular and indestructible TurboHydramatic 400 used in nearly every GM car from the mid sixties to the 80s. So yeah, I think it could take at least 500hp. #IworkforGM

@artistwithouttalent

5 жыл бұрын

@@krsna_gwda I'm sorry?

@tallpaulsynd

5 жыл бұрын

That same transaxle was used in the GMC motorhome. They still have a cult following, think 26 foot motorhome with a low chassis and flat floor because the entire drivetrain is up front.

@krsna_gwda

5 жыл бұрын

@@artistwithouttalent it's okay...it wasn't your fault...

I have the same Cadillac but 1977 with 40k orginal miles, beautiful car that nobody want to buy for some reason!!

@diedonner299

5 жыл бұрын

Abraham Ruffei 8 mpg for starters

@Ibraheeeeeeem

5 жыл бұрын

@Charlie Ledet I'm in southern California area

@prestonweitersjr.9460

5 жыл бұрын

3/3/19, After 13yrs I finally junked my 2002 cad. I purchased new & would commute to my night job, making real good money, I wanted 2b comfortable. Well.....eventually the thing nickeled & dimed me to death. It turned out 2b the worst (overpriced) pos I ever had! Almost everything on it was either fixed or replaced. In 2015 I ditched it & got a new FORD.

@TiberianFiend

5 жыл бұрын

@@prestonweitersjr.9460 You obviously learned nothing. Should've bought a Toyota.

@mesmerizevisual7351

5 жыл бұрын

I'm interested, add me on Insta David.lewandowskyy@@Ibraheeeeeeem

1976 Cadillac Eldorado Hardtop Coupe, Just beautiful, I love it.

Nice, I bet the neighbors are asking "Who the h@!# just moved in?"

@CapeSIX

5 жыл бұрын

we need a meet the neighbors vid

@ryanbarr2977

5 жыл бұрын

Yea we need to meet the neighbors with there square pos cars. I hope he got the haters pantys in a bunch over this.

I bought one of these for $50 in 1997... it was the worst condition one in the world. Ran perfect though 👍

@Bossix84

5 жыл бұрын

50$? Where?

@dazasc3994

5 жыл бұрын

ive got a 75 that sat in an abandoned building for 20 years being vandalised, I bet yours wasn't as bad as mine.

@RC.41

5 жыл бұрын

I think it’s still not worth it if you’re going for value, because of fuel consumption. I love the car tho

@101Volts

5 жыл бұрын

@@Bossix84 In the Scrapyard Price Section of 1997.

Absolutely brilliant points Hoovie makes in this vid. Thanks

My first car (hand-me-down) was a 79 Lincoln Mark V, so basically I learned to drive on cars from this era. Despite the substantial hood, one thing that you never had a problem with was finding the boundaries of the car. Other observations: 1. Those seats are gorgeous and that leather looks to be in fantastic condition. 2. Hate what they did to the exhaust. 3. Is not the modern day equivalent of this the Genesis G90/Lexus ES?

@richardhz-oi8px

5 жыл бұрын

Back before roll over crash protection was a concern, as such the pillars hardly obscured the view. However if you could manage to roll the thing, you are really doing something wrong. Also, the bodies are mostly level from front to back so you can actually see the fender tips.

@bigredc222

5 жыл бұрын

Yea, I like the sound of a V8 as much as the next guy, but sitting inside that car, you shouldn't be able to hear the motor at all, it wasn't to uncommon to grind the starter gears from trying to start a running car.

I agree 100%. I want comfort, space & luxury from a car - not a super high, top speed and rock-hard suspension in a compact, bland blob shape such as Audi A4, A6 & A8. I also agree that the blame lies 95% with motoring journalists, convincing us that anything other than speed and handling was irrelevant. I love the old land yachts, they have so much style, sure it's now dated, but in their day, they were miles ahead of our boring compact European cars.

@mudman6156

5 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t possibly agree with you more. Automotive magazines generally hire young bucks that think everything has to get to 60 mph in just a few seconds and handle like a race car. That great handling compromises comfort, something that advanced technology has yet to prove otherwise. These cars were truly comfortable, as if though you’re traveling to your destination while driving your living room. I’d rather have one of these land yachts over just about ANYTHING produced today. The Eldorado has a presence that simply can’t be beat, and is only matched by the Lincoln Continentals of the same era. Despite today’s impressive technology, these cars were all around more luxurious than all but a few cars being built today. And while Cadillac certainly builds some decent cars today, they simply don’t compare to those from the 70’s and 80’s. In fact, I’d have to say that the 76 and 77 Eldorado represent Cadillac’s best cars they’ve ever produced for production purposes. And while Caddy has been building some immensely impressive prototypes, they haven’t made it to production. However, between the Eldorado and the Lincoln Continental MK V, I’ll take the Lincoln unless the Eldorado happens to be a Convertible.

@Toxic2T

5 жыл бұрын

The coin is flipping on this new era. We're going back to our roots.

@daltonnelsontrucking1259

5 жыл бұрын

Very true, I love these big cars

Love those things. My dad had a '77 Biarritz. If he floored it from a stop the front end would lift up like a boat. I remember he had all this meat in the trunk that he had bought and the air compressor for the suspension couldn't handle it, turns out there is a valve under the hood and you can hook up a regular tire hose to it and fill it up. I just remember the looks of people while I stood there putting air into the engine compartment. Ah good times.

I had a 72 Coupe Deville with a 472. I advanced the cam timing one full tooth, flipped the air cleaner lid, dialed in some extra ignition advance, and I could then boil one of the back tires all the way through first gear and halfway through second. I got 11-12 MPG except for the time I took my grandma for a ride and drove easy, then I got 18 MPG. That 500 only needs a dialed in camshaft and you will find double digit mileage and about 250 or so HP. You likely already have 200 from the exhaust system modification.

This is so spot on when i describe why I still drive my 1975 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Convertible. Have a convertible and had a sedan, 2 door and a four door coupe in the past as well.

in Tyler's case this doesn't get miles per gallon it gets smiles per gallon lmao

I miss the land yachts too especially the 1973 Pontiac Gran Ville, Buick Electra 225 any year and the 1977 New Yorker with the waterfall grill.

My wife and I just acquired one these. It was her dad’s favorite car. He passed away a few years ago and her mom just passed away. My wife is taking the car as part of her inheritance. It’s a 76’ convertible, black paint, red interior and white top. I have to admit , it’s pretty cool. Now, I just have to find some place to keep it. It’s huge! Hey Hoovie, if your interested, I have a 1967 Cadillac Fleetwood limo we have to sell. It also belonged to her dad.

You’re the best! The thermometer on the driver side view mirror is ffffffffffing fantastic! I like the way it rocks like a boat when you rev it up while it’s parked, too. Well done.

Lincoln got it and starts to go back into real luxury ! Look at the Navigator and Continental and the next Aviator, Cadillac should take note

If they brought back the full size Fleetwood Brougham, I’d jump back to a big Caddy again....

@D4x4Bronc

5 жыл бұрын

why not buy a current late model

@jimisvoodoochild

5 жыл бұрын

I have a 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham for sale! 112k and drives like a dream.

@ryanbarr2977

5 жыл бұрын

But they would be over 100k.

Mr 'rents had a '72 Caddy Sedan de Ville, and it wasn't as nice as this but it was very pleasant to drive. Drove my mom from NJ to FL once, and it was fatigue-free. Love those seats in yours!

Very astute observations. Reminds me of my experience with my 1973 Mercury Montego MX Brougham. I miss that car for all the things you mentioned. It was a little shorter (17.5 feet) and had a more horsepower but it floated like a dream. I drove it from Rhode Island to Ohio with 34k original miles. Good memories.

Agree 100% with this video. Its why I drive a 1990 Town Car.

@nintendork900

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I drive a 79 Town Car. Best thing I've ever driven.

@UnorthodoxMasterOfGames

5 жыл бұрын

Nice! I had a 1989 Town Car and I loved it! I straight piped it though haha and you can hear it on my Donating Horsepower channel.

@muziklvr7776

5 жыл бұрын

1995 Towncar with softer than stock coil springs checking in. Would prefer a '78/'79 sedan in addition to the '95.

1- Take an old land yacht 2- Put an electric engine on it 3- Profit. Cadillac, I'm talking to you.

@littledeel

5 жыл бұрын

TheRealCarlos \ where would you put the electric motor on it? Why wouldn’t you put it IN it.

@wizardmix

5 жыл бұрын

I would totally buy an electric land barge.

@tenslider6722

5 жыл бұрын

Somebody did that as a side project its on Richrebuild channel and that thing look sick.

@hottubz1965

5 жыл бұрын

I've had the exact thought...I'd send mine to ICON for resto and electrification!

@mrcaboosevg6089

5 жыл бұрын

There was a company that replaced the engine on a e-type, left the gearbox, clutch and everything else as it were. Kinda sacrilege unless the engine is shot but still a cool concept, drives pretty much the same but also sounds like shit

Great review! Really enjoyed your video as someone that grew up in that era and my parents owned several similiar verhicles. A truly enjoyable experience to drive one of these land yachts!

I had one just like it a few years ago. Floats down the road. Drove off a curb once missing the driveway thing and the car just wiggled. Amazing ride.

In Australia we had both the Holden Statesman and the Ford Fairlane as our home grown luxury cars. Both were based on wagon floor of their respective normal cars for that added size. It was a sad day when Ford dropped the Fairlane, although the Statesman lasted nearly to the end of Holdens Australian manufacturing. I had a late 90s Fairlane and it was an awesome car. You didn’t steer it as opposed to adjusting the wind in it sails.

@wobblysauce

5 жыл бұрын

Full size adults in the back... classic mvp

@edjsimonis

5 жыл бұрын

i love mt 06 statesman.

@atomicmillenial9728

5 жыл бұрын

My daily is a '93 Fairlane, like riding on a squishy, slow, vaguely steerable cloud.

@mrlurchAU

5 жыл бұрын

Mine was a 95 NF. Just a slug 6 on gas, but man it was comfy. I do miss it.

@mikevale3620

5 жыл бұрын

@ Mr Lurch...In 1976, we also had the luxury, Australian built Chrysler by Chrysler, available as a stretched wheelbase sedan and as a luxury coupe that was not available in the GM Holden Statesman nor the Ford Fairlane.

Totally agree. I love the BIG front seat with NO center console. A Suburban has a huge center console and fairly small seats. Give a big bench seat in luxury cars with a dash or column mounted shift lever. Quit trying to make sports cars out of everything. I want my real luxury back. Great video and superb purchase!

@TeeroyHammermill

5 жыл бұрын

>John Ulrich: I remember those 90's Broughams and Fleetwoods had the big bench with center console.

@slothking42069

5 жыл бұрын

My 1994 Suburban has a big wide couch for a front seat, I love it so much.

@jonbar140

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's kinda crazy how small the new SUV's interiors are.

@BuzzLOLOL

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, we don't want our comfortable luxury cars cornering like a 'Vette, riding like a dump truck, and with 'A', 'B', and 'C' pillars so large and outside mirrors so high/large that they hide an 18 wheeler bearing down on us !!! Screw the car magazine reviewers...

@jonbar140

5 жыл бұрын

@@BuzzLOLOL Oh man you hit on my 'c' pillar rant. Emperor Nero had smaller columns on his freaking mansion.

Hoovie is head and shoulders above every other KZread car enthusiast. He's got class and brains in spades. Soft, comfy suspensions and easy steering are the PINNACLE. Sporty = trash.

This was one of your best videos ... easily... love these cars!

My Great Aunt always drove Cadillacs, and this very model (same colors and everything) is the first one I remember her having. She bought it new. My Great Uncle had a 1968 Coupe DeVille in Baroque Gold with a black leather interior that I'd kill for now, except for its environmentally catastrophic mileage haha. Love that ride, Tyler!

I'm surprised you didn't mention the Red White and Blue color for the bicentennial.

god i love red interior. those seats look amazing.

@LaSouthernGemini

5 жыл бұрын

My thoughts also. I want to redo the seats in my 93 Supercharged Crown Vic and the original, standard Ford design has NOTHING on that fluffy marshmallow puff he is sitting on!

@bakabaraka3890

5 жыл бұрын

OK boy!

Wow! God, those seats! Love the red.

Congratulations, Tyler. You've officially convinced me to buy a land yacht. I want one now lol

@Chris_Troxler

5 жыл бұрын

They are the best! My first car was a 1975 Oldsmobiles Toronado. I've owned a 72 Caddie Fleetwood, and currently drive a 75 Lincoln Continental Town Coupe. If you can afford the fuel, and upkeep, there's nothing like them. Go get you one.

@jacobbelcher3512

5 жыл бұрын

I know. The closest thing I have to one right now is a 1972 Pontiac Ventura II. Another contender is my 1985 w126 Mercedes, but that thing actually handles very well. It has very comfy power bucket seats with power headrests and no bolstering, and four wheel independent suspension. It is very comfy on the highway and is very forgiving on big bumps, but it does not have much body roll. The only way it can even be a contender for a land yacht is its length at 203 inches, and its 13 mpg.

@Chris_Troxler

5 жыл бұрын

@@jacobbelcher3512 Y'know, I can't speak for the "land yacht" community, but from my view, I would say the MB would be the considered a land yacht just because of how much smaller cars were in the 80's. Your Pontiac (nice) was probably consider to be a mid-sized car back in the 70's. That's just my opinion.

@jacobbelcher3512

5 жыл бұрын

@@Chris_Troxler Compared to today's cars, my Pontiac is the same size as many mid-size, or even some full-size cars. But it was actually considered a compact car, not even mid-sized. From the outside it is not compact, but it sure is on the inside. I am 6' 3" and I have the seat all the way back, and my knees are close to the dashboard. Even though it is all the way back, it still leaves some room for rear passengers as long as they are no taller than 5' 8".

@akishot6735

5 жыл бұрын

I own the great in between. A 1986 Mercedes 300e. Fast, reliable, big, fun, quiet, and has super springy seats

New Cadillacs are fugly compared to this. He’s right about those seats. I bet it feels like you’re sitting on a cloud.

@rendaddy_

5 жыл бұрын

Newest gen Cadillacs are absolutely beautiful. This is ugly.

@AyAy008

5 жыл бұрын

I personally the sedans they make now. But it being a GM, the quality is of course absolutely horrendous.

@strike9716

5 жыл бұрын

@@rendaddy_ I'll take real chrome over plastic foam filled imitation bumpers anyday. Modern caddilacs are just glorified chevys for the most part. You just take a chevy, throw a big ugly grille on it, and there you go, it's a caddilac

Totally agree with this review - I love my old Cadillac models - People can't understand why ~ because of bad Top Gear style reviews - but this video totally articulates everything that needs to be said! Well Done!

I love the outtakes at the end lol Great video too keep them coming!

This is basically the review that Jeremy Clarckson made on the 1970s Lincoln Town Car... exept that everything he calls "wrong" bout the car, you see it as a great thing (and I agree with you). That's the difference between the european journalists mind set and the american mind set when it comes to cars.

@samlandau372

5 жыл бұрын

Top Gear is a shit show. Bunch of morons who just suck up to European cars, and bash American cars all day.

@vernonbear

5 жыл бұрын

ShotgunSam870 Maybe ‘cause their cars can’t cut it in Europe? They are shite when used in Europe, Top Gear is and was a show recorded in..... Europe. It was made for a British audience, it was written by a British team, it was designed to appeal to a British audience. Stop being so sensitive.

@kevinshort3943

5 жыл бұрын

@@vernonbear Also Americans equate quality/luxury with the number of buttons, while we equate it with the quality of the buttons. The Chinese seem to be the same, "never mind the quality, feel the width" mentality.

@tehgzizlauw1787

5 жыл бұрын

car reviewers nowadays try so hard to suck Clarkson's dick, they mimic everything he says. hurr durr my 7 seater SUV can't handle around the track throw it away

@Portofinosorrento

5 жыл бұрын

In America cars like these fit the roads perfectly. Last time I was there I rented a Chevrolet suburban which felt fantastic over there. After that I testdrove one in Sweden and it was really bad. Nothing wrong with the car itself, it's just that it's built for American roads, and not the roads we have over here.

I agree with every single thing he said in this video. There will never be cars made like that one again, so live it up!

@taylo1640

5 жыл бұрын

TheCorvetteBen I do for the most part, except when he bashes Cadillac for going sporty. I daily drive a manual 2009 Cadillac CTS and I love it, I get that the old cars were way more comfortable (and they were) but the sportiness for the new ones are too much fun for me to go back to a plush, slower, heavier car. Dropping it a gear or two on the highway and flooring it to get up to 100 feels like it takes the car no power, plus their very cheap now, and if I wanted the plush and slow smooth shifts I would buy a Hyundai Equuis

@runner3033

5 жыл бұрын

@@taylo1640I think his point was if you wanted sporty, buy a sporty brand - Caddy should have stayed luxury. Would you care if your car was a Cadillac CTS or a Pontiac CTS?

@tyler2610

5 жыл бұрын

Obviously you can't appreciate true American luxury if you think a Hyundai Equis can hold a candle to a car like this! @@taylo1640

@Hibernicus1968

5 жыл бұрын

@@taylo1640 I agree. What he forgets is that these cars (and their competitors, the equally big land yachts from Lincoln) had the reputation of being old people's cars.

@taylo1640

5 жыл бұрын

Jamie Pomfret personally I would, the Cadillac name has lots more power than a Pontiac. Plus the design and features are some of those you wouldn’t get in a Pontiac or other Chevy (most times) plus telling people your going to pick them up in a Cadillac is always fun when your 17. Plus they’re extremely affordable used. I got mine with 188k miles that still looks brand new for $5500 with all new (cheap) tires. I replaced the engine because of a bad timing chain and light rod knock (I’m assuming the owner never changed the oil because when we bought it there was about 2 out of the 7.2 quarts in the oil pan) but since then it’s been going strong and pretty reliable for 200k miles now

My first boss after college had a ‘79 Eldorado Biarritz in mauve. For reasons I can never understand he let me drive it. It was awesome, and the polar opposite of my Chevette.

My favorite Hoovie video by far, so far!

That front couch you have in that is awesome!

@Rocky-bz8wr

5 жыл бұрын

Yep the couches that came with most 70's cars made it feel like you were sitting in your living room when you went to the out door driven back in the day.

@krsna_gwda

5 жыл бұрын

@@Rocky-bz8wr yup, yup

The 1970 Eldorado made 400hp with the same 500ci engine.

@sebastienlavallee8320

5 жыл бұрын

Bilal Hussain yeah i remember getting a ride in a ol cadillac with the father of a friend when i was a kid , he told us it had a 500c.i and we were all impressed how fast it was

@LearnAboutFlow

5 жыл бұрын

Which is funny since I'm guessing that 1970 version got 9 mpg as well, if not more. Those were beautiful cars, and 'smaller'.

@nlpnt

5 жыл бұрын

Call it 300, there was an industrywide dropoff in 1971 because the SAE changed the test to give more realistic numbers, with no actual power loss at that point.

@Sheehy223

5 жыл бұрын

They never really made the power they should relative to the displacement. Decent amount of low end torque but not much else. But it's also kind of a terrible engine design, they have severe oil circulation issues and if you want to make any real power with one it'll blow up pretty quickly.

@jackwood8307

5 жыл бұрын

Sheehy / thats a good reason to just cruise and chill!👍

Oh it's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. The American automobile industry is shit now.

@AzenBerries

3 жыл бұрын

Thankfully we can buy other brands here. I really do love the big Lexus LXs/GXs and their other sedans or sport cars. Don't care for any newer domestic luxury cars except for the classics. But oh well time moves on

The pulling ability of these 1966 to ‘78 GM FWD units is amazing! The Eldorado & Toronado can easily pull themselves through bad road conditions so much better than most vehicles. I knew a couple with a steep unpaved driveway, a truck and a ‘73 Eldorado- on really rainy days the truck had to stay in the street because it would just slip & slide, the Eldorado easily drove up to the garage!

Theres a company that sells Cadillac performance parts for the 500 and the 472. Changing the heads to ones with oversized valves works very well, as well as the cam. Their website has tons of info on all the things that work very well to make power on these engines. These engines were choked from the factory and it doesnt take much to get those ponies back under the hood. Cad500parts.com

@mudman6156

5 жыл бұрын

Those engines were choked to death on pollution controls which didn’t even work very well. They were low compression engines that are just waiting for a good tuner to pull all that burdensome crap off, increase the compression, and wake these cars up with some serious power. However, if I planned to use it as a daily driver, would personally pull the entire drivetrain out and replace it with a much more modern, high compression engine that makes serious power and is connected to an 8 or 10 speed transmission. Then I’d add in backup camera and a Navigation system. Lastly, I’d dump the crappy stereo that came with these cars and replace it with something much better sounding.

@BenjaminInLosAngeles

5 жыл бұрын

@@mudman6156 Go with something from Custom Autosound. Thoroughly modern but looks period correct

This was back in the day before GM should be forced to change all their car badging to the check engine light symbol.

@muskokamike127

5 жыл бұрын

Not just GM, Ford as well. I called to take my F150 in and the service adviser said "is the check engine light on"? I said "it's a ford, of course it's on. It was on when I bought it and will be on for the next 10 years". She wasn't amused. (they hate the truth).

@TKing2724

5 жыл бұрын

@@muskokamike127 They don't hate the truth, the fact that Fords are a pile of shit is job security. What they didn't like is some jackoff making the same tired joke that they hear a dozen times a day. That's like walking up to a tall guy and asking "how's the weather up there" then being shocked that they didn't double over in uncontrollable laughter at your comedic genius.

@VladPandele

5 жыл бұрын

You know you're talking about the late 70s period... right? Probably the worst quality control period in american car manufacturing history

@Browningate

5 жыл бұрын

They literally already did this a few years back with Cadillac.

@TKing2724

5 жыл бұрын

@@muskokamike127 Then why would you expect her to be amused? Do you think that by working at a Ford service center she would know Fords are shit. She probably has a better grasp of the truth than you sharing your shitty witticisms.

I COULD NOT AGREE MORE WITH ANY ASPECT OF THIS VIDEO. Love you Hoov

I had a '75 Eldo Convert in high school. They are large cars. Like you, I'm quite tall and was amazed that I could lay down inside the trunk - at a slight angle I could fit! Well, now you've got something to try!

OMG! The Eldorado is fabulous! The red leather opposed to the white paint is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

His complaint reminds me of how James May used to say the nurburgring was ruining luxury cars lol

I have a 74 Sedan Deville and concur with what you say about comfort. No modern luxury car can match that ride.

Hoovie, you definitely are a wise man! I love those old land yachts. I'll take a 61 Continental, a 63 Imperial, a 69 Sedan DeVille, a 71 Toronado any day of the week. I Can't Get Enough. If Cadillac can bring back those big Beauties with an electric power plant, sign me up! ( but for the love of God GM needs to take another look at those new Hummer prices)

Congratulations on your Cadillac purchase! What a beautiful car! I LOVE my '90 Cadillac Brougham D' elegance! 5.7V8 and pure powerful comfort! Almost 20mpg on the hwy too! Cheers to our Land Yacht Owner's Club!

When I was 5 my parents got a brand new 1968 Pontiac Catalina station wagon- was a weird metallic green color, had a 400 and whatever cubic inch V8, 1 finger GM power steering, AC that would make icecicles, 3 rows of seats (ALL benches(or couches))... 11 years later I learned to drive in that car- I LOVED it!! Maybe not luxury- but it just had a certain feel that NO new car today has...

@Toxic2T

5 жыл бұрын

Those cars were solid and soft. From the best era

@mexicanspec

5 жыл бұрын

james curtis I really like my 1969 Kingswood (Impala) wagon. It is also that same green.

Great video!i totally agree!Those cars were made for every day driving in real conditions.Not fantasy driving!!!

Hoovie, you are my Man. You represent everything i feel about cars. great Job Bro :-)

Build and uncork that 500 cube and you can probably halve those performance numbers. Maybe even improve gas mileage...

@Sheehy223

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah and then it'll starve itself of oil and blow up because the heads don't have any oil galleries

@SirtubalotTX

5 жыл бұрын

@@Sheehy223 I don't know that much about them but I have seen them make some serious power. I wasn't aware of any oiling issues,..care to elaborate?

@theeoddments960

5 жыл бұрын

Sheehy there are aftermarket heads and ways to avoid ever even coming close to doing that. A good 330 horse is all it really needs and I’m sure he could do that without starving the engine of oil.

@robertkollasch2473

5 жыл бұрын

Sheehy has obviously never owned a 472 or 500ci Cadillac engine. Starve of oil.. OKAY. We used to fill these fucking things with concrete and run them in demo Derby's and they'd still run forever. Plus a simple rocker shaft upgrade fixes your over exaggerated "oil starvation" issue. Which isn't the issue at all. It's weak factory design was prone to wearing the bushings and causing minor ticking sounds. Fixed probably a dozen of these engines with new rocker shafts and rockers, no more ticking.

@2WhiteAndNerdy

5 жыл бұрын

@@Sheehy223 No. It'll do just fine. They were only choked due to emissions regulations. All V8s of the late 70s sucked for that reason. Miles of vacuum lines in those beasts.

My uncle always drove Cadillacs in the 70's and 80's. The one I remember the most was a white Coupe DeVille with burgundy tufted-velour interior. When we visited it was always a treat to go for a ride in his Cadillac. It was so much fancier than the cars my parents had.

*I had a 'hand-me-down' (actually Mom and little sister drove too) '71 Sedan that would run at 100 forever as long as it fuel...none of the 'Uber-autos' from Europe would do that!* I never got tired or a sore ass and back from driving for hours...true, I was a *lot* younger then, but today's seats just don't compare with that pretty 'brocade' black cloth upholstery that Caddy had, not in terms of comfort! What a beautiful 'boat' that 'Butter Cream' yellow Cadillac was! Draw-back? You'd need a 'Big Lotto Win' to fill-up that tank now! Every single day...another 40 to $50 just to drive! (personally I think that car was 'tenacious' on the road and would just 'soak-up' pot-holes, ripples, expansion cracks, you name it...)

That interior looks incredible!