5 Greatest Cadillacs Ever Produced
Вставка
- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- There have been so many notable Cadillac models produced since Cadillac's inception in 1902. In fact there are so many of these different legendary Cadillac cars that they are all too numerous to name. However there are those Cadillac car models that standout among the best, this video showcases the five Cadillac cars that more than any of the other Cadillac cars helped Cadillac build it's great reputation.
Bring back large cars.....I miss these masterpieces.
First car I ever owned was a 1978 Chrysler (Brougham) New York.
Nice car drove like a boat on water, and I could drive it with one finger.
Everyone has them but USA.
China (forget it’s name🤔)
Germany
Great Britain
Maybach
Bentley
Rolls Royce
No Cadillac🇺🇸
Driving a Cadillac down the interstate at 60 mph,felt like you were driving on air....no bumps,no cracks in the road,no nothing,just the quiet purr of the motor.😁
Until that is you drove the same year Lincoln... Funny, there was a Lincoln aptly named, the Zephyr (which is a direct reference to clouds!)
Actually, a zephyr is a gentle breeze, not a cloud.
Thank you SO much for including the Fleetwood brougham talisman! This model is often overlooked as it was only produced for three years. I drive a 1977 deville d elegance which is about as close to a talisman as you can get in the later body style. I've had it 30 years on and still going strong! Oil still stays clean between changes too.
Thank you for your comments Mitch, I remembered that the Fleetwood brougham Talisman was also the most expensive car Cadillac made back then! I seen the sticker price of $18,000 back in 1975! Adjusted to inflation that would be $100 grand today. Back then a formal limousine (like the kind funeral homes would buy) was just a few dollars more!
A family friend (from church; this becomes somewhat ironic as my brief tale rolls on) had a blue '74 Fleetwood Talisman. I was able to borrow it for prom night my junior year. Yeahhhh.... (Dad: "Please, son - clean up Ol' Moneybags's car before you take it back.")
@@glennoropeza3545 From Sydney , Australia ,In september 2022 will have owned a Sable Black '74 Talisman 40 years , with black vinyl roof & a factory "gold" (peanut butter/mustard color) leather & brocade interior, it's original owner did not want the bordello style velour seat trim, additionally like me he hated a sunroof so it has a full steel roof, It has EVERY option bar sunroof & thermometre on exterior mirror. Mine even has the early GM traction control & ABS rear brakes , PLUS ,GM Airbags , the super rare ARCS (air cushion restraint system) . New here in may 1974 in Aussie dollars it was $29,000, a new Rolls Royce Camargue was a "mere" $27500 !! WHY so expensive , well an unfinished /incomplete car was shipped to GM-Holden ,Pagewood , Sydney , Australia , whereby GMH-A would build it as a original RHD car , also with metric kilometre speedo. GMH-A fabricated the RHD firewall, Dash , Steering arms & draglinks. from 1971 they only did Fleetwoods & the Buick Rivieras until June 1974 , when GMH-A released its own "mini" Cadillac the Statesman Caprice which even used a lot of Cadillac fittings ( same size as USA '76to '79 Caddy Seville), including the Cadillac ABS rear brake system .
Nice!
I enjoyed that. I was always thrilled to see American cars 'over here' in 70's UK.. Cadillac were the most impressive. All I could hear was the clock ticking on a journey. Now there's barely room for my Honda. Those were the days my friend.. Cheers from Dorset.
There are so many 59 s here in England and Sweden !! Amazing they survived
I have been on roads in England where a VW Polo was to wide to fit. Not to mention the expensive gas.
Thank you from Dorset England! I have been and driven in the U.K., Driven RHD was surprisingly easy! Unfortunately most Brits prefer diesel power over gasoline (petro) and Cadillac is mostly gas powered so the market isn't favorable for Cadillacs.
Those Cadillac 59 Eldorados are absolutely gorgeous cars. Even today just looking at one is breathtaking.
@greenmean1 ,
😮😮😮🤤🤤🤤 Me looking at Eldorado
With those huge fins, and the 'rocket-exhaust' taillights, they were gorgeous; and I miss them so much.
that $7100 in 1959 is $63,000 today.
1959 is number one for me too.
Got to love the caddies of late 50's to early 70's. They were so big they had their own zip codes
These cars were all about style and comfort. Those mid 70's models were smooth; like riding on a cloud
Yes my favorite was the 1973 even the Coupe deville was long big and beautiful
They were pretty silly.They were ridiculously big on the outside, but the interior room was only ordinary.
@@CaptHollister
Maybe, compared with other land yachts of those days. But there isn't a car made today that I can stretch my legs all the way out. In those cars I didn't have to put the seat all the way back, plus you could put 6 people in them.
But it's the ride quality that is most impressive to me.
I owned a 74 Fleetwood in the early 80's. Silent at idle and surprisingly easy to parallel park because it turned sharply. Other cars would get out of my way when merging.
@@rays7437 A bold statement... I think you'll find that there are many cars made today in which you can stretch without moving the seat all the way back, for example something as mundane as a Hyundai Sonata has 3 inches more front leg room than any 70s Caddy.. The Caddy could sit 6 in a pinch, but you wouldn't want to be the middle passenger in the rear and even less in the front. As for the ride, it's true they floated on the road, but I remember that the rear would jump sideways several inches if you hit a pothole or expansion joint mid corner and if you hit a seriously potholed stretch of road, the suspension quickly lost all composure and the whole car would dance and wallow all over your lane. Don't get me wrong, they were good cars for cross-country trips and the trunk was large enough that you could rent it out on AirBnB, but for any other use they were very, very mediocre cars.
When I was 14 in 1960, my friend's 20 year old sister owned a 1949 Cadillac convertible!
Even though this car was a decade old then, the 'fin' design made it look practically new
& still 'turned heads', when driving down the street! Cadillac's led the way!
I worked with a guy that had a 48 series 62, it was an amazing car to look at. Pictures only hint at it's beauty which has to be seen to fully appreciate, it looked like it was gliding along at 100 mph when it was parked. That was 35, maybe more years ago, and often when I think of beautiful cars I pine for one more look at one.
The 1949 was also nice, with a somewhat simpler grille.
Sick and tired of seeing Google propaganda ads but I like these car videos
The 76 fleetwood. What a beast. It’s as if someone added chrome trim to an aircraft carrier.
The '71-'76 Fleetwoods needed the space of an aircraft carrier too, I used to say I needed a building permit instead of a parking permit for my '74!, By the 1980's parking spaced were getting smaller, and finding a space for her was a challenge in the city!
@@jamesslick4790 My parents had a '74 Sedan DeVille, and my dad had to park it in the driveway because the garage wasn't big enough for both it and the washer and dryer.
@@ApartmentKing66 This was a problem with Cadillacs even by the early 60s, They put out 2 "shorter" models then :Town Sedan and Park Avenue. (the latter was to be more famous as a Buick later). I understand the frustration of the 71-76 DeVille owners, The Fleetwood was three inches longer yet! No garage built before 1959 could be able to house either!
...ADDING CHROME TO AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER....THAT IS GREAT !!👏👏😁😁
It has couch seats, must be so comfy on road trips
My Dad had a 55 and my uncle had the 59. Great memories steering the big caddies on an evening's drive to get ice cream.
My Granddad was a farm equipment dealer who gave a rancher a sweetheart deal on a whole trainload of big Farmalls to engineer a trade for a chocolate-brown '64 with a butter-cream leather interior. When I was a young pup we had so much fun riding around in that car. When I hit my last stop on the line, I'll go cruisin' with Granddad again
Wow Cadillac has really lost it's way. These cars were truly magnificent. Back then when owning a Cadillac really meant something special.
Rick Loera all they are now is a Chevy with a Cadillac emblem. With overpriced extras 🤔
John Drohan And who makes Corvette. That’s what I thought 🤔
@John Drohan standard OF the world.
@John Drohan I have had many RWD "C" Body GM cars from model years from 50s thru the 80s, And I can confirm. They top end Buicks were very similar to "entry level" Cadillacs, Cadillac would have an exclusive engine in most of those years, But transmissions, (Esp after 1964 on the Buicks) major suspension and body parts were the same in each generation. Compare for example a 1970 Buick Electra 225 to a 1970 Cadillac DeVille - Very Similar in nature, size and perfomance (With Caddy using the 472cid V8 and Buick using the 455cid V-8 (shared with Oldsmobile 98) - The Fleetwoods thru 1976 having an exclusive (longer) wheelbase than the DeVille gave one an owner driven limo! No one in the 60s and 70s could produce a large luxury car like GM. The big (C-Body) Oldsmobiles ,Buicks and Cadillacs were all majestic machines! Lincoln sedans, While nice, (to me) were more comparable to Buick Electra or Chrysler New Yorker than any Cadillac. The 1960's Imperial was a fine machine also, but never sold in numbers enough to worry Cadillac! GM as well as Ford and Chrysler shared body and mechanical components among their lines. I'm still suprised that people think this is NEWS, It's been a "thing" since the 1930s! No one points out that for YEARS Bentley and Rolls-Royce "production" models used the same body! I guess it's only a "sin" if American companies (or GM in particular) does it.
@@paulht3251 Yeah, It's GM they make both.... So...? Ford makes Fords and Lincolns, GM makes Chevrolets, Buicks and Cadillacs - Often there is component sharing - Not News. They have done this since before WWII.
Very well done ! Great detail and accuracy ! I grew up in the 50's and 60's. Later I owned only two in the seventies. Both "Seville". One was White with Red Interior and the other White with Saddle Interior. 👍
I just loved MY 72Eldorado,MAN those were made right!!!!
Look up the price a now. Saw 1 for 60 thou!
Denver Colorado: Slightly used 72 El Dorado sitting on the lot: $7,000.00.
The exterior was good to go. The interior easy fixes. I could see a reason for the low price. This was 2007.
I owned a 1965 Convertible and then a 1966 Coupe De Ville. I consider the 1963-1966 Cadillacs to be the best cars ever made. They were stylish without being garish, supremely comfortable and made with the finest materials. I especially loved the 1965-66 model stacked headlamps. Cadillac quality steeply declined from 1967 onwards. Such things as plastic and fake wood replaced stainless steel and genuine wood.
I know a guy that owns a red 65 convertible, with white interior. They just don’t build em like that anymore.
Make some videos on them! Would love to see them
i'd say 1970 was the last year of beautiful caddys, the last 3rd gen de villes.
i wish i could get a 66 de ville some day
i have a '70 de ville and its also pretty nice
That '59 is a true showstopper! Absolutely Gorgeous
Yuck.
I thought the '58 or '60 was better. Those fins were a bit too much.
I prefer the 57-58 Eldorado four door with rear hinged doors. That car would be right for today where a ‘59 could only be driven today on an empty road.
Too gaudy for my tastes. Late 40's thru 55 were the best.
Lynx Star,
Those were the most solid looking cars ever made. They were also easy to get in and out of.
I loved my 1975 Fleetwood Brougham d’ Elegance.
What a beautiful design
Gotta get me one of them fancy Cadillac cars.
Sam Iam at least it won’t get yer pappy to drinkin.
I think the 1967 Cadillac Eldorado is special
I say the same as well very futuristic the '67-'68 was cool , if I can fit a 400 motor in it , I would put it in 😜
@@marcomoreno8188 why stop at 400 why not go 500 like what GM did
Not to big not to small , I'm an underdog for the 396, 400 motor.
That’s what I just posted...exactly what you said
‘67 Eldo was da 💣
67 Eldorado on list
My uncle had a '61 Cadillac, and I remember sitting in the back seat going over some railroad tracks and hardly feeling it. It also had a button on the floor that would move the radio dial. He would pretend it was a magic trick to fool me.
Yeah, that was a neat feature!
When my older brother got back from Vietnam in 1970, he scoured the area we lived in for the best '62 Coupe Deville he could find--It was his dream car from childhood. This car was sky blue-green, had crisp straight lines & was low-slung to the ground. The '61-63 models weren't bulbously curvy like the '50's models, and not inflated boxcars of those that followed. He eventually drove it into the ground, & the next Caddie he replaced it with ( a "68) was a poor substitute. Sigh.
A friend had that on a Buick Wildcat.
P
@@davecroston2914 I bought a 1962 Couple deVille from a neighbor back in 1969 (while I was still in high school). That was a nice car, and I believe the styling was was a refined improvement over the similar 1961. Of course in 1963 the lower pair of fins was eliminated, and that was also a nice car, along with the somewhat more curved 1964.
Thanks for posting these gems!!
I had a few Caddys over the years. My favorite was my 72 Coupe deville. Now I call them, "Plastillacs"
The 1956 is a rolling piece of art.
The 77-79 Coupe DeVilles continue to be my favorites.
I had a 1980 Coupe de Ville with d'Elegance package.. One very sweet ride..
all of these alphanumeric names today,cts,xts,srx,ct6,and ct5? they need to return to their roots.yes I'm happy that Cadillac has adopted rear wheel drive again,but please return to Seville, Deville,Fleetwood, and Eldorado
Hate those new names !
Eric Martin I just want a true RWD full size Coupe DeVille.
I had rode in both the Fleetwood and Saville and they are great cars.
That’s what I’ve been saying all along, Lincoln too! Nobody will remember these random alphanumeric names that change from year to year. Fleetwood, Seville, Brougham, Biarritz, Eldorado, people remember those. And when you build on a name that people remember, you’re building on the marque, and on models that buyers will come back to time and again like a favorite parking spot. Somehow they forgot all that.
I agree
I was born in a Cadillac,owned double digits of Cadillacs from 66 coupe Deville convertible to 2007 DTS,... I think I love all Cadillacs
All I can say is- Cadillac Cimarron- one of the most HORRIBLE cars ever- for them to call that THING a Cadillac - makes me want to throw up
@@jimcurt99 Point well taken.
My mother drove an old 78 CoupeDeville. I loved that car even when it was on it's last leg.
My grandma had 2 1977 coupe devilles good cars
I had me a red on red on red 1976 Cadillac Couple deVille. That was the cat's meow! You could do everything in it except take a shower.
Man, that 48 2 door!😉
From a time when Cadillac was a true Cadillac, not a badge and option package.
Or a rebadged opel
@@oliverdelgado6952 You are thinking of Buick,LOL.
@@jamesslick4790 hey cool guy have you heard of cadillac catera?
@@oliverdelgado6952 Yes, BTW, note the "LOL" It wasn't supposed to be a serious comment..
The Seville was just a rebadged Caprice Classic. It shared the Caprice platform and body with the Olds Delta 88 and Pontiac Parisienne. They all looked almost exactly the same with only minute fascia changes.
Wow Im glad I got a 79 Seville !!! They are truly beautiful and simple! Outlast these new plastic cars
The 49 is one of the benchmarks of engineering of any kind. The lightweight, overhead valve V8 was vastly superior to the previous engines built by anyone. Every measurement that was done to it found it way better than anything that came before in every way they could measure it. All of the fans of 283s, 289s and 427s that came after can all thank the 1949 Cadillac.
Well said.
My first car in high school was the family 1975 Sedan de Ville ( the less expensive version of the Fleetwood) - when my dad went out and got a Mercedes. When I arrived at my prom in 1983 my car was bigger than the limos that year! It was a true land yacht. The thing was so big you could actually lay down, fully stretched out, in the back seat. GREAT date car. ;-)
You are not lying
Same width inside as all GM full sized cars, actually. They all have the same windshield and internal body structure.
I envay to you
Yep. I had a 1975 Fleetwood series 75 GM limo. A couple of feet longer than the Sedan Deville.
Michael Sharp why would u want to lay down in a car....?
My first car was a 1971 Coupe de Ville this was in 1998. Some laughed, some loved it, me being one of the latter. The main car for the racing crowd at my high school was the fox body Mustang, and the pre 97 camaros. The huge Caddy with its 472 might loose a body length or two off the line, which it would easily make up and pass within a couple of seconds and go on to embarass them by races end. Of course there were guys with serious money in their mustangs that a caddy was just no competition for. Oh yeah, and it got better mileage than my current brand new GMC 1500 4X4 single cab!! That car really taught me how to drive. When you are getting sideways around the turns with an 18 + foot car, you learn the art art of not over correcting very fast!
I had one and loved it! Same experience!
Great video. Thanks for sharing. My favorite Cadillacs of all time was the 1957 Eldorado Biarritz convertible, 1971-72 Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible with the 400 hp V8,and the 1976 Cadillac Bicentennial Fleetwood Brougham.
Loved those big Cadillacs. I am 76.
I am 54,love the 50 s and the 60 s cars from the usa,they are beautiful
I had a 76 and I'm 81. Or was it an 81 in 76? Don't really matter any more cause they took away my driver's license after I parked it in a canal. It did float tho.
I can't believe that the '59 Caddy was for real, with those wild tail fins. Truly awesome!!
SHOUTOUT to the narration of this video: Nice Voice (no robo,) Editing, Producing. Thank You- thumb up.
I'm on Cadillac #5! My first was a 75' big boat, LOVED it.
The '75s were nice, yes. Full-sized comfort!
Both of my grandfathers had 59's lol ...still gorgeous cars..
I'm surprised that the 1967-76 Eldorado didn't make the list. Front wheel drive, torsion bar front suspension, and even fuel injection and four wheel disc brakes on the '76 put these cars years ahead of the competition and offer a fantastic ride. I may be biased since I own a '73 Eldo Convertible, '76 Eldo Coupe and a '93 Allante. I understand why the much maligned Allante didn't make the list, however the '93 with the Northstar V8 is quite an advanced and sporty ride for the time. Too bad they didn't get the Allante right until it was too late.
With all due respect; there is a reason that Eldorado is not on the list. Allante as well...
@John Drohan Sorry, my bad. I knew the Toronado was a year earlier and thought it was released in '67 instead of '66.
‘70 had the real deal 500cu in., with 400hp & 550lbs torque. That 8.2L became a big dog by the mid 70’s with sub 200hp.
They couldn't fit the whole car into the picture.
@@richgall63 No doubt. I rebuilt the engine in my '76 to '70 specs (raised compression, bigger cam, 800 Holly dual-feed, etc.) and the first time I went WOT I snapped one of the front drive axles. I think the factory ratings were low. Those motors were always a favorite with the air-boat crowd because they were actually fairly lightweight for the power output.
This is one of my favorite channels on UA-cam
My dad had a 76 Seville. Loved that car.
My teacher had a 1995 Cadillac Fleetwood LT1. Great car... but the 1948! Wow!
From ‘48-58 we ruled the roads almost without peer.
The last of an era those D body Fleetwoods of the 90's.
1970's, the last of the good old days!!
The 1st Gen Seville was stunning. I'm still looking for a perfect one to buy for my retirement car.
My Uncle bought one brand new from the factory that had a Rolls Royce front grill. I remember hims saying it cost over 17 thousand dollars.
Stunning? The 1st Gen Seville is a rebadged Malibu. The upscale trim makes a nice car but it's about as generic as anything Cadillac ever made.
@LA Ryan,@FMChimera The 1st generation Seville has nothing to do with a Chevrolet Malibu or Caprice. The 1st generation Seville was loosely based on a heavily modified RWD X Body chassis with its own body. Cadillac had seen to it that it would ride, drive and look like proper Cadillac.
" a proper Cadillac"
I own 1 their amazing
My dad was a Cadillac man, so I grew up with them. First a 1956, then a 1963 & Finally a 1968. All great cars
I like These cars really luxurious big space inside nice outside shape
That 59 looks so impressive in white. I had a 72 Eldorado coupe here in Australia for several years. White with tan leather interior. Was a real cruiser.
Cheers Marc M
I like your video but 57 through 58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. That was the Cadillac of Cadillacs
Totally agree. A small cocktail bar in the glove box, a bottle of Arpege by LanVin for Madam, and (I love 'em) suicide doors. Whoa! Nothing eclipses a black 57 with a stainless steel roof! Nothing!
@@Fandango541 Yes Sir. That was one of the highlights of my life when I got to drive one production #71 Blue on Blue 57 Eldorado Brougham
Those are my favorite cars, of all time
@William Crawford 3times I had to read what you said, I kept saying Roy Orbison, in my head, instead of RYAN'S OBSESSIONS LOL
Unlike the '59 Eldorado touted in this video which was a retrimmed version of a normal Cadillac the '57-59 C E B was a totally unique body. A really good one today is $200K.
I have a 2013 Cadillac CTS 3.6 and it is a superb machine. No problems. Great car. !!!!!!!!!
I prefer the mid seventies Talisman with the overstuffed plush interior, the comfort level in those Cadillac's was well above all other competition of that time period!
Jan Brady well they are made of plastic.
I'm in total agreement with You. My favorite seventies year model was 1973.
My favorite car the series 75 limousine built from the factory
Yes indeed. I remember their brochure used the rich blue interior. I only got to see one on the road at that time.
Thank you. You reminded me of the Seville. And of course all of the memories. Thank you.
I had a 77 Deville sedan. Fine car.
I remember riding along in my father's black 1957 Coupe Deville rag top . Talk about a head turner! 😎
The 57 convert was one of the best Caddy designs in history. Perry Mason even drove one.
The convertible was named simply De Ville. Coupe de Ville was the hardtop. Sedan de Ville was the 4 door.
I Had that 78 Seville when I was in the Navy; 84_88 USS Enterprise CVN 65...Hated to leave it on base, when I went out to sea. Missed that smooth ride, and classic style, that set it apart on the road. Nothing could compare at the time. Lux on wheels
Had many but the 1964 Fleetwood Limo with window in between front and back. Oh and the 70 Eldo. It flew.
Loved my 83 Coupe de Ville. I will always miss it. Smoothest ride I ever had.
A noteworthy model not mentioned is the 1957-1958 Eldorado in both the two door Biarritz with stainless roof or the more beautiful four door with reverse hinged rear doors.
As far back and I remember I've been a car guy. My mother has home videos of me playing with toy cars as early as 4 or 5. I put together and painted model cars in the '60's and in the seventies and eighties owned 3 GTO's. I'm 67 now and remember the late '50's and early '60's fairly well and Cadillac was in full bloom. Owning and driving one made a statement of $uce$$, as well as being one who is discriminating in his taste of luxury and style. I owned a 2000 Seville(with a NorthStar fuel injected V8) that gave great service for a few years. I'll always give a nod of respect to Cadillac, the "Standard of the World".
The 1948 model gets my vote; that's a handsome car.
My grandfather bought two new coupdevilles in 1953. I lived in his coconut grove estate that my family built in 1894.old but really cool. Including the windmill and originally outhouse.
When I was a teenager I used to love these cars. My father liked the caddy's and the full size Buick Riviera, I used to borrow for dates.
When I was a Kid I Rode in my neighbor's Cadillac Fleetwood and it drove like it was on a Cloud. Too big for my Taste but the Ride was dreamy. Oh, I was an 80s Kid.
I...LOVE...THESE...VIDEOS. Thank you for making them.
My dad and I still go to car shows. Once when I was younger, we took my uncle. He was the nervous type, and was worried about me getting lost in the crowd. Finally, my dad told him, "It's okay, he'll be fine. If he gets lost, I just have to find the nearest Cadillac. That's where he'll be.
I came across a 1941 Series 62 convertible, black on tan, at a car show at Stanford University a few years ago, and just about cried. Absolutely gorgeous!
...but that '59 Eldo Biarritz 2-door convertible - with those fins - is iconic.
I loved my 1983 Cadillac Eldorado Barritz with the full bells and whistles.
Thank you for making these videos I like watching them!
Those old caddys were a stunning piece of automotive design.
My Dad's 1976 Coupe de Ville with the de Elegance package was and still is by far the most luxurious and comfortable driving car I've ever ridden in..
The good old times of Cadillac 😢❤️🇺🇸😢❤️🇺🇸😢❤️🇺🇸
Hello 1974-75 Eldorado convertable 😎
I agree
As a young lad growing up I always liked the luxury cars . The first Cadillac I ever rode in was a 1957 Sedan DeVille 4 - door hardtop!! Nice roadcar ! However , My favorite model years are the '61- 1964 . For the later models , the 1971 & 1972 have always topped my list as favorite Cadillacs . Mark E. Switzer
Yeah can't beat the '59 Caddy! I was thinking the '67 Eldorado was also a great one where '70s coupes like the Thunderbird later followed that long slab 2 door styling.
I had a 76 Fleetwood absolutely loved it. No car i drive today gives me the same satisfaction.
The 1959 has always been my favorite all time car 👍
I love my 93 sedan deville. I wish it was one of these older beasts though
i think the 2003 CTS belongs on this list. Cadillac specific platform, and styling was extremely fresh. I bought a new 04 model and it was a great car for the 10 years i had her.
Mrchevy baja
That car was boring af.
My 1964 Caddie limo was a great car. Glass partition window too.. Loved my 70 El Do. And the 68 coupe de ville had nice fins . Loved all my Caddies.
I could have bought a new car and went into 5 years of high debt but instead I bought extreme luxury with a 1984 Caddy Fleetwood Broughm. It has the undesirable small V-8 but it gets 28 miles per gallon and drives smooth as glass. I got a deal at $800 and it is low mileage and in excellent condition.
Sounds good.
Life was much simpler and much more sensible when the average Cadillac was longer than your garage!
I dunno...can you have a list of the five greatest Cadillacs ever produced and include TWO malaise era seventies cars, yet not include a V-16, a ‘57 Eldo Brougham, or a ‘67 Eldorado?
67 Eldorado is in top 5!!!!
100% Thank You.
These cars are better than today's cars.
thank goodness none of these had northstars in them
Rainbow Dash love my northstar lol
Stop it with the propaganda. I see Northstar Cadillacs from the 90s and 00s here in the Ohio Valley like every single day, and the Northstar still holds the record for the longest single-produced Cadillac motor in history, so they must have done something right.
Cadillac needs a comeback! Make a big powerful luxury car with fins!!!!
And NO SEAT BELTS!!! How did our great parents EVER live to make us???
@Daniel Prohonas And your point? Let's see, maybe, don't use slicks on a rainy day, don't drive faster than conditions warrant. But the best thing is that a mechanic doesn't blame his mistakes on his tools.👍
David Upton top speed like 100-120 and bulit like a tank
@David Upton . . . the weight and build of those Caddys would have the other vehicle coming out second best in a collision. But for the solo crashes, the massive built of those cars did allow for some safety for the driver/passengers . . . with the exception of the driver's steering column; which GM did not introduce the collapsible column until 1967.
When I was in the Army I had a 1972 Cadillac El Dorado, candy apple red with a white vinyl half-roof. I loved that car.
I had an 83 2door Fleetwood brougham d'elegance & it was BEAUTIFUL.
In those days it was easy to spot every car by the taillights.
What about the 1956 Cadillac Series 62 convertible?
My dad owned cadillacs all his life. I learned to drive on a 1955 coupe de Ville. I'm 72 and I still own a caddy ,ct6.l love it
Now November 2019 there are No Classic lines and every car is indistinguishable from any other.
It is a pleasure to listen to your very well researched narrative. Your passion and knowledge impressive. Love it
Thankfully, the Cimmaron and Catera were not included in this review.
We had a new Catera. The valets used to like it. I used to bump my head and elbows and knees on everything in it. The car handled pretty well and the ride was okay. I think it was a relatively quiet car to drive. Not bad. The Cimmeron was a joke. A typical GM move. Not in the same category as the Catera.
@@alext9067 all it was a rebadge Chevy Calavier.
alex tworkowski do you know where the CADDY THAT ZIGS’ came from,? It was the OPEL OMEGA from GERMANY, ,,REBADGED, and outfitted, and sold in USA as the CADDILAC CATERA., Cheers from NJ.
@@flybyairplane3528 Cheers from LI. I knew that when we got it. Was a good car.
@@flybyairplane3528 Catera was a rebadged Malibu of the day with some German engineering.
These five Cadillacs represent the pinnacle of American automotive luxury, innovation, and design. Each one left an indelible mark on the automotive industry and continues to be celebrated by enthusiasts and collectors around the world.
They skipped over one of the most beautiful....1958 Cadillac Eldorado Barritz. I'd take one over a 1959 all day.
my older brother drove a 59 convertible I fell in love with that look the elvis car
WHAT,my fav cad,56 2 dr hdtop
About time someone else realized the qualities of the 1976-1979 seville!! Only drawback i didn't like is that the rear has leaf springs and the original 1979 diesel. A 1979 with the goodwrench diesel would be awesome!
Hard to believe none of the Eldorados from 67- 70 didn't make the list.
1973 was my all time fav for Eldorado. The coupe but not the convertible.
@@johnhaller7017
Nice cars too.500 CID I think.
'68 El Dorado. Masterpiece on wheels.
Kenny Link I agree
Take Seville off list any 67 -69 Eldorado is better
In May 1968 I took my drivers test in a 1959 coupe we ville, and I did past the test. Later I stuck the Speedo on 120 and had to beat on the dash, before going home, to get the needle to move back to zero.
Cadillacs 1960 --- 1964 were the classy fin Cats ... they were head turners
Forever I will always own a caddilac 💯😎
Lol me 2! I will always keep my Cadillac collection
How about everything up until the late 70s
I think 68 or 69 was the end of the "good" run... the 70s and onward were kinda junk.
Andy Helms OPEC oil embargo killed the big U.S. motors of the 70s. Big displacement doesn’t matter when output is under 200hp. A 30s, 40s, 50s and even 60s Cadillac could compete with any global car in terms of design, engineering, technology and build quality. By early 70s, not so much. Sit in a 1972 Mercedes and look under the hood. Equivalent Caddy was not in the same league by that point.
Quality dropped a few times. In 1962 Cadillac became a “volume luxury” brand by cost cutting while loading up on features. There was a tremendous increase in interior plastics starting with the 1971-1975 Collonade generation and the rear quarter panel metal was cheapened though I still loved these cars as they were the last real Caddy’s with eight inch frames. The chassis that served from 1977-1991 was really refined but only had a six inch frame. These cars were more stable, roadable and had a beautiful and quiet ride but Caddy many lovers say that this was the end. In truth they were badge engineered stretch versions of the Chevy Caprice which also went to a six inch frame at the same time. You could feel the loss of the bank vault like build was gone but they were true formal luxury cars and life with them was far from sucky. Most of the front wheel drive Caddys of the 80s and 90s were nothing more than badge engineered GM.
Many don’t like the Arts and Science generation of Cadillacs which seems now to be coming to an end in favor of a new generation of Cadillac. I think that they’ve been excellent though different from prior Caddy’s. The engineering and performance gains have been outstanding. I think that the upcoming generation will bridge the gap but Cadillac needed to do what it did in the last dozen years in order to produce truly modern products and they really are again some of the world’s best. I think that they’re going to explode the concept of luxury when electric cars become mainstream. Instant speed and silence will return their reputation for instant speed and silence as they were known for before 1971.
@@LlyleHunter Excellent! Thank you! Cadillac decided to become BMW sometime in the late 90s/early 00s. While I appreciate the significant upgrade in engineering and quality, I feel they lost their soul. Curiously, Lincoln, who has languished forever, has seemed to find their mojo recently providing the kind of comfort and quality that used to be Cadillacs hallmark. Ignoring SUVs versus sedans, I wish Cadillac would return to their roots of being a COMFORT luxury brand, and NOT BMW/Mercedes/Audi who are all going in the other direction trying to make every model some kind of M5 clone. Modern comfort doesn't have to mean the wallow-boxes of the 60s and 70s.
@Andy Helms The '75-'76 500 engines still made pretty good torque... 360 lbs-ft.