Styling is one thing but a GM Trash Can is entirely yet another waste of resources. Japanese are the Absolute Best (30 plus years) Did they Reverse Engineer GM to achieve perfection? Hell No.
Thank you for the memories Sir. I had one in dark blue with a white top and white leather with the wide white wall tires when I was 18 years old in 1976. I paid $1600. It was a beautiful car. I sold it to go to college for $2400.
Another stunning Bill Mitchell design...my all-time favorite GM designer. BEAUTIFUL car, would be a pride and joy, certainly not knocking it, although I'm partial to the '67/'68's w/hidden headlights.
To fill the gas tank in my '69 Eldorado, I open the trunk lid as well as the fuel-filler door. Doing so makes the gas cap easier to reach and eliminates the difficulty of filling. My car has the unusual "wisteria" light purple paint, with a dark purple cloth interior--one of many color options Cadillac offered.
I had a 1971 Eldorado and the gas filler was behind the rear license plate. That definite cut my hands to shit on the sharp edges of the plate and the super tight spring holding it down. Crazy design!!!!
Great video. I had a 69 and agree on the quirks. Still I love that year. The 67s and 68s are the most iconic, but so much of the power accessories are air powered so prone to leaks and hard to maintain. That changed in 69, where it's all electric. Also, the 69-70 models had much nicer wheel coverings, IMO - and I'm a purist, so I don't mix and match. The 70 had the 500 cid engine and I think would be my favorite as a collectible and occasional driver, for both practical and stylistic reasons.
My parents had a 1968 Buick Electra with the same under dash factory 8 track. As far as the gas filler, back in 1969 self service gas was a rare, so doubtful an owner would ever notice what a pain it was to put gas in their car.
Most cars had a behind the license plate filler location or very close to that location. Even my 77 Electra had it there and I drove that Buick till 1996, nice thing about it, you can fill up from any gas isle, had to get used to it on one side afterwards. I today have a 67 Imperial Crown Coupe, it's behind the imperial oniment just above the license plate easier than this car's
@@williamflack5767 I don't see a 71 Chevy Impala but since it was GM and by 71 there was a all new Eldorado design, I'm sure they borrowed a few designs ideas
Hey, I love that you feature "uncommon" classics...this Caddy is absolutely Gorgeous! A true glimpse of automobiles that have style and class, Unlike the cookie cutter garbage of today. Thanks for sharing.
Love that color with the black leather interior. Such a beautiful and pristine example you have there. I had a '69 for a short time, triple brown with the cloth interior. It had a wonderbar radio activated by switch on the floor much like a headlamp high beam switch, that was neat. Regarding the tight opening for filling the tank, I used to open the trunk to fill mine to gain some access.
Absolutely beautiful is right! My mom had a 1970 Fleetwood Eldorado in Plumb Firemist. As I remember, the slits in the dashboard is where the temperature sensor for the automatic climate control system.
@@chriscadillac8448 What an amazing color. I would want that color for sure just because you can imagine that very very few were ordered in that shade.
@@klwthe3rd Yes, it was a beautiful color... another beautiful one that is in the same vein, but brighter, is Autumn Maple Firemist. My dream was to find an Eldorado Biarritz in that color with a black top and interior, but I never did... do I settled for another nice color scheme... Hatteras Blue and Cotillion White. 😁
Thank you for the tour of this car and its unique features. That color combination really makes this car one for a discreet captain of industry who likes to drive.
Adam, If your 71 Mercury, 77 Impala, and soon to arrive 71 Ambassador have not done it already, this 69 Eldorado will surely make subscribers.......green with envy 😁
I believe the grille on the instrument panel hood in front of the driver has nothing to do with letting in light, but rather with airflow and temperature detection. The sensor for the automatic climate control should be housed in that area.
Modern-day cars have sensors for both interior temp and sunlight load. Perhaps this location allowed.the temp sensor to be affected by the sunlight, so it could do both jobs.
Hey Adam, your Eldorado is stunning, to me it looks like its eyes are open!!! I surely miss the hidden headlights of the previous years!!! I love the sound of the trumpet horns!!! 👍👍🎃
Sweet Caddy love the color I almost bought a midnight blue one once, it showed nicely, great shape but when I went to test drive it the front end was pulling so bad to the left that if I took my hands off of the wheel it would change lanes and it wasn’t a low tire..I didn’t know enough about front wheel drive then but alls I knew was they were very expensive to fix..this was when the only two American made FWD cars were the Eldorado and Toronado..so I walked away. I eventually bought another one but after I learned more about FWD’s the problem with that car was most likely a steering component and had nothing to do with the CV axles or transmission But they were in a class of there own,wish I bought it the color was really nice with black leather.
Oh Adam, what a spectacular setting for the 1969 Eldorado. Simply a beautiful video and the Eldorado's paint color suits the location. There's no way to overstate the bragging from Pontiac division over their hidden windshield wipers for 1967. Radio, television, magazine ads; few today would believe how much buzz Pontiac garnered from this one feature. Pontiac knew hidden wipers would spread across the industry fast so they wanted everyone to remember who had them first. By 1969, only losers expose their wipers - just ask your mother!
Btw, you don’t need the ignition on to illuminate the cornering lights. Just engage the turn signal and pull the headlight knob. The flasher won’t work but the corner lamp does illuminate.
If i owned this car i would just open the entire trunk lid when i need to fill the tank which moves alot of that mechanism out of the way completely. Much easier access to the fill tube when you do that.
The first time I fell in love with this car was in 1980 in a showroom of classic cars in Miami, the one I saw was a black ‘69 eldorado opera coupe. Still to this day a car I would love to have.
About the fuel filler. Back then owners weren't filling their own tanks, it was usually the service station owner or a high school teenager who would fill 'er up. Also, I'm wondering if that's a Firemist paint finish, not sure if they had them that year though, but it sure is a beautiful colour.
Looks like if one opens the trunk, the reverse light/fuel lid swings up and out of your way completely. Not ideal, can’t keep the bod-I mean the roll of carpet hidden that way, but it won’t slice your hand open filling up with gas.
Hope a klaxon-flavoured Quirky Factoid is welcome: The quadra-tone Rim-pinch horn plays the following notes (yes, really) - D, F, A & C (in ascending order of pitch) These combine to make a D minor 7th Chord. It's a sophisticated and assertive chord cluster with the sort of executive urban lounge-jazz tonality Burt Bacharach would employ, as befits the distinguished Cadillac driver with places to go. That'll be your good self, Adam. Love the channel, you're a great communicator- effortlessly engaging with immaculate preparation, infectious enthusiasm. Many thanks.
Wow, very cool. I actually hoped he would have applied the horn just a bit longer. My father appreciated and was knowledgeable on cool little details like that. He loved classic luxury automobiles. He had a '79 Eldorado and later a Alante'. My favorite was his black '62 Lincoln Continental Convertible.
My Dad had a '69 LTD. Jade black exterior, black interior. It was the first car he had without a side vent. He smoked and the cabin was filled with smoke.
Thank You! You did a great synopsis on what I also believe to be one of the most sleek, beautifully designed cars of the era! Plus extra kudos out to you for demonstrating the rear windows going into the roof line instead of the typical expected up and down. I used to think that was "So Cool!" I'm a product of the sixties and remember when just to have power windows was pretty special! I know some kids today who've never even seen crank windows.
As an Australian, I gotta say you guys had it good. Our cars from that period were horrendously basic. Everything was an optional extra. Even a windscreen demister was reserved for only the highest grade model. They had drums on all four, were poorly built........and were just low quality crap. But here's the rub:- if you can find one now in running order, they're about the price of a Sydney Harbourside property!
As a young boy I had this model in my toy box, I think it was even the same colour. I was brought up in N.Ireland and the American models were just so fascinating compared to British ones. The colours and shapes. I remember having a Studebaker, Corvette, El Camino. Lot's of others I'm sure I'd remember by seeing videos like this. Thanks. 👍 My dad had one of these way back then. ua-cam.com/video/J6mCsj5W16Y/v-deo.html
Beautiful car, still looks good on that street in 2022. Good video. Interesting to hear people talk about the car in 2022 vs when it was designed, built and sold. Hope you take care of it and appreciate all the engineering from the 1960's.
The 60's was a great decade for Cadillac.. Your Eldorado is of the perfect exterior color for the design. Adam, you got me thinking,, why did they move the bright light button off the floor and on to the turn signal stock?
I have a 69 Calais. The Calais is difficult to fix because it was the inexpensive cousin of the DeVille. So some parts off that will fit it and sometimes the Eldo parts fit it. Mine has a tow package that I have never heard of or seen anywhere else. It is geared too low. But the amazing thing with the quadrajet is that it likes to rev. 20 years ago on the freeway I pulled up behind my best friend in his red 89 Iroc w/black hood inserts. I pulled next to him and he shifted to fourth and screamed away. I lumbered up next to him again and floored it. My eight feet of hood lifted a foot into the air and my boat jumped from 80 to 110 faster than I could remember where the nearest gas station was. Even with the dinner plate air cleaner and the bed spread of a heat shield under the hood the sound of all those cfm sucking air was like a jet engine. He later told me that he couldn't have caught me if he wanted to. In the 90s I had never been in a car faster on the freeway than this Caddy. Oh and just to rub it in, my tank fills the cheap way, through a giant square hole behind the plate that gets rinsed in gas every time I fill up and speed away. I love these videos thanks for posting them!!!
Absolutely beautiful Eldorado. I prefer the 1968 Cadillac dashboard design and color keyed steering wheel but the 1969-70 wrap-around dash design is also attractive.
I simply just cannot take my eyes off this amazingly beautiful Eldorado. I could stare at it all day. If there was a thing I didn't like, it would be the black interior.
I LOVE this Caddy! You have a lovely piece of automotive history. Please cherish the ol' gal and keep her safe and clean. But do drive her. A car is nothing unless it is driven. I know videos can get expensive to make but at least you saved the costliest part until the end... Those few blips of the throttle must have cost about 15 bucks in gas.. I used to have a '75 Fleetwood Brougham with a 500 ci (8.2l) I know the fear of touching the gas pedal in an old Cadillac. But oh boy, would that old thing scoot along down the highway at 90 Mph like it was nothing.
I see a similarity to the boat-tail Buick Riviera design. Front grille work included. Now I know from where that design was inspired. Beautiful Cadillac.
Several things.. Was there cost cutting going on? You stated several things that were changed or taken out of the car. It is interesting the features the car had in 1969. You can see the features that improved over time. You can see that Cadillac was indeed "Cadillac" back then. I think the 1971-1972 Oldsmobile Toronado was influenced by this cars design. The 1992- to the Eldorado tried to recapture the spirit and look of this car. It is interesting that they had that same window thing like Lincoln Marks of the 1970's. Thank you for sharing Adam.
I don't know why the underdash Cadillac branded 8 track player was not mentioned but you had that Creedence Clearwater Revival tape in the trunk. Still a nice classic car. I hated the built into the glass antenna GM put in cars starting in the 1970s.
Growing up in Brooklyn NY, our neighbor had the exact car in the same beautiful color. The only thing I seem to recall was that hers had a green leather interior. It was an amazing looking car, especially in the bright sunlight. She was an older lady, and a widow. I remember my dad would help her take care of the car. He'd take it for its oil changes, repairs, and even drive it through the car wash for her. When she passed away, he approached her daughter, asking to buy it, but she wanted to keep the car for herself.
"just a great looking car"... you aint just whistlin Dixie! One of the most spectacular looking production cars ever made! Do you have a video detailing the ride and/or performance?
A magnetized and slotted 6 inch tube that fits down into that filler neck would remove your gas cap, without cutting your hand. I had to invent one in 1980 to remove the gas cap from my boat motor. I slotted an old flashlight tube, glued on a couple magnets and stretched a rubber glove over the lens, worked great !!! Or, you could leave your trunk up while filling your tank.
my dad had a 1968 eldorado. it was nimble and huge. as i remember, we got about 10 miles per gallon,but no one cared. it was my favorite car ever until i purchased a turbocharged porsche in the mid 1980's.
She is a gorgeous gal. I've owned 5 Cadillacs, 4 Eldorados. First was a 70 DEVille, that was the only convertible in 70. 75 Eldorado convertible. 79 Eldorado coupe. 84 Eldorad coupe and finally my favorite an 85 Eldorado Biarttitz convertible. Never had much luck with auto dimmers, but everything else on them all worked well. I no longer care for new Cadillacs, but always interested in the classics.
No air cleaner or off for the end? 69 & 70 Eldorado are almost perfection. The marker light with the wreath in the rear quarters was a unique way of making the Federal mandate into something stylish. It's a beautiful car.
A friend of mine just did a build up on a stroked 500. It went into a 71. The engine dyno said it was making 673hp at 5,000rpm. That was carburetor and timing limiting the power. It's a pieced together summer cruiser. Well, he used holley sniper efi to limit its power and get 11 miles per gallon. Though it sounds so quiet, it can pin you to the seats on.an off ramp charge! Beautiful cars. I'd love to have either a Lincoln mk4 or the 69 Cadillac coupe. I'm in a wheelchair, so it would have a lot of easy of loading and unloading myself. Doing it in style. I would have the truck for anything but good weather here in iowa
Hello I'm in England and I knew someone who had one here , little English roads and lanes really struggled with the big car ,,, it was a thing of beauty tho..
The Eldorado blade tail lights are my favorites of all time.
The ones on this year model looked sharp as a razor.
I prefer the 1959 tail lights, i was born in 1969
Absolutely gorgeous! This one is a gem. One of the most beautiful cars ever made.
Adam, thanks for sharing. The first-generation FWD Eldorado defined the iconic Cadillac styling language for the next half-century.
Styling is one thing but a GM Trash Can is entirely yet another waste of resources. Japanese are the Absolute Best (30 plus years) Did they Reverse Engineer GM to achieve perfection? Hell No.
@@yourworstnightmareiscathoc7015 Rice cook..s are the best pieces of cr.p
I'm completely blown away by the condition of the interior of this car. That's mint.
Thank you for the memories Sir. I had one in dark blue with a white top and white leather with the wide white wall tires when I was 18 years old in 1976. I paid $1600. It was a beautiful car. I sold it to go to college for $2400.
the exterior looks so artistic. like a artist showing perspective in a 3D painting.
Another stunning Bill Mitchell design...my all-time favorite GM designer. BEAUTIFUL car, would be a pride and joy, certainly not knocking it, although I'm partial to the '67/'68's w/hidden headlights.
Actually it was designed by Wayne Kady. Google it.
This is one of the most beautiful cars in your collection. Love the high back seats, too!
Lovely car. Magnificent rear end! Really miss the days of "styling".
To fill the gas tank in my '69 Eldorado, I open the trunk lid as well as the fuel-filler door. Doing so makes the gas cap easier to reach and eliminates the difficulty of filling. My car has the unusual "wisteria" light purple paint, with a dark purple cloth interior--one of many color options Cadillac offered.
Love when you do Cadillac videos.👍🏽
I had a 1971 Eldorado and the gas filler was behind the rear license plate. That definite cut my hands to shit on the sharp edges of the plate and the super tight spring holding it down. Crazy design!!!!
This, in my opinion, was part of the most beautifully classic styled Eldorados ever made!
I agree, they look amazing
Great video. I had a 69 and agree on the quirks. Still I love that year. The 67s and 68s are the most iconic, but so much of the power accessories are air powered so prone to leaks and hard to maintain. That changed in 69, where it's all electric. Also, the 69-70 models had much nicer wheel coverings, IMO - and I'm a purist, so I don't mix and match. The 70 had the 500 cid engine and I think would be my favorite as a collectible and occasional driver, for both practical and stylistic reasons.
My parents had a 1968 Buick Electra with the same under dash factory 8 track. As far as the gas filler, back in 1969 self service gas was a rare, so doubtful an owner would ever notice what a pain it was to put gas in their car.
Ahh yes. Cadillac drivers didn't pump their own gas back then.
Most cars had a behind the license plate filler location or very close to that location. Even my 77 Electra had it there and I drove that Buick till 1996, nice thing about it, you can fill up from any gas isle, had to get used to it on one side afterwards. I today have a 67 Imperial Crown Coupe, it's behind the imperial oniment just above the license plate easier than this car's
Front end looks like a 71 Chevrolet Impala. Chevrolet was know for the Cadillac. Beautiful car
@@williamflack5767 I don't see a 71 Chevy Impala but since it was GM and by 71 there was a all new Eldorado design, I'm sure they borrowed a few designs ideas
@@califdad4Growing up we had a 77 Electra too. It was a 4 door with the Olds 403. My dad got it in 1980, and we got rid of it in 1998.
This is the nicest car in his collection, it seems, by far. The leather seats are really amazing and pristine. Beautiful Cadillac!
That's probably the best looking GM car ever... it still looks good today
A piece of American Automobile History
Hey, I love that you feature "uncommon" classics...this Caddy is absolutely Gorgeous! A true glimpse of automobiles that have style and class, Unlike the cookie cutter garbage of today. Thanks for sharing.
It's neat to see a bunch of design cues that were picked up on the ELR I used to have. Thanks for sharing these details.
Love that color with the black leather interior. Such a beautiful and pristine example you have there. I had a '69 for a short time, triple brown with the cloth interior. It had a wonderbar radio activated by switch on the floor much like a headlamp high beam switch, that was neat. Regarding the tight opening for filling the tank, I used to open the trunk to fill mine to gain some access.
My parents had a 1970 Buick Electra it was a land yacht & was one of the smoothest riding car I ever rode in
This one is great… but that ‘67 is an absolute show stopper !!
Absolutely beautiful is right! My mom had a 1970 Fleetwood Eldorado in Plumb Firemist. As I remember, the slits in the dashboard is where the temperature sensor for the automatic climate control system.
Exactly right. The slots were for the temperature sensor for the automatic climate control. 👍
What color is Plumb Firemist? Purple?
@@klwthe3rd Hi Kenneth, yes, it was like a deep magenta. It's proper name was Madeira Plum Firemist.
@@chriscadillac8448 What an amazing color. I would want that color for sure just because you can imagine that very very few were ordered in that shade.
@@klwthe3rd Yes, it was a beautiful color... another beautiful one that is in the same vein, but brighter, is Autumn Maple Firemist. My dream was to find an Eldorado Biarritz in that color with a black top and interior, but I never did... do I settled for another nice color scheme... Hatteras Blue and Cotillion White. 😁
Thank you for the tour of this car and its unique features. That color combination really makes this car one for a discreet captain of industry who likes to drive.
Adam, If your 71 Mercury, 77 Impala, and soon to arrive 71 Ambassador have not done it already, this 69 Eldorado will surely make subscribers.......green with envy 😁
I believe the grille on the instrument panel hood in front of the driver has nothing to do with letting in light, but rather with airflow and temperature detection. The sensor for the automatic climate control should be housed in that area.
Modern-day cars have sensors for both interior temp and sunlight load. Perhaps this location allowed.the temp sensor to be affected by the sunlight, so it could do both jobs.
Hey Adam, your Eldorado is stunning, to me it looks like its eyes are open!!! I surely miss the hidden headlights of the previous years!!! I love the sound of the trumpet horns!!! 👍👍🎃
Trumpet horns 😃 Make way, peasants!!
Sweet Caddy love the color I almost bought a midnight blue one once, it showed nicely, great shape but when I went to test drive it the front end was pulling so bad to the left that if I took my hands off of the wheel it would change lanes and it wasn’t a low tire..I didn’t know enough about front wheel drive then but alls I knew was they were very expensive to fix..this was when the only two American made FWD cars were the Eldorado and Toronado..so I walked away. I eventually bought another one but after I learned more about FWD’s the problem with that car was most likely a steering component and had nothing to do with the CV axles or transmission But they were in a class of there own,wish I bought it the color was really nice with black leather.
One of my favorite classics from the 60's. Rolling art! (I had a 73 Toronado.)
Oh Adam, what a spectacular setting for the 1969 Eldorado. Simply a beautiful video and the Eldorado's paint color suits the location. There's no way to overstate the bragging from Pontiac division over their hidden windshield wipers for 1967. Radio, television, magazine ads; few today would believe how much buzz Pontiac garnered from this one feature. Pontiac knew hidden wipers would spread across the industry fast so they wanted everyone to remember who had them first. By 1969, only losers expose their wipers - just ask your mother!
Sweet ride. Incredible fit and finishing. Love the color
Btw, you don’t need the ignition on to illuminate the cornering lights. Just engage the turn signal and pull the headlight knob. The flasher won’t work but the corner lamp does illuminate.
If i owned this car i would just open the entire trunk lid when i need to fill the tank which moves alot of that mechanism out of the way completely. Much easier access to the fill tube when you do that.
The first time I fell in love with this car was in 1980 in a showroom of classic cars in Miami, the one I saw was a black ‘69 eldorado opera coupe. Still to this day a car I would love to have.
Always loved the Eldo especially this year. Would love to get my hands on one eventually . 🙂 Pinnacle of car design....
About the fuel filler. Back then owners weren't filling their own tanks, it was usually the service station owner or a high school teenager who would fill 'er up. Also, I'm wondering if that's a Firemist paint finish, not sure if they had them that year though, but it sure is a beautiful colour.
So the fuel filler door still sucked ass.
Looks like if one opens the trunk, the reverse light/fuel lid swings up and out of your way completely. Not ideal, can’t keep the bod-I mean the roll of carpet hidden that way, but it won’t slice your hand open filling up with gas.
Right, self service for gas didn’t start until the 70s. The designers obviously didn’t care about the poor gas station attendant’s hands.
Hope a klaxon-flavoured Quirky Factoid is welcome: The quadra-tone Rim-pinch horn plays the following notes (yes, really) -
D, F, A & C (in ascending order of pitch) These combine to make a D minor 7th Chord. It's a sophisticated and assertive chord cluster with the sort of executive urban lounge-jazz tonality Burt Bacharach would employ, as befits the distinguished Cadillac driver with places to go. That'll be your good self, Adam.
Love the channel, you're a great communicator- effortlessly engaging with immaculate preparation, infectious enthusiasm. Many thanks.
Thx so much!
Wow, very cool. I actually hoped he would have applied the horn just a bit longer. My father appreciated and was knowledgeable on cool little details like that. He loved classic luxury automobiles. He had a '79 Eldorado and later a Alante'. My favorite was his black '62 Lincoln Continental Convertible.
On your way to 100,000 subs Adam, good job.
You're a man of good taste. Definitely high, high up on the list of most beautiful cars ever.
Seeing this car makes you understand the top line GM stuff at that time. It never grew old to me.
My Dad had a '69 LTD. Jade black exterior, black interior. It was the first car he had without a side vent. He smoked and the cabin was filled with smoke.
Thank You! You did a great synopsis on what I also believe to be one of the most sleek, beautifully designed cars of the era! Plus extra kudos out to you for demonstrating the rear windows going into the roof line instead of the typical expected up and down. I used to think that was "So Cool!" I'm a product of the sixties and remember when just to have power windows was pretty special! I know some kids today who've never even seen crank windows.
I know what you mean.
As an Australian, I gotta say you guys had it good. Our cars from that period were horrendously basic. Everything was an optional extra. Even a windscreen demister was reserved for only the highest grade model. They had drums on all four, were poorly built........and were just low quality crap. But here's the rub:- if you can find one now in running order, they're about the price of a Sydney Harbourside property!
Nice car. It looks like a beautiful piece of sculpture.
As a young boy I had this model in my toy box, I think it was even the same colour. I was brought up in N.Ireland and the American models were just so fascinating compared to British ones. The colours and shapes. I remember having a Studebaker, Corvette, El Camino. Lot's of others I'm sure I'd remember by seeing videos like this.
Thanks.
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My dad had one of these way back then.
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nice Vauxhall
I've had Eldorados from 72 to 93 but never a 69-70. Great video. Gives me the "itch" for one.
Beautiful carl the colour is marvellous and the 472 a delight; lots of commonality with my '70 Sedan de Ville, minus the FWD. Thanks for the video
Not a big fan of classic cars but watched this video 100%. I would recommend though doing a full review. Engine, suspension etc.
Beautiful car, still looks good on that street in 2022. Good video. Interesting to hear people talk about the car in 2022 vs when it was designed, built and sold. Hope you take care of it and appreciate all the engineering from the 1960's.
The 60's was a great decade for Cadillac.. Your Eldorado is of the perfect exterior color for the design. Adam, you got me thinking,, why did they move the bright light button off the floor and on to the turn signal stock?
I have a 69 Calais. The Calais is difficult to fix because it was the inexpensive cousin of the DeVille. So some parts off that will fit it and sometimes the Eldo parts fit it. Mine has a tow package that I have never heard of or seen anywhere else. It is geared too low. But the amazing thing with the quadrajet is that it likes to rev. 20 years ago on the freeway I pulled up behind my best friend in his red 89 Iroc w/black hood inserts. I pulled next to him and he shifted to fourth and screamed away. I lumbered up next to him again and floored it. My eight feet of hood lifted a foot into the air and my boat jumped from 80 to 110 faster than I could remember where the nearest gas station was. Even with the dinner plate air cleaner and the bed spread of a heat shield under the hood the sound of all those cfm sucking air was like a jet engine. He later told me that he couldn't have caught me if he wanted to. In the 90s I had never been in a car faster on the freeway than this Caddy. Oh and just to rub it in, my tank fills the cheap way, through a giant square hole behind the plate that gets rinsed in gas every time I fill up and speed away. I love these videos thanks for posting them!!!
Beautiful love that Black Forest green.
That awful GM fuel door may be why the car just got parked lol.
Great piece of American history. Thanks for sharing.
That car is stunning! You're a lucky man.
Absolutely beautiful Eldorado. I prefer the 1968 Cadillac dashboard design and color keyed steering wheel but the 1969-70 wrap-around dash design is also attractive.
Beautiful Caddy Adam you're a lucky guy.
Very nice car. Beautiful color. As always a great video.
I simply just cannot take my eyes off this amazingly beautiful Eldorado. I could stare at it all day.
If there was a thing I didn't like, it would be the black interior.
Way ahead of it’s time. Love the color!
To me, this model the most elegant and beautiful of them all.
I LOVE this Caddy!
You have a lovely piece of automotive history. Please cherish the ol' gal and keep her safe and clean. But do drive her.
A car is nothing unless it is driven.
I know videos can get expensive to make but at least you saved the costliest part until the end... Those few blips of the throttle must have cost about 15 bucks in gas.. I used to have a '75 Fleetwood Brougham with a 500 ci (8.2l) I know the fear of touching the gas pedal in an old Cadillac. But oh boy, would that old thing scoot along down the highway at 90 Mph like it was nothing.
I see a similarity to the boat-tail Buick Riviera design. Front grille work included. Now I know from where that design was inspired. Beautiful Cadillac.
Several things.. Was there cost cutting going on? You stated several things that were changed or taken out of the car. It is interesting the features the car had in 1969. You can see the features that improved over time. You can see that Cadillac was indeed "Cadillac" back then. I think the 1971-1972 Oldsmobile Toronado was influenced by this cars design. The 1992- to the Eldorado tried to recapture the spirit and look of this car. It is interesting that they had that same window thing like Lincoln Marks of the 1970's. Thank you for sharing Adam.
Yes. Cadillac started cutting costs around this time.
Creative and elegant. Thanks for sharing
I don't know why the underdash Cadillac branded 8 track player was not mentioned but you had that Creedence Clearwater Revival tape in the trunk. Still a nice classic car. I hated the built into the glass antenna GM put in cars starting in the 1970s.
472 sounds pretty good.
I like your work.
I'm beginning to think the 472 is the way to go.
Hi Adam, beautiful car, looks fully loaded. I do prefer the hidden headlights though. Couldn’t you open the trunk lid to avoid the gas filler problem?
Growing up in Brooklyn NY, our neighbor had the exact car in the same beautiful color. The only thing I seem to recall was that hers had a green leather interior. It was an amazing looking car, especially in the bright sunlight.
She was an older lady, and a widow. I remember my dad would help her take care of the car. He'd take it for its oil changes, repairs, and even drive it through the car wash for her. When she passed away, he approached her daughter, asking to buy it, but she wanted to keep the car for herself.
Your car is so beautiful in every way!!
"just a great looking car"... you aint just whistlin Dixie! One of the most spectacular looking production cars ever made! Do you have a video detailing the ride and/or performance?
I like seeing where some of the modern features came from
Nice calculator watch! I loved those as a kid!
Adam, great job!! Really enjoyed your video with the Chief Engineer of this Cadillac a few months ago!!
love this car one of my all time favorites as were most of the Eldorado's of this age
Surprised if that was an eight track tape player under the dash it wasn't mentioned in the video ! That was a special feature !
Grandfather had a new 1971. Man that was a beautiful car.
I own a 76 Eldorado I think the body lines on these cars are some of the best.
A magnetized and slotted 6 inch tube that fits down into that filler neck would remove your gas cap, without cutting your hand. I had to invent one in 1980 to remove the gas cap from my boat motor. I slotted an old flashlight tube, glued on a couple magnets and stretched a rubber glove over the lens, worked great !!! Or, you could leave your trunk up while filling your tank.
my dad had a 1968 eldorado. it was nimble and huge. as i remember, we got about 10 miles per gallon,but no one cared. it was my favorite car ever until i purchased a turbocharged porsche in the mid 1980's.
We are definitely the proud owner of a tuna boat. These old eldorados were something else to look at in the day. I like everything about them.
Great looking Eldorado. Remember those beautiful cars from my childhood. I am curious if raising the deck lid gives better access to the fuel filler?
It does!
I noticed there's no side mirror on the passenger door. Was that an option?
I have been enjoying your content , you're turning one cool thing out after another, really I'm starting to get jealous.
Love the curves and the color! Strange place to put the trunk release. Thank you Adam!
The trunk release was the glove box so you lock it, it operated without the ignition switch on.
She is a gorgeous gal. I've owned 5 Cadillacs, 4 Eldorados. First was a 70 DEVille, that was the only convertible in 70. 75 Eldorado convertible. 79 Eldorado coupe. 84 Eldorad coupe and finally my favorite an 85 Eldorado Biarttitz convertible. Never had much luck with auto dimmers, but everything else on them all worked well. I no longer care for new Cadillacs, but always interested in the classics.
Dad had a '79. That '85 Biarritz sounds beautiful.
Good heavens, that's one gorgeous machine! 😍 👌
69-70 My favorite Cadillac Eldo.... ever!
I love these videos. Great channel!
No air cleaner or off for the end? 69 & 70 Eldorado are almost perfection. The marker light with the wreath in the rear quarters was a unique way of making the Federal mandate into something stylish. It's a beautiful car.
THE ELDORADO WAS THE COOLEST CAR!!!!. WHEN I WAS A KID IT WAS MY DREAM CAR ALONG WITH THE OLDSMOBILE TORNADO!!!!
A friend of mine just did a build up on a stroked 500. It went into a 71. The engine dyno said it was making 673hp at 5,000rpm. That was carburetor and timing limiting the power. It's a pieced together summer cruiser. Well, he used holley sniper efi to limit its power and get 11 miles per gallon. Though it sounds so quiet, it can pin you to the seats on.an off ramp charge! Beautiful cars. I'd love to have either a Lincoln mk4 or the 69 Cadillac coupe. I'm in a wheelchair, so it would have a lot of easy of loading and unloading myself. Doing it in style. I would have the truck for anything but good weather here in iowa
You just have amazing car after car...
You are blessed!
Very nice, thanks for sharing!
Hello I'm in England and I knew someone who had one here , little English roads and lanes really struggled with the big car ,,, it was a thing of beauty tho..
One of my favorite cars from the period
Gasoline was full service then, so the awkward fuel fill would never have been experienced by the original owners.
Integrated gas filler looks cool but so impractical! Love the side sliding rear quarter window.
I like strange and quirky 😊. Gorgeous
The little grill that allows light trough the dash is there for the photosensitive sensor that controls the auto headlights.