I was an impressionable 14 year old when I got to ride in a brand new 76 Eldorado convertible. It was awe inspiring, and was the beginning of my fascination with cars of that era. Thanks for posting!
I was 16 years old in 1975 and one of my buddies dad had a 75-76 convertible Eldorado, what a fantastic car, it was sooo smooth riding and the sound from under the hood of that 500 cubic inch motor was just awesome! I will never forget that car! Thanks!
Buddy's Cutlass with a 350 rocket was a great running car and my dads El Dorado beat it up to about 60 miles an hour. Of course the eldo outweighed it by about a ton. I guess they're dropping those hold 500 Motors into drag cars now.
Oh boy I love these! My aunt who lived in Las Vegas use to have a 1976 white Eldorado convertible. It was our loner car when we visited. Nothing cooler than taking that big caddy out on the strip at night.
I must say , there’s heaps of them in Australia thanks God , there’s a few in immaculately condition, my friend have a 76 Black with caramel interior and it’s like new , he does weddings on it sometimes... they are the ultimate ride , fabulously beautiful cars , 43 years gone it still looks new to me ... same age as myself what a honour to share birthday with a such amazing car , when I was a kid in the late 70’s and 80’s I used to see them a lot on tv with Texas steer horns on the hood and some with pistols on the door handles , in the movie LightFoot and Thunderbolt Clint Drives a Red on Red caddie in the end !
Those 75-76 Eldorado convertibles are my favorite luxury car convertible of all time. The body style of that generation was true Eldorado, along with very elegant and attractive. The 1967-69 Eldorado convertible is another one I truly love. Can't forget about Boss Hog in his Eldorado convertible.
@@taraszacharko431 No! “Amberglo Firemist”. Mine was the 1st car in this video. Not orange or mandarin. Firemist was a color series, you paid more for.
I had the privlage of detailing an example of a Bicentennial Edition Eldorado a couple weeks ago at my dealership. 1976, unregistered and all original car with only 175 miles. Absolutely one of the best cars ive detailed in my 12 years in the trade.
I believe there is an eight track in my 76 Eldorado convertible... When I first got it I used to pop in my grandmothers gospel eight tracks that I remember from when I was a kid
YES I’ve been waiting on this one for a while. The ‘75-76 Eldorado is one of my all-time favorites next to the ‘61-63 Continental Convertible. Love your channel man.
In 1978 I was 21 & bought a 70' El Dorado from the original owner. It was always garaged-super clean. The 1st year of the 8.2 litre engine.....rated @ 400hp. I had that car until 2003. That backseat had many stories to tell if it could talk....lol
I had a 1976 Eldo convertible. It was a big as a city block and drove like a semi tractor truck. It returns about 9 miles per gallon with the GM fuel injection. Pretty car but I was so please to finally sell it. My exact car was the Phonecian Ivory Eldo at 3.50 in the video.
I was a kid in school and I remember when the 1975 and 1976 Eldorados rolled out. I loved them then, and I love them now. I have owned many Cadillacs, but never one of these gems. Maybe someday.
I loved these LAND YACHTS!Almost bought one in 1980. I had a friend who's family had 76 Bicentennial Edition Convertible and it was absolutely gorgeous! I got to ride in it a few times and talk about a head turner.
I just bought a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado and I'll tell you I'm doing updates on it fixing it up it's a glorious car I can't wait to get the top working again and roll it down for the summertime thank you for the great video you can't beat a vehicle like this perfect for parades or just having a very fun weekend!
My grandfather bought a red 76 convertible in 75 and I wish he would have kept it. But he traded his caddys every year or so. As a coincidence, I owned a red 84 convertible in high school.😎
Man O War WINEL wasn’t talking to you... He was talking to TheBenjamin5150. Read the comments over [slowly if you have to] and it’ll all make sense to you...
You're spot on with your comment in the summary of these El Dorados about having a garage large enough to store one. Three years ago, I found a pristine example of a '73 Coupe DeVille, the wife thought it was cool, the seller was motivated... and then after measuring it dawned on me, that there was no practical way the beast could fit in my garage. If I can ever find/build a home with a garage large enough, hopefully one of these classic Caddys will grace one of the bays.
I was 24yo and worked at Reliable Cadillac, as a tech. Loved this car. I, remember it well. I was the front wheel drive specialist, the other caddy dealer and oldsmobile dealer sent therr fwd cars to me to fix. Those the days, engines with pistons as big as paint buckets!
Yep.When they downsized to 'Mid" and you have to see the Name"badge: to tell it;s not a Toyota...America has lost it's Edge.Suck it Up you Twits.Caddy is Awesome! Lincoln shouldn't be a Taurus with stickers.
Cool awesome video! This video brings back lots of fond memories. I bought a new yellow 1978 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz. It was a dream to drive. Like many people, it was one I wish I had kept. I eventually sold it to a guy that took it to a town about 400 miles away from where I lived. He didn't make any payments on it for about 6 months. I did some detective work and found out where he worked and went and repossessed it. I had kept a key to it. Man was he mad!! I regretted selling it so I made up my mind I was going to keep it forever. My wife was driving it and it overheated. It started smoking pretty bad after that. I did a compression check and all the cylinders had good compression. So I figured it was valve seals. And also it wouldn't rev nearly like it should. I assumed the springs were weak. I pulled the heads off it and did a valve job, threw the single springs away and put some double springs on them, did a good porting and polishing job on them and milled them as much as I could get by with. I don't recall how much it was, maybe .060". Long story, but man did this wake that thing up. It would eat up some highway. Only had 85 on the speedo but I'm sure it would run in excess of 140. I had a friend running beside me once and his speedo was pegged on 120 and we were going way faster than 120. I sold it again but never got paid from this guy either. Don't know what became of it. Last I heard it was sitting a barn in NM. I still have the title to it...
@@LifeisGood762 It's called financing or carrying the title. It's how you keep ownership till they pay you off. What's strange is you you must have never financed a car.
My dad got his regular hard top brand new in '76. Except the 500c.i. came with the Fuel Injection. & Astroroof. We couldn't believe the mark up for the convertibles especially white usa edition. Anyway, it was a magic carpet ride. Big enough for more than 6ppl. Trunk was bigger than some walk in closet. Because of it being F.I. it certainly made that behemoth really go. My dad called it his ENDORA. That was the FINEST of Eldorado never again duplicated. The STANDARD of the WORLD 👑
When I worked for GoodYear, an old lady ( a widow) had a 76 with the EFI. The car was bronze on white, white top. The only problem she ever had with it was the rear disc brakes would stop working. We replaced the calipers, pads, and rotors, they would work great for awhile, then stop working, with the pedal lower and lower to the floor. My service manager did some digging and found literature stating that Cadillac recommended using the parking brake 'frequently'. This rear system used the caliper and inboard rear pad as the parking brake. A ratchet design, a spring loaded arm actually kept the inboard pad in close to the rotor in normal driving. If 1 didn't use the parking brake, the pad would move farther and farther away from the rotor, causing the caliper piston to have to 'catch up' to the rotor as it extended, causing a low pedal and eventually, it couldn't do it, causing the rear brakes to stop working completely. Since that was the mid 90s, I wonder whatever happened to that car? It's a shame that car makers in the 70s got scared by the impending roll over standards that never happened. I believe GM was the last of the big 3 to offer certain cars as convertibles for 75 and 76. For imports, those who did offer them oddly enough didn't have to comply. Figure that 1 out!
My dad leased a Blue 76 Conv w/ a dark top. She was a beast. Was not taken care of, left outside to rot, ended up selling it cheap. Maybe one day I'll buy another. I miss turning the Steering Wheel with one finger
I had no idea they fuel-injected these cars then. Your pricing for these is good news too. My biggest problem would be getting a house with a big enough garage to keep this aircraft-carrier. LOL...I swear I edited this, because I typed the first part right before I watched the last few seconds and he said about a large enough garage. Thanks again for another great video Sir.
some of the best things that ever came out of America. 1. 1957-59 Cadillac 2. 1967-69 Cadillac 3. 1975-76 Cadillac 4. CCCCCAAAAADDDDIIILLLLAAAACCCC BBBBBBOOOOIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!
Nice video. I love my '76 Eldorado Convertible! In the past, my husband and I have owned a '72, '73, and '74. My favorites of this generation are the '73 for the early-iteration of this generation and then, the ULTRA-SLEEK '75 and '76❗If you've never driven one, you must. There is nothing like it.
I REALLY loved Cadillac's fender skirts on the rear wheels. I was so sorry to see those disappear. They were like part of Cadillac's identity. Those fender skirts meant you were looking at/driving a Cadillac.
To say that the narrator of this documentary of the ‘75/‘76 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible really likes them would be an understatement. He REALLY likes them! And I can’t argue with him. They were very fine rides indeed. But speaking for myself, I REALLY like the Cadillac convertibles of the ‘60s (or any ‘60s Cadillacs for that matter). But I like any Cadillac from any decade, so long as it’s one of the BIG ones. I sold my huge (biggest factory production car of any make built that year) light blue metallic ‘86 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham about 3 years ago. It had the smooth and reliable factory 307 Oldsmobile engine under the hood. It also had that signature Cadillac smooth-as-silk easy 1-finger steering and the floating-on-a-cloud-in-the-sky ride that the big Cadillacs were noted for. I bought it with 97,000 miles on the odo and sold it about 14,000 miles later for a $1,200 profit. It was PRISTINE! I LOVED that car. The new owners (it went out of state) emailed me a month or two later telling me how much they were enjoying it. It’s hard to not really like one of the really big Cadillacs once you’ve driven one.
Great video!!! It was very informative about the 1975-76 Cadillac Convertible Eldorado and the history of Cadillacs in general. I really appreciated this video. It just made me Love my new 1975 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible that much more. Thanks.
I learned how to drive in a 1968 Eldorado, which was rated at 375 HP I believe, and the front wheel drive wasn't an issue. GM did an excellent job with the design, keeping the torque steer at bay. These cars were well ahead of their time. On a rainy day you could easily drift the front end if you wanted to, with a little extra gas taking off from a stop. It was totally controllable though if you wanted it to be. Some modern day front drive cars are terrible with torque steer, even though they have a fraction of the torque these old Cads had. Too bad environmentalists got in the way and forced all of the emission controls onto the newer models, such as those shown in this video. I currently own a 1976 Coupe DeVille with the same engine. The HP may be low by modern day standards, but there is so much torque that it doesn't feel underpowered at all. Truly a pleasure to drive.
@@freetoroam7769 ..yeah, people, especially younger generation it seems, worry about HP too much...Torque is where it's at, I'd rather have smooth torque than a high HP buzzbox with mediocre torque.....
" I'll Always Love 'me' as much as myself, " Neal Patrick Fry from The Ford Motor Company's Rouge Complex in Dearborn, MI. PS, " Happy Sweetest Day Kaley Cuoco "
My 1975 Eldorado could hold 5 beautiful young ladies and one large cooler of beer. We had a terrific stereo system which included an 8-track which constantly played Born to Be Wild.aaahh those were the days my friend we thought they'd never end.
When Caddy s were Caddys s chrome noses chrome grille s white walls'n lets not leave out that living room inside 'n the power of the massive 500 BEAUTIFUL CARS
72 was my favorite year in the 70s for Eldorado 77 was my favorite for the Coupe Deville the late 70s were the last great year s for Caddy engine 'once they made the 4100s n the 8 6 4 which only lasted a year or 2 were horrible engines.
John King Great engine s they went back to rear wheel in 76 but the last good year was 79 'once they went with the digital fuel injection 4100 engine sucked 'the worst was the 8 6 4 in 81 aluminum block s they were headaches
Buick was actually the (overall) supreme American full sized car in the quality of the build and materials used. Cadillac had its time and this is one example, but you could buy a Buick for considerably less and get a lot more for the money.
but it depreciated at a much higher rate. cadillac held its resale value. and the top of the line buick roadmaster /electra/park avenue /was about a $1000.00 difference and you would lose most of that in the first yr.
I was 24 yrs old when I was able to buy one from Carleson Cadillac in Salt Lake City, Utah. Oh man I was riding high. My mom had always bragged on her Buick Roadmaster until she saw my '74 Eldorado convertible.
I had a grey 1975 though it was a hard top. Drag strip (Firebird Raceway in Eagle ID. 2600ft above sea level) showed 15.8 @ 87MPH. I suppose it ran right at 50K miles. It war geared low and got 8mpg at 50 as well as 70mph. Loved it!
I bought a 1975 Cadillac Convertible for $2500 in Vancouver Washington in 1999. I drove it back to Eugene Oregon with the top down doing over 90 on I-5. Unfortunately I was young and stupid and I partied in it too much. I ended up getting rid of it for almost nothing. I'm 6'3" and could put the drivers seat far enough back so I couldn't reach the pedals. I really miss that car.
Great video as always you guys and happy new year, I can remember as a teenager in the early 1980's being in the back seat of my uncle Tony's Fleetwood brougham
My dad was always a Cadillac Eldorado fan. My mom drove a 1973 Eldo Convertible, white on white, to her job at a local mall store where she made $3.75 an hour! LOL! In 1975, when my dad found out that the 1976 Eldo was going to be the "LAST" convertible ever to be made, he immediately ordered one. He had a friend in Barrington IL that was an Oldsmobile dealer and had access to the Cadillac line as well. He agreed to sell it to us for a little over $10,000.00. The car had every option including the hard parade boot for the top. When the car came in, my dad's friend offered him $4000 not to take the car. He had buyers that were willing to pay $15K for the car. We, as a family, were very fortunate. The '76 as we called it, became our family vacation car which took us from Chicago down to Marco Island, Salt Lake City and New York City on different trips. One final story....in about 1978, we went to NYC. The top is down, mom and dad in the front, the three young teens in the back seat. My dad decides to exit the expressway. It turns out we are right in the heart of Harlem. Being from Chicago, we didn't know better. We drove about 4 blocks or so, when a police officer pulled us over. He told my dad that he needed to immediately put the top up, close the windows and follow him back to the expressway. Which we did and all ended well. Thankfully, we still own that car. Now, with my dad gone, and as I retire, I look forward to getting the front and rear plastic pieces that have crumbled replaced, and getting to use the car as a special drive down memory lane on weekends!
The color of that first one, the orange one that opened the show, the 70s convertible sure reminds me of a car I knew in the early 70s. I haven't seen many orange Cadillacs. Oh cool! I bought a Ruger Mark 1 engraved "1976 bi-centennialxxxxx" standard pistol for my wife, I dressed it in a fine leather rig.
My dad had a new 76. All white with black Dash and Carpet , convertible. Had it for 5 yrs and had 5000 miles on it when sold. He bought it for my mom but never drove it because they said it was going up in price. It did go up to 17000.00 then to 24000 . He bought another caddy in 76 to use as a driver. He never cared it just mostly sat.
Love these automobiles once owned 77 not a convertible. I don't no how common it is today. When I was a kid growing up in Texas. At the annual Rodeo they would always have one parked at the entrance. It would have longhorns on the hood, cowhide patterned interior, and six shooters for the door handles.
I have a stock '68 Cad convertible and the 472 has 10.5 to 1 compression with over 500lbs of torque and almost 400hp off the factory showroom. It really cruises nicely! They started heavily de-tuning them around '73-'74.
@@jankypop-a-matic58 how quick is it vs dodge muscle cars? as i had a old boss that whated one in full deluxe 500CI trim and go drag racing vs my charger 383-727 lol 😂 no way
My family had a brand new downsized white 1979 eldorado with a red leather interior. For a 20 year old kid - me, it was a dream car. Now I drive a new fully loaded cadillac CTS, which my daughter drives more than me. Cadillac tradition.
I owned a ‘75 Eldorado Vert for about a decade. I LOVED that car. I consider it the most optimistic car ever produced. Imagine going to your Cadillac dealership in the fall of ‘74, just after Nixon resigned, and just after the first gas crisis, and while Vietnam still raged, and saying GIVE ME THE BIGGEST, REDDEST, GAS GUZZLENEST, CONVERTIBLE YOU GOT!!!! That’s optimism baby!
I grew up with mom and her new brougham every 3 years and dads eldorados every 3 years. Finally at 58 I bought my first ATSV and I love the sporty 2.0 liter and the 33 mpg heavy 26 city. It’s more fun than my former bmw M3
The epitome of the Disco era cars. One of the most charismatic cars ever made, together with Corvette C3 rubber bumper boat tail with front and rear spoiler
This is the "KING" of Lux cruisers, but the "Queen" is the PMD Bonneville. In the late 70's as a kid, we had a 66'Bon conv. in that "Frigidaire" white. 389 tri-power, I can still rem the sound of other 2 Rochester 2 Jets kicking in, don't get to hear them as good on a GTO, people put loud mufflers on, and it's hidden.
Any chance you could do an episode on.... The wagoneer 63-91 is a pretty good model run esp the grand wagoneer:) The 1998 Grand Cherokee 5.9 limited the first fast SUV The Dodge CSS truck heck you could get a 426 wedge!
When I was a child my father owned that green 1958 Cadillac Sedan DeVille. We weren't wealthy but Dad wanted a prestige car. He bought it used in 1963 or 64. Thankfully the price of gasoline was only 19.9 cents per gallon and came with free depression glass and green stamps. I spent a lot of time sticking green stamps into books that I think were each book worth a dollar off at the grocery.
Cadillac still remains distinctive on the road today, however you can't tell the difference between a Linoln and a Ford Taurus without getting close to it to see the badges.
..yes, I've noticed that...almost every Lincoln model is very obviously a Ford, just with horizontal tail light extensions added to the trunk, and a chrome hawk-beak grille...Lincoln has taken the place of Mercury as a guzzied-up Ford clone, just with a few more doodads and a higher price.....
Elvis Presley bought one for his mother when he first became a star . In the 'hood in the 1970s you were gangsta to own a Cadillac. There's even a song from 1974 by soul artist William DeVaughn with lyrics describing a " great big Cadillac" called Be Thankful For What You've Got
I'd told my nephew i Loved these,,He came to me in 94 and told me there was a'77 Toronado with a 403Ci..I bought it 2 hrs later.Tan velour button tuft interior with White Landau on white.I'm still waiting for my Caddy tho..I did get asked Allot."what year is your Caddy"?Loved my 'float boat'.I'm 6' and could lay across the front seat.
1975 The last year of the american success story called "good american cars" Wish Cadillac went again and took the inspiration of the 70's Even the "small" 1975 Seville was good. Thing went really down hill for Detroit starting 1980
Actually the cut-off date for most all cars shows use to be '71. Most consider anything post-'72 to be unworthy due to those giant 5mph government mandated ugly bumpers, badly engineered , horsepower emission systems, horrible interior quality, and bodies made of bad recycled steel all by '73.
Well done. Though it shoulda been noted everyone bought them and put them away thinking the "last cnvt." would be worth big bucks. With everyone putting them away that left a large amount of mint ones were available. So one got rich doing that!
I had a 76' black convertible, it was a fun car to drive and did have an excellent ride. The problem was that this was during an era at GM where quality control wasn't very good. These cars had a lot of issues that were specific to this model, their elaborate switchgears also had a lot of bugs. Try and find those stupid body fillers between the quarter panels and the bumpers. The exhaust manifolds on these Cadillac big blocks cracked almost with certainty. Try and find parts for them, what a headache.
ahh, The Thunderbolt and Lightfoot ride. I'd prefer the '72 Coupe DeVille (maroon, black top and interior) a guy i knew would 'borrow' from his parents in '75. 472 was more of a monster than many would think.
What’s especially unique about this gen Eldo and it’s GM cousins is the ‘scissor’ top which folds inwards from the sides and allows a full width rear seat...no other convertible did this. I have the Pontiac version and the rear seat area is huge, making it the perfect parade car. Search out vids on the GM scissor top to see how different it is. I’m my mind this top is what makes the 71-76 GM ragtops so desirable
I was an impressionable 14 year old when I got to ride in a brand new 76 Eldorado convertible. It was awe inspiring, and was the beginning of my fascination with cars of that era. Thanks for posting!
Cadillac today will never be as great or luxurious as they used to be
Don't listen to Scotty Kilmer, I'm no GM fanboy, but Scotty is just biased and takes paychecks from Ford and Toyota.
Of course not. They are mostly Chinese, at this point. No GMC product, is produced in The United States, any longer. Assembled, yes. But produced? No.
Don’t give up on hope
Nothing will.
I totally agree!
Genuinely my favorite car of all time. Who needs a 2019 rolls royce when u can buy 15+ of these for the same price
My thinking
when I purchased my 76 eldog drop-top😃
My favorite too. !!!
I was 16 years old in 1975 and one of my buddies dad had a 75-76 convertible Eldorado, what a fantastic car, it was sooo smooth riding and the sound from under the hood of that 500 cubic inch motor was just awesome! I will never forget that car! Thanks!
You hit the gas...and the front end lifts,,,,and the Roar....
Did you guys pick up any chicks?
RetroGuy76 😂not a Eldorado's tho 😂but still nice 😀🍻
Buddy's Cutlass with a 350 rocket was a great running car and my dads El Dorado beat it up to about 60 miles an hour. Of course the eldo outweighed it by about a ton. I guess they're dropping those hold 500 Motors into drag cars now.
@@chasl3645 did it have a quad-jet carb?
Oh boy I love these! My aunt who lived in Las Vegas use to have a 1976 white Eldorado convertible. It was our loner car when we visited. Nothing cooler than taking that big caddy out on the strip at night.
I must say , there’s heaps of them in Australia thanks God , there’s a few in immaculately condition, my friend have a 76 Black with caramel interior and it’s like new , he does weddings on it sometimes... they are the ultimate ride , fabulously beautiful cars , 43 years gone it still looks new to me ... same age as myself what a honour to share birthday with a such amazing car , when I was a kid in the late 70’s and 80’s I used to see them a lot on tv with Texas steer horns on the hood and some with pistols on the door handles , in the movie LightFoot and Thunderbolt Clint Drives a Red on Red caddie in the end !
I remember the day this rolled out. The thought of a 10,000 dollar car was outrageous. An unattainable dream car by most people’s standards.
How well we remember that $10,000 dollar mark lol
Those 75-76 Eldorado convertibles are my favorite luxury car convertible of all time. The body style of that generation was true Eldorado, along with very elegant and attractive. The 1967-69 Eldorado convertible is another one I truly love.
Can't forget about Boss Hog in his Eldorado convertible.
Boss Hog's was a '69/'70 DeVille. There were no convertible FWD Eldos prior to '71.
I hate to be a kill joy but the "Dukes of Hazard" Cadillac was a 1970 Coupe De Ville.
My neighbor had the orange color one. What a beautiful vehicle, she still drives it to my knowledge. And she must be in her 80's
Mandarin Orange
@@taraszacharko431
No!
“Amberglo Firemist”.
Mine was the 1st car in this video.
Not orange or mandarin.
Firemist was a color series, you paid more for.
Hello from Russia
I love true American cars 🇺🇸
Mr. Ace True American cars have true American spirit 🇺🇸
I love seeing you overseas guys posting your pics of classic American cars, they get more love abroad than they do here in the states.
Mr. Ace The spirit of freedom and power
Black and Blue really?I thought Americans love their classic cars 😁
Сергей Шевцов oh we do, they just get taken for granted
Nice retrospective. I had a 76 Eldorado Coupe with the fuel injected V8. It was one of the most memorable cars I have owned.
I had the privlage of detailing an example of a Bicentennial Edition Eldorado a couple weeks ago at my dealership. 1976, unregistered and all original car with only 175 miles. Absolutely one of the best cars ive detailed in my 12 years in the trade.
I always have a soft spot for these 70s land yachts. My personal favorite was the 8 track player. ^^
I believe there is an eight track
in my 76 Eldorado convertible...
When I first got it
I used to pop in my grandmothers gospel eight tracks
that I remember from when I was a kid
YES I’ve been waiting on this one for a while. The ‘75-76 Eldorado is one of my all-time favorites next to the ‘61-63 Continental Convertible.
Love your channel man.
In 1978 I was 21 & bought a 70' El Dorado from the original owner. It was always garaged-super clean. The 1st year of the 8.2 litre engine.....rated @ 400hp. I had that car until 2003. That backseat had many stories to tell if it could talk....lol
In 1978 I had a 1968 Eldorado , white , the front power bench seat , had more room than the back seat ! A 472 under the hood , lots of fun !
I had a 1976 Eldo convertible. It was a big as a city block and drove like a semi tractor truck. It returns about 9 miles per gallon with the GM fuel injection. Pretty car but I was so please to finally sell it. My exact car was the Phonecian Ivory Eldo at 3.50 in the video.
I was a kid in school and I remember when the 1975 and 1976 Eldorados rolled out. I loved them then, and I love them now. I have owned many Cadillacs, but never one of these gems. Maybe someday.
I loved these LAND YACHTS!Almost bought one in 1980. I had a friend who's family had 76 Bicentennial Edition Convertible and it was absolutely gorgeous! I got to ride in it a few times and talk about a head turner.
Amazing all American work of art!
So BIG so American so much luxury
I just bought a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado and I'll tell you I'm doing updates on it fixing it up it's a glorious car I can't wait to get the top working again and roll it down for the summertime thank you for the great video you can't beat a vehicle like this perfect for parades or just having a very fun weekend!
My grandfather bought a red 76 convertible in 75 and I wish he would have kept it. But he traded his caddys every year or so.
As a coincidence, I owned a red 84 convertible in high school.😎
Awesome :)
I owned a black 76 that i bought in 72. It was truly one of a kind.
i am sure it was since its you bought it 4 years before it came out...lol
WILNEL I wasn't born when my grandfather owned his Eldorado convertible, and I bought my own *1984* convertible when I was in *highschool* in *1994* .
Man O War
WINEL wasn’t talking to you... He was talking to TheBenjamin5150. Read the comments over [slowly if you have to] and it’ll all make sense to you...
You're spot on with your comment in the summary of these El Dorados about having a garage large enough to store one. Three years ago, I found a pristine example of a '73 Coupe DeVille, the wife thought it was cool, the seller was motivated... and then after measuring it dawned on me, that there was no practical way the beast could fit in my garage. If I can ever find/build a home with a garage large enough, hopefully one of these classic Caddys will grace one of the bays.
I was 24yo and worked at Reliable Cadillac, as a tech. Loved this car. I, remember it well. I was the front wheel drive specialist, the other caddy dealer and oldsmobile dealer sent therr fwd cars to me to fix. Those the days, engines with pistons as big as paint buckets!
I like the old "boaty cars " from the yesteryears, but Cadilac and Lincoln cars of today are just, meh.
Yep.When they downsized to 'Mid" and you have to see the Name"badge: to tell it;s not a Toyota...America has lost it's Edge.Suck it Up you Twits.Caddy is Awesome! Lincoln shouldn't be a Taurus with stickers.
Autos are just not fun anymore.
Daniel C 😂😭 haha yes u new booty MILLENNIAL yes 😂
Ya choppy go carts . throw away cars
@@paulbroderick8438 only fun when ejaculating in The Back seat
Cool awesome video! This video brings back lots of fond memories. I bought a new yellow 1978 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz. It was a dream to drive. Like many people, it was one I wish I had kept. I eventually sold it to a guy that took it to a town about 400 miles away from where I lived. He didn't make any payments on it for about 6 months. I did some detective work and found out where he worked and went and repossessed it. I had kept a key to it. Man was he mad!! I regretted selling it so I made up my mind I was going to keep it forever. My wife was driving it and it overheated. It started smoking pretty bad after that. I did a compression check and all the cylinders had good compression. So I figured it was valve seals. And also it wouldn't rev nearly like it should. I assumed the springs were weak. I pulled the heads off it and did a valve job, threw the single springs away and put some double springs on them, did a good porting and polishing job on them and milled them as much as I could get by with. I don't recall how much it was, maybe .060". Long story, but man did this wake that thing up. It would eat up some highway. Only had 85 on the speedo but I'm sure it would run in excess of 140. I had a friend running beside me once and his speedo was pegged on 120 and we were going way faster than 120. I sold it again but never got paid from this guy either. Don't know what became of it. Last I heard it was sitting a barn in NM. I still have the title to it...
Man you have a strange way of selling cars. You don't take money and keep the key and title.
@@LifeisGood762 It's called financing or carrying the title. It's how you keep ownership till they pay you off. What's strange is you you must have never financed a car.
@@dannywilsher4165 You're right I've never financed a car!
@@LifeisGood762 Nothing wrong with that I suppose... Good for you!!!
Great car. A friend has a 76 convertible that was his grandfather's. It's beautiful.
The only convertible car I've ever actually wanted to own. Must be an amazing road trip car.
My dad got his regular hard top brand new in '76. Except the 500c.i. came with the Fuel Injection. & Astroroof. We couldn't believe the mark up for the convertibles especially white usa edition. Anyway, it was a magic carpet ride. Big enough for more than 6ppl. Trunk was bigger than some walk in closet. Because of it being F.I. it certainly made that behemoth really go. My dad called it his ENDORA. That was the FINEST of Eldorado never again duplicated. The STANDARD of the WORLD 👑
When I worked for GoodYear, an old lady ( a widow) had a 76 with the EFI. The car was bronze on white, white top. The only problem she ever had with it was the rear disc brakes would stop working. We replaced the calipers, pads, and rotors, they would work great for awhile, then stop working, with the pedal lower and lower to the floor. My service manager did some digging and found literature stating that Cadillac recommended using the parking brake 'frequently'. This rear system used the caliper and inboard rear pad as the parking brake. A ratchet design, a spring loaded arm actually kept the inboard pad in close to the rotor in normal driving. If 1 didn't use the parking brake, the pad would move farther and farther away from the rotor, causing the caliper piston to have to 'catch up' to the rotor as it extended, causing a low pedal and eventually, it couldn't do it, causing the rear brakes to stop working completely. Since that was the mid 90s, I wonder whatever happened to that car? It's a shame that car makers in the 70s got scared by the impending roll over standards that never happened. I believe GM was the last of the big 3 to offer certain cars as convertibles for 75 and 76. For imports, those who did offer them oddly enough didn't have to comply. Figure that 1 out!
My dad leased a Blue 76 Conv w/ a dark top. She was a beast. Was not taken care of, left outside to rot, ended up selling it cheap. Maybe one day I'll buy another. I miss turning the Steering Wheel with one finger
I had no idea they fuel-injected these cars then. Your pricing for these is good news too. My biggest problem would be getting a house with a big enough garage to keep this aircraft-carrier. LOL...I swear I edited this, because I typed the first part right before I watched the last few seconds and he said about a large enough garage. Thanks again for another great video Sir.
BrewBlaster Any house built in the 80s or under should have a garage that will accommodate it.
I remember driving a 1976 Cadillac eldorado convertible and man that was one of the best Cadillacs ever .
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I just bought a 1976 cadillac eldorado and truly love this video
Nice video. I love my '76 Eldorado Convertible! In the past, my husband and I have owned a '72, '73, and '74. My favorites of this generation are the '73 for the early-iteration of this generation and then, the ULTRA-SLEEK '75 and '76❗If you've never driven one, you must. There is nothing like it.
I REALLY loved Cadillac's fender skirts on the rear wheels. I was so sorry to see those disappear. They were like part of Cadillac's identity. Those fender skirts meant you were looking at/driving a Cadillac.
Those were the days...
And I was born in ‘95!
I had a '72 Eldo convertible. It was a beast! It still had the Darrin dip beltline.
To say that the narrator of this documentary of the ‘75/‘76 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible really likes them would be an understatement. He REALLY likes them! And I can’t argue with him. They were very fine rides indeed. But speaking for myself, I REALLY like the Cadillac convertibles of the ‘60s (or any ‘60s Cadillacs for that matter). But I like any Cadillac from any decade, so long as it’s one of the BIG ones.
I sold my huge (biggest factory production car of any make built that year) light blue metallic ‘86 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham about 3 years ago. It had the smooth and reliable factory 307 Oldsmobile engine under the hood. It also had that signature Cadillac smooth-as-silk easy 1-finger steering and the floating-on-a-cloud-in-the-sky ride that the big Cadillacs were noted for. I bought it with 97,000 miles on the odo and sold it about 14,000 miles later for a $1,200 profit. It was PRISTINE! I LOVED that car. The new owners (it went out of state) emailed me a month or two later telling me how much they were enjoying it. It’s hard to not really like one of the really big Cadillacs once you’ve driven one.
VERY cool of you to put the effort into this fabulous video. Cheers, Chris - Toronto Canada.
Great video!!! It was very informative about the 1975-76 Cadillac Convertible Eldorado and the history of Cadillacs in general. I really appreciated this video. It just made me Love my new 1975 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible that much more. Thanks.
Nothing like 500ci driving the front wheels :)
with all that 190 glorious american ponies
I learned how to drive in a 1968 Eldorado, which was rated at 375 HP I believe, and the front wheel drive wasn't an issue. GM did an excellent job with the design, keeping the torque steer at bay. These cars were well ahead of their time. On a rainy day you could easily drift the front end if you wanted to, with a little extra gas taking off from a stop. It was totally controllable though if you wanted it to be. Some modern day front drive cars are terrible with torque steer, even though they have a fraction of the torque these old Cads had. Too bad environmentalists got in the way and forced all of the emission controls onto the newer models, such as those shown in this video. I currently own a 1976 Coupe DeVille with the same engine. The HP may be low by modern day standards, but there is so much torque that it doesn't feel underpowered at all. Truly a pleasure to drive.
you are right lol i really doubt it has 190 hp i got one too
The only FWD vehicle I like.
@@freetoroam7769 ..yeah, people, especially younger generation it seems, worry about HP too much...Torque is where it's at, I'd rather have smooth torque than a high HP buzzbox with mediocre torque.....
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Boss Hogg would love this video almost as much as I do...and all of your videos at that!
Boss Hogg had a 1970 Deville convertible, not an Eldorado convertible.
My 1975 Eldorado could hold 5 beautiful young ladies and one large cooler of beer. We had a terrific stereo system which included an 8-track which constantly played Born to Be Wild.aaahh those were the days my friend we thought they'd never end.
Great car, I would have loved for my parents to have one when I was in High School.
When Caddy s were Caddys s chrome noses chrome grille s white walls'n lets not leave out that living room inside 'n the power of the massive 500 BEAUTIFUL CARS
72 was my favorite year in the 70s for Eldorado 77 was my favorite for the Coupe Deville the late 70s were the last great year s for Caddy engine 'once they made the 4100s n the 8 6 4 which only lasted a year or 2 were horrible engines.
John King they were definitely TIRE BURNERS 'does front wheel drive tires lite up'I have a 77 Coupe 'I can smoke that tire for a block.
John King Great engine s they went back to rear wheel in 76 but the last good year was 79 'once they went with the digital fuel injection 4100 engine sucked 'the worst was the 8 6 4 in 81 aluminum block s they were headaches
John King I love my 77 its Burgundy Burgundy leather interior 'with Vogue tires n true spoke wheels.
Buick was actually the (overall) supreme American full sized car in the quality of the build and materials used. Cadillac had its time and this is one example, but you could buy a Buick for considerably less and get a lot more for the money.
but it depreciated at a much higher rate. cadillac held its resale value. and the top of the line buick roadmaster /electra/park avenue /was about a $1000.00 difference and you would lose most of that in the first yr.
Sound like my grandpa🙄
These Eldo convertibles oozed class, style and bucks.
I was 24 yrs old when I was able to buy one from Carleson Cadillac in Salt Lake City, Utah. Oh man I was riding high. My mom had always bragged on her Buick Roadmaster until she saw my '74 Eldorado convertible.
It also had the 500c.i. engine and I Didn't care about the gas to run it either.
Had the burnt orange version. Giant hood ornament. Never met anyone who didn’t love that car. Wish I still had it.
My grandfather had a '91 Eldorado with a 4.9L in it. That thing was insanely fast. I miss that car.
I tore a bunch of these apart when I worked in a Cadillac junk yard in Arizona.
New fan I love your vids.
I had a grey 1975 though it was a hard top. Drag strip (Firebird Raceway in Eagle ID. 2600ft above sea level) showed 15.8 @ 87MPH. I suppose it ran right at 50K miles. It war geared low and got 8mpg at 50 as well as 70mph. Loved it!
I drove such a car for about 15 mins....in 1985
I bought a 1975 Cadillac Convertible for $2500 in Vancouver Washington in 1999. I drove it back to Eugene Oregon with the top down doing over 90 on I-5. Unfortunately I was young and stupid and I partied in it too much. I ended up getting rid of it for almost nothing. I'm 6'3" and could put the drivers seat far enough back so I couldn't reach the pedals. I really miss that car.
Great video as always you guys and happy new year, I can remember as a teenager in the early 1980's being in the back seat of my uncle Tony's Fleetwood brougham
My dad was always a Cadillac Eldorado fan. My mom drove a 1973 Eldo Convertible, white on white, to her job at a local mall store where she made $3.75 an hour! LOL! In 1975, when my dad found out that the 1976 Eldo was going to be the "LAST" convertible ever to be made, he immediately ordered one. He had a friend in Barrington IL that was an Oldsmobile dealer and had access to the Cadillac line as well. He agreed to sell it to us for a little over $10,000.00. The car had every option including the hard parade boot for the top. When the car came in, my dad's friend offered him $4000 not to take the car. He had buyers that were willing to pay $15K for the car. We, as a family, were very fortunate. The '76 as we called it, became our family vacation car which took us from Chicago down to Marco Island, Salt Lake City and New York City on different trips. One final story....in about 1978, we went to NYC. The top is down, mom and dad in the front, the three young teens in the back seat. My dad decides to exit the expressway. It turns out we are right in the heart of Harlem. Being from Chicago, we didn't know better. We drove about 4 blocks or so, when a police officer pulled us over. He told my dad that he needed to immediately put the top up, close the windows and follow him back to the expressway. Which we did and all ended well. Thankfully, we still own that car. Now, with my dad gone, and as I retire, I look forward to getting the front and rear plastic pieces that have crumbled replaced, and getting to use the car as a special drive down memory lane on weekends!
Awesome story!!!! Stay outa Harlem lol
These front wheel drive big block monsters were awesome in snow.
The truly sad part of this video is that I was alive when Cadillacs sold for $12,000.00
my 71 ELDO listed at $9600.00 and out the door was $7200.00 no trade.
The color of that first one, the orange one that opened the show, the 70s convertible sure reminds me of a car I knew in the early 70s. I haven't seen many orange Cadillacs.
Oh cool! I bought a Ruger Mark 1 engraved "1976 bi-centennialxxxxx" standard pistol for my wife, I dressed it in a fine leather rig.
Europeans spit their coffee out when they heard 8.2L! Lol 🇺🇸
My dad had a new 76. All white with black Dash and Carpet , convertible. Had it for 5 yrs and had 5000 miles on it when sold. He bought it for my mom but never drove it because they said it was going up in price. It did go up to 17000.00 then to 24000 . He bought another caddy in 76 to use as a driver. He never cared it just mostly sat.
Love these automobiles once owned 77 not a convertible. I don't no how common it is today. When I was a kid growing up in Texas. At the annual Rodeo they would always have one parked at the entrance. It would have longhorns on the hood, cowhide patterned interior, and six shooters for the door handles.
No words...just look n njoy...Thanx for Video...
I hope they can have these Eldorado Convertible design looks come back on the market
I like how that motor naturally aspirated with appropriate heads and crank shaft can easily make 500hp but it made barely 200 😂 flippin government
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I have a stock '68 Cad convertible and the 472 has 10.5 to 1 compression with over 500lbs of torque and almost 400hp off the factory showroom. It really cruises nicely! They started heavily de-tuning them around '73-'74.
And despite the crappy HP it still did a decent zero to sixty. Shows how important torque is.
@@jankypop-a-matic58 how quick is it vs dodge muscle cars? as i had a old boss that whated one in full deluxe 500CI trim and go drag racing vs my charger 383-727 lol 😂 no way
Cool thing is those Caddy big blocks 472/500/425/365 were only like 40 lbs heavier than a small block Chevy.
The elderado is the most beautiful car of all time
My family had a brand new downsized white 1979 eldorado with a red leather interior. For a 20 year old kid - me, it was a dream car. Now I drive a new fully loaded cadillac CTS, which my daughter drives more than me. Cadillac tradition.
I have a 75 convertible... I absolutely love it
GREAT VIDEO ALL TIME FAVORITE OF MINE ESP THE 1976 LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE VIDEOS
I had a 1976 Eldorado convertible. It was so powerful, I once raced a mustang and won the race.
I owned a ‘75 Eldorado Vert for about a decade. I LOVED that car. I consider it the most optimistic car ever produced. Imagine going to your Cadillac dealership in the fall of ‘74, just after Nixon resigned, and just after the first gas crisis, and while Vietnam still raged, and saying GIVE ME THE BIGGEST, REDDEST, GAS GUZZLENEST, CONVERTIBLE YOU GOT!!!! That’s optimism baby!
I grew up with mom and her new brougham every 3 years and dads eldorados every 3 years. Finally at 58 I bought my first ATSV and I love the sporty 2.0 liter and the 33 mpg heavy 26 city. It’s more fun than my former bmw M3
I’m glad I am not alone in thinking the 75-76 Eldo is an incredible automobile !!!! 1979 Eldo ? UGH !!!!! I loved this car--
Show this to my friend's brother who sold his '75-'76 Caddy Eldorado.. At least he took me for a ride in it one summer night with the top down.
The epitome of the Disco era cars. One of the most charismatic cars ever made, together with Corvette C3 rubber bumper boat tail with front and rear spoiler
This is the "KING" of Lux cruisers, but the "Queen" is the PMD Bonneville.
In the late 70's as a kid, we had a 66'Bon conv. in that "Frigidaire" white.
389 tri-power, I can still rem the sound of other 2 Rochester 2 Jets kicking in, don't get to hear them as good on a GTO, people put loud mufflers on, and it's hidden.
Absolutely gorgeous car....stunning
Any chance you could do an episode on....
The wagoneer 63-91 is a pretty good model run esp the grand wagoneer:)
The 1998 Grand Cherokee 5.9 limited the first fast SUV
The Dodge CSS truck heck you could get a 426 wedge!
When I was a child my father owned that green 1958 Cadillac Sedan DeVille. We weren't wealthy but Dad wanted a prestige car. He bought it used in 1963 or 64. Thankfully the price of gasoline was only 19.9 cents per gallon and came with free depression glass and green stamps. I spent a lot of time sticking green stamps into books that I think were each book worth a dollar off at the grocery.
Cadillac still remains distinctive on the road today, however you can't tell the difference between a Linoln and a Ford Taurus without getting close to it to see the badges.
Awh, gotta cut costs and raise prices somehow!!!
..yes, I've noticed that...almost every Lincoln model is very obviously a Ford, just with horizontal tail light extensions added to the trunk, and a chrome hawk-beak grille...Lincoln has taken the place of Mercury as a guzzied-up Ford clone, just with a few more doodads and a higher price.....
You're doing the lords work, dear sir.
Great channel!
These Caddies were so pretty. Bring these back, GM, you’ll win back the market share you lost.
no, only 80 year olds will buy them , that's not a big enough market
@@Blackadder75 Thank you. Have a nice day.
Beautiful script and photos. That why I subscribe. I love what you do and I also love that mystery music at both ends of the video.
Elvis Presley bought one for his mother when he first became a star .
In the 'hood in the 1970s you were gangsta to own a Cadillac.
There's even a song from 1974 by soul artist William DeVaughn with lyrics describing a " great big Cadillac" called Be Thankful For What You've Got
I owned a 1975 convertible. Very nice car!
I'd told my nephew i Loved these,,He came to me in 94 and told me there was a'77 Toronado with a 403Ci..I bought it 2 hrs later.Tan velour button tuft interior with White Landau on white.I'm still waiting for my Caddy tho..I did get asked Allot."what year is your Caddy"?Loved my 'float boat'.I'm 6' and could lay across the front seat.
1975
The last year of the american success story called "good american cars"
Wish Cadillac went again and took the inspiration of the 70's
Even the "small" 1975 Seville was good.
Thing went really down hill for Detroit starting 1980
Actually the cut-off date for most all cars shows use to be '71.
Most consider anything post-'72 to be unworthy due to those giant 5mph government mandated ugly bumpers, badly engineered , horsepower emission systems, horrible interior quality, and bodies made of bad recycled steel all by '73.
I would love one. It would go so good with my '68 Electra 225 convertible.
Those Eldorados/Tornados were great demo derby cars too!
Absolutely great video
Well done. Though it shoulda been noted everyone bought them and put them away thinking the "last cnvt." would be worth big bucks. With everyone putting them away that left a large amount of mint ones were available.
So one got rich doing that!
I had a 76' black convertible, it was a fun car to drive and did have an excellent ride. The problem was that this was during an era at GM where quality control wasn't very good. These cars had a lot of issues that were specific to this model, their elaborate switchgears also had a lot of bugs. Try and find those stupid body fillers between the quarter panels and the bumpers. The exhaust manifolds on these Cadillac big blocks cracked almost with certainty. Try and find parts for them, what a headache.
Absolutely Amazing Awesome AN Educational video THANKYOU FOR SHARING 😅👍👍
The most iconic car ever made, together with Corvette C3 rubber bumper boat tail with front and rear spoiler
ahh, The Thunderbolt and Lightfoot ride. I'd prefer the '72 Coupe DeVille (maroon, black top and interior) a guy i knew would 'borrow' from his parents in '75. 472 was more of a monster than many would think.
What’s especially unique about this gen Eldo and it’s GM cousins is the ‘scissor’ top which folds inwards from the sides and allows a full width rear seat...no other convertible did this. I have the Pontiac version and the rear seat area is huge, making it the perfect parade car. Search out vids on the GM scissor top to see how different it is. I’m my mind this top is what makes the 71-76 GM ragtops so desirable
They were also prone to mechanical problems . I had a 75 Buick rag.