Cadillac Eldorado 1971 Convertible - badge on bootlid
Cadillac Eldorado 1976 convertible - badge on rear wing.
Cadillac Eldorado 1973 Convertible. Revised for 1973 with large egg-crate grille, the Eldorado was given an 8,194cc (500) 235 bhp V8 engine driving the front wheels - a technology shared with the Oldsmobile Toronado.
Cadillac Eldorado 1976 convertible. Powered by a 8,194cc (500) V8 which developed 190 bhp or 215 bhp with fuel injection. Rectangular lamps first appeared in 1975 on the Eldorado.
Cadillac Eldorado 1978 Biarritz. Powered by 6,966cc (425) 180 bhp V8. Cadillac downsized the 500 V8 in 1977 to a new 425 unit for Federal Emission regulations.
Cadillac Eldorado 1971 Convertible. In 1967 an all new Eldorado was launched sharing its E-body with the Buick Riviera. It also became the first front wheel drive Cadillac as the Unified Powerplant Package from the front wheel drive Oldsmobile Toronado was adapted for the Cadillac V8 and by 1971 this was an 8-litre V8.
Cadillac Eldorado 1971 Convertible. For the 1971 E-body, Cadillac increased the wheelbase by 6 inches, but the overall length by just 2. Designed under Wayne Kady the 1971 Eldorado saw the return of the convertible option as the earlier Eldorado had only been produced as a coupe.
Cadillac Eldorado 1971 Convertible. For 1971 the front wheel drive Cadillac was given a new GM E-body 2-inches longer but with a wheelbase enlarged to 126.3 inches. Two body styles were offered, the convertible and a 2-door hardtop with 'opera' windows
Cadillac Eldorado 1973 Convertible. The front drive Eldorado was given a new GM E-body in 1971, and a convertible option was then offered. The Eldorado was built on a massive 126.3-inch wheelbase and measured 224-inch overall. The wraparound parking lamps were new for 1973, as was the large egg crate grille.
Cadillac Eldorado 1973 Convertible. Eldorado sales were 51,451 cars in 1973, a very good year when Cadillac total was 300,000
Cadillac Eldorado 1976 convertible. 1976 was the final year for the Eldorado convertible, and hundreds were bought up and stored as investments.
Cadillac Eldorado 1978 Biarritz. Powered by 6,966cc (425) 180 bhp V8. Eldorado did not offer a convertible after 1977
Cadillac Eldorado 1978 Biarritz. Built on a 126.3-inch wheelbase. The Eldorado convertible was dropped in 1976.
Cadillac Eldorado 1978 Biarritz. Built on a 126.3-inch wheelbase. Biarritz' was a new luxury trim option (equivalent to the d'Elegance on other Cadillacs)
Cadillac Eldorado 1978 Biarritz - rear wheel. wheel spats were dropped from 1975 in favour of full wheel openings
Cadillac Eldorado 1978 Biarritz. The Eldorado convertible was dropped in 1976. 'Biarritz' was a new luxury trim option (equivalent to the d'Elegance on other Cadillacs)
Cadillac Eldorado 1971 Convertible - lamps
Cadillac Eldorado 1971 Convertible. This second generation front drive Eldorado also used the GM E-body but this was no longer fully unitary as it had a perimeter frame. The Eldorado convertible was now the only Cadillac convertible on sale in 1971
Cadillac Coupe deVille 1976 d'Elegance. Power came from a 8,194cc (500) 190 bhp V8.
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