Cadillacs age terribly. - General Discussion Discussion

[–] TandyMan (10364) 4 years ago

They've been coasting on their name and reputation for decades now. I still hope to own an old school restored Caddy one day. Them early days were something else.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (71689) 4 years ago

Hell yeah!
Old school Caddies are beautiful but man will they break the bank if in fine condition!

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[–] 102000 (6130) 4 years ago

Specifically what years do you consider ugly? I think they got very cool looking about 8 years ago.

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[–] actionkamen (23176) 4 years ago

Probably early 2000s Cadillac. They are indeed awful looking now.

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[–] 102000 (6130) 4 years ago

Not really ugly, IMO - just that they look like an old persons car.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

http://topclassiccarsforsale.com/cadillac/135361-1983-cadillac-eldorado-el-ballero-80k-original-miles-custom-global-coach-limo.html

Thoughts?

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[–] actionkamen (23176) 4 years ago

Just remove the silly spare tires and it looks fine.

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[–] 102000 (6130) 4 years ago

Just a pimped out car - not really what an average Cadillac looked like.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

That's the original design

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[–] nyctc7 (41233) 4 years ago

"Custom built by Global Coach in Orlando Florida" - Sounds like an aftermarket modification to me

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

No it's not, 84 Seville Opera. Google image that. They all have the tire thingo.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (71689) 4 years ago

Looks like a car a Mafia dude would get into and get carried out of😳

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Crazy they people liked a tire on the side of their car.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (71689) 4 years ago

That was a very stupid looking feature...That 'look' can't have lasted more than a couple of model years

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[–] TandyMan (10364) 4 years ago

In the 80s they lost all their unique styling, but they were still huge rectangles of steel barreling down the road. In the 90s is when they got really ugly. Now they just look like every other car on the road.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Well this car is beyond unique, in a bad way. http://topclassiccarsforsale.com/cadillac/135361-1983-cadillac-eldorado-el-ballero-80k-original-miles-custom-global-coach-limo.html

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[–] TandyMan (10364) 4 years ago

golly, that's something. I kinda like it. needs a couple chandeliers mounted up front.

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[–] nyctc7 (41233) 4 years ago

Why does it have a landau bar? The curvy S shaped thing that you see on hearses?

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

80s to early 2000s. Thankfully they decided to change the shape.

The two door cars, because they're smaller, actually look much better, like the Eldorado.

Otherwise they're just crazy looking.

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[–] nyctc7 (41233) 4 years ago

Let's Make A Deal - The Cadillacs - loaded with famous power accessories

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPhdsqZlpEw

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[–] 102000 (6130) 4 years ago

I would take that blue one in a heartbeat.

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[–] nyctc7 (41233) 4 years ago

The baby blue is excellent. My fave is the red convertible.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (71689) 4 years ago

I would start talking like Joe Pesci every
time I got in one of those cars😆

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[–] nyctc7 (41233) 4 years ago

Feech La Manna in his Cadillac Eldorado convertible. Classic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45uLNBYwh3I

Christ, we're on parole

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (71689) 4 years ago

Jeez!! Robert Loggia could mess a guy up!

234 projects, died at 85...
Legend.

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[–] nyctc7 (41233) 4 years ago

How about this creampuff?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q2b7MWNbmA

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (71689) 4 years ago

That's a COOL car and I will assume it's the reason that Snow Leopards are now endangered!

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[–] Kowalski (57914) 4 years ago

I HAD ONE FOR A WHILE...COST A FORTUNE TO FIX COMPARED TO MY OTHER CARS...STUPID SIDEWAYS ENGINE WHERE YOU CANT REACH A DAMN THING...

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[–] nyctc7 (41233) 4 years ago

Some things stay classic forever--black t-shirts, jeans, a navy blazer--and:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km48r-GuSnE

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[–] nyctc7 (41233) 4 years ago

How many times has Jack Klompus ridden in a Cadillac? The answer revealed -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc9-rYBOS5w&t=0m15s

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[–] bobbydallas (8058) 4 years ago

something about Cadillac grillz

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[–] GlenEllyn (21078) 4 years ago

This is what I think of when someone says "Cadillac."
https://cdn.barrett-jackson.com/staging/carlist/items/Fullsize/Cars/132697/132697_Front_3-4_Web.jpg

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

No doubt they had a golden age. Elvis certainly made them iconic with his love for cadelliac.

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[–] nyctc7 (41233) 4 years ago

The National Automobile here in Reno has one of Elvis's Cadillacs.

https://www.american-muscle-cars.net/images/National-Auto-Museum-Elvis.jpg

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

With Elvis, a very flamboyant man (in a straight way), Cadillacs suited him. He also had a Blackhawk Stutz, which again, is a flamboyant car, that suited him. It wouldn’t suit me however.

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[–] 102000 (6130) 4 years ago

Very cool.

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[–] GlenEllyn (21078) 4 years ago

Tunes and tooling along the highway in this...nice thought.

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