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Cadillac Eldorado
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Karen I just want some affection I just want some affection I do…
La Mer La Mer (The Butcher) La Mer va dehors La Mer va dedans Touc…
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The Boy Who Never Saw The Light When you take me out I'm so glad, I'm so When you…
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Phil Lanassa

@Eddie Last I loved those GM crotch coolers, most AC cars of the era had them, and some worked better than others. Part of the Bi-Level HVAC circuit. IDR if on MAX Recirc. AC you had air from there. On my Riv, I set it to "Auto" temp 70 degrees "Auto" fan speed, and it came out of all of the vents, defrost, side window defrost, feet, crotch as face vents. On a hot day, those R-12 AC systems worked like nothing I've ever seen since, as did heat and defrost on cold or wet days.

Also, wind/road noise was minimal, and with the Moonroof shade closed, sun load was minimal. It was like driving your living room sofa, but it handled much better on the turns. Moonroof never leaked, the Turbo V-6 ran really well, the car was surefooted, handled for what it was, and was great on rain snow, ice and dry roads. Moderate oversteer, roll was admirable, but for the time, with reduced weight, the power was appreciable. Easily a 120 mph car on the open road, long 2.73 or 3:23 hi-way gears.

The 700R 4 speed was better thand the 425 transaxle, though the 700R-4 did like to hunt ratios whenever you tipped in the throttle. Either jumped between 3-4 , or pop in then out of lockup. Fuel mileage was respectable at 25 on my Riv Turbo V-6, even with a Quadrajet.

The little Red Green Yellow Turbo lights were sexy as hell, and the Bose stereo FM cassette sounded decent then as now. CB radio was among the options as well, though mine didn't have one. Wish I had one and the Stainless roof from the Eldorado Biarritz to add on with the Landau 1/4 top. I preferred the Landau top to plain painted roof, then Caddy added the Biarritz package and pushed it over the top.

Damn fine looking cars, today as ever. Great expanses of perfectly sculpted sheet metal, nice sharp edges and lines to define it. Gorgeous, whether a Toro, Eldo, or Riv. The E-body is just begging for a later gen supercharged LS motor, or Gen 3 Hemi SC'd.

Just think of it with modern all wheel drive added, independent 4 wheel rack and pinion suspension, supercharged, coil-over shock spring combo, big brakes, big tires and wheels, plus all the poise of a modern electronically controlled powertrain, dual exhaust with cutouts and Cadillac mufflers keeping it stock sounding. Plenty of room under the hood for anything, SC, Turbo's whatever you can dream of, and a full frame tying it all together!

Solemandd67

@Richard Exactly! I'm 6' 200. I miss 60/40 bench seats too. I don't know of a new car/SUV/truck that offers that seating arrangement. Nothing is as comfortable on a long drive. What happened to loose pillow/biscuit pattern upholstery?

I miss real wood framed in chrome or stainless steel. Walnut, Birdseye Maple, Rosewood. The interior accents on this Touring Coupe are attractive in my opinion.

Larry's Rivi was a '83. White w/ Maple Red leather interior. Olds 307 V8. 6 way pwr, fully reclining front seats w/2 position memory for the driver. Loaded. We both loved cars and collected them. Many drives from San Diego up the coast to LA & the Bay Area. Before that he bought a Silver '79 Toronado. Red velour interior. It looked exactly like the ones Oldsmobile used in its advertising campaign. That Olds 350 V8 moved it out smartly and the suspension was a bit stiffer.

Over 40 cars since I was 19 yet I've never built a custom. I clicked on this posting because a while back I thought of finding a tired TC like this with a grey/tan interior and dropping a 350/368, sans the 4-6-8 govenor, then adding a floor shift from a later Eldo. The '67 Chevrolet color 'Deep Water Blue' is eye catching. My late mother special ordered her '69 GP in that color and I've always wanted a dark blue car.

Looked on the internet, but couldn't find any examples/info on installing a floor shifter on a this series Eldo. B & M makes shifters, but I'd want it to look stock. These days I would expect an electronic transmission shifter could be wired through the cowl, preventing the need to drill through the floor. Many hobbyist do so much with custom cars. I've worked a few auctions. Even a dial knob shifter extending forward of the current console would be cool. Dual exhaust would finish it, but a project of that magnitude may turn out to be too lengthy and expensive versus buying a 67 Rivi and calling it good.

Solemandd67

@Richard Agreed. I had a Burgundy Mist and black interior '65 Riviera with the clamshell hidden headlights. I think a '67 will be a nice now. Mine will have a vinyl top.

All those options allowed buyers to personalize their cars. Now it's just wheels.

Miss low, slim consoles that allowed you to slide over. If something fell on the side, you could easily retrieve it. Deep twist carpeting is gone. It felt pleasureable to kick of your shoes and drive. They stopped placing chrome trim around the pedals and the foot wells are narrow now. I wear a Sz 14-Medium shoe. Sometimes I must remove my dress shoes to drive a modern car.

Want slide levers for the HVAC: Cool-Cooler-Cold/Warm-Warmer-Hot. Not a infotainment man and definitely not a fan of redundant radio controls on the steering wheel where the horn buttons should be.

Why must we spend 💰 to have a dealer remove the bumper to access the headlamp assembly, just to change a bulb. Somethings not right.

All comments from YouTube:

British Leyland Quailty Control

2y↑217

Bill is the Cadillac of car review channels, he makes Doug DeMuro, look like a 1980s Yugo.

Jeffrey Epstein

@Dylan Barreto
Because I'm from a time when men were men

Dylan Barreto

Doug is funny and really shows you things about the car that many car YouTubers don’t even mention maybe that’s why he has over 4 mill subs compared to this dude lol but we all have our own opinions I guess btw dude needs to learn how to say Cadillac correctly

Dylan Barreto

@Jeffrey Epstein why tf should that matter

David Antiwan

1y↑1

Bill is on a different level doug ain’t got shit on bill

Mark Oberacher

1y↑1

He makes Doug look like Doug. That guy is so corny I'm pretty sure Doug invented corn.

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Nick McFaddin

I remember seeing a full on black w/ gold trim one of these a few years back. Super old dude driving it and it was SWEET. Always liked the looks of these ever since driving a '76 Eldo in my early 20's.

The only 2 door you could fit 6+ people in w/ comfort. Thing drove like a comfy couch, loved it.

Andrew Boilson

That car is drop dead beautiful 😍

Garth Hancock

2y↑59

I love this car Bill. These are so few and far in between that you almost never see such well kept examples like this.

Scooters Only Repair

I miss my 83 every day and I knew of 2 others in my town . The touring coupe emblem on the side costs more than I paid for the car. I paid $700 with 67k miles the emblem was stolen . It was $800

Tae Mitchell

My aunt drove a brown 81 Biarritz as a kid it was always washed and my uncle kept it warmed up in the driveway he drove a late 80s seville oh how I miss the days 😅

Paul M

2y↑11

So sad to see what has happened to Cadillac brand. Even now, instead of making big luxurious brands, they try to out sport BMW. For example, they had the bigger CT6 that I thought was getting them back to where they should be. Instead they stop making it now have a subcompact CT4 and compact CT5. Crazy. If not for Escalade, they cease to exist.

dgmcbride

2y↑23

Bill: Another great, informative video. Always enjoy the period “time capsule” you do for the year the car you’re reviewing was produced.

Greg McKinney

2y↑13

24:20 a spare tire cozy!
37:50 I’ve seen more realistic “wood” on an 80s Sears stereo. And acres of it in here to boot.
Overall it’s a fascinating vehicle. The toned-down exterior was nice. The design was a lot better than the ugly hoagie that replaced it.

Beb152

2y↑6

In 1993, my dad just had to have this body style Eldorado. He wouldn’t touch the HT4100 powered ones. He found a 1979 with 35,000 miles and the Olds 350 V8. I’ve never seen him so excited when the retired Dr accepted his offer for it.

Dustin T Seloover

I'm the exact opposite. I loved my Biarritz, but absolutely hated the Olds 350 it had. It originally came with a diesel, and was converted to gas using the 350. Yes, it was a very reliable engine, but it didn't have quite the same beautiful sound as the HT-4100. I know I'm impractical, but I'm partial to the HT-4100.

Wayne Johnson

2y↑10

I had a 1983 Sedan DeVille with the EFI 4100. It was severely underpowered. Once you got it onto the highway and set the cruise to 65 -70 MPH though, it was fine. The transmission changed frequently for the slightest hill. It was fair on gasoline.

Neil Ouellette

2y↑1

Had a 1983 Fleetwood Brougham D'Elegance w/the HT 4100. Would break down all the time and didn't have the power to move a Fleetwood. Hook & Tow 4100 they were called on the streets.

Art Deco city Architecture

@RJ yet amazingly in the 1930's they could go up hills fine. I saw footage from 1931, saw this Buick 1927 just glide up the hill at about 30 miles per hour, and the video was registered to a normal speed, In fact the original film had naturally non fixed speed.

RJ

2y↑1

Correct. For those cars it was common to put in an Olds 350 when the 4.1 failed.

Cardinal O'Flannagan (cr)

2y↑5

Great video of the Eldorado, love that style of pedals. For the trunk try double tapping the button or holding it down around 5 seconds. It was not real common though i had an aftermarket where you had to hold down the trunk button to use it. I had it for like a year before accidently holding it down and finding out it had that capability.

Hurricane

2y↑77

One of my first jobs as a lad was construction demolition. One day I was to shovel old bathroom tile out of a commercial building that was being refitted. I filled my big garbage can with tile and went down the elevator out to the parking lot, climbed the stairs to the dumpster with this extremely heavy industrial garbage can filled to the brim with 1 x 1-inch outdated bathroom tile. As I was shoveling the old tile into the dumpster I kept hearing this odd sound as the tile was landing in the dumpster. After about maybe 7 or 8 shovel fulls I decided to take a closer look. Well, much to my surprise most of what I was shoveling was landing on the very car that you are showing with the window sticker still on the glass. It belonged to the owner of "Hawk Industries" the owner of the construction firm. Well my heart landed in my stomach and I raced down the dumpster stairs to this brand new jet black Cadillac in an attempt to clean it off but the job was Herculean. I decided to do the "right thing" and get away from the car as fast as I could. There must have been 50 to 60 demo guys working that day, so anyone could have done it. Well, later that afternoon I heard this incredibly loud yelling and the "jerk boss" that owned the car found it with tile all over it. This guy was running around in a circle like his hair was one fire. So I remember this car extremely well. I have NEVER mentioned a word about this until now.

Jacob Fleming

2y↑3

@brian milligan did you have a stroke?

Errors of Modernism

2y↑1

sounds like an insurance job son. You are lucky you did not end up in the trunk.

brian milligan

WTF ALL THAT TO SAY YOU SEEN A CAR SIMULAR TO THE ONE IN VIDEO WTF UFT FA

paul doherty

2y↑1

OMG 😱

Jay Roberson

2y↑3

That is a funny story. I once was hanging sheetrock and we had to glue and screw it up. I was on a scaffolding with my partner when the foreman, with long hair, walked underneath us and I accidentally dripped a glob of liquid nails in his hair. I also did the right thing. The next day he showed up with short hair and a bad attitude.

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Fleetwood Pup

2y↑8

Hi Bill! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE how at 43:43 you passed an "El Dorado Heating & Cooling" truck! Planned or not...that is the sweetest few seconds of the whole video! Keep these coming Bill!

Electric Aviation Channel & Video Library

Ha ha...

Tony Montana

2y↑3

This is a real review. I just bought a 82 eldorado sitting for 20 years in airplane hangar , no rust no dents perfect interior ... I plan to keep it !

bdh70

2y↑5

My first boyfriend had one of these, an '84. I always loved that car, just gorgeous. I lost something precious in that car one night and it seemed like as good a place as any

LET'S SKY DECIPHER AND FIND OUT

I REMEMBER That like it was YESTERDAY. I Drove A 83,84 was it Silver Or Black In The Mountains NC

frankbergmanII

2y↑27

James Caan drove one in 'Thief' to an excellent Tangerine dream soundtrack. I also owned one in high school when they were at their lowest desirability and out of the 40 cars I've owned it's still my favorite. Cig lighters for every passenger as nature intended. It's too bad the 4.1 was such a boat anchor, they all spin rod bearings eventually, but olds V8 swaps are easy and make these things reliable.

Paul Armstrong

1985 4.1 was Improved, you can tell it by the finned valve covers-they were getting it ready for use in the coming Alante.

Janick Goudeau

2y↑1

Frank M? From Illinois?

Rudy T

2y↑1

No he most certainly did NOT. It was a luxury Eldorado, not a touring.

Tmuk2

2y↑3

What a movie that is - I recommend it every chance I get

Joe

2y↑3

Yes it was a 368 which was a good engine in its basic form. Cadillac used it with fuel injection in the first year ‘79 Eldorado and it’s rock solid.

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James Last

2y↑7

The 4100HT was actually two Vega engine blocks cast together. Known for bad head gaskets and oil leaks.

wrotenwasp

2y↑1

The Vega engine probably had better head gaskets and leaked less oil. I remember doing water pumps on these pieces a shit 4100s. Oil everywhere. Had to pull the PS pump pulley, maybe even the harmonic balancer? The worst part was the absolute lack of power. The low tech Olds 307, which was all iron, probably made as much HP, it actually made more torque and probably delivered similar or better MPG.

Uncle Rudy

2y↑4

I remember prepping these Special Edition Touring Coupes as a Cadillac Master Craftsman when they were new. Each dealer got a couple of these and we got a few added to our allocation. Not terribly rare but this was the end of the run of ETCs in this particular body style. Great car I had one for a few years. Sorry to have sold it.

Connor Arroyo

The 1986 replacement was an absolute turd.. It wasn't much bigger than the N bodies, such as Buick Somerset and Grand Am from Pontiac. Just a sad chapter for Cadillac, which has been plagued with many sad chapters over the last 50 years. The Cadillac name still has juice though.. GM can fix Cadillac anytime they're committed to doing so. They've made several half-ass attempts, but all have mostly fallen short of the mark. Instead of chasing after the likes of Benz and BMW, Cadillac should be gunning after Rolls Royce & Bentley.

THE SaleenDriver

2y↑3

I remember this car. Car and Driver reviewed it, and said it was, for its time, a pretty damn good car. Just seriously underpowered. Put a nice 383 crate motor in it and a 4 or 5 speed auto and drive the wheels off of it.

Keith Benson

That’s what I wanted to do but because of the front wheel drive it couldn’t be done ! I spoke to the people at Jeggs and they told me that the transmission wouldn’t line up with another GM crate motor and that it would cost thousands of dollars to fabricate the front end . The car isn’t worth all that money to try to fix GM’s nightmare ! Worded car ever made !

IC

2y↑7

Oh I’m in for this! Love these things. The first Touring model which led to many more Touring Sedans and Coupes.
Oooh, and a Bose car - optional and the system that took the car audio industry by storm. These seats are similar to Cimarron but not the same; they are specially made for the car.

Rob K

2y↑1

Look up images of the seats in a '90 Olds Touring Sedan based off the Ninety Eight body. Those seats adjusted about 16 different ways with side bolsters etc. Loved that car. Tight as H too..

Terry Lee

2y↑13

Love this car. I think the cooler weather has made Bill more mellow. I miss the curmudgeon.

retroguy94

2y↑1

Funny thing is, the way he talks and that curmudgeon personality made me think he was older. But he said he was 14 in 1985. He's actually younger than ME! 😂

Rudolph Guarnacci

2y↑3

He'll return. Shortly.

Truth Betold

2y↑17

I was 20 driving through Southeast Detroit and going to concerts in this ride. After driving it I never wanted for a sports car. Nope. I fell in love with cruisers, nice women and a smooth ride. Just an awesome ride.

LET'S SKY DECIPHER AND FIND OUT

Me too I Took my Father's He Ending up Having 3 we would go to Atlanta Georgia the first thing we would do is put a sunroof in the 83 model

Jason B

2y↑1

Unrelated comment but wasnt it common back then mom and women always gets smacked by or the man and or dad and him coming home drunk etc... and also bashing and beating up hes little ones kids etc... especially whyte ppl its the stereotype. Did that happen in your househod? Amd how common was it?

Or..... is it just always depicted in movies 😄🤫🤔🤭🤣

Mike Nelson

2y↑3

These looked sharp (both literally and figuratively) but I’d take a Riviera or Toronado with the reliable 5.0 V8 any day over Caddy’s proprietary aluminum 4.1 pile of crap. Not that the Olds 307 turned the corporate twins into rocketships but the Caddy motor powering the Eldo was laughably slow. I think checking the option box for the diesel might’ve actually made this quicker 0-60.

Ryan Gallager

2y↑10

Best channel on YouTube for pristine examples of some of the strangest but wonderful automobiles of years past. Can't get enough!

Toefield

2y↑4

Bill covers how your Canadians will fare in the back seat, location of toddler tie downs, and firearm and narcotics storage. Important specifications sometimes left out in the owners manual.

Petauristini

2y↑11

Truly enjoyed the video. I learned to drive in mom's '79 Eldorado, yellow on yellow, beautiful car, one of all-time favs. Dad wound up getting a triple black '80 Baritz model, nicer; but, he only kept it about 6 months. It was a hot car, literally.

retroguy94

Who gets rid of a brand new Cadillac after only 6 months?
And 1980 was one of the best engines ever put in a Cadillac. It was bulletproof!

E Gold

2y↑1

The same chassis was used on the second generation Seville. Last year of full frame cars. The later Eldorados were sadly a joke. The STS was my last favorite Cadillac.

Jason B

2y↑1

Unrelated comment but wasnt it common back then mom gets smacked by dad and him coming home drunk etc... and also bashing and beating up hes little ones kids etc... especially whyte ppl its the stereotype. Did that happen in your househod? Amd how common was it?

Or..... is it just always depicted in movies 😄🤫🤔🤭🤣

RJ

2y↑1

Great color combos. My buddies dad had a 78 Coupe DeVille in mint green with white leather. This was 1990, but it was stunning.

Henry Stowe

2y↑12

I can't wait to see a test of a 1st generation Seville. Imo, it is the nicest styled caddy of the post fuel shortage era.

Rob K

2y↑2

Imagine being dropped off at the roller skating rink in the friends Dad's new '79 Seville. Heads were turning!

Joseph Valdora

2y↑1

@James El Dogger you are correct!

James El Dogger

2y↑3

Mmm...first generation Seville was in the 1950's.

Rudolph Guarnacci

2y↑1

I agree. Then they destroyed it in '82.

Joseph Valdora

2y↑2

I had a ‘79, ice blue, without the vinyl top. Beautiful car! The switchgear was pretty crappy and the 350, even with EFI, couldn’t get out of it’s own way. I miss it!

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Chris Troxler

2y↑12

I've always liked this body style of the Eldorado.

Andrzej Lisowski

2y↑4

Beautiful car! I remember that we actually loved in Europe the American cars in 70's - 80's and 90's they were just far more expensive than European. Right now it does not matter much anymore as all cars are very much unified in their look and feel. (With exception to French - but only a person who ever owned Renault Laguna knows what does it take to drive a French car :-)))) French are European version of Canadians ;-) )
BTW. You're getting better and better with your videos. I don't know anybody else on internet who would talk about the cars with such a knowledge and honest passion like you do!
BTW2. Greetings from the Netherlands where everything is metric and I actually love it this way ;-))))

Orkoto

Hatred for foot-pounds from Spain here

Charles Trattler

2y↑2

This was the best and most entertaining car review I've ever watched. You're hilarious. Thank you.

Eric Lloyd

2y↑1

Thank you Bill for the 46 minutes of eye candy and entertaining information, I almost bought an Eldorado at one point but the Coupe de Ville was already consuming enough real estate.

MY1VICE

2y↑7

Beautiful car! I've always loved that generation of Eldo....
But push comes to shove, I'd probably go for a Mark VII LSC quicker.

califdad4

2y↑1

@the Thomas J the LSC was their hot rod, it was the cat to have back then

the Thomas J

@califdad4 I never drove a town car. But I owned the Eldo, the LSC, and the Deville. THE Devile was a concurs model that had 300 HP. It moved along just fine. The LSC is still a top 5 car. I loved it!

califdad4

2y↑1

@the Thomas J it was quicker, in the Lincoln I was driving some drunk space engineers from a party at my in-laws, had to stop along the freeway late at night because one thought he was getting sick, taking back off from a stop and flooring it, the engine sounded like a sewing machine engine, my Cadillac with the almost 300 HP took off quite well. I loved that car but wore it out and had to replace it in 2010

the Thomas J

@califdad4 I believe that was the first year Lincoln had the Ford Modular V8. While it moved it down the road okay, the car was too heavy for it. It really needed the good old tried and true Ford 351. The Ford 302, and Ford 351 were two of the best motors ever made. Simple, reliable, quiet, and powerful. The Deville was front-wheel drive and had a Northstar which made it feel a bit quicker.

califdad4

2y↑1

@the Thomas J I drove a 96 Town Car and it was pretty lacking, but several years later I owned a 96 DeVille which was much quicker then the 96 Lincoln I drove

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Milad Shakiba

2y↑3

Oh man! I love this car ,this early 80s are really rare to find after almost 2 years I finally found a 82 biarritz with touring suspension , i driving it every weekend and its just pure pleasure , thanks for the video

Milad Shakiba

2y↑1

@Dustin T Seloover thanks man i was looking for that about 2 years it's a Piece of Gem

Dustin T Seloover

2y↑1

The 82 Biarritz is my favorite. You are blessed! 😇

digitalfutur

2y↑6

This car, and the 2003 CTS that was featured in The Matrix Reloaded, are the reasons why there are still Cadillac sedans being built today, but not Lincolns.

Jason B

2y↑1

Ctsv?

Carlo's Dad

2y↑16

Bill, those wheels were an option, not exclusive to the ETC. I had them on my 1981 Biarritz but with a large center, covering the lug nuts.

Phil Lanassa

2y↑1

Also seen on the Riviera T-Types, dating to 1979. I know, I owned one ! Nice cars.

charles kosyjana

2y↑32

This was Cadillacs weak attempt to try and compete with the large European sports coupes. However it wasn't as much of a disaster as the Cimmaron which was also available at the same time. Like Bill mentioned, the sister car to this, the Buick Riviera T Type had more power and sportier styling.

califdad4

2y↑1

@kenneth bode women buyers loved them

califdad4

2y↑2

@Brad Johnston everybody wants to bad mouth the Cimeron, but everyone that bought one I talk to loved it , especially with the V6

jim carson

2y↑2

The Cimarron was in insult to the car buying public.

afgcinc

I remember a kid I went to school with his father owned a Cimmaron. Even as a child I was like "that is a Cadillac?!?" Then again I was kinda a car nut as a kid.

Paul Stein

Cadalliers were great to part out for j body gms.

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Bob Craig

Another great vid, Bill! I almost bought one of these after my 75 Eldo convertible began falling apart on its own so bad the catalytic convertor set the interior smoldering. But backed out as the front CV axle bearings went bad and the black/red beauty was barely out of warranty! Then just a few weeks ago read that the 0-60 time was one of the slowest of the 80s and that forever closed my fond regret memory book. Went on to Mercedes and then Lexus LS for the last 30 years, my LS500 V6 3.5 liter is 0-60 in 4.6. Keep up the great work and watch out for that damn cat.... and more importantly, large bomber birds! Best, Bob in Vero

Gary Lampkin

Recently tuned in for your great car reviews and time capsules...I look forward to the late 70's- early 80's era dream car reviews. Keep up the great work and watch out for those killer yard critters...

Andyco79

2y↑10

Love the styling of these 1979 to 1985 GM E bodies

Keith Benson

@John Franklin I don’t know what you are implying ! I make more then enough money and own 2 other Cadillacs . These cars were GM’s nightmare ! Worded cars ever built. !

John Franklin

@Keith Benson They are gorgeous cars, but should not be bought by people who don't have the money to keep them in good shape. And never as a daily driver. It does cost a fair amount to keep them up, but worth it. I have an 83 Eldorado. Love it.

Keith Benson

2y↑1

Save your money ! I bought one of these Eldorado and had nothing but problems !

Mistaed2019

Thanks for sharing this car with us. I remember reading about this model Eldorado but never saw one. This is an excellent example. Beautiful interior. 👍🏻Love it.

John Pezzullo

Love the Caddy Bill even though anemic engine, it was the thought that count with GM during this era and they made a pretty good car. As always Bill you NEVER disappoint. !!!

Mike Ruby

2y↑6

Great video Bill!! My favorite was the 85 Eldorado biarritz in white with the stainless roof and blue interior.

Rob K

When you could get a blue interior. We had a black '79 Grand Prix with a blue interior. Later I ordered my first brand new car .....an '84 Cutlass.....black with a blue interior.

RJ

2y↑7

In the early-mid 90s an elderly couple in the neighborhood had these his and hers Eldorado's with the stainless tops. Both for sale, I wanted one so bad for my first car. I caddied at the golf course and was a bus boy, but still ended up with my folks Honda Accord sedan...

RJ

@Jason B I've never known anyone of any color or creed to experience what you're describing. It likely is a movie falsehood used to tug at your heartstrings.

Jason B

RJ

2y↑1

@Harry T You are 100% correct. My DD is a 2008 Honda Civic Si. I still keep a 83 Cadillac Coupe DeVille and a 66 Olds Ninety Eight for nostalgia.

Harry T

2y↑3

You dodged a bullet
Honda quality
GM garbage

El Plata

2y↑3

I love your channel and cars! My dad had a Cadillac Seville slant back with a gold package. He used to say he was the cat’s ass in reverse 🐈

Kevin VanHorn

2y↑7

This brings back memories. When I was a kid my Grandmother had the Oldsmobile (Tornado) version which was nearly identical.

Phil Lanassa

Eddie Last

2y↑1

Built on the same assembly line at the Linden, NJ plant. I installed the A/C vent under the steering column that was referred to as the crotch cooler.

Phil Lanassa

My grandparents had one as well, it that crappy 80''s brown, but still a nice car. The missing transmission hump was fascinating to me in..

mattt198654321

2y↑20

This car was only 4 years removed from the first Lexus...the difference could not be more stark.

Richard

@Solemandd67 You should be doing these car reviews!

Solemandd67

Richard

@Solemandd67 I am 6 foot 4 230 pounds with a size 13. I hear you loud and clear. I feel like I am in a straight jacket in these new cars. Do you remember the split bench 60/40 seats? Man, you could stretch out on trips moving your legs into a thousand different positions. Now like you said, so narrow the foot wells.

Solemandd67

Richard

@Solemandd67 I loved the Riviera! I love those Lincolns and Cadillacs. The linear look as you call it, the chrome, the colours, the opera widows, the vinyl roofs, the pin striping. Most stuff today is too small, its dull, boring.

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Pallet Wizard

2y↑6

Good job Bill. Excellent video and great weather. If I could get blown up in front of Tony Romas it would be in this exact same car. Keep it up #OscarSenior

Robert Karma

2y↑16

The biggest event I remember from 1985 was graduating from high school. I certainly thought that Cadillac was a car for old farts. I didn't personally know anyone who owned a Cadillac until the 21st Century. I'll credit Cadillac for evolving into a pretty darn good vehicle. I may be getting into Caddy's demographic but I still wouldn't want to own one as I always preferred Lincolns.

You Told

2y↑1

The saying is, Chrysler had the power Lincoln had the ride but Cadillac had it all.

Roy Perry

I noticed Pete had the lawn mowed and the hedge trimmed!

Grand Am

@Jason B Yeah Lincolns are the " I'm retired and ain't doing shit else" status symbols. Lol

Jason B

2y↑3

Jason B

@Grand Am you guys mean cars for older ppl and possibly old as rich men.

Just like how in the uk jaguar is a old mans car and so as bentley! Im not from there im assuming

And just like Mercedes-Benz USED to be old rich ppl cars back then. Now its for any age range for rich status and flex that youre living good 😄😎

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Russ Stover

2y↑1

You’re the best Bill. I look forward to the reviews as well as the weather and animal updates.

a4dude

Great video! I remember these cars, and loved the Eldorados. I was 22 in 85 and couldn’t afford an Eldorado so I bought a Cimarron in the black cherry red with digital dashboard, sunroof and leather which was $14k. I loved it. And why are you afraid of the squirrels? I laughed so hard at your comments. Keep the vids coming.

joe seeking

I love these too - they looked so badass when they came out. Sadly, they were completely gutless. While I would keep cars original almost 100% of the time, on this I'd do an engine swap. Buckskin interior is the way to go here. An aside: In 79, when this came out Dad was an up and comer - we'd just gotten a new Grand Prix SJ - and he said 'the next car will be a Cadillac' - I just knew he meant the Eldo. I liked the GP pretty well, but to a tweener, an Eldo was worth waiting for. However, like many of those who deserted Cadillac around that time, the next car was a horribly slow but indestructible 300D, to be followed by a 535i - which in the hands of a by then 17 year old, was an absolute terror (it could take almost anything built in the prior 10 years, and at 137 before I backed off, it would get you to the necessary exit on 95 before the cop could catch you - those days). Finally - in that Motorweek clip the test driver inadvertently did a 180 and takes a bow. Look for a 91 TC in red..... that had some poke (for the time) at least

John Hall

This reminds me of my late teens, my dad had a similar 1980 riviera and the neighborhood was full of those eldo’s toro’s and riv’s.

There was one of those touring coupes on my street (a black one) and I thought it was so much cooler looking than the normal versions.

That platform of cars drove really nice by the standards of the time. The main problem was that awful 4.1 engine. My dads riv had the olds 350 which was a stout engine for the early 80’s expectations. Looking at the touring coupe now it seems silly now, boy racer black out and that slug engine.

Thomas

This is a beautiful car. I love the unique styling of this touring coupe model with some of the chrome deleted.

Marcus Fields

2y↑1

I love this guy's commentary it is freaking awesome you are the man! I'm a new subscriber to your channel and love your videos keep sending them out please.

Bulls Eye

2y↑1

Hi Bill, This Eldo brings back memories. My Mom had a black one with simulated white convertible top. She really enjoyed that car. Thanks for helping kindle a memory.

Plate [C]

I have watched this video a few times now. I just love the Cadillacs from this era and your review coupled with the particular model of Caddy makes it an entertaining and educational review.

I was in high school at the time these cars came out and like sexy women, these cars were easy on the eyes.

Plate C

rene

You ought to be a great teacher, Mr. Bill! The way you explain things about gorgious cars like this but also your vieuw upon historical and comtemporary issues make me feel at home, thank you very much!

Eric Elander

2y↑1

What a beautiful car. Every time Bill does these what I assume are early morning shots before the sun comes up with the interior lit up with all the 80s style instrumentation why do I immediately think of Miami Vice? Bill are you sure Tubbs isn't sitting in the passenger seat?

Michael Just

Bill, i appreciate all the videos, definetly will be coming down to buy and older vehicle from you, keep up the good work on the videos. I look foward to watching them.

Andrew Hoffmann

Hi Bill! Thank you so much for demonstrating the turn signals!! I love you videos! We are the same age so I can definitely relate!!

Jeff Allen

2y↑1

My family had a Sapphir Blue 85 Eldorado when I was a kid. Was a great car and very nice to look at. Thanks for bringing back some good memory’s!

Roadmasterthugmaster

2y↑1

i was mad about the tires lol. but great job bill this is becoming one of my favorite channels i went from being angry about the weather review to loving it

Art Deco city Architecture

The tires could (should) be thinner white wall lined bias plys. If you can drive a Model T from 1915 (with a about 60 mile per hour speed update) with stock Firestones and fair mostly fine, what is even scary about these tires at 80.

Lula429 Roberts2

2y↑4

This is a rare car. I was surprised to hear that there were only 545 car made that year. I only seen three in my lifetime.

Lula429 Roberts2

2y↑1

@Andrew Gorny I did not know Cadillac made a convertible!

Andrew Gorny

2y↑1

And the touring eldo convertible is basically priceless now

Seasonal Gifts

I never laughed so hard, thanks,!
Well presented, everything is in the delivery, and you aced it 👍
I had one of these beauties, but being in the precious metal business , great times, thanks again for sharing

Caddyboy56

Another great video Sir, one of the rare times when I have subscribed and not regretted it later. Calm before the storm for these Eldorado's later GM smoked loco-weed shrank them to nothing in 86. TC's fit on this model, others not so much in my opinion. Keep up the great videos! I may be partial to "Caddy's" but like any cars/trucks you review!

ciseaux Varga Sándor

2y↑4

Remember this beauty from 1980, in a Brussel's show room, a friend of my got his Mercedes 450 SEL stolen and was thinking about an alternative...than the Police found his car, so..I must say, this Cadillac had more electrically moved stuff than that full spec Mercedes, but the driving experience...!

Jacques C

2y↑1

I'm speechless Bill. That sunroof would win every Sunroof Race in the history of sunroofs racing each other. Fastest sunroof ever made.

Peter L

I almost bought one of these. It was an '85 Biarritz model. Beautiful and luxurious. But when I went for a test drive I knew I had to take a pass on it. That 4.1 was just horribly underpowered. Step on the gas and nothing happens. Too bad, but that was the reality of the malaise period. Otherwise I loved it.

John Plovanich

2y↑1

Love this car and Bill.My mom had an 85 humpback Seville.Same color,dash etc.This was a beautiful color. The camera 📷 doesn't do it justice.

J Cabe

2y↑1

I bought my wife one EL De in white. Because it was one of the first front wheel drives the suspension was awful ran through to sets of tires at 20000 miles, the dealer could never get the camber correct which Cadillac was awear of. It was a beautiful looking car though. I drove a 280z.

Dennis W

2y↑1

It is a good looking car. We used to use the term "Cadallicing" when our machines at work were running good.

tasaab

2y↑1

I remember seeing a “customized” ETC for sale in a dealer showroom in Norwalk, CT. Here’s the rub…it was a brand new 1985 Eldorado Convertible (factory, NOT Hess&Eisenhardt) that somehow got through the assembly line with the FULL ETC package right down to the blackout trim, ETC wheels and emblems, and a custom dark Plum color throughout, even the trim, interior and the top material. Same color as this car, I believer code 98 Dark Crimson Maple or code 99 Black Cherry. It was stunning. ETCs were only coupes, in either Black or Sierra Firemist.

CL Nicholson

I remember this car - I was about 8 when it hit the market. Great trip down memory lane.

John Jobber

I remember parking cars as a valet in the mid 80’s and loved driving these cars.

David Kanera

2y↑1

Had an 84 Olds. Loved that car. Lost a lot of these to cash for clunkers unfortunately. Had to add sand to the trunk to handle horrible understeer during snow.

Joe Bartolone

2y↑4

Bill - now that you’ve done one of these what would be really cool is a Mark VII LSC…

John Mills

Likewise Bill, you keep us going as well ( you should be paid mega bucks for live appearances ). Love the car styling, and the colour is to die for. Put me in the backseat for the drive to the Rush concert.

rockubtzer

I owned an 85 Touring Coupe as well mine was painted Senora Saddle the Firemist metallic option had the convertible look-a-like vinyl top. To read engine codes you simply pressed and held Off & Warmer at the same time on the HVAC and it displays them... clears them too. It was a great Automobile.

jim carson

I like the old spoked hubcaps, I also love the chime when you open the door. Does this one have the external temperature gauge?

Daniel LeClare

2y↑1

My favorite version is the Riviera. Nice driving luxury just the right size.

Ian Cole

Love this car and it's colour, more history on American cars for me Bill, thank you

Earthquake1964

I love it. The interior looks brand new!

Brian Klamer

2y↑1

I always liked this Eldorado TC, thanks for the great video of an American Classic.

You Teo

A guy I knew in high school had one of these I always thought he spray painted all the trim until I saw an actual nice one at a car show years later. Shame that as rare as they are the one I mentioned got beat to hell literally, someone took a golf club to almost every window at one point and it met a guard rail or two also. If you read this Ames you know what a shame that was

Christopher Kraft

2y↑7

Hey Bill, I'm glad that the weather is cooperating with you & that the animals are under control!!! Watch out for the Canadians though, they may try to take over the back seat of this lovely Cadillac. I'm going to take an extra dose of the coronavirus whiskey just to be safe!!!
By the way, I think that Lovee Howell is hot 🔥

David Magen

2y↑1

Being a 2 door coupe you can only get a couple of Canadians back there🐶

Brad Johnston

2y↑6

They had a saying among Cadillac salesman: "When we lose a customer, he goes one of three places: Heaven, Hell or a Lincoln-Mercury Dealer!"

Jeff Robbins

Great car and video. Well presented as always.

tsawwassen78

2y↑1

I bought a used '79 Eldo back in 84. It had about 60,000 miles when I bought it. The car looked great, silver gray, but mechanically, what a lemon. The heads leaked coolant and it took 2 attempts by the dealership to fix it right. Later the paint on the roof peeled. Then the driver power seat quit. I could go on and on. GM built many poor quality cars in the 80's, Honda, Toyota fare better quality.

malibuKen

One other feature of this touring coupe is the speedometer goes over 85. On my 1985 Eldorado Biarritz the speedo used to begin blinking if you went over 85 MPH.

Mister Bojangles

2y↑1

I had one, if you read the manual all the way to the end you'll find out you must change the antifreeze in that engine every year and put the brown pellets into the system nourishing the head gaskets which are a fiber material, and then don't forget to burp your baby. When this is done the engine will last forever the same thing is true with the North Star even though it's all aluminum.

blautens

2y↑1

Cool example. I always though the dash looked like two different teams designed the top part and the bottom part without talking to each other, but hey - GM, right? I like that color, I'm not sure it's coming out quite right in the video (not your fault).

Megan Sills

Thank you for always acknowledging how shifty and murderous birds are! This is now my favorite channel!!! Anti bird, awesome car reviews, and instructions on where to store my infants/Canadians. Love it!!!!

Michael Lindquist

2y↑2

In February of 1985 I purchased an ‘85 Eldorado. I waited 8 weeks for it to be built and leased it for the tidy sum at the time of $325 per month. I think it cost about $23,500 to buy. Mine was black with a tan cloth interior, no vinyl roof, wire wheel hubcaps and the touring suspension. I ordered a reclining seat option for the driver’s side but they put it on the passenger side by mistake thinking I might have ordered it that way in error. Boy, was I pissed but accepted the car anyway. I was considering the Touring Coupe but I thought it looked dumb with black walls and random body color trim so I went with the regular Eldo. You’re right Bill, that car was so under powered it couldn’t pull the socks off a dead man, but boy did I love being seen driving around Queens, NY, an 34 year old guy in a black Caddy. Life was good.

Jason B

Lipper

2y↑2

You could get a 5.0 or even a 3.8 liter turbo v6 in the Riv, 307 in the Olds. Caddy made due with the 4100HT. GM is nuts

Joseph Weaver

Bill, this has been my dream car! What a wonderful ol' beauty!!

paul doherty

I was given the opportunity to pick up a brand new Eldorado in 1985 for my uncle who was out of town. So I can say I had a brand new Eldo for a day. It wasn’t the touring version so the suspension was extremely floaty even when new. I couldn’t believe they designed a car that allowed the nose to waft up and down almost uncontrollably on the highway like that. Otherwise it was pretty nice. Add some Bilsteins and it would have been much better.

Robert Christie

Owned a used '83 for 6 weeks. Gorgeous car, lousy 4100 engine. Dumped it and bought an '85 Riviera T-type. That Buick was superior to the Eldo.

Colin Rickatson

2y↑5

everyday with these gems from Bill is a happy one :D

Keith Bowers

Bill what an awesome informative video... You're the best of the best... Please do more Lincoln videos.

the Thomas J

One thing I noticed that I found interesting was the digital speedometer went past 85 MPH. Bill almost got o 100 MPH which I would have liked to have seen.

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