In 1980 we had a senior mechanic at Bland Cadillac in Houston who had a home machine shop. He would snatch up any 500 or 472 V8 he could find from totalled 68 - 76 Cadillacs and rebuild them if necessary to max out horsepower and sold them as fast as he could crank them out. Never told me who was buying them - like me he loved the older vehicles - we had many pleasurable hours of conversation reminiscing about the good old days. In remembrance Bob J.

That black beauty shown for the first thirty seconds is a work of art.

The 1967 Eldorado would have to be one of my favorite cars of all time - absolutely beautiful.

The 1968 was the BEST year of this four-year styling era. The 1968 model gave you the all-new 472cid engine with 375hp, Dual exhaust option, longer hood with hidden wipers, square classic Cadillac mirrors, hidden headlamps, new Cadillac logo, parking lamps in the front fenders, and the best version of the razor blade taillamps. You can keep the '67, '69, and '70 models. I won't even mention the '71 through '78 models. They were just another Cadillac model with nothing sporty or unique about their styling.

Without question, the most beautiful post-war Cadillac.

THIS GEN ELDORADO IS STILL ONE OF THE MOST STUNNING CARS ON THE ROAD.

67 Eldo and 66 Toro are absolutely gorgeous!

I never would have guessed that the 1971 Eldorado was the same length as the 1970 model! Ooh, and bucket seats!

I enjoy this format and it is great fun learning more interesting facts about these awesome cars. Hard to imagine the '70 and '71 are the same size - the '70 looks so sharp and elegant, while the '71 appears enormous and bloated in comparison.

GM actually began using Monoleaf rear suspension on the ChevyII / Nova in the early 1960's. On another note, I never understood the "partial frame" concept, not befitting a Cadillac of old. Cadillac engines were really great in this era.

Thank you. I like the "Top 10" format and your usual formats. You are a "Rare" and perhaps "Classic" KZfaq content creator: no "click bait," no hystrionics and political intrusion. Keep up the good work.

Beautiful Eldorado. My favorite of the 4-year run was the 1968. I think that was the pinnacle year of that body style.

I worked in the parts department at one Cadillac in Phoenix in the mid 90s and the owner of our dealership was Bob Lund who was president of Cadillac motivation from 1962 until 1973. We were the world‘s largest exclusive Cadillac dealership and if you need it old Cadillac parts, you called me! Bob is a great guy.❤😊

Nice to see two cars featured in this video that once belonged to me: The Lucerne Aqua Firemist/white top and bucket seat car (pics were taken in my driveway for the listing on Bring a Trailer, where I sold the car about three years ago). I believe it had 23K miles at the time. And, Adam’s Black/red slicktop ‘67 was also mine for a few years. I sold it about ten years ago and knew the interim owners until Adam bought it. Of course, I always have at least one of these. In my view, the most beautiful Cadillac ever made. My current ‘67 is an Atlantis Blue Firemist slick top with dark blue leather.

To me, this car has one of the most beautiful designs ever. But I bet it was thirsty with that 8.2 liter engine. I remember talking to a guy who was a parole officer about 1972. He spoke of a gang of kids who stole exclusively Eldorados. They knew how to bypass the security and they were so little they had to climb on top of each other to get in the car. Great initiative and ingenuity if only it could be properly channeled. I always appreciate your presentations.

I used to drive a 74’ Eldo Convertible white with Red leather interior 💗🤩

Dad had a 1972 Eldorado. I remember him telling the story that some kid with a hopped-up V8 tried to race him from a stoplight. Dad said he just pushed the pedal down and left the kid in his dust.

I've always suspected the suspension would be designed to give a sportier ride for this model. Kind of a subtle "clapback" to the banker's hotrod.. We like this format and appreciate all that you do! Your channel is gold..

Back on the 90s I saw a program where these two guys bought a 8.2L sedan Deville. They tuned it out and took it to a drag strip. Ran it down the 1/4 mile, came back, cut off the rear doors and ran it again. Shaved an entire second of their E.T.. And after every run, they would cut something else off. It ended up being a rolling chasis and drive train with a seat and a steering wheel. I think they were running in the 13s when it was over. I guess it was a fun way to show how power to weight ratio works and just how heavy those Cadillacs were.

Oh, how I love those GMC motorhomes!

As always, Adam, a superior job. Always look forward to your work. 1) The retractable rear windows were also on the 1967 thru 1971 Thunderbird, when such cars were not equipped with the factory Landau roof. 2) Buckets and Console are exceedingly RARE on 67 thru 70 Eldorado, and also, there are 4 known examples with an Oldsmobile style full length operating console with floor shift. Cadillac dealers did their level best to discourage ordering stuff like this, as they felt it was "hot rod kids stuff" and not proper for a mature, wealthy clientele. Most likely, they didn't want cars coming back after being driven hard. 3) The 1969 Cadillac steering wheel was a "Rim-Blow" design, where you honked the horn by squeezing the steering wheel rim. There was a flood of complaints from (mostly) upper middle class housewives that they would be in an emergency situation and slamming their fist into the steering wheel, with no results. Hence, the hasty 1970 redesign, which looks like it was done very quickly (because it was) to alleviate this customer complaint. The 1969 wheel was initially supposed to be used thru 1970 as well. Many 1969 wheels were modified for more conventional horn actuation. 4) The 1970 was supposed to have dual exhaust all the way back, but, as you can see, it's dual to the muffler with a single outlet. Again, referring to #2 above, that was "hot rod kids stuff." 5) The 8.2 was capable of churning out 600 horsepower with a full, quiet exhaust and hydraulic lifters. GM was terrified of the bad press from the safety nerds and discouraged Cadillac from extracting this much. Even in later, Clean Air Act years, with low compression and unleaded fuels, the 8.2 could've blasted out way more than it did, as you've seen on your cars. Driveway tweaks unleash at least 50 to 75 horsepower. One Cadillac engine builder has a 472 ( the 472, 500, 425 and 368 were the same "engine family") with around 800 horsepower running unleaded pump gas, cats, and full exhaust. 6) Finally, the 500 was in advance response to rumors that Ford was working on (and did have ready but never released) a 514 cubic inch variant of the Lincoln 460 with about 400 horsepower. That engine wound up in slightly detuned form in Super Duty trucks and the 460 would soldier on in its regular form thru the 1978 model year.

I love these cars, thanks for the video.

Today's Cadillacs may be faster and handle better, but they do not have the style nor presence of the first gen Eldorado.

Enjoy this format for sure. Always nice to impress your friends with random knowledge

I was fortunate to own a 75 Eldorado. Not the quickest car but as you said when you punched it,the hood would rise and she’d peel out! Great car

Great episode. This format is fun. The ‘67 Camaro also had monoleaf rear springs. One year only, it had multileaf for ‘68.

Thank you for another well done video!! My personal favorite is the 1968 Eldorado = everything is just right on that car and that year!!!!

Many first-generation Nova/Chevy IIs had mono leaf rear suspension, but that was a much smaller vehicle, and certainly not luxury. Always enjoy your channel.

Imagine if the EPA never existed and these engines were able to be improved over time. Imagine the 8.2 liter with direct injection, variable timing, variable intake, a cold-air intake tube, and made out of aluminum!!!!! Holy crap they would literally shred the tires off!!

That Eldo is one smooth looking car. Great video!

Yeah, THAT'S a REAL car! 😍

I love watching your video's because you are so detailed on the cars you cover. I remember seeing these big cars back in the day, thinking there is no way people are going to want to collect these cars. They will all go to the junkyard once people are done driving. LOL How wrong I was. I actually like these big yachts now, probably because I'm older (47). LOL

Adam - you are a wealth of information and knowledge on the history of these classic vehicles. Thanks for sharing this video with us. 😊

Adam, Fact: Nobody was expecting a video at 11:18 on a Thursday morning. 😁

GM also used a Torsion Bar front suspension on the C10 to C70 trucks in the early 60's

Just the better looking model.

I too am amazed that the '71 was the same length as a 70. In '74 I bought a beautiful light Mediterranean blue with white top and interior '71 (like the '71 convertible shown) . The front wheel drive was amazing. I got stuck going down a steep loose gravel drive which was almost perpendicular and had to back up to get out. The car just backed up without skipping a stone.!!! I ended up selling it cause I was going to college and it didnt want to park such a beautiful car with the terrible parking. Although it handled great, the ride was not nearly as soft as my then father in laws '72 Thunderbird which too was a large coupe.

Love these cars!!! 👍👍

Had a 60,000 mile ‘70 Eldorado in the mid 1980s, fun car to drive with the ability to annihilate the front tires at will. Pretty impressive top end speed as well although the 120 mph speedometer was a bit of a letdown.

Adam, your content is always spot on and as accurate as a Swiss time piece! Bravo sir!!

Hello, Great Video Thanks. My 1970 Eldorado Had a Tilt and Telescoping Steering Wheel And it also had the Large Moon Roof . To this day I have never seen like the one I had in 1975.😂

Thanks Adam, you made my day with this in-depth and interesting cameo of the 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado! Very enjoyable.

I've always thought the 1967-70 Eldorado is a wonderful, timeless design. The successor 1971-78 model, not so much.

Of my 80+ vehicles only owned one '76 Eldorado a beautiful '76 Conv. / Canary Yellow With Camal Top & Interior! A Toronto Blue Jays pitcher bought it for his Dad, NICE KID!!

Thank you Adam. I loved hearing the Toronado and Oldsmobile facts mentioned in the video. I swear you can see the 1971-1978 Toronado in the 1967-1970 Eldorado. It is clear Eldorado influence Oldsmobile Toronado. The engineers and designers at Cadillac had imagination and forward thinking world class luxury with V-12's and other things.

I love your videos, they are absolutely fabulous!

Early Novas & Camaro/Firebirds used momoleaf springs. Especially with weaker powertrains (sixes & small V8s.)

I like the format as you learn sometimes unbelievable things I would never guess the 70 71 have the same dimensions

My dad's 66 New Yorker had bucket seats similar to that with a semi-console in between them. I think that was a relatively rare option on the 66 New Yorker.

Thanks, Adam, for the great video. I love your idea of top 10 interesting facts. For me, the 67-70 Eldorados are the pinnacle of American automotive design and I think my fave is the 1970. I prefer the exposed headlights and just love the rear taillight design of this car. It’s sad that GM became so focused on cutting costs. They cheapened what was, at that time, a world class vehicle. Awesome channel!!

Excellent video and information. Loved the Eldorado! Thanks, Adam.

Absolutely Stunning!

Love your videos! I'd love to see one on the 79 (I'm not sure of the year model but the 79 looks closest) Olds Delta 88. My grandma had one for pretty much my entire childhood, bench seats front and back, four door. My sister called it the "Lead Sled" because it was silver. Those were very reliable cars and their size made them safe for grandma's. Keep up the great work!

A friend had a 68 or 69 Nova with Mono Leaf rear springs. It was a 6 with a powerglide.

I love how much you love cars Adam and I'm learning things that I never knew.

Thanks, Adam! I really appreciate these auto-education pieces. My neighbor growing up ordered a new Eldorado every year. As kids we always gathered around to see what her new color would be. I remember thinking, as she drove up in the 1971, that the design had gone retro. It almost had some 1973 design incorporated. I was only 14 at the time, but I still thinks that today.

The ‘67-70 are the attractive models. ‘71+ just never clicked.

Very beautiful car

Back in the mid 80s I had the occasion to drive a '76 Cadillac Coupe DeVille. Amazing fuel economy, at 5.5 mpg! It did ride smoothly, however, and had gobs of torque to launch it off the line away from traffic lights. Felt like you were stopping a train to stop at an intersection, and did indeed tip the scales at 5050 pounds.

A number of these aspects were also on the 66-70 Toronado as you noted. On my 68 I bought and installed the 2 small quad horizontal shocks for the rear suspension setup which was similar & had the leaf springs. The horizontal units were still available in the late 70s at the dealer. The rear power windows on my Toronado also went into the pillar but only slightly so, & then tilted forward while sliding down below. As you know the Toronado also offered its transmission set up to the Eldorado thus they both had basically flat floors front and rear. The Toronado also had the torsion bars up front. My 68 Tornado had the single horizontally mounted muffler that was on both the dual and the single exhaust versions so it was pretty easy to add dual exhaust by replacing the rear muffler with the dual unit. The ride of the Toronado was still, by even the standards of the late 70s, (I drove a 1972 Cadillac Deville as well) quite comfy, & it was relatively at least, pretty smooth & did not seem particularly rough to me. of course in 68 the ride was softened up a bit since customers were complaining about it being stiffer than a luxury machine should be. As you know in 1970 the Toronado had the W34 option available (and also for the previous years in 69 & 68) which put the hp at 400 instead of 375 with better breathing and a hotter cam.

The eldorados ride quality is probably one of the reasons the Continental mark 3 did so well

Great presentation Adam--Keep 'em coming!

Always appreciate the informal yet professional style of your delivery. I can’t stand the other channels where the guys come on like smarmy game show hosts or out of control nuts.

i believe the 67 Camaro also had single leaf rear springs

The 67 Firebird had two mono leafs out back . I was big into the second gen T/A's. A coworker had an originally 67 400 convertible . Really cool first year bird .

great format certainly among the best presentations for my viewing interests

A great overview, Adam. I really think these cars are amazing, especially for the day.

Thanks again for your always incisive descriptions of cars so many of us fondly remember and still admire and collect. You explained a puzzlement I always had as a child. My dad’s best friend had a beautiful triple dark blue ‘70 Eldorado, and it had a remarkably rough and noisy ride on less than perfect streets. We had a beautiful ‘72 Thunderbird-Ginger Glow with white alligator grain top and hopsack ginger bucket seat interior. I knew our Ford wasn’t as expensive a car as the Cadillac, but I was always amazed at how much quieter and smoother riding the Thunderbird was.

I bought two of these ( 1 wrecked,1 rusted out) just for the engines. They are now 540ci and have 600 horsepower.

5:29 I love that ivory/sky blue/brown combo, never seen any other car like it.

Great video. I like the top ten listing.

The 70 Eldorado is my favorite year, I had a 70 Eldorado and a 70 Fleetwood Brougham both in cinnamon firemist. I don't recall the heated seat option in the 70 but if I remember correctly it was available in 69, a very rare option like the sunroof.

I have always thought fender skirts make for a fatter, heavier look overall. They also tend to make the car look longer and lower. Never a big fan, they can make a car look classier or more expensive. This is a good format, Adam. I like history with specs and figures, manufacturer as well as model.

Stella styling that caught my eye then and I still find attractive to this day.

GM did have some experience with torsion bar suspension, the 1960-62 Chevrolet C-10 pickups used a torsion bar front suspension

I like the hidden headlights, but like the bigger engine in the 70. My grandmother had the 70 brand new. It was a copper blown color. She called it the Cinnamon Streak.

My bedroom is smaller than the hood on this car! LOL

I like this format, Adam, and I also especially love your Best/Worst Engines videos. Would love to see more of those.

I think you meant " And one piece floor mat" in the note at 3:42, the beauty that it is. That view of the rear seat in the 7:42 does not look very deluxe, but I guess if you are rolling an Eldo, then you aren't chauffeuring extra passengers very often. I'm not sure if I would call those "bucket" seats, more like Barcelona seats maybe. While I appreciate these survey clips, I miss the detail reviews of cars from your fleet. Have you covered all of them or just waiting for the return of summer? How many jewels do you have in your inventory anyway?

7:29 Having the glass retract into the sail panel seems like a good idea, but it's too bad they didn't use the extra space under the sill to increase the elbow room for the rear passengers. 11:25 This is a nice view of what made the "totally flat floor" possible; it was really hiding a lot of wasted space. A floor contoured around the frame , springs, and exhaust system would have made the car less elegant but roomier; the 1979 redesign, which required 2 mats, did exactly that.

I recall some of those early Eldo's had a "suck-box" that would drop the power to the a/c compressor clutch after the intake manifold vacuum fell below a certain value for a period of time. It had a calibrated orifice to bleed off the vacuum slowly and the diaphragm failed occasionally causing a total loss of cooling. Though terribly vague in the steering, these were fun and powerful to drive. The first, early 500s would carbon-up fairly easily and develop a "rod-knock" if not taken out and driven hard (flogged, we used to say) once in a while. My then--boss bought a 3, or 4 yr old car that "needed an engine" for pennies on the dollar and a couple of quarts of water poured down the part-throttle Quadra-jet later, he had a great car for some years to come.

GM used the mono-lead rear suspension on the early Chevy Astro- GMX Safari vans . It was a thick, single fiberglass leaf spring on each side.

GM passenger cars and trucks circa 1966-1977 invariably shared a jewel-like faceted aesthetic on the front clip. This is very noticeable on the hood edge and corners. Sometimes it is subtle over the quad headlights, as seen on the 1970 Impala/Caprice and 1973 Caprice. If you look from above at the nose and tail of GM cars from this era, you'll notice the silhouette shape of a castle battlement as seen from the perspective of one corner at ground level and looking up. These designers were artists.

1962 Chevy c10 also had torsion bars

7:59 The most likely reason for the odd horn buttons and the cheap look of the '70 wheel was the need to get rid of the troublesome 1969-only "Rimblow" wheel in a hurry. Rimblow, which embedded the horn switch into the inside surface of the rim itself, was an annoyance that got worse as the car aged. You eventually had to mark the areas of the rim on which the horn still worked, then find them before the person in front of you hit your bumper.

I like this format!

2:00: The 1971 looks larger because of the 'bulging body lines', as opposed to the crisp, straight body lines of the 1970. Also, those fake side vents probably make the 71 look bigger...

The first time I ever saw the 70 Eldo was in a magazine advertisement. I was early in high school around 1980 just before I learned to drive and I was researching a paper in our school library periodicals section. In one of the old magazines I had to stop and look at the ad for the 1970 Cadillac Eldo. It was a stunning car and thankfully Cadillac didn’t screw up the original 1967 design too much like Buick and Olds did for later years of this generation of car. The 1967’s front end is still the best but the 1970 ain’t bad.

I dont comment often,, i like trying to match what i know about the cars i grew up with,,,against what you talk about,,,,keep up the great work,,,

I have that car and you missed the fact that the rear suspension is an air ride auto leveling and IT RIDES GREAT and level with any load in the rear seats or massive trunk or full tank of gas. I have the triple black with bucket seats with the center console and that option is rare as hens teeth only for that year and I love it. There was another option was the electric moon roof that mine does not have and is also a very rare option but back then they leaked. True the steering wheel is a one off for that year and it works easier to find the horn positions on the three spokes over the previous 69 year and the wood grain looked better. I do have the 4 electric windows. The 501 engine for 1970 only had the high compression heads 10.75 to 1 motor and was reduced to 8 to 1 in 1971. The reason it was said to have 400hp was because of the insurance was doubled for engines over 400hp. I have seen this motor on a dyno produce 525hp. I also have the 1970 472 sedan de ville and it also has the high compression heads only for 1970. The 454 Corvette also had the high compression heads only for 1970 in the LS5 and were marked with 390 hp on the air breather but for the same insurance reason. I also own one with the Muncie 21 4 speed trans and a/c in red. My father owned a 1976 Eldo convertible Gold and it was down right slow although it was made famous as the Boss Hog car. No, the Buick regal tail lights didn't come close to the Eldo's. pff.

Another great video and nice format to use ,,, what ever you do is always awesome .

Very interesting that the '71 model had a nearly identical length as the 1970 Eldorado. It was most definitely the side bloat of the '71's sheet metal that made it seem like a considerably larger vehicle. That 500ci powerplant was monster displacement. At roughly 12 miles to the gallon leaded, we're fairly certain many of these Cadillacs were traded in during the soon to occur Arab oil embargo of 1973 at a significant loss. 💸💸🔍. Many Thanks Yo !

1:51 The length increase of the 1971 is .00496 %, less than one-half of one percent.

Adam these videos are so cool and informative, your page has come so far. Any eye on new Land Yatchs that you want or have just bought?

One of the most gorgeous Cadillacs ever produced. Id love one of these as a companion to my 72 Mark IV or a Buick Wildcat or Riviera

You open my eyes up on these cars. I say mix up the format and appreciate your content. Let’s make sure we capture as much time with Bob and the like. Those guys won’t be around much longer. I would love to see more alternate brand content such as Buick and olds. You may discover more things you like For yourself!.

Not only the same length, but same width? A huge optical illusion lol. I had no idea.

There are sources/opinions that about the same era/time horsepower ratings were calculated differently beginning around 1971. I'm not sure of what they did however, a 1970 350-4V V8 had 300 HP and in 1971 it was 270 HP then in 1973 250 HP. At some point later, the 350 V8 was down to 150 HP, possible in their trucks. In any regard, today's Cadillacs don't come close to the smooth elegant ride that these old "boats" had. There was much room, comfort, plush, space etc. while today's products are more set up for sport ride, firm seats and much less room. Completely different vehicles today.

Like this format!! 👌

Top 10 Great presentation form