After 40 plus years the original Seville still looks great. One of my favorite car designs.

My father bought a brand-new Seville in early 1976, black with red leather interior. I loved the proportion of the side profile -long hood short deck-as well as the rear 3/4 aspect. It was a wonderful driving car, and very quiet. (I read that the Seville was quieter than a Rolls-Royce.) The Seville was one of the prettiest Cadillacs ever. So many great memories of this car. Thanks, Adam!

The most beautiful Caddy ever. Cheers from Italy!

These Kady Caddy videos are getting better as they come up. Mr. Kady seems to be getting more comfortable and forthcoming as the interview evolves. Great stuff.

This really brought back memories for me! I was living in Palm Springs in the early 1970s, so I remember being invited to an exclusive, private? showing for the first Seville. It was the whole drinks and buffet event. Folks seemed to be more interested in new vehicle launches then. When we finally got to see the Seville, people were just bowled over. Cadillac had lavished so much luxury on this small car. Even Mercedes autos at the time were not so beautifully done. It looked like a jewel box. When they told us the price, I remember almost falling over because we had recently ordered a truly gorgeous new Coup de Ville and it was less than $7000. fully loaded! Anyhow, thanks for the memories!

The Cadillac SeVille! The ladies loved this downsized Cadillac! This body style was from 1975 to 1979. The Cadillac Seville was released in May of 1975! It’s a totally unique design! Available only as a 4 door sedan from the factory. However there are some very nice aftermarket conversions. From a four door to a two door hardtop and a convertible! There was even a shorten 2 seater convertible and extended 2 seater! Also a Cadillac Gucci Seville edition! The Cadillac Seville came in a wide range of beautiful colors! Including a two tone paint scheme. Also as an option you can add real wire hub caps or wire rims! The Cadillac Seville were lighter and more fuel efficient. I tried to buy one that was a beautiful two tone green! Everyone called it “Money Green”! The color of prosperity and growth! It surely turned heads wherever it went! A true Traffic Stopper! But they wanted to much for it. I believe the Cadillac Sevilles from 75-79 are highly desirable and highly collectible as the prices continues to rise! As a kid, the first one I ever saw was triple Black! It just happened to drive by. I fell in love! The second one I saw up close was owned by a local disc jockey legend. It was midnight blue with a lighter shade of blue on the interior! The local disc jockey legend was more then happy to show it off as a small crowd gathered around for a closer look! Then like an explosion the Cadillac Sevilles were everywhere! If you find one buy it, restore it then drive it! Ride on!

Still a great design. Growing up in California, I remember seeing a lot of these. The appeal of the German products was clean design and engineering. Starting with the W123, Mercedes stopped looking back. They doubled down on a scalable incredibly well engineered product at that. The 80 s class and subsequent Sacco designs continued to with that strategy. At the same time, GM and the other domestics were margin focused. Caddy still had the dealer network and brand that if they had introduced a highly engineered product it would have succeeded, and really prepared them for the growing high end market in the 80s and beyond.

I'm glad he bought up the early A/G body Cutlass with the aeroback....I remember the summer of 1979 when we were shopping for a new car and Dad got a dealer on a 1979 Cutlass Salon that was a dealer demo. We didn't care for the styling and the sales rep showed us preproduction rendering of the 1980 Cutlass with the revised roofline. Then a steep discount was offered on the 79, so my frugal Dad thought the opportunity cost of a low price versus better styling tilted toward price. The irony being....the Seville getting the bustle back when they were redesigned for 1980. The 76 Seville is a design high water mark for the 1970s....much like the 61 Continental was for the 60s. Because both cars established long duration design trends.

I was in the 8th grade in 1979 and my teacher drove one and as I sat by the window and her car sat just outside the window, I stared at that beautiful car every day of the school year! Loved it then and love it now!

This model Cadillac was, IMNSHO the best looking Cadillac of all time. Thank you for sharing Adam!

These interviews with Mr. Kady are wonderful. The history of the creation and evolution of design makes for a great presentation. Excellent videos.

Love hearing from this industry veteran who made such a huge contribution. So great that you get to hear from him in person! And thanks for sharing with us!

The sheer look still resonates to me. Beautiful. And good basic mechanicals. A recipe to make me a buyer.

Excellent presentation! The first series Seville was astonishing when it appeared, especially sitting next to a Fleetwood Brougham in the showroom. It initially struck me as a modern interpretation of mid-30s Packard Club Sedan. When Mr. Kady talked about the Cadillac buyer who simply couldn't accept a small car, he pegged my Uncle Charlie (with the two 1976 Eldo convertibles) perfectly. I have no idea what he thought of the Seville, but when he went to trade his 1973 Fleetwood Brougham, he looked at the downsized 1977 Cadillacs, walked out, went to the Lincoln dealer, and never bought another Caddy! He was not alone.

I really enjoy these videos with Wayne. I hope he is doing well.

Although these years in automobiles don't interest me very much, I have to say, I deeply admire and appreciate that someone such as yourself who respects this era of cars, is diving into the history and capturing these stories for us to hear!

You can tell this car had a HUGE influence on the Chevrolet Caprice/Impala that came out in 1977.

I just love these videos. It's like getting an education in the history of these car from the people who made that history.

I'm glad those initial designs for the 76-79 Seville didn't make it. That one design looked more like a Pontiac profile than the eventual design that Cadillac settled on. Those first years 76-79, were the best for Seville. Thanks for the history on the design of this classic.

One of the most remarkable things about the ‘76 Seville isn’t just the sheer look or the formal roofline… what really sets it apart as an instant design classic is its proportions. 2 specifically: dash-to-axle and wheel-to-body. The ‘76 Seville’s dash-to-axle made it look like a luxury car… clean, long, with plenty of length for the engine and the driver’s legs behind it. But that wheel-to-body proportion is what makes the Seville truly special. In an era when most cars - especially luxury cars - hadn’t emerged from the curved fuselage theme and featured fender skirts that tucked the rear wheels away… here was the Seville with its wheels out at the lips, with very little body above the peak of the wheel arches. These 2 proportions gave the car a luxury look and a sporty look that compared well with what Mercedes-Benz was doing. It also makes sense why GM had to take the ‘80 Seville in a different direction as the ‘76 model’s cues had proliferated too much through the industry. With all due respect, though, I wish they had tried something else new rather than bringing the 1930s bustleback concept into the ‘80s.

The 76-79 Cadillac Seville is a beautiful car. Really classy.

Having Wayne on is always a treat

I think that these were the best Cadillacs ever made!!! My neighbors bought a new 77 Seville & loved it. They kept it for 12 years!!! Thanks to Wayne!!! 👍👍🙂

Wayne is an intelligent, creative, humorous and humble man. Thank you for having him on your channel!

Thank you Adam for bringing Mr. Wayne Kady to discuss the Seville and share the inside of GM. I remember the G Body sedans had that look in the 1980's as well as other GM brands. It trickled down. You guys are right about GM being the style leader. Things changed when Taurus and Sable came out. I like hearing his experiences and I look forward to the next video. I know he had been working on that 1980's Seville because I have seen design sketches over the years. Thank you again.

My Dad bought a 1976 Seville from the authorized Cadillac dealer. He gave it to me in the 21st century and the Az inspection station said they never saw a 1976 car have 0 emissions until that all original 1976 Cadillac Seville! 👍😎

The 76 Seville was my very first car.. I purchased it in 1991!! A great car and I was too young to appreciate what I had!! If I knew then what I know now!! I would still have it!!

I grew up in Dallas Texas....at about this time and throughout the 80's Mercedes benz vehicles were selling like crazy in that market with the mid size Benz 300D stating at $14,000 and the 450 SEL at almost $23,000, so significantly more than the Seville This would have been a perfect time to have taken the Cadillac brand more upscale with this 1976 Seville as the base model and going up from there

Adam, I take my hat off to you for capturing Wayne’s thoughts. I hope you also plan to do this with more Detroit designers. I am doing a series on key Australian design chiefs (some are American and English) as I believe it is so important to capture these stories and recollections - plus acknowledge their wonderful work.

I had two ! 1976 White on Saddle and 1978 White on burgundy. Loved both ! Beautiful cars.

The first gen Seville was probably the best example of the formal, sheer look era that existed between the mid 70s and the mid 80s. It manages to look quite svelte with the very upright styling, interesting the impact bumpers incredibly well, along with sharp proportions. It was a massively influential car. I'd say it's basic design could still be seen at Cadillac until they introduced the new more aero cars in the early 90s.

Love,Love, Love this. Thank you Mr Kady. The final design far superior to the Opel. The 2nd design has some bustle back in it. But the 76-79 Seville was a ground breaking car. Wow. That grey one had some 68 Grand Prix hints. Amazing to see the metamorphosis here.

Incredible interview with Wayne Kady... Listening to him about the design of the Seville, could go on for hours, to me it's exciting to listen his perspective. The sketches are a work of art, this generation of Cadillac was when it was at it's peak!

I had that ''76 Seville......back in the ''90's....a sweet ride!!

I was working for a Cadillac dealership in Ohio when the Seville came out. I loved driving this car. It was the best product Cadillac had come out in a long time.

I had a 76 brown with cloth interior. Loved that car. That Olds 350 with fuel injection ran perfectly

Thank you for uploading. My aunt had a silver 77 Seville. She bought it 1 year before I was born. I rode in it many times as a kid. Great memories. She and that car are at times synonymous. I still feel complete utter love when I see a collector driving one.

What a excellent series! So good that you have Wayne's giving us the history behind the design, proposal and why or why not the Cadillac went ahead with the production! Just fascinating insight! Keep them coming!!

My partner, Rick Newmayer and myself used to take brand new Seville’s, which only came in 4-door hardtop, and converted them into 2-door convertibles with a power top. The power top was originally fabricated by Bill Hines(famous automotive customizer). Renders were made by Harry Bradley which we measured and designed the car. One of the Seville’s was in Pebble Beach’s Concours d’Elegance as an exhibit. The majority of spectators didn’t understand that it was converted from a 4-door hardtop because it was totally natural looking. It definitely was a very pleasing and interesting adventure.

Another perfect classic car video. It’s amazing how much Wayne Kady remembers about his time styling the best cars ever made. I’m anxiously awaiting the 1980 Seville video. I have one and it’s one of the 10 most beautiful cars ever made, not to mention an amazing driver with the silky smooth 368. Adam, you’re a true kindred spirit, yours is the best automotive content out there.

I absolutely loved the first gen Seville from the time I saw it, I never felt that way with any of the big Cadillacs. Unfortunately, when it came out in 76 I was only 18 years old and in no position to have one, that was an itch I still haven't scratched. I did have an 85 Sedan deVille, a relatively unpopular design but to me it was perfect! I was not among the fans of the bustle back era, but I understand why they did it. Keep these videos coming, Adam! I love hearing stories about how cars were developed.

You are a very good interviewer - I appreciate your efforts in doing these interviews preserving little bits of automotive history, really great stuff!!

Amazing video! Im a lifelong 1976 seville enthusiast and have owned a couple over the years. These cars drive so nice with really good handling and a burbling v8 sound!

Very pleased to see this. I was obsessed with these cars for years when I discovered them in the early 2000s. Would have liked to hear more about the chassis and powertrain engineering that went into them, though.

Just luv Adam’s videos. These Sevilles were great cars. Tasteful and elegant.

I loved the Seville, but equally loved GM Australia's subsiduary " Holden", version of a Cadillac...the 1980 - 84 WB "Statesman Caprice". It was almost like Australia's version of the Seville, right down to the steep sloping and shallow rear window. This was Holdens Flagship, a six window design that was most elegant, and was just beautiful inside and out. It used some interior Cadillac parts such as reading, courtesy lamps, chrome electric windows switches, and exterior mirrors, plus superbly plush top of the line modified Opel Senator seats, in either crushed velour or leather. The rear seating compartment in particular, was said to have had probably the best and most comfortable rear sculpted bucket style seats in the world. Lead Holden designer Leo Pruneau (ex US GM designer), said at the time, that he wanted to create a Rolls Royce, and that he did. It had a shortened Rolls Royce style grill (hand made), and used Mercedes style headlights...he even said he took inspiration from the Aston Martin Lagonda. And when it was tested against Europes best in Magazine Comparison tests, it more then held its own in ride, handling, comfort and quietness. It had Radial Tuned Suspension, which made it ride and handle brilliantly, and was built extremely tough for rough Australian conditions. It also had exclusive and beautifully elegant 15" alloy wheels, and cruise control. It was Australia's first true version of a Cadillac, and that now is becoming very sort after. They even flew one to the USA for GM's annual car display for there own executives to view, and they were all very very impressed with this limousine. It was almost like a beautiful cross between a Flagship European car and Flagship American Car (even a Seville for that matter). I think it would have sold very well in US if it had a chance there. You should check it out, especially Cadillac lovers in America.

Did you know Iranians had the Cadillac factory back in 70s and they were assembling these Sevilles called Cadillac Iran? They also had Buick and Chevrolet Iran divisions. Interesting fact that most people don’t know

How great to hear from the man who was there. More Wayne Cady!

My mom drove a ‘78 Elegante black and silver two tone with factory CB radio. It was the cat’s meow back in the day. Dad hated dealing with wire wheels until he ditched them for wire wheel hubcaps. She had is for about six years. Lot of memories as a kid riding shotgun with mom to the market.

Great to see Wayne Kady discuss the Seville models. I have read that the Opel Diplomat engineering tolerences were too exact to be built on GM's US assembly lines, but that might have been only one issue. As Mr. Kady explains, the feedback from the 18 different regions seemed opposed to a what might have been a Federalized Opel or even a Diplomat with more extensive Cadillac design influences. The Chrysler model depicted around 18:55 is not the smaller M-Body Dodge Diplomat-based Lebaron Fifth Avenue that was Chrysler's response to the "Seville Effect", but the bigger R-body New Yorker-based Fifth Avenue. I didn't remember that Mr. Kady was at Buick for a short stint before returning to Cadillac, but it makes sense as the 1978 "fastback" Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon reminded me of the second generation Seville. I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Kady about overshooting the target with the Cutlass Salon (and its contemporary Buick Century) not only because of the trend of sleeker fastback styling of today, but seeing these on the streets in the late 1970s. I loved the design and still think it looks infinitely superior to the "sheer look" modifiied replacements, as well as the Cutlass Supreme / Buick Regal. Those cars looked modern and tasteful then, and to my eyes still look attractive and unique. And as Mr. Kady wisely observes regarding people's acceptance and rejection of design, the more European look of the Salon and Century that may have had some design influence from some of the European vehicles (the Rover SD1) simply may have been too daring for the more conservative-minded Olds and Buick buyers.

I always loved the look of these

The Earth wobbled in it's orbit when the Cadillac Seville was introduced in May 1975. As soon as I saw it I knew the Seville was the spiritual successor to the 1967 Eldorado, combining the smooth, clean, unadorned sides with the wide-open wheel arches of a sporting vehicle. The 1st gen Seville was dashing, yet elegant, and hooked America on wire wheel covers.

Cadillac did a magnificent and masterful job of disguising the Seville's GM X body underpinnings, while Lincoln's Versailles screamed "Granada" in your face...

Worked at a Cadillac dealership when these came out. I loved everything about them except the fuel injection system that was somewhat difficult for those WWII mechanics to diagnose. They were carburetor guys and out of their comfort zone.

Looks better than 99,8% of all cars today. IMHO

The interior needs a deep dive of the Seville. Magnificent. Great vid.

Thank you for these interviews. So fascinating.

Another wonderful issue of rare classic cars. You and Wayne are great together. I can’t wait for the next one! Thanks so much.

One of the Most Iconic cars of not just the late 80s but for the 20th Century. Fantastic

My dad had an 80’s Seville slant back with the gold package. It was sensational

Please get Wayne back. I love hearing about how things were designed and decided

Had no idea that the Seville was priced so high… great content!

I just love these conversations. It is great to hear the stories that Wayne has. Thanks to both Adam and Wayne for allowing us to have the visits on a video. I just love the Seville.

I lived through this era and I always learn something from your videos

I am really enjoying the interviews with Wayne Kady. Thanks Adam for doing these videos.

Such an enjoyable conversation. I love design, cars, and history and this is a delight. I'm old enough to remember the introduction of the Seville and to hear about its development is a real treat.

Yet another treat! So great hearing about the origin of one of my all-time favorite cars! After listening to Wayne, I am going to have to get out all my Cadillac brochures, which I have going back to MY 1969. Thanks to you both!

I wish I could find a 1978 Seville 😍

Adam, With all respect to Wayne and the team at Cadillac, if I was buying an Oldsmobile 350 V8 in 1976, I would have surrounded it with a Cutlass or Delta 88 😉

Another fascinating interview with Mr. Cady. Thank you, Adam !

Kady is a walking encyclopedia of auto industry history. The design guy from Germany who works for GM is the most interesting guest you have had IMHO. Great videos!

Excellent video!!! Another home run!! Amazing info and two mentions of the Olds diesel engine... Can't wait for part II

I effectionately refer the 76-79 Seville the Oldsmobile edition which is the reason why I still love the car.

These interviews are very enjoyable to watch.

When you look at the profile of the fastback concept (12:33) we see another example of a car design that looks like those in charge of the rear end never talked with those in charge of the front end.

Loved that car and wouldn't mind restoring one now. But with a 4 barrel and mechanical HEI distributor to top off the Olds motor though.

It's not the 1977-1996 GM B-Body platform. But it's still pretty good. Thanks for another great video

Great Upload . More stories ! Thank you

My favorite Cadillac. Betty White owned a 1977. 💖

I love this car, especially the slant back Cadillac of the 80s

Hi Adam. Another great episode and interview with Wayne. He's such a sharp guy. I really enjoy these guest speakers. Thanks for doing this!!

Thank you Adam for bringing these informative videos out. Wayne Kady is a such a gem; a gentleman and a great wealth of knowledge. I recall these cars when they were new. I personally wish that Wayne’s design would have been used as I always thought they were gussied up Novas. Now I was always a Nova fan but it never worked as a Caddy for me. But then I was not in a position to buy one so who could have cared haha.

These handled so great. One of the occasions where a driving experience completely surpassed expectation by feeling very refreshing to drive. And the bodywork and paint finish made it feel very substantial.

Very enjoyable and fascinating interview, thanks Adam and Wayne!

Love this video and the channel- thanks Adam!

Back in the early 80s, I rode in a neighbor's Seville many times. I still have fond memories of how smooth it was, especially over train tracks.

Mt father bought one brand new, custum ordered in 1976. We had to go pick it up in a small town 2 hrs from us. It became one of the most stand out cars in my entire city of 130K. We seemed t be the only owners of one of these cars, in a city of 124,000 people which meant every where we went we were stared at. As a young kid I was embarassed, but my father LOVED it lol.

I would have to agree with your (nearly) last statement. No one else that I know of provides this type of in-depth content. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for mentioning the Fleetwood Talisman. My friend’s dad had one, and we used to double date in it. As I had the back seat, you can only imagine. I tell people about the room and accoutrements back there (1966), and they don’t believe there was such a trim level.

As always, an excellent look into the biggest player of what is the biggest industry on Earth. Thanks!

This was fantastic! Thanks for your approach and style with these videos. Great history here... and always a treat to hear from Wayne Kady. I am *especially* interested in seeing the video for the second generation Seville. It's fascinating for me to learn that they had previously considered a rebadged Opel for this mode. Also, the development and evolution of the market positioning was interesting to learn.

Great interview. Please continue this type interview with the car designers. Very enjoyable

I always have loved these cars!

What a great interview to catch somebody who was a part of that time period I know all of those cars like the back of my hand. I was about 16 years old back then and had my own business in an upscale area detailing cars, so I was always cruising in Sevilles and Fleetwoods Etc. One thing to note the 1976 Eldorado Biarritz came out as a mid-year introduction and it was available in white black and Firethorn red. It did not have the pillow interior but everything else was the same. the pillow interior was in the 77 and 78 models and lots of different color combinations were available those two years. I remember I had a regular customer who had a Firethorn red 76 El Dorado Biarritz, he had fiberglass fender skirts made for it. It was absolutely beautiful. Keep doing these videos. I'd love to see you do one in detail on the Fleetwood Talisman. I had a 1976 about 7 years ago and I regret selling it . it was a two owner car Ziebart rust proof 36,000 miles The first owner was one of the original Harlem Globetrotters the car was sold in Detroit Michigan new,, I paid $4,000 for it and sold it to somebody in California for $13, 000 that car now is probably worth $25 to $30,000 I'm guessing, all original. I think they made $1,240 Talismans in 1976. 1974 I believe is most collectable because it also had the 40/40 rear seat with the console.

Adam has the best taste in cars. Seville is no exception. Nice car. Great video. Great information.

Adam I hope you have more interviews planned. This is so fascinating!

In 1978,the Seville had a trip Computer and an optional digital cluster in its rarest form

this car was being produced in IRAN through 1978 to 1981. still being seen on streets and there are garages to restore this car. amazing beauty🍷

Looking forward to Wayne’s next interview about the second gen Seville. I’d be interested to hear about many of the vehicles he was involved in. Great interview!

Great interview! This guy's house just screams Bloomfield Hills.