Nice. I hope you are able to enjoy it soon.

Thanks, that is much appreciated. The old diamond encrusted mare just ain't what she used to be.

Very well done & detailed history, nothing like a Cadillac & glad they seem to be having some success again. I made the mistake of buying a new 1973 Mercedes believing the hogwash about how sturdy & reliable they were, it rode like a covered wagon, jarred my teeth when on any slightly bumpy road and didn't run more than 10 days without having to take it in for one problem or another! My 1962 Corvair was a better car. Hope Caddy reinstates it's past successes.

Thanks. Sales would suggest moving to meaningless alphanumeric names are not marketable. It hurt Cadillac, as well as Acura and others. Agreed. In a period when Cadillac seems barely comparable to Audi, it is hard to imagine it was once a step up from a Bentley.

@@thehopelesscarguy I always liked Acura’s model names; Legend, Vigor, Integra (making a comeback!)etc. Alphanumeric names are bland and show zero creativity.

@@Primus54 And are easily forgettable.

What happened to it?

My first car when I was 16 was a beautiful 1978 Coupe DeVille. Great car but it got hit in the rear end by some old guy, Then I financed a 1987 Sedan DeVille and paid it off. I got rid of it when I changed bases while I was in the Navy. That was about 2001 or so. I hated the little honda I got but now all the guys wanted to put rims on it and make it go fast. Myself I've always been a cruiser not a racer. So years pass not owning anything and I ended up moving to the Philippines and you don't want a car in Manila trust me. When my Wife and I got married and had a kid I found online and bought a mint 1994 Cadillac Sedan DeVille. We live out in the rice farming providences now and we are the ONLY ones in the entire country that has a registered Sedan DeVille! Driving the Caddy out here in the Philippines the farmers and trycyle drivers look stunned when a 45 year old White Man drive by in a huge Cadillac. There are almost 0 other Cadillac's here in the Philippines just rich guys in Esclades. Now my friends in the states could care less because it is a 1994. They want New, but just having one here is awesome and fits my Wife and 4 kids easily. Now Toyota or Honda simply cannot do that! So thank God I I don't have a Japanese Toyota van or a dumb SUV because the Cadillac has such better seats and style. I could care less about being fast because the max speed I got here in this country is about 55mph because of the roads and all the motorcycle everywhere. The only problem with the Cadillac is lack of parking and parking on the curb right on the road. It's funny how life is sometimes, 45 years old and owning 3 Cadillacs over the years, Ok thanks for letting me vent and tell someone about what I'm doing in my life. My friends in Michigan could care less. So my car means a whole lot to me here.

I talked a friend of mine into buying a 73 Deville once. It was the torque that sold it.

Thank you.

Thank you. It is a pretty big list. I am just starting to work on the Plymouth Fury and I think Pontiac Grand Prix is after that. And I haven't done any Buicks yet, so those are coming up as well.

@@thehopelesscarguy I look forward to the Grand Prix and Buicks too.

I can never find the ones I want either.

Mileage was clearly not a concern for Cadillac and by the 80s, they were clearly but a shadow of their former selves.

Turned out nice.

When I was young I got the annual catalogs from AMT and Monogram. I don't know if they do those anymore.

I knew an old couple that had a Fleetwood and an Imperial, and I don't think they could see over the steering wheel of either, but they sure were impressive.

Thanks.

Nice to hear.

@@thehopelesscarguy thanks but being a stroke and cardiac arrest and colon cancer survivor and use a electrical wheelchair when I'm outside can't drive anymore

@@vassa1972 Sorry to hear that.

Agreed. The very definition of Cadillac in its prime.

I will ad it to my list.

I understand.

ok

A 68 Coupe Deville 375hp and 525 lb-ft of torque did 60 in 8.2 seconds and the 1/4 in 15.7 while weighed in at nearly 5000 lbs.

I suppose there could be much debate on that depending on your criteria, but it is safe to say they haven't thad that kind of presence for awhile.

@@thehopelesscarguy Opinions will vary of course but the way I see it 1957 was the year Cadillac said goodbye to stylishness and hello to gaudiness and it never really recovered from that. Thanks for an interesting video BTW.

@@tellyboy17 Ostentatious would be the word I would use. Thanks.