I grew up in a small Midwestern town and my best buddy in school was “the doctor’s kid” whose father bought one of these when they were new. My friend was paranoid about being labeled “the rich kid” so he made his parents drop him off around the corner from school and walk in the last couple of blocks every morning rather than deal with the “humiliation” of being dropped off in front of the building in a Cadillac! I always thought if he wanted to know TRUE humiliation he should have been dropped off in a very rusty, pea green, four door, 1969 Delta 88 like I was…..🤔

Being English born, I never had a liking for american motorcars, except for the 1970 Cadillacs & Lincolns. We've always been a R.R. family. Still have 2 of our originally owned 1965 Silver Cloud III's. My Great Grandparents however had a Daimler DS420, (which is still in use in England by my 1st cousin) Anyway the point of all that was to say that the Slantback Seville is THE ONLY Cadillac of the 1980's that I truly love. It reminds me so much of my Great Grand's Daimler DS420. For the life of me I can not understand why they were not well rec'd by the americans. Classic/beautiful flowing lines on the beauty! Truly gorgeous!

I lived in South Africa in a couple of occasions in the 80’s. The 2nd time I lived there…a friend had the only 84 Seville in all the country. Was a never ending service nightmare !

Hands down, the 1980 - 1985 Seville has the most elegant front designs of any car, subtle differences make all the difference. GM was very proud of the Seville's flush mounted windshield, installed from inside the car rather than the old way of dropping the glass onto the frame from outside the car. To my eyes, the Seville's trunk design seems to make the hood appear even longer than the Eldorado's. Wish more owners had chosen the alloy wheels, they really highlight the Seville's elegant overall design. Thank you, Adam.

It still retains the classic Cadillac front end. Modern Cadillacs don’t have that classic look which is a shame. I’d love to see retro 50’s look coming back to Cadillac 😊

Always loved the turn signals on the hood. Just always was amazed at that as a little kid

Maybe not my favorite style, but what a beautiful, clean, and shiny example. You have some beautiful cars in your collection.

I used to watch this channel strictly for the cars. Now, I also benefit from the almost Zen-like experience of the presentation style. And today, I NEED it... as I am having an unpleasant out-patient procedure this morning. I will try chanting "bustle-back" as a mantra to aid the local anesthesia.

OMG!!!!! 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 I wanted one of these in high school, and I still want one!!!!!

I LOVE those Cars. My Mom had one in 88. Dark Blue with the Simulated White Convertible Top and the Gold Trim Package. Still to this day, what I consider, one of the most BEAUTIFUL Cars of all time

Many of the wealthy families in my hometown rushed out to buy this Seville. I can still see them taking their kids for the first ride in them. Everyone was in awe of its ride and beauty inside and out. The first one I ever saw in town was a white one. I will never forget that moment all those years ago. The family in it, felt special. We were still riding in our 74 Eldorado which seemed old by then but was still an aging beauty with rust spots on the body.

I had an 85 Seville. Bought it with 20xxx miles in 1990. I loved the car and it was always an eye catcher. Thanks for sharing.

I've always loved the Cadillac trumpet horn. It just says classy barge coming through. Love the horn so much i took the horn out of my Carrolla & put the Cadillac trumpet horn in it lol & it gets people to move lol

Loved my 84 in Rosewood Metallic. Interior always smelled like new with that good quality leather My kids named her Aunt Bea

That engine start at the very beginning was music to my ears. There is nothing like hearing an HT-4100 come to life. Your videos are so wonderful to me because of all the historical information you include. I've been in love with the Bustleback Seville since I was a young boy in 1980. I remember seeing a lot of older people drive these around town all throughout the 80's. I've driven a couple of these, and the ride is SO plush. This vintage of Seville has such an executive look to it, and that lovely bell chime was such a nice touch of old-world class. Wonderful video for a wonderful car. I have so many fond memories of these.

What a joy to see this car! I have loved this rear styling ever since it came out. Thanks!

That is without a doubt the most beautiful and elegant example of that car I've ever seen outside a dealer showroom - and I was lucky enough to sit in one as a kid at a dealership. You are a lucky man.

My grandfather had one of these. It was white with like a maroon velvet type interior. He was a long-time cigar smoker, but when he bought this car new, he cold-turkey stopped smoking. I remember the car to be very roomy, comfortable, and safe. Funny how 40+ years later, cars are still getting 20-25 mpg. I would love to have that car back to just cruise around in. Nice review!

A beautiful example I was 11 in 1980 to see these new were a treat brings back good memories

I used to think this Biscuit interior was the Classiest Seats of any car. I had it in my ‘85 Biarritz Eldorado in that Beautiful Red and stainless top and Astro roof. It had the Added Extended Chrome Hood Extension with the flying Goddess. My sister would always say “The King has arrived” lol. I was scared of the car when I knew more about the engine and transmission. But that car just on looks alone could sell any day of the week.

Back in the early 80's, my boyfriend Mark was working at a Cadillac dealership. He showed me the back lot, surrounded by a fence. Inside, there were four Sevilles and Eldorados of this vintage, with the new fuel-injected engines. They were burned up, to the point where even the tires were melted off. Mark told me that the Cadillacs with the EFI had two kinds of ender badges: if the lettering was red, they were likely to catch fire without warning. The ones with the BLACK lettering didn't have that bug in the design. Off topic, I just left a bunch more comments on the '61 Imperial dash-panel page. I also plan to upload the ENTIRE '55-56 Dodge LaFemme original article with pictures soon, and will mention its URL on the LaFemme page. You're doing a great job!

I have always loved the styling of that era Seville. I think Cadillac nailed it. I wish they had designed it to use the SBC engine and in a RWD configuration.

I like it too, Adam. In a time of boring designs it was nice to see Caddy step up and build something distinctive. Great color on this one.

I’d love to have this Cadillac Seville. Beautiful

I thought this was the pinnacle of elegance when I was little!!!

Thanks for this video. I had a 83 Seville and I don't know why I ever sold her. Funny when you mentioned the back windows I'd remembered that I had a 1986 Pontiac Bonneville (beautiful car) that had absolutely NO options at all to roll down the back windows. I'd originally thought I'd bought a old police car until recently. The Malibu sedan was the same. That Caddy is amazing brother!

That's a beautiful car even today 2023.I wish I could afford one of those beauties

The Bustleback Seville is so unique!!! I thought that the 76 - 79 Seville was so classy so when the 80 came out I hated it. Now I'm older & wiser, I love it!!! 👍👍🎃

I thought I’ve seen a Pure Michigan plate on another one of your beauties before. Glad to see a fellow Michigander who enjoys a drive on these crisp days. Thanks for showing us your collection!

This has, is & always will be my preferred Cadillac of any model ever. Daring design, ultra smooth & quiet ride, my preferred trim is the Elegante with the two-tone Plum Firemist paint. As a 15 year old kid going into 9th grade auto mechanics is when this came out. I loved it but my classmates not so much, probably enjoyed going against the grain of choice. I remember the brochure I carried everywhere, it was a textured white parchment paper style with the Cadillac crest embossed on the cover. I like the blacked out trim inside, less bling for your eyes, as well brings out the grain of the fake wood a bit more classy.

This cars color perfectly matches the fall atmosphere! Love it!

beautiful car....love the black one...i remember as a kid seeing this car...it evokes luxury

Last of the beautiful Sevilles. The appearance of true coachwork. Enjoy the ride Adam.

Looking forward to the quirk video 😎 Spent my summers in Canada and remember all these great cars 😎 Hi from Belfast Northern Ireland

My dad bought one in two tone gold in 85. It was a great colour combination with light tan leather. I remember many family road trips in that car and I remember that in the mid to late eighties that it did feel dated by the time dad came home in 88 with a new sedan Deville gold edition. That was a beauty done in black with grey leather

10 seconds in.. I had to stop the video. The sound of the start up was absolute siren song to my ears! 🤤

Beautiful automobile, and the interior and exterior color looked great ...probably my personal favorite on the Seville.

Growing up in Michigan during the 80’s and 90’s I would see tons of these. I was never particularly fond of them but they’re really eye catching nowadays. We had an 83 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Ave at the time. It’s actually the car that got me into Mopars. It became my first car in 98.

The interior is simply divine. Man.

Beautiful car. Great lines!

It has taken me decades to find the name of the designer of this Cadillac, thankfully I clicked on this link. It has taken more than 4 decades to accept the design of this car, it is slowly growing on me, the front is otherwise perfect.

My buddy just picked up a clean 1983 with low mileage that was well cared for. When we first drove it the 4100 was pretty lethargic and weak. With a tune up, fresh gas, a new replacement high flow catalytic converter to replace the shot and restrictive pellet unit, replaced fluids, a bump in base timing by 4 degrees and some higher quality ignition wires and plugs the difference was staggering to say the least. It went from about a 17 second 0-60 car to under 12 seconds which is still not quick but more than enough to keep up with traffic and pass on a two lane road safely. I went over the oil change and anti-freeze regimen and GM stop leak with them and they are going to follow that closely along with waiting for heat to come out of the vents before driving so should have many years of good service with this car!

You know, it's really funny how I thought this was the ugliest car in the world when I was little, but now I would give anything to have one.

The bustleback might have been all about the rear end design, yet it some ways so was the 1976 Seville. Come to think of it, so was my all time favorite Cadillac design, the 1967-70 Eldorado. When the 1976 Seville launched it had an air of elegance, even a sort of formal restraint, and yet looked modern. There was something about how the rear wheel arches made the wheels look larger than they were, and the body above the wheels slimmer, and right on top of that slimness, that formal, upright rear window. The trunk also continued that slimness, smartly ending with the wrap around rear lights. The two tone Elegante, with its painted roof rather than vinyl, accented this slimness, and formal rear window, even more and with auto level control it looked oh so very stylish, and expensive. Even with that modern look, it seemed to recall something from the 1930s. As EmmyJune212008 points out the 1976 Seville had great dash-to-front-axle ratio, adding to its elegance. Then the bustleback arrived and it removed what defined the car. Perhaps it was the right decision, but not for me. Sales of the 1976-79 Seville peaked at almost 57,000 units in 1978, and even in its final year sold over 53,000. The bustleback never sold even 40,000 units, and in its third year sold less than 20,000. While the 1976 Seville looked smaller than it was, the bustleback, to my eyes, looked larger. My friend's mother had the diesel version bustleback. It was heavy, sounded clattery and seemed like a tired car. To me the Seville will always be the 1976-79, and it still looks good today.

I love 1979-1985 Caddy´s. Great Design.

I also had a 1984 Cadillac Seville Elegant gold delivery with the same brown interior and outside brown two-tone. My goodness, I loved the car, it was the most beautiful car I've ever had. Unfortunately, someone drove into my side who overlooked a stop sign.

A very enjoyable and informative styling analysis in this video. I believe this body design has aged well over the decades.

Yeah, you either love it or hate it, and I really used to hate these, but have grown over the years to only dislike them, lol. These were out when I was very young, but I remember a number of relatives on my mother’s side who were Cadillac buyers making fun of this model wondering what the hell Cadillac was thinking trying to sell cars that looked like the rear end was “sawed off”. Given how iconic and successful the “classic” Cadillac style was from the 50s through even the 90s, the lack of a long, prominent tail end with vestigial fins and vertical tail lamps was sacrilege to them, and I agree. It’s not even functional as that trunk would be larger if it didn’t have that odd bustleback slope (sorry Wayne Kady!). Add the fact that these cost more than a Fleetwood Brougham, and I could never get the appeal. As Cadillac needs to learn even today, if someone wants a Mercedes, they’ll buy a Mercedes. Trying to copy Mercedes and BMW and ditching their heritage has led them down a path from “Standard of the World” to just another also-ran car company. I feel the Seville, though not necessarily a failure itself, unfortunately marked one of the first steps in this journey.

These have always been sort of an "automotive guilty pleasure" for me. The design is just so unlike anything on the road today: and I think it's great! Like an American Rolls-Royce.

Wow, this takes me back. Great channel.

What a beautiful example! I recall the stir these cars created when they were new quite well. A friend bought an '83 with the Bose sound system, which was quite impressive for the day. I think the styling is good, but of the three luxury cars (Seville, Continental, and Imperial) with the bustle back design, the Continental carried it off the best. I think so because the Continental (Fox) body is narrower, and the vertical taillights create a further visual impression of height that this type of styling needs to be successful.

I feel the EXACT same way about fall and driving my 81 Imperial. The car cabin is intimate & has a distinct smell when heater warms interior. Also brings back memories. It’s something you cannot buy no matter how much you pay for a new car

What a beautiful Cadillac!

Another spot on episode. When I think of Cadillac, this car and the 76-79 Sevilles come to mind. The Cadillac looks great 👍 keep up the great & informative videos 🤘

In 1997 I bought an 84 Seville with factory alloy wheels, a rare option. That car was a money pit. Luckily I worked at a dealership at the time and all the service on the car was cost plus 10%. The heater core was the most expensive repair I recall. But it needed a lot of front end work. Mine was lighter in color with the same color interior as this car. Those seats were so sumptuous. Really quite and nice riding car with a gutless 4.1 engine. Merging on to a Houston freeway was a test of one's nerves. The engine really let this version of the Seville down. I eventually sold it to a guy who wanted a car to drive across the country. I wouldn't mind owning one of these with a v8-6-4. It's a good engine with the cylinder deactivation disconnected. One thing Adam didn't point out is the side glass on these cars is THICK, presumably to cut down on noise.

Absolutely beautiful car. Great video.

My first exposure to your channel. Love the in depth dive into this era of automobiles. I’m learning so much!

From day one, I always loved this car

I used to be on the fence about these models, but yours is absolutely stunning!!

It might be a coincidence..but I have noticed that men who love this cars styling are usually very educated, down to earth, are "foodies", romantic, and believe you only live once so you better live well. In other words..we are keepers. 😉 Thanks for another great vid, Adam! 🙂👍

Having owned Cadillac and Mercedes of that era, the reliability of the Cadillac cars was stellar. We had an '85 Fleetwood Brougham FWD and the engine used more oil than we had experienced with Cadillac. I was told by Cadillac the rings on the piston were "lined up" instead of staggered.

An insanely Gorgeous Cadillac!!!

These look fantastic with the chrome buckle and belt option on the trunk!

I had 82 Seville with all the chrome i loved it

My neighbor had one of these in the 80's with the black/grey two tone. It was totally different than my dads VW Golf Diesel.

Adam, this well preserved example of a Bustleback looks exquisite.

The first time I remember seeing one of these beautiful cars is seeing one in the segment "Night of the Rat" in the film Nightmares. I thought it was such a gorgeous, stately car. It is my dream to own one of these.

Thank you very much, a wonderful car that will never be made like this. Thank you for the excellent explanation, the effort, and the classy comment

Sweet video, brings back memories growing up in the early 80s when these were everywhere. One of my first cars was an 80 Eldorado with the 368ci NON-8-6-4, Was a great, torquey motor, and the fuel injection was actually very reliable. My grandfather had an 85 Eldo at that time, lot of fond memories of us comparing our cars -it was just peculiar to note the strange differences -we couldn't believe GM was going kinda backwards in many ways, and from a great motor (olds 350 was a good one too) to the now infamous "hook and tow" 4.1 -thanks for reminding me of that precious jem!! Looking forward to your upcoming Doug Damerau of this car!!!🙂

Thanks for the memories, i was a young Caddy-Chevy dealer Tech back then, Had a Engineer tell me the HT4100 was the best engine ever made! Ok Buddy! FWIW i am still a Caddy-Chev Dealer Tech!

Amazing to point out the subtle design aspects that make such a difference. Also remarkable is the mention of the wheel/body stance. Especially with the turbine vane wheels, which are massive looking themselves, the car has a very sustantial look to it. Plus, the flush windshield with the massive roof contours is something that I remember well from our 81.

If I came across a V8-6-4 I think I'd have to keep the system active. It seems like such a neat idea... GM actually trying to do something innovative. Mercedes demoed cylinder deactivation on the 1979 w126 500SEL, but it never shipped as far as I know. But they managed to do it with Bosh CIS! Speaking of controls... I was amazed at how much nicer the turn signal / headlight dimmer lever felt on my ELR compared to a friends Chevy. Same looking control, but the one in the Cadillac felt much much nicer.

I've always wanted one of these, my dad had a beautiful one in charcoal grey (or something like that). I used to love the way it felt as we rode down the freeway. It felt like we were gliding. The problem is getting one today that isn't practically junked. The problem with the Cadillacs and Lincolns of this era was that once they started to break down, they went quickly. These vehicles are intricate and not easily repaired and the parts not easily replaced. You often find yourself breaking something trying to repair something else, or something going bad leading to a cascade of issues. I feel like this would make an awesome electric engine swap candidate.

A friend I used to have got a nice yellow1983 seville. It was so nice and he liked it a lot.

I have never been a fan of that trunk style but the care itself is gorgeous.

I still have a very vivid memory of seeing a kid at school being dropped off in 1984 in a Seville Bustleback. At the time this thing was the king of luxury and I was so jealous.

Back in the 80s, my parents had a new Fleetwood Brougham D'elegance. The ride in that era of cadillac was impeccable. I can remember feeling rich just riding in it.

it's a beautiful car. it's very well kept. someone really loved this. love the bustle, very unique. nice!

The '76 Seville was a Classic. This is a Klassic

LOVE it!! Such a beauty…. 👍✨

Love em or hate em....but at least you remember them! And that's what's relevant 40 years later. Nice interior as well.

Love the history, got yourself a new subscriber.

I got a 92 sedan Deville. I really enjoy your videos and yes I like your car or car's

Absolutely love it! I miss our ‘81 black on red leather Seville.

This Seville is SO GORGEOUS!! This example is the reason the why the 1984-1985 was so popular and why they still have loving followers. Your videos are very interesting and informative. Keep up the great work. I enjoy your car enthusiasm. 👏👏👏🏆

Your new house and location is so beautiful.

I love these Adam and always have

Great video! I owned an Elegant. Classy black and silver. It wanted to hydroplane easily when raining. The a/c unit leaked and needed to be recharged each and every spring. It always looked nice parked under the street lights in downtown Boston.

Love the new digs!

My dad was in management at the local Cadillac dealership from the late 70's thru the 90's and as a kid just learning about cars and driving the Cadillac in that time frame was the luxury standard. Mercedes & Rolls Royce had a luxury presense in that time but not like today. The Seville coming out with the swope back was a huge jump in styling for 1985.

Hai , i like your style and all the cars you have and present.

I miss my hunchback Seville.

Now that is a handsome car

Enjoyed the commentary on the rear door windows and how the filler glass doesn't extend out far enough to have the door glass role down all the way.....I chuckle in response via the 79 Cutlass A/G body four door we owned...where GM decided to bond the windows in place. The irony of all that...a few years into ownership, the passenger rear door window seal failed and the glass started to fall into the door, creating a 1/8th gap in the top of the window...almost as if it was trying to roll it self down. On the wagons and the 80/81 and beyond sedans, they added a filler glass panel that could open in vent mode and still had the rear windows fixed in place. I find the decision to go with this engine design to be interesting considering the Vega had an iron head and aluminum block. And you could get a larger displacement V8 on more pedestrian GM cars..like the Chevy 305 or the Olds 260 and 307 V8s...which were probably more durable in the long run. Probably a stop gap with the failure of the V864 of 1981 and increasingly strict fuel economy standards and the next design cycle scheduled for 1986. If I recall, the rear driver C-body cars continued the latter half of the 1980s with the Olds and Chevy V8s. My feelings on this generation of Seville are mixed. The previous generation was such a clean, classic design. If I had the space and resources, I would definitely have one as a collector car. For this generation, the body design looks better in certain colors...and the color of your car certainly brings out the best of the design. And it had a decent platform it shared with the Eldorado....the '86 was too generic and emblematic of GM's cookie cutter designs of the era. I think the mild restyle a few years later helped and the '91 Seville took it back to a more attractive design...though again, GM's implementation of the early Northstar didn't help with long term reliability.

What a beautiful car!

Adam, I hated the bustle back car back then - I was a car crazy teen. But it “grew” on me years later and now I love it. I think this car is much more handsome in it’s time than the later BMW Bangle bustle back cars were in their day. I’m so thankful that you are collecting and preserving so many cars. I can imagine a future when enthusiasts talk about “Adam’s collection”. 😁 I’m also thankful for you sharing all your knowledge.

Love the bustle backs and the interiors!

beautiful car 👍💖 interior exterior.. perfect absulity perfect👍🙏👏

I am intrigued by the Cadillac Seville's bustle back

I remember when these first came out. Cadillac took 10 steps back with this design.