1948 Jeepster driveby. - MICROREPORT
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@peteplata
@peteplata 3 күн бұрын
perfect example why caddies were one step abov lincolns
@flyonbyya
@flyonbyya 3 күн бұрын
Is it for sale?
@carthropology8318
@carthropology8318 3 күн бұрын
No. Though I did sell it and it is in private hands again.
@flyonbyya
@flyonbyya 3 күн бұрын
You know of a nice example of a 67. Pls let me know
@grumpygeorge
@grumpygeorge 4 күн бұрын
I believe it was also available with ABS and an airbag system, both as options. I remember seeing the maintenance details in a Chiltons or Motor repair manual from ‘67
@carthropology8318
@carthropology8318 3 күн бұрын
George, I think ABS in Caddy's was introduced a bit later. Earliest is In 1971. But, If you're right, that would be amazing. Thanks for watching.
@rexracernj7696
@rexracernj7696 4 күн бұрын
I recall when these came out- definitely the best looking cars on the road that year.
@ReaperRestorations
@ReaperRestorations 4 күн бұрын
got one sitting in the driveway right now, next to an AMC Cherokee
@bill6255
@bill6255 5 күн бұрын
Amazing they had high-beams figured out in 60's. What happened to today's cars/drivers
@daveshepherd1865
@daveshepherd1865 5 күн бұрын
The 1967 Eldorado was so cool that it was chosen one of the original Hot Wheels!
@jonnybanger
@jonnybanger 5 күн бұрын
GIGITTY!
@jonnybanger
@jonnybanger 5 күн бұрын
I love this video! The car is exquisite! I see many similarities that were inherited by my 1968 LeSabre. But the script is right out of an adult movie from 1994.
@strahilminchev1615
@strahilminchev1615 6 күн бұрын
Beautiful car!
@johnlegge2556
@johnlegge2556 6 күн бұрын
'57 Imperial & '62 Lincoln would each run away and hide from the '67 Eldo with its utter junk sealed beams hiding in shame under 50 pounds of machinery. At least '57 Imperial & '62 Lincoln could take proper high intensity Euro-bulb replacements that made high speed on a country road safer. Hotrod Lincoln. Demo Derby Imperial. Eldo? Old Banker Buggy.
@andrewwmacfadyen6958
@andrewwmacfadyen6958 6 күн бұрын
Alpine and Tiger were built on the Commercial Commer Cob van and Hillman Husky estate chassis and bulkhead which was a shorter wheelbase version of the Hillman Minx (Audax) . The sports car had extensive additional strengthening added to compensate for the removal of the roof
@OMGWTFLOLSMH
@OMGWTFLOLSMH 6 күн бұрын
Cool looking, but at 18'5", who has the garage space? And parking this beast is fun. I've driven one.
@koriko88
@koriko88 7 күн бұрын
While these cars do look nice, it’s worth noting that the first cars were SUVs.
@EJFXxx
@EJFXxx 7 күн бұрын
Coolest Cadillac Ever ... ?
@walidkhier5640
@walidkhier5640 7 күн бұрын
The largest wings and fins in automotive history were added under Bill Mitchell's guidance and leadership in 1959.
@corvanha1
@corvanha1 7 күн бұрын
Cadillac Toronado
@carthropology8318
@carthropology8318 7 күн бұрын
Eldornado?👍
@RockeyMarle
@RockeyMarle 7 күн бұрын
In comparison to British automotive designs from the same era, this is a stunning vehicle. Stone-age blobs versus "cars of the future". But which ones are truly the most modestly functional and affordable?
@mockbattles
@mockbattles 7 күн бұрын
The Cadillac Light Sentinel started in 1962.
@RonFraser-fl5yc
@RonFraser-fl5yc 8 күн бұрын
I had one these back in the 70’s. I never thought much of it and rode it hard. I ended up entering it into a crash up derby and the guy said I shouldn’t enter my car cause it was nice. I didn’t care - I just wanted to drink beer and have a good time. My car wasn’t in too good a shape after that derby but I had a good time drinking beer and watching it die.
@carthropology8318
@carthropology8318 7 күн бұрын
Ron, I have heard that these were choice cars for crash derby’s… word is they were tough. Maybe had something to do with the front wheel drive. Nevertheless , with the oil crisis around that time, a lot of these got crunched and turned into scrap metal.
@davidzoller9617
@davidzoller9617 8 күн бұрын
One of the most stunning and clean design of the time. Not sure about being meant also to be a sporty car, the ride of these cars I heard is not that great, the rear suspension a bit of a let down. But it is an iconic car never the less. To my knowledge, the GMC's Mobile home used the Olds 455 front wheel drive power train.
@user-tk4gc9jn3n
@user-tk4gc9jn3n 8 күн бұрын
copy of the olds toronado which was first in 1966
@vladpootin5973
@vladpootin5973 8 күн бұрын
A magnificent American automobile, it has aged gracefully.
@BarryWeaver-pv6cz
@BarryWeaver-pv6cz 8 күн бұрын
My Mom had a '73 Eldorado, red with a white landau half top, and red leather interior. It was a sweet sweet car.
@midcenturymodern9330
@midcenturymodern9330 9 күн бұрын
When I see these monstrosities, I think they were designed by Exxon. Seriously, what were these "designers" thinking?
@deanwright9167
@deanwright9167 9 күн бұрын
After all that, what is the engine size
@carthropology8318
@carthropology8318 9 күн бұрын
429
@hughtoober
@hughtoober 9 күн бұрын
Elegant sophistication built to last! Love it!! I realize that mpg is not relevant to the enjoyment of such a beauty, but I am very curious. What’s the mpg? 8?
@carthropology8318
@carthropology8318 9 күн бұрын
Good guess! Of course, that’s when the wind is blowing from the back!
@hughtoober
@hughtoober 8 күн бұрын
@@carthropology8318 Ha! Yes, and going downhill. Thanks for the reply. Wishing you many happy years and miles!
@tomdoe5698
@tomdoe5698 9 күн бұрын
Compare to a Buick tornado, Pontiac gran prix
@tomdoe5698
@tomdoe5698 9 күн бұрын
In a Mercedes trunk of the era, had a medical kit
@tomdoe5698
@tomdoe5698 9 күн бұрын
Why was the switch-😮pitch transmission created
@tomdoe5698
@tomdoe5698 9 күн бұрын
In 67 I wanna bet the Chrysler Newport had diamond cut crisp lines 1:19
@pgabrieli
@pgabrieli 9 күн бұрын
The system to automatically dim the high beams (autronic eye) was actually introduced FIFTEEN years earlier in 1952, and the signal seeking radio was introduced even earlier, in 1951.
@carthropology8318
@carthropology8318 9 күн бұрын
Tilt steering can be found on cars from the thirties, Cords had hidden headlights. Front wheel drive was “ de rigeur” on Citroens as was hydraulic suspension.
@fjr3950
@fjr3950 10 күн бұрын
When GM really was the mark of excellence.
@daviddavid5880
@daviddavid5880 10 күн бұрын
I simply love that brutalist style. The Lincoln Town Coupe, the Monaco, the Imperial... I was there and I know bloody full well what quantitatively horrid rattletraps they were, but damned if I don't just love that "Armored luxo-barge" look. You felt like the captain of a torpedo boat when you were at the helm of those things. And it really was boat-like. ZERO road-feel, smooth, slow, linear acceleration, smooth, slow, linear braking. Waterbed floaty suspension. They even had a burble-blurble boaty exhaust note. The 74 Lincoln Town Coupe in particular had a very "Atomic Submarine" vibe. Greenish gauges set in deep sockets, and a very weird/cool speedometer that looked like a reactor core temperature gauge. Not a needle. It was a solid red bar. Hard to describe. (It was a cylinder with a diagonal red stripe refracted through a thick half-cylinder prism to make it look more like a giant sideways thermometer. Coolest thing ever)
@carthropology8318
@carthropology8318 8 күн бұрын
Love the descriptions! 👍
@josefeibl8230
@josefeibl8230 10 күн бұрын
Remember going to the Cadillac dealer with my Dad to pick up his 68 Eldorado. Always loved that car. Don't know why I didn't get one until 3 years ago.
@gregorgman
@gregorgman 10 күн бұрын
1967 was the first year of Cadillac's front wheel drive and it was the worse car I ever bought. I have had over 10 caddys in my life and I traded it back in to Peter Fuller's Cadillac in Boston three weeks after I took it off the showroom floor......Bad Bad design.. NEVER BUY THE FIRST YEAR OF A NEW IDEA FROM ANY CAR MANUFACTURER.....
@ScottMorris-jz7qy
@ScottMorris-jz7qy 10 күн бұрын
Had one of these in1970.What a marvelous auto.Major style and faster than you would think
@pete1729
@pete1729 9 күн бұрын
The '70 had 500 cubic inches under the hood.
@anthonydecarvalho652
@anthonydecarvalho652 10 күн бұрын
I remember those cars, it was great.
@zzubuzz
@zzubuzz 10 күн бұрын
A favorite of pimps that had them pimped out with furry seats, gansta white walls, diamond accent window, t.v. antenna...etc.
@thomaschristopher8593
@thomaschristopher8593 8 күн бұрын
pimp-mobile
@jameseaton9746
@jameseaton9746 10 күн бұрын
Cadillac forever.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@ronschwolsky1626
@ronschwolsky1626 11 күн бұрын
She's a beauty!
@jmdelan99
@jmdelan99 11 күн бұрын
I slept in the back when my dad went to the horse races in LA. an absolute dream car. could still be built today if there weren't any greenies.
@OMGWTFLOLSMH
@OMGWTFLOLSMH 6 күн бұрын
But why? It's a big floaty barge. I've driven one many times, as well as many other cars from the era. I learned to drive in a 69 Olds Ninety Eight coupe, which is just as huge as this monster, albeit, RWD. My S-Class Mercedes is 10 times the car, better ride, much better handling, much safer with AWD, traction control, ABS, 12 airbags, better fuel economy and actually luxurious inside, not faux luxury like a Caddy.
@Ari-pw6nu
@Ari-pw6nu 11 күн бұрын
'67's are very specific.
@gwwayner
@gwwayner 11 күн бұрын
Oh god how I hate all those insipid looking SUV's these days. Today's Cadillacs and Lincolns just are not inspiring. Now THIS is a land yacht.
@machobunny1
@machobunny1 11 күн бұрын
If I could get it into my 4 car garage, I'd buy one.
@OMGWTFLOLSMH
@OMGWTFLOLSMH 6 күн бұрын
It might fit sideways.
@jerseyjoe82364
@jerseyjoe82364 11 күн бұрын
@6:12....the 1967 Ford Thunderbird, a much better looking fast coupe, had a tilt telescopic, and slide away, steering column. I owned one. A much more Buck Rogers interior as well.
@frankartale1026
@frankartale1026 11 күн бұрын
These El Dorado's were really beautiful but i think the Toronado was a smidge better looking.
@carthropology8318
@carthropology8318 9 күн бұрын
Toronado is a great, design. Love the rolling barrel speedometer.
@jeffeldredge1608
@jeffeldredge1608 12 күн бұрын
Do a side by side on these two cars. 73’Monte carlo 67 Caddy diab
@jeffeldredge1608
@jeffeldredge1608 12 күн бұрын
I think they borrowed that look for the Chevy Monte Carlo. 73’ It had those same lines that went on forever. Perfect styling. In my opinion. No expert. Just sayin’
@jeffeldredge1608
@jeffeldredge1608 12 күн бұрын
OVER ENGINEERED!! When the boss says, I don’t know? GIVE IT EVERYTHING, and they SAID, OK!!
@ugaais
@ugaais 12 күн бұрын
Love the color combo