A stripped-down Cadillac seems like a contradiction in terms, but from 1965 through 1976, GM’s premium brand offered a cut-rate base model—sort of. Continue reading
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A Banner Year for Cadillac: 1950
In 1950, Cadillac passed the 100,000 mark in annual sales for the first time in its history, launching a long string of boom years for GM’s luxury brand. Continue reading
Queen of the 1954 Motorama: the Cadillac Park Avenue
The most luxurious of the GM Mororama dream cars for 1954 was the elegant four-door Cadillac Park Avenue.
The Last* Cadillac Convertible: 1976 Eldorado
Cadillac promoted the 1976 Eldorado Convertible as the last convertible it would ever produce, only to renege on that promise a few years later. Continue reading
The Engine That Changed Everything: Secrets of the 1949 Cadillac V8
The 1949 Cadillac established the pattern for all the V8s produced by the Motor City for the next five decades. Continue reading
GM’s Controversial ’57-’70 X-Frame Cars
Between 1957 and 1970, General Motors built millions of cars with an unusual X-frame chassis that remains controversial to this day. Continue reading
Cadillac’s First Front-Drive: The 1967 Eldorado
In creating its first front-drive vehicle, the 1967 Fleetwood Eldorado, Cadillac also produced one of the most striking cars in the division’s history. Continue reading