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Dont convert your Caddy to R134A, its too warm.

This was high tech back in 1964, the year of my birth.

3:30 With the system first introduced for 1952, it's no surprise that it was still made with tubes this late, despite most GM car radios being all-transistor starting in 1964. I wonder when the GuideMatic was finally converted to a solid state design; I had one in my '68 Fleetwood, but I never had to work on it. This one must have used space-charge tubes to work directly on 12 volts.

That's a lot of claptrap just to avoid having to turn the lights on or off. A lot to go wrong. I'd bet if customers had been shown this clip they'd have avoided these options.

Love these service department films, thanks!

The source material is better prepared than anything I see in our era. I am Cadillac. All the way.

Thank you.

Great effort, and very interesting. My parents had a 63 Caddy until they traded it for an 81, and they never had any trouble with it. Can’t say that about the piece of crap Licks-ass I bought.

☘️🍀Excellant video, amazing technology for GM's Cadillac Division in 1963-64 production years. First's in the industry no dought.🌿🎊🚘

Those strings really sold me

Love these old slideshow sales films. This poor strip certainly has seen better days but i am glad to see it saved regardless.

This is so sleazy.

It would be cool to build a modern version of this system using modern parts. Get longer reliability in a smaller, cheaper package and replacement parts would be easier to get when it does fail

Let's all go to the Cadillac dealer service department. Back to 1962 please......

I have never cared for this type of thing. I prefer to adjust the temperature, fan speed and mode of operation myself. Unfortunately today, this is the only thing that you can buy unless you purchase a low end vehicle.

I didn't think the photo electric cell was around until the 70's.

I love the 1950s announcer voice ! I wonder if any of those guys can still be hired today for modern projects?

Now I know why the 'early / late' knob always felt strange to me. It's just a shade for the photocell, built into the knob; not an electric switch or rheostat. I always wondered how the knob was working on my 64 ! It felt broken, because I could detect no mechanical switch action in the twisting of the knob. But the sentinel and auto dimming always worked properly. (which was happy since they usually broke on my later cadillacs). The 64 is the last metal dash car with all metal switches. My dad's first new cad was a 65 convert, because there was a shortage of used cars in NJ at the time. But the 65 made people respect him, as a 23 year old guy, with the most modern new cad ever seen. a 64 would have looked very old within a year, at a time when styling changed every 12 months. We are not used to that now.

Thanks for this !!!!! I've wanted this for years.

This is fantastic. Are these vids/slideshows available for other years such as 1966?

2:47 Cadillac obviously did NOT hire a “hand model” (yes, a real profession) to photograph this. Look at that nasty, dirty mechanic’s fingernail! Yecchh.

Today I bought a Cadi 64 coupe I am very happy

This helped a lot. Thank you for posting. Would love to see more!

I bet the labor on that photo cell diagnostic job was expensive!

Please post more vids

Awesome, I have a 64 Cadillac fleetwood sixty special and I need lots of info due to restoring, THANKS A LOT, I just subscribed

I am constantly leaning something new about my car everyday. And I've had her almost 15 years, since 09/06/2005. I never knew the vents were suppose to face up, what a difference it makes ! Love ! Love ! Love ! this Video !

Wow thank you

Great video. On mine the AirCon is without function. This movie encourages me to get it run agin.