The land behind your home is magnificent. I'm as jealous of you as I can be of anyone. Your cars, the view from your home, just doesn't get any better than that. I hope you and your wife appreciate it all, every single day.
I had one of these when I got out of the Air Force in 1974, I was 21 years old and I paid 2100 dollars for it. It too was green ( light green) with white vinyl top.....it was a beauty !!!!!
We have a 1970 we bought in june of this year. Absolutely love it. She needed a new good home and got it. She joined our three other caddys. Definitely dont see these ole gals anymore. We cant wait to take her out to the shows next year.
I really enjoy your channel. My dad owned a body shop from the 50’s to to mid 80’s. I was born in 70 so many of the cars you have reviewed sure bring back the memories as he has either owned, repaired or bought and sold many of them. I can smell the interiors, feel the cushy ride and gaze out over those long hoods. Great memories. Thanks for the content. Keep up the great work! 👍
Eldorado... The driving spirit of Cadillac. Indeed Indeed....Thank you for sharing the details and the features of this car. They paid attention to detail and image back then other than the cost cutting.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful Eldorado with us! Yes, it was GM design at it's best. When one of these came down the street you could see a lot of people turning to give it a long look. This was the car that design staff emulated when they designed the 1979 - 1985 downsized generation of Eldorado - and again very successfully. I have read that Cadillac was planning a V12 engine for these to debut in 1967 - and engineering prototypes were built and bench tested. Whether due to cost, meeting emission standards or the fact that the massive V8 Cadillac built was more than adequate for the job: the V12 never saw production. There certainly was room under the hood for one! Thanks again, Adam.
A good friend of my mother's bought a new Eldo in 1968, metallic brown with beige leather interior. Really beautiful car and I know she kept it well into the 1990s. The floating vinyl roof was always a neat look that set GM apart from the others.
Awesome video. My buddies mom had a nice 69. The whole family drove Caddys...I rode I'm a few and would own a few as the years passed. Another buddy had a 67 Ekdorado....with 1975 hubcaps! It actually looked good!
That Mercury you spotted looked like a 1964 Mercury Monterey. The one with the Power Rear Window. My Aunt & Uncle had one of those back then. I was 8 years old and thought that was the coolest thing. It was like a Station Wagon.
Hey Adam, it looks like autumn is in full swing there in Michigan & is really beautiful. Here in Southern California the trees have yet to start changing!!! Your Eldorado is a gorgeous car & the 67 to 70 model years are my favorites for the Eldorado!!! Thanks for sharing this review!!! Happy Halloween!!! 🎃
As the owner of 2006 STS I wanted also to mention connections to Art and Science design themes in this classic. Very underrated car - I will look for it during next RetroClassics show in Stuttgart ;) Greetings from Poland
This series has such a sinister side profile, especially in black. I was never a huge fan of the pinched ass, but still love the overall imposing look of these Eldo’s. Thanks for the great videos!
Thanks for posting! Im about to start restoring my grandfathers 69 Eldorado. He passed away in 2017 and made me promise to get her back on the road. I cant get over how long these cars are!
What a stunning car! My favorite Cadillac of all time. I can't help but think that car design has been regressing from this period. You don't see the complex fender stampings on today's car with those crisp knife edges that you so aptly described as looking like a freshly pressed men's suite. I love the forest green color. Looks so beautiful against the fall foliage (you live in a beautiful area Adam). Nice to see that this example is fully optioned out on the inside. I like how the rear power windows retract into the B pillar instead of dropping below the beltline. What an incredible find! It looks just like it must have when it came out of the showroom.
As a owner of a 2005 Cadillac thou low mileage these earlier Cadillacs are made so much better my dad had a 69 Coupeville and ten of mine wouldn't add up to his and that's a fact
@@paulm6481 I noticed several safety standards that were being implemented by the late '60s - the steering column ignition interlock (no longer on the dash somewhere), the side marker lights, soft (padded) dash.
I remember getting dad to take me to the Cad dealer as a 12 year old to see the 69 lineup. I was lost in the beauty of this vehicle. I still love the 69 deVille and Eldo.
Cadillac really didn't change much in the following generation with regard to steering and suspension feel. In the early 90s I had a black 80' with the 368ci -your test drives of your 69 and the 67 really make me miss that car!! Acceleration was quite good, I remember people commenting to me though that the Olds 350 in 79' (first year of that generation) was supposedly the quickest Eldo' since the 70's 500ci. Never did get to test that theory as 79's that haven't been abused were always sort of hard to come by -even more so now Great video Adam, thanks for sharing🙂
Wow ! So cool!! Some years back I bought a 1972 brown Coupe De Ville with 70, 000 miles on it from the proverbial Little Old Lady. Being a stupid kid, not leaving well enough alone, I got a 1972 Eldorado 500 CID engine, a rear wheel drive oil pan, a set of used 1970 10:1 compression pistons, a 1975 electronic ignition distributor and a hotter cam from Cadillac Motorsports Development. 5200 pound car had no problem just smoking the tires. ... 8mpg...
The trunk latch has a lever arm and a spring which connects to a PTO cable to the pull down. When you pull down the lid it cocks the spring which operates the pull down. I've torn these babys apart. I know how they work in the main.
@@RareClassicCars Pull up the carpet and you will see the cable. Now you can tell me how to get the level ride working. Just ran my 70 the other day. Gave up on disconnecting the carb and just dumped fuel in the gas tank. Possible dead spot in the starter, maybe just clean and oil. Ran like a champ Impossible to direct feed the carb. The fuel pump you told me where to find has 3 bolt on lines. I have to assume one is a return line, highly unusual for 1970. Way too much work for my time frame. Now the up front oil filter is wonderful.
@@RareClassicCars By the way the old flat tappet engines need zinc and phosphorous not present in modern oil. It is in diesel oil. I am using Rotella. I guess lead would be nice too.
I love the lines of the car. The hidden headlamps of the previous models was a feature I missed on the 69’s. The thing that always stole a bit of the glitz was the dash and IP. It just doesn’t flow in my opinion and looks rather BelAir. Still I would be real proud to own this classic.
My dad had the exact same car and same color in late 1969. He could not stand the ride and ended up trading it in for an early MKIII about a year later.
So nice to hear a car guy doing these reviews. Other channels i think they just want have a channel and they don't know what they are talking about. Lots of great background info and comparisons. Keep buying cars and showing them off
Loved those big blocks. Had a 390....2 429s. One 472. Loved my Caddys.Beleive it or not.....my 4500 in my 88 Eldorado. ....at 272.5 Cu. In. Has a familiar engine note very much like the 472s.....nice sound
Gorgeous Eldorado. I also agree that the 1967 and slightly revised ‘68 dashboard being more attractive. Those also appeared to be of a higher quality than the 1969-70 model. One of my favorite cars ever!
I've never heard this early trunk pulldown system explained, but it looks as if it's cable operated, with the cable tension being increased with the closing of the lid, and that tension being used for the pulldown action - so purely mechanical, not vacuum. But that's just my theory after looking at a friend's car many years ago. (My own Cadillacs were 1973-76, by which time the function was electric.) It would be interesting to hear from someone entirely familiar with it, as my theory may be utterly incorrect.
You just cant beat these late 60's Eldo's, magnificent, for me, the pinnacle of "personal luxury car". All I hear is the song - "There she is, Miss America"
The Cads were torque monsters with max around 3300 RPM. Produce torque to rival a bus. My moms 70 had very sharp throttle response but would bog on WOT. You could always chirp the tires with its response. I learned to let the trans shift itself 1st to second under WOT as there was no point in rapping beyond that. Always had to manual 2nd to 3rd. Think how much better with a 5 or 6 speed. See Lenos Toronado conversion. The early THD 425 had a veriable speed torque converter said to be much better.
The paint did play tricks on me for about five minutes. I thought it was black then green zoomed in to get a closer look and still went back and forth between black and green. Amazing color.
Another beautiful Cadillac Adam! After seeing this generation Eldorado too often finished in black, it looks absolutely stunning in Rampur Green with the black vinyl top. In reference to the “skylight” on the dash above the speedometer, Ford could have used something like that on the early 70’s cars, specifically the 72 Tbird. The speedo bezel was so deep that even daytime was difficult to read.
Adam, it would be interesting to hear you talk about what oil you use in these older cars and how often you change it. Also, what do you do to mitigate the potential problems of using modern gas in the older cars (especially the ones like this 69, which were not designed to run on unleaded gasoline).
That "vent" hole through the dash is one of the locations for the interior temp sensors; which you can clearly see, when you placed your camera below it and looked up through it...
Mine does. You can buy NOS for about $2000.00. No problem for Adam. They had cable controls not electric. Not heated. They are made of zinc not chrome or SS and they pit with time.
Something they all should’ve had, but so few did in the ‘60s and early to mid ‘70s. Every car my dad had from at least’77 onward, had a right side mirror.
I love the color of that Eldorado. Back in the days when GM on the top of the game. Jefferson County KY is where I am from. That is Louisville. Amazing a 50 year old car can still be in this condition.
It baffles me that the most expensive variant would have the less refined rear suspension when they had the architecture there to run coils and a beam axle. The gain in refinement would have been well worth it.
I enjoy seeing the drive environment. I assume New York or Connecticut. You must be an extremely powerful individual it is great you are so relaxed and down to earth.
11:50 Dude. You can literally SEE the temperature sensor in there. It needs air flow to be accurate, and GM hadn't yet figured out they could use the blower fan (which is always running) to move air across it. Newer cars would use a tiny aspirator fan for this purpose.
Adam at 11:53 stop the video and zoom in. You will see what I mentioned it’s a small flat round thing with two thin leads attached to it. That tiny thing that you can hardly see is the Thermistor. A variable resistor that changes with temp changes. The mark three has one just above and to the left of the glove box door on the dash pad. It’s a series of perforated holes about 1.4”x1.4”. Behind it is the same type thermistor. Just an FYI
I just bought a 69 light blue over dark blue. Dark blue leather. 472. Sent it directly to my trusted shop, gave him 20 grand to start. I’m gonna leave him alone
Such a beautiful car. Even taking into consideration your comments re: the ride, I'm sure it rides like a cloud compared to some of the oxcarts made today.
Hi, Adam! Another beauty! I'm more on the Mopar side as far as preference and I know you have a few. I have and love the fuselage Chryslers! I know you have quite the collection of cars. I just would like some advice as to storage of these cars. Any suggestions? I'm out of space and I only have 6 cars. I can't buy more until I find an economical way of providing indoor storage...
The best door window design for firing a rifle. It is perfectly horizontal and the barrel will slide front to back with nothing to get hung up on. The car is quiet so they won't hear you roll up and the 472 gets you gone before anybody realizes who did it. Sorry I'm Italian and I have a 69Caddy and that's what everybody says when I show it to them. Joking aside 69 Cadillacs are some of the sexiest American cars that have ever been built. Mine is white on tan but that green is the best.
When I first saw this car in a previous video, I first though it was your black Eldo, and the green was just from the reflection of the grass as you drove down the street! Another very nice car!!! A 'skylighted' speedometer? Never seen such a thing, but I like it. I watched my friend condemn his fourteen year old '73 Sedan Deville, white with black vinyl top and red vinyl or leather interior, because the smog pump had seized, and was incapable of relaying any rotational forces to the other accessories... That Mercury is a Turnpike Cruiser! Next was a '62 Chevy @21:29!
In many years, full-sized Chevrolets had more styling similarity to Cadillacs, at least in the front, than any of the mid-priced GM brands. But the similarity between the face of the '69 Eldorado and the '71 Caprice is particularly striking. Of course, no one knew that in 1969.
That was always the case, at least as far back as 1939. If you look at the 1949 re-design, Ed Glowacki styled it as a baby Cadillac, minus the fishtail fins.
A truly trim and elegant automobile, perhaps the most handsome American car ever designed. If the car was integrated into the same chassis as the Riviera it would have been a dream ship. I would like to see a presentation on the history of the conception and development and rationale for the creation of this front-wheel-drive powertrain. GM's insistence on employing it in their upper-echelon cars instead of trying to develop GT cars of them was I think a major mistake of the corporation. They had the opportunity with the second generation to build the Toronado and the Eldo, and the Riv on the Special A Chassis, as the '69-'72 Grand Prix, which was a far better car dynamically; but no, they made ridiculous hulks of them from '71-'78, and then continued using the same FWD configuration in generation three, finally also bringing in the Riviera. Hence does anyone wonder why competition from Germany began to take away domestic business in this segment?
Beautiful car and your narration through the nuances of all the cars you feature is brilliant and eloquent. I saw the Mercury!! Did you see the (I’m guessing) 60’s Chevy that passed you at around 21:27 time in? Forgive me if someone else has already pointed it out…and also forgive my ignorance with classic vehicles of that era. Again I’m guessing a Chevy.
The intake runners on that 472cid engine make an awkward turn to accommodate the hood clearance. Hence the lazy mid-throttle response. Not likely a significant short coming for the average buyer. I doubt that any passer-by could resist a good look at those cars.
The intake manifold is a well known defect in these cars. It is a no rise. They do better with a high rise if you cut a hole in the hood. Headers are impossible as the FWD frame goes right under the exhaust ports. The exhaust has to go straight back through the log. Unless you put the headers in upside down through the hood ala Munsters.
The 1970 Eldorado is quite nice with great design however, I (and many others I knew back then) loved the Riviera and Tornado much more so. My personal favorite was the Riviera. *SIDE NOTE* People would get really angry if you 'Slammed' those Auto Trunks. I know I got yelled at when I was a kid not knowing they were 'Fancy'. haha You were so use to Slamming the Trunk because they were heavy and big or you had to make sure it closed when it was over stuffed.
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Such a clean & simple shape. A pinnacle year for GM. 😊 🇺🇸
I think that it THE pinnacle year for the American auto industry.
- the understated 'elegance' of simplicity. 👍
I wouldn't personally call it simple, I'd honesty say it's complex and awe striking. The hood has a big impression.
Those rear blade style lights are so nice.
I definitely like them better than the 1970 version.
@@kc9scott I tend to view the earlier embellishments as pimp mobile.
The rust coloured trees as a backdrop against that green Cadillac were like a painted picture when it was parked in the driveway.
Had a ‘70 Eldorado years ago, that 400hp 500 would annihilate the front tires. Reverse donuts in snow covered parking lots were a treat as well.
Adam, I just have to say, you have quite a collection of classic cars, and this one is another beauty!! Love the channel!
Thanks for taking us along for the ride Adam.
What a handsome car. Dark green exterior and black leather interior is my favourite colour combination for cars
Rear end styling is a knockout!! Sharp car all around
The land behind your home is magnificent. I'm as jealous of you as I can be of anyone. Your cars, the view from your home, just doesn't get any better than that. I hope you and your wife appreciate it all, every single day.
I like how the vinyl top stops before the drip rail and has a green strip along the drip rail, great looking car.
Sure can't beat the styling of this generation Eldorado, personal luxury at its best.
I had one of these when I got out of the Air Force in 1974, I was 21 years old and I paid 2100 dollars for it. It too was green ( light green) with white vinyl top.....it was a beauty !!!!!
Outstanding eldorado, congrats on the purchase👍
We have a 1970 we bought in june of this year. Absolutely love it. She needed a new good home and got it. She joined our three other caddys. Definitely dont see these ole gals anymore. We cant wait to take her out to the shows next year.
Absolutely beautiful Eldorado.
I really enjoy your channel. My dad owned a body shop from the 50’s to to mid 80’s. I was born in 70 so many of the cars you have reviewed sure bring back the memories as he has either owned, repaired or bought and sold many of them. I can smell the interiors, feel the cushy ride and gaze out over those long hoods. Great memories. Thanks for the content. Keep up the great work! 👍
Eldorado... The driving spirit of Cadillac. Indeed Indeed....Thank you for sharing the details and the features of this car. They paid attention to detail and image back then other than the cost cutting.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful Eldorado with us! Yes, it was GM design at it's best. When one of these came down the street you could see a lot of people turning to give it a long look. This was the car that design staff emulated when they designed the 1979 - 1985 downsized generation of Eldorado - and again very successfully. I have read that Cadillac was planning a V12 engine for these to debut in 1967 - and engineering prototypes were built and bench tested. Whether due to cost, meeting emission standards or the fact that the massive V8 Cadillac built was more than adequate for the job: the V12 never saw production. There certainly was room under the hood for one! Thanks again, Adam.
A masterpiece of what a luxury car should look like. It really projects understated presence. That car does not have one bad angle.
A good friend of my mother's bought a new Eldo in 1968, metallic brown with beige leather interior. Really beautiful car and I know she kept it well into the 1990s. The floating vinyl roof was always a neat look that set GM apart from the others.
I always heard reference to the roof as being a halo roof...
Neet feature for sure!
Absolutely positively beautiful.
Awesome video. My buddies mom had a nice 69. The whole family drove Caddys...I rode I'm a few and would own a few as the years passed. Another buddy had a 67 Ekdorado....with 1975 hubcaps! It actually looked good!
That Mercury you spotted looked like a 1964 Mercury Monterey.
The one with the Power Rear Window.
My Aunt & Uncle had one of those back then.
I was 8 years old and thought that was the coolest thing. It was like a Station Wagon.
So beautiful
Hey Adam, it looks like autumn is in full swing there in Michigan & is really beautiful. Here in Southern California the trees have yet to start changing!!! Your Eldorado is a gorgeous car & the 67 to 70 model years are my favorites for the Eldorado!!! Thanks for sharing this review!!! Happy Halloween!!! 🎃
As the owner of 2006 STS I wanted also to mention connections to Art and Science design themes in this classic. Very underrated car - I will look for it during next RetroClassics show in Stuttgart ;) Greetings from Poland
This series has such a sinister side profile, especially in black. I was never a huge fan of the pinched ass, but still love the overall imposing look of these Eldo’s. Thanks for the great videos!
Thanks for posting! Im about to start restoring my grandfathers 69 Eldorado. He passed away in 2017 and made me promise to get her back on the road. I cant get over how long these cars are!
What a stunning car! My favorite Cadillac of all time. I can't help but think that car design has been regressing from this period. You don't see the complex fender stampings on today's car with those crisp knife edges that you so aptly described as looking like a freshly pressed men's suite. I love the forest green color. Looks so beautiful against the fall foliage (you live in a beautiful area Adam). Nice to see that this example is fully optioned out on the inside. I like how the rear power windows retract into the B pillar instead of dropping below the beltline. What an incredible find! It looks just like it must have when it came out of the showroom.
A lot has to do with safety standards. Back then, there were none, so design ruled
As a owner of a 2005 Cadillac thou low mileage these earlier Cadillacs are made so much better my dad had a 69 Coupeville and ten of mine wouldn't add up to his and that's a fact
@@paulm6481 I noticed several safety standards that were being implemented by the late '60s - the steering column ignition interlock (no longer on the dash somewhere), the side marker lights, soft (padded) dash.
@@70sleftover and collapsible steering column which I believe started in 1968
I love the length. You are aside backseat of any other car stop light, or looking at their rear window
I remember getting dad to take me to the Cad dealer as a 12 year old to see the 69 lineup. I was lost in the beauty of this vehicle. I still love the 69 deVille and Eldo.
Cadillac really didn't change much in the following generation with regard to steering and suspension feel. In the early 90s I had a black 80' with the 368ci -your test drives of your 69 and the 67 really make me miss that car!! Acceleration was quite good, I remember people commenting to me though that the Olds 350 in 79' (first year of that generation) was supposedly the quickest Eldo' since the 70's 500ci. Never did get to test that theory as 79's that haven't been abused were always sort of hard to come by -even more so now Great video Adam, thanks for sharing🙂
Another informative video. These cars bring back such memories. You’re a wealth of info. Thanks and looking forward to more.
I am always at awe at the vehicles you present, thank you for sharing.
You have an amazing collection of some of the finest automobiles from the finest period of GM design. Love your channel!
Wow ! So cool!! Some years back I bought a 1972 brown Coupe De Ville with 70, 000 miles on it from the proverbial Little Old Lady. Being a stupid kid, not leaving well enough alone, I got a 1972 Eldorado 500 CID engine, a rear wheel drive oil pan, a set of used 1970 10:1 compression pistons, a 1975 electronic ignition distributor and a hotter cam from Cadillac Motorsports Development. 5200 pound car had no problem just smoking the tires. ... 8mpg...
The trunk latch has a lever arm and a spring which connects to a PTO cable to the pull down. When you pull down the lid it cocks the spring which operates the pull down. I've torn these babys apart. I know how they work in the main.
Interesting!
@@RareClassicCars Pull up the carpet and you will see the cable. Now you can tell me how to get the level ride working. Just ran my 70 the other day. Gave up on disconnecting the carb and just dumped fuel in the gas tank. Possible dead spot in the starter, maybe just clean and oil. Ran like a champ Impossible to direct feed the carb. The fuel pump you told me where to find has 3 bolt on lines. I have to assume one is a return line, highly unusual for 1970. Way too much work for my time frame. Now the up front oil filter is wonderful.
@@RareClassicCars By the way the old flat tappet engines need zinc and phosphorous not present in modern oil. It is in diesel oil. I am using Rotella. I guess lead would be nice too.
I love the lines of the car. The hidden headlamps of the previous models was a feature I missed on the 69’s. The thing that always stole a bit of the glitz was the dash and IP. It just doesn’t flow in my opinion and looks rather BelAir. Still I would be real proud to own this classic.
Just a beauty !!!!🤩🤩🤩 A french admirer !
My dad had the exact same car and same color in late 1969. He could not stand the ride and ended up trading it in for an early MKIII about a year later.
Sailors want boats.
Beautiful design. Among the best looking of 60’s GM. Thanks for sharing this Adam.
STUNNING CAR.
Has the lines of the 63 Riviera IMO. Good looking and distinctive it was obviously a Caddy but mostly recognized as an Eldorado
Two of my favorite American cars of all time, that 63 Riviera and the 67 Eldorado!
So nice to hear a car guy doing these reviews. Other channels i think they just want have a channel and they don't know what they are talking about. Lots of great background info and comparisons. Keep buying cars and showing them off
Loved those big blocks. Had a 390....2 429s. One 472. Loved my Caddys.Beleive it or not.....my 4500 in my 88 Eldorado. ....at 272.5 Cu. In. Has a familiar engine note very much like the 472s.....nice sound
Gorgeous car, thanks for sharing it along with its pros and cons.
Thanks for the little moment of "punching it" at the end. When I watch these ride-alongs, I always think "wish Adam would give us a bit of WOT".
Such a nice car! I had a '76 Riviera with factory airbags! Last of the biggies! That was a nice car!
Gorgeous Eldorado. I also agree that the 1967 and slightly revised ‘68 dashboard being more attractive. Those also appeared to be of a higher quality than the 1969-70 model. One of my favorite cars ever!
What a sharp car!
And I agree with you…. Fall is such a great time of the year to drive classic cars. 👍✨
I've never heard this early trunk pulldown system explained, but it looks as if it's cable operated, with the cable tension being increased with the closing of the lid, and that tension being used for the pulldown action - so purely mechanical, not vacuum. But that's just my theory after looking at a friend's car many years ago. (My own Cadillacs were 1973-76, by which time the function was electric.) It would be interesting to hear from someone entirely familiar with it, as my theory may be utterly incorrect.
In the comments here Roger Smith explains that thing pretty well.
You are correct sir.
Absolutely gorgeous car
You just cant beat these late 60's Eldo's, magnificent, for me, the pinnacle of "personal luxury car". All I hear is the song - "There she is, Miss America"
The Cads were torque monsters with max around 3300 RPM. Produce torque to rival a bus. My moms 70 had very sharp throttle response but would bog on WOT. You could always chirp the tires with its response. I learned to let the trans shift itself 1st to second under WOT as there was no point in rapping beyond that. Always had to manual 2nd to 3rd. Think how much better with a 5 or 6 speed. See Lenos Toronado conversion. The early THD 425 had a veriable speed torque converter said to be much better.
Yeah, I remember that bog at WOT too...kinda like a cough 😨
Wish Jay Leno would've gone for an Oldsmobile engine instead of the Chevy engine I believe his Toro has.
@@TheMormonPower The Q Jet bog.
@@DanEBoyd If you want cheap parts, a 454 is the way to go.
Good review. Great car. Totally from a different time period. I can remember riding in these cars as a kid.
ADAM..."I AM UP FOR ADOPTION"❣️
Great Car , Had 3 , 2 69's 1 70 in the early 80's
The paint did play tricks on me for about five minutes. I thought it was black then green zoomed in to get a closer look and still went back and forth between black and green. Amazing color.
I thought he has two of them (he probably does)
5:38 The camera work exactly matches what he’s saying, where at one angle it looks nearly black, and then by 6:03 it’s turned fully green.
@@777jones He has a black '67 Eldo.
Stunning vehicle. Back in the day, one of the major car magazines referred to GM’s power door locks as sounding like the crack of a 22 rifle shot.
My favorite cars of ALL TIME😃
Another beautiful Cadillac Adam! After seeing this generation Eldorado too often finished in black, it looks absolutely stunning in Rampur Green with the black vinyl top. In reference to the “skylight” on the dash above the speedometer, Ford could have used something like that on the early 70’s cars, specifically the 72 Tbird. The speedo bezel was so deep that even daytime was difficult to read.
My first car was a 1970 Oldsmobile Delta 88, and the general shape is so similar to this in so many ways.
If you ever get tired of owning this beauty 😊??
Very nice car!
Love to have one. The styling, the comfort, and 500CI big block.....back when America built real cars
Adam, it would be interesting to hear you talk about what oil you use in these older cars and how often you change it. Also, what do you do to mitigate the potential problems of using modern gas in the older cars (especially the ones like this 69, which were not designed to run on unleaded gasoline).
That "vent" hole through the dash is one of the locations for the interior temp sensors; which you can clearly see, when you placed your camera below it and looked up through it...
Another great content. Thanks,A
It is a great looking car. I wish it had a mirror on passenger side.
Mine does. You can buy NOS for about $2000.00. No problem for Adam. They had cable controls not electric. Not heated. They are made of zinc not chrome or SS and they pit with time.
Something they all should’ve had, but so few did in the ‘60s and early to mid ‘70s.
Every car my dad had from at least’77 onward, had a right side mirror.
I love the color of that Eldorado. Back in the days when GM on the top of the game. Jefferson County KY is where I am from. That is Louisville. Amazing a 50 year old car can still be in this condition.
It baffles me that the most expensive variant would have the less refined rear suspension when they had the architecture there to run coils and a beam axle. The gain in refinement would have been well worth it.
Love this car! Thanks for the education.
I enjoy seeing the drive environment. I assume New York or Connecticut. You must be an extremely powerful individual it is great you are so relaxed and down to earth.
Detroit burbs.
A very nice and handsome car.
I had an uncle who owned one of these. Riding in it as a little kid was amazing. I thought it was the best car in the world.
Good show and information
I grew up in the era of "land yachts". Yes, they were procured, not just bought. And I was born in the best year of all, 1957.
11:50 Dude. You can literally SEE the temperature sensor in there. It needs air flow to be accurate, and GM hadn't yet figured out they could use the blower fan (which is always running) to move air across it. Newer cars would use a tiny aspirator fan for this purpose.
Great day,. Dang I would love that ride. I like the laid back style. Dang if I hit the lotto we need to talk., LoL
It is beautiful.
Wonderful video as always Adam! Thanks for taking us along, can't wait to see what you have in store next.
Adam, if you're inclined to, I'd like to see you review a contemporary Mercedes S Class, Rolls or Bentley.
Adam at 11:53 stop the video and zoom in. You will see what I mentioned it’s a small flat round thing with two thin leads attached to it. That tiny thing that you can hardly see is the Thermistor. A variable resistor that changes with temp changes. The mark three has one just above and to the left of the glove box door on the dash pad. It’s a series of perforated holes about 1.4”x1.4”. Behind it is the same type thermistor. Just an FYI
Modern cars have multiple climate sensors.
This has 2-3. Inside temp , ambient sensor and I think one more hidden somewhere
I just bought a 69 light blue over dark blue. Dark blue leather. 472. Sent it directly to my trusted shop, gave him 20 grand to start. I’m gonna leave him alone
Love the color too!
Such a beautiful car. Even taking into consideration your comments re: the ride, I'm sure it rides like a cloud compared to some of the oxcarts made today.
Cool old car dude
Hi, Adam! Another beauty! I'm more on the Mopar side as far as preference and I know you have a few. I have and love the fuselage Chryslers! I know you have quite the collection of cars. I just would like some advice as to storage of these cars. Any suggestions? I'm out of space and I only have 6 cars. I can't buy more until I find an economical way of providing indoor storage...
The best door window design for firing a rifle. It is perfectly horizontal and the barrel will slide front to back with nothing to get hung up on. The car is quiet so they won't hear you roll up and the 472 gets you gone before anybody realizes who did it. Sorry I'm Italian and I have a 69Caddy and that's what everybody says when I show it to them. Joking aside 69 Cadillacs are some of the sexiest American cars that have ever been built. Mine is white on tan but that green is the best.
"Life Is Just One Cadillac After Another". I too prefer the 67 but this is a stunning car as well.
When I first saw this car in a previous video, I first though it was your black Eldo, and the green was just from the reflection of the grass as you drove down the street! Another very nice car!!! A 'skylighted' speedometer? Never seen such a thing, but I like it.
I watched my friend condemn his fourteen year old '73 Sedan Deville, white with black vinyl top and red vinyl or leather interior, because the smog pump had seized, and was incapable of relaying any rotational forces to the other accessories... That Mercury is a Turnpike Cruiser! Next was a '62 Chevy @21:29!
I said to myself "Turnpike Cruiser," too! Wasn't that more like 1958?
@@70sleftover Think they made them, or at least that Breezeway backlite, until 1965, or maybe even '67?
In many years, full-sized Chevrolets had more styling similarity to Cadillacs, at least in the front, than any of the mid-priced GM brands. But the similarity between the face of the '69 Eldorado and the '71 Caprice is particularly striking. Of course, no one knew that in 1969.
That was always the case, at least as far back as 1939. If you look at the 1949 re-design, Ed Glowacki styled it as a baby Cadillac, minus the fishtail fins.
Yes - I thought how the headlights on this '69 Eldo reminded me of my parents' '71 Buick Skylark, too.
Awesome car and video. Thanks for sharing.
Is that a blue members only jacket? 😉
A truly trim and elegant automobile, perhaps the most handsome American car ever designed. If the car was integrated into the same chassis as the Riviera it would have been a dream ship. I would like to see a presentation on the history of the conception and development and rationale for the creation of this front-wheel-drive powertrain. GM's insistence on employing it in their upper-echelon cars instead of trying to develop GT cars of them was I think a major mistake of the corporation. They had the opportunity with the second generation to build the Toronado and the Eldo, and the Riv on the Special A Chassis, as the '69-'72 Grand Prix, which was a far better car dynamically; but no, they made ridiculous hulks of them from '71-'78, and then continued using the same FWD configuration in generation three, finally also bringing in the Riviera. Hence does anyone wonder why competition from Germany began to take away domestic business in this segment?
I fucking love this Channel
Beautiful car and your narration through the nuances of all the cars you feature is brilliant and eloquent.
I saw the Mercury!! Did you see the (I’m guessing) 60’s Chevy that passed you at around 21:27 time in?
Forgive me if someone else has already pointed it out…and also forgive my ignorance with classic vehicles of that era. Again I’m guessing a Chevy.
Thank you for pointing out that one - I would say it was a '62 Chevy.
To me any model Cadillac made in 69 that has the 472 is my favorites of all Cadillacs they had the most horse power until recent years
The 70 500 had more. Over 10:1 compression, premium fuel.
The intake runners on that 472cid engine make an awkward turn to accommodate the hood clearance. Hence the lazy mid-throttle response. Not likely a significant short coming for the average buyer. I doubt that any passer-by could resist a good look at those cars.
The intake manifold is a well known defect in these cars. It is a no rise. They do better with a high rise if you cut a hole in the hood. Headers are impossible as the FWD frame goes right under the exhaust ports. The exhaust has to go straight back through the log. Unless you put the headers in upside down through the hood ala Munsters.
The 1970 Eldorado is quite nice with great design however, I (and many others I knew back then) loved the Riviera and Tornado much more so.
My personal favorite was the Riviera.
*SIDE NOTE* People would get really angry if you 'Slammed' those Auto Trunks.
I know I got yelled at when I was a kid not knowing they were 'Fancy'. haha
You were so use to Slamming the Trunk because they were heavy and big or you had to make sure it closed when it was over stuffed.
You feel like a king driving this car. Every thing else is peasantry. The back seat is the best for dates.