Danny and the juniors. At the hop. My dad had a 80 Olds 98 diesel. Drove it 172000 miles. He had a water separator installed. Made a big difference. Everytime he filled the tank, he drained at least a cup of water.
You got this song man.. your dad was super smart to do that =) I remember seeing a Cadillac Seville when I was a kid I think it had to be in the 80s it had a weird slope back trunk design it was at a garage the mechanic said that it got 32 miles to the gallon with a diesel engine in it I’m not sure if he was just blowing smoke but my dad said never he didn’t care what car I bought he’s like never ever buy that engine or the Cadillac engine that could shut cylinders off.. in the classic cars.. we have a Honda van that does that it could turn a whole bag of cylinders off and run as a three cylinder engine I was wondering what happens if you wanted to just run it as a three cylinder permanently if you could make that work with a switch of some sort.. or wondered if it was possible to run half the cylinders off of gasoline and inject compressed air to the other side to balance it out I don’t know how much compressor one would need to inject into the chamber to push the piston down also have to have an air compressor on board to keep up with the air supply.. trying to figure out some outside the box gas saving methods
Great Information as always. I was 19 in 1981 and I bought that $2,800 Option 350 Diesel engine in my ‘81 Bonneville Brougham Coupe in Burgundy with the Nicest Interior I have yet to see in any car. Honey Comb Wheels fender skirts Beautiful Car. I INSISTED on the Diesel Option because I was Driving a ‘73 Fleetwood Brougham spending $70 a week in gas. The Great Diesel was to get over 30 on the freeway and 20’s in town. That was correct. It was so under powered 18 wheelers would pass me on highway inclines and my car would lose power from 60-40 MPH. I would have to drive in the breakdown lane in my brand new car. First the Transmission went in 2 months of owning it. Lost 4th gear. The dealer told me that I don’t need 4th gear and don’t bother them. I finally demanded it to be fixed and they had the car over 2 weeks. Leaving me with no car. in 3 months time the Fuel Injectors went. Blue Smoke pouring out the pipes. The Dealer had the car almost 3 months more time than I owned it and they were not sure how to fix it. I immediately started looking to trade and unload the car. NO ONE WANTED IT. I paid $13,500.00 I was being offered $2500 for a trade so they could convert it to a gas engine car. I hated GM for doing this to the people. And I paid $2,800 extra for all this fun to save money. I finally found a dealer in the middle of winter that took it in trade and was to lazy to look and see what engine it had. They only asked me how many Cylinders and I said 8 of course. I was offered $9000 trade. When I got home the phone was ringing the head of the dealership screaming NO DEAL and I told him Papers signed the car is his. It was winter we just had a major storm and the temps fell below zero with windchill. I drove my new FWD car home after the storm and thanked God all the way.
Thank you so much for sharing that awesome story... I love the ending so happy you could get some of your money back, people always say the house always wins but you took the house on that deal.. 13.500 was a ton of money but what they are charging for a Cadillac now is more than a lot of people’s homes.. and people keep buying so it will never be that way again.. I got drivers license in 05 I remember being able to find nice cars $500-$1,000 that 88 Lincoln towncar signature series I paid $1,100 for it drove it for 3 years put 100,000 miles on it in three years.. cars are still out there for cheap but good stuff is getting harder and harder to find Also junk yards to find parts for these cars are getting hard to find as well
Dealers sure hate it when they've been lazy and haven't given a trade-in car an inspection! Think they can cancel the deal by hoodwinking a 19-year-old. Glad you couldn't be taken.
This is the epitome of luxury vehicles in that era. Floats like a cloud, quiet and a stunning look. Driving it was like being the commander of an ocean liner! Massive hood, and those fiber optic lights were awesome. Gorgeous.
Always loved the look, and ride of this generation Coupe Deville. When I was a kid in '78 I got picked up hitch hiking on a swealteringly hot day by a guy in his shiny new '78 Coupe D. The a/c coupled with the smooth quiet ride was like an oasis! Lol. Always wanted one since.
Song is “at the hop”. I’ve owned 3 ‘78 deVilles (identical to ‘79. ) loved them all . Cons are A/C relay always blew out. Plastic A/C parts in dash. Best engine (425) caddy ever built
Those outside temperature gauges were optional on many luxury cars of GM. They were great. I could say so much about this car because I know all about them and they’re wonderful.
Owned this car in gold for many years. It may be the best car I have ever owned. Great video, neat idea for a channel! Bring the new generations into classics! Love it
@@What.its.like. I bought the Cadillac in 2019, made some restauration and use it in the summer for oldtimer meetings. Like this luxury driving, so much feat. like trunk lid down, automatic headlights and over all the 425cui engine even at our gas prices over 2 Euro per litre, anyway it's for fun.
I was 21 when this car went on sale. It's great to see a new generation begin to appreciate this era of American automobiles. Back then, Americans wanted luxury and comfort in their cars, due partially to the government ruining the muscle car era with air pollution requirements which choked out performance, coupled with the gas shortages of the 70's, but Americans had always valued comfort and style in their cars. In the 80's, car mags like Car n Driver and Motor Trend brainwashed the American public (and the domestic carmakers) into thinking everything had to handle like a sports car, and ride comfort be damned! As your subscriber base increases, as it certainly will, you'll find a Town Coupe to use as a comparison. I'm looking forward to it.
Come to think of it I haven’t seen a Lincoln town coupe in years… 1980 version is super rare.. I would love to do a comparison video on the Lincoln Mark five vs town coupe or Lincoln mark vi and town coupe.. mark v is more in line with eldorado but The El Dorado is super small in 79 and FWD I believe.. we just got a Mercedes 450 mid 70s.. I honestly have no clue why people put that car on such a high pedestal it’s a really Dull and Mercedes.. I just never got into Mercedes Benz BMW or Land Rover.. to me those cars are pits to shovel endless amounts of money into
Had a 1979 Sedan deVille d'Elegance fron 2003-2006, got it for $300 and it was my 3rd car (at same time) used as a daily driver classic. Drove it from NY to FL
Hey Jay, "Best Of All, It's A Cadillac" was their slogan for many years!!! This Coupe de Ville in red with the white vinyl top is very sporty. Thanks for sharing another interesting & informative video!!! 👍👍🙂
Beautiful Saxony Red Deville Coupe. I have a 78 Coupe with lil over 105,800 miles. Not bad for a 44 year old Cadillac. It's in Cotillion white with the metallic Mulberry vinyl top and leather/vinyl interior in Antique Mulberry. I added rear bumper guards and a continental kit. Period correct whitewall tires with the 1.3 width and 5 Cadillac Appliance wire wheels.
Well my mother and my stepfather had both at the same time, 79 Lincoln and the 79 Cadillac coupe Deville de elegance, both were very nice but we loved the Cadillac, Took it to Florida on vacation, and I got to take it to my prom, in 85, anyway the one we had was extremely plush, and it’s a lot quicker than what you think it would do 0 to 60 in about four seconds
Nice explanation of this vehicle. I’d say there was something wrong with the 4bbl carburetor operation on that vehicle because it should have accelerated rather well when “flooring it” 😊👍
Oh that horn! Not to mention that signature seat belt chime. I had a 1980 Eldorado Biarritz diesel conversion I bought used years ago. The previous owner had so many issues with the diesel he had it converted to an Olds gas engine. The car was a bit of a bomb, but I still loved being able to say I owned a Cadillac! 😁
When I was a teen, a friend's family had a new base 1977 Coupe DeVille with a cloth interior. We had a 1979 Sedan DeVille with leather. That '77 was a sweet car. The '79 was very similar, but was badly compromised by the shape of the bolsters in the seats. There is a large puffy area around the driver's shoulders that forced him to hunch, or at least forced his back into an awkward curve. I could never understand that shortcoming, and I never saw it in another Cadillac model. Between that and the constant rattling of the wire wheel covers (which the dealer failed to quiet), I was a bit put off by the '79. Our '79 Caddy replaced a '77 Electra 225 Limited sedan which had the Olds 403 engine. I was amazed at how much more refined some of the little things were in the Caddy. The starter sounded different and more confident. The horn was more aggressive. The knobs on the dashboard had a nicer feel to them even if they were attached to the same cheap switches. The engine was quieter when driven gently. However, the '77 Electra 225 had better visibility, more confident handling at speed, slightly better fuel mileage, and much more comfortable seats. It was amazing to me that they were both based on the same luxury car platform. Today, I don't think my back would tolerate a long drive in the '79. However, I would love to have a chance to take either the '77 Buick or the '77 Caddy on another road trip. Those cars just ate up the miles.
I recently took a job at a Classic Car dealership and I got to drive all five back to back that we have continental mark three Lincoln mark five 1975 Oldsmobile Toronado 1976 Cadillac Eldorado.. and that 79 deVille I definitely like it begins interior over Cadillacs specially the gate closer but I think that GM has more comfortable seats.. The tornado has pretty comfortable car seats pillow top.. i’m planning on doing some this versus that it’s been really hectic at work/have a lot going on this month but I’m in the process of doing some of those
I had three 1977 Cadillac Coupe my first was powder blue with matching Interiors split seats power on both sides half roof in navy blue with the Opera lights what a sweet car that was wish I still had it oh my God it rolled like a cream puff that 425 was awesome under the hood I miss that car oh man
I took a job at a classic car dealership I got to drive a lot of cars today in and out of a 79 Lincoln mark 579 sedan Deville sedan Deville has better seats than the mark five but I don’t like the gauge cluster in the sedan Deville
Cadillac, of course, had many bad years in terms of design but 1979 was pretty darn good. The de Ville was very nice but the real winner was the 1979 Seville which was just about perfect. Great video! Thanks. 👍
Yeah I totally agree that Deville was the nicest looking two-door Deville I’ve seen in years =) I always thought that they were Fleetwood maybe that came later in the 80s I always thought Fleetwood made the brown as a two-door and a four-door it was interesting to see that it was the Devil and 79
I’ve ALWAYS loved 2-door coupes. I ordered a brand new 1988 Buick LeSabre Limited coupe with all the options ($21K). It had a special interior and standard customized vinyl roof put on by outside company ASC for Buick. It was ruby red with grey leather. Anti-lock brakes was a 1-2 year old option and cost over $1,000 and later gave me lots of trouble. I got almost 300K miles from that wonderful car. It’s been 11 years now and I still miss it. I really loved it. They only made around 1700 of them and in the 23 years I had it NEVER saw another. That added a lot to the enjoyment…having a unique car! Buick phased out 2-doors within several years due to poor sales. 😢
I had the 1979 brochure. I loved the whole line. The Fleetwood was my fav over the Sedan DeVille (as the "B" pillar" had the lovely "split chrome" accent) Dad opted for Oldsmobile. $4-6K cheaper. I did like the thermometer on the mirrors. The "tree shifter" was also very cool looking. I always loved these over console shift. I like this generation over the previous. They looked so bloated. Great video Jay! Oh! we had an 8 track also. LOL!
I just acquired a 1977 Coupe Deville (not many differences between it and the 1979 model) that I have been drooling over for a number of years now, it is triple blue with the 425ci. It is in excellent condition , probably not as nice as the one in the video but a good driver quality car. I also have a 1977 Buick Electra 225 and 1975 Chrysler Cordoba and the Coupe Deville rides noticeably better than both of them, even though the Electra 225 is essentially the same car. What can I say, I'm a sucker for big ol' 70s cars!
Awesome story I’ve driven a Córdoba but it’s been years and honestly I haven’t seen a nice one all year, I’ve always been a sucker for a nice riding land yacht.
Well these Caddies were downsized but done correctly and they rode great with plenty of power from the big block 425 V8. Very reliable. I was given my Mom and Dads 79 Coupe DeVille loaded after they finished with it in the late 80s. It was my first car and I was thrilled as it looked brand new! They bought new Cadillacs every 8-10 years and had a Coupe DeVille and the big Fleetwood. The Coupe they didn’t drive as often so my first car which was the coupe only had 55,000 original miles! They kept it immaculate. This one had a power passenger recliner and loaded with every conceivable power option including real wire wheels and the outside temperature gauge and a few other little goodies that came with the car. I think they have the original sticker. My mother does and if I recall correctly it was $14,600. The only higher priced One was the De elegance and I believe it was about an $1800 package. Anyway it drove great and I never had any trouble with it and I took it up to about 110,000 miles and then I had been to college and was starting my own business so I bought a brand new car myself. They pampered it in the garage all the time and washed it once a month and waxed it once a month and I did the same. I think God I had great parents I was very blessed and thankfully my Mother is still with us. So inconclusion the 79 was excellent as were those before it! I know. I came from a big family of relatives who drove Oldsmobiles and Buicks and Cadillacs during this era.
You are correct. Before 1959 the "de Ville" was a trim upgrade for the Cadillac Series 62 (coupe and sedan). In 1959 the Coupe de Ville and the Sedan de Ville became a separate series all their own, becoming Cadillac's most popular models. I was living in Phoenix, Arizona in 1979 and the special edition "Phaeton" package sold like hotcakes! The Phaeton came with a simulated convertible canvas top, crazy pinstripes, and wire wheels that looked best when the car was painted in Arizona Beige with Dark Brown roof.
Oh man I totally forgot to make mention of the phaeton model they offered two special edition models the phaeton and there was another one I think it was called custom phaeton Thank you so much for adding that information I really appreciate it =)
Danny and the Juniors "lets go to the rock." Those were really good cars. A few years back I bought one with 70k on it. White with red leather Coupe. Loved it and sold it with 146k on it. I never had any issues with that car. As far as I know the people I sold it to still drive it and just live it. My car was a 1979 with the 425 4 barrel carb. I should have kept it
My mother had a new 1979 Cadillac coupe de ville and when I turned 16 she gave me the car with 26 thousand miles on it and today I have taken very good care of the car and it’s only has 56 thousand miles on it now the coupe de villes are getting harder to find these days
Real Nice, but 1949 was the first year for the Couple Deville, and 1956 was the first year for the Sedan DeVille... I love your video here!... Keep up the good work... 👍🙂
Let me explain something that should've been long clarification, prior to 1978 oldsmobile gasoline engine were built like diesel engines, which made it the perfect candidate for diesel conversions, in the years oldsmobile dealers sold the car s without telling the customer that when these engines left the factory, the car had nothing to do with the engine the car would come with interior options, but outside of 853-1000$ engine option nothing else came standard, items such as heavy duty cooling alternator fuel separators, block and fuel line heaters, and since I am a lifetime resident of detroit michigan and the engine was built in lansing michigan,I saw the car s and I saw the damages but I blame the owners car not the engine, the damages were owners abuse and neglect and nothing else.
These Devilles were popular back in the day. The example you drove looks superb! I've heard in hotrodding magazines that the Olds diesels used in these cars make great gasoline engine when converted BACKWARDS. The sturdy engine blocks apparently allow very high compression pistons and combustion pressures to be used in the Otto cycle gasoline mode. Sadly...I've never seen one of these semi-mythical conversions in person. Mahalo for the great video!! BTW, I liked looking at that old Jaguar Mark VIII or IX sitting out there in the parking lot in the background.
That’s crazy I’ll have to see if anything like that exist on the Internet.. I was planning on featuring the Jag in a video but I’m not entirely sure if that runs.. it’s loaded with features that would come standard in a Rolls-Royce now like the pull down trays in the back it’s a very quaint car..
@@What.its.like. Yes... most of these old Jags don't run, lol! They DID have similar amenities to those of their contemporary Rolls-Royce competition at a very small price, comparatively speaking.
I've always loved this generation caddy much more than the early '80s models, but then when the '85 models came out, I think those became my my next favorite, then the early and mid-90s models. I think the appeal ended for me around the '96 model year. This one though is still way cooler than any of them! 😎 Love that horn! 😊
Cadillac vs Lincoln I like Lincoln’s interior over Cadillac I’m not a fan of the gauge cluster in the Cadillac.. has the same speedometer as like an LTD (I know that’s a ford product) it’s not luxurious doesn’t match the price tag. I love that horn too
@@What.its.like. Traditional Cadillacs had 3 horns, each a different note. The combination sounded like a locomotive horn, stating that Cadillac is king of the road, get out of my way!
That’s awesome I never knew that.. I love old cars because they have soul everything like my 52 Chevy for example when I shift gears and that it clicks into gear I love that.. I had an 88 Lincoln town car signature series when I put the turn signals on a quick when I would put turn signals on.. It’s a little things like that especially pushing buttons pushing buttons had a mechanical feel to them that is gone in a lot of cars now.
I had a caddy Fleetwood Brougham, with the 4 6 8 engine that shorted out cylinders to save fuel. What a mess that was. Once after refusing to run, I got out of it at a light in Hyannis, MA and just left it there. Got on a ferry to Nantucket and said screw it! Called the dealer and told him where it was to pick it up and fix it which still wasn’t successful. Got as far as Danbury, CT, pulled into a Caddy dealer and bought the new at the time Caddy Seville. Only took a year before I got rid of that piece of crap. Electric windows failed the first day I had it and next the porcelain tips on the injectors. It was always something. Cadillac just put way too many gadgets on their cars. They must have learned reliable engineering from the German designers of the Tiger tank. Remember all the problems that had????
Lincoln’s didn’t have all those problems started researching for some this vs that episodes 1976 Mercedes 450sl gets put up on a high pedi stool and honestly I don’t get why I 1976 that car $18,000 which is Equivalent $93,000 by 1980 that same car and I mean the same car was $31,000 or $126,000 FOR WHAT I don’t get that car at all it’s not fast the seats suck the interior of the one I was in was made of the same material as steering wraps
There was a LITTLE bit of awkwardness in the 1977 Devilles and Fleetwoods, but once the taillights were upgraded for 1978 and 1979, those were some sharp-looking cars.
CB Radio! LOL! All my 1970's plastic model kits have one in there. Popular back then. That Caddy is in great shape. Looks like it rolled out of the factory. 85 mph is not the car's top speed...it was a regulation for "Safety" that someone in congress thought would stop auto accidents. J - at the end of the year, around Christmas or New Years, you should do "Your Top 5 Cars" for 2022 based on these videos you are making now. Are you saying the "Gear" selector needle is out of place in the instrument panel? On my 1972 Olds, my needle broke off. I just have to remember to could the shift location.
Yeah I said 85 mile per hour top speed shown.. I remember seeing 55 circled on a few cars my parents owned back in the day I love the Christmas episode idea.. =) Your good at name that tune no one got the song in the viper video I was saying this Cadillac where gear selector is it’s right on I’ve been in some ford products that’s not the case
Great review ! These downsized Cadillacs were very good sellers and they actually increased interior room . My parents owned a full-sized Chevrolet and Pontiac from the late 70s through the 80s which the full-sized Cadillacs were based on .
There is more interior room in this Cadillac over 1976 Eldorado and the Eldorado is huge in comparison.. I think the ads said two doors with four door seating style
@@What.its.like. The Eldorado compared to the Deville is not an apples-to-apples comparison. Some of the roominess stats are better on these 77-79 Devilles than the 74-76 models, like slight increases in legroom, but other stats are cut back more significantly, like shoulder and hip room. The Fleetwood Brougham, in particular, is better in interior room for 74-76 as those models gained a 3-inch stretch to the wheelbase from the Devilles of the same era and that room went exclusively to the interior, where a 77-79 Fleetwood Brougham has the same wheelbase as a Deville. No one who rode in a 74-76 Fleetwood and then a 77-79 model would report back that the 77-79 was more roomy. I have heard this idea repeated often that the 77 downsize at Cadillac somehow also produced cars with larger interiors, but as an owner of cars from both eras, this just isn't really true. This isn't to knock those post-77 cars, though, as it is impressive Cadillac kept the interiors as spacious as they were given how much smaller the cars' bodies got, but the post-77 cars are not magically all-around more spacious, with the notable exception of the trunk.
Dude, you crack me up with that signature " toodeloo"! Overall, I'm impressed with your vids. The proper Lincoln comparison would be with a Town Coupe, not a Mark. Might take you awhile to find one but they're out there. Toodeloo, my good man!
What a great example of this series of Cadillacs. I always liked the 2 doors more than the 4 doors. I think that emissions had taken some punch out of the 425 v8 but it still should move the car well, smoothly. Your comparison for ride would best be the Coupe de Ville vs a Lincoln Town Coupe'. The Mark 5 is a different animal and would best be compared to the big Eldorado, say 1977. Motor Trend did a "King of the Hill" road test each year between the Eldorado and Mark Series in the '70s. Funny, I don't believe they ever included the Tornado or Riviera in the tests. I guess it had to be Cadillac vs Lincoln. Thanks for a great look at a lovely Cadillac. I think I would have ordered cloth interior instead of leather, just a personal choice.
Built like a tank cool ride,had a 1980 cadillac Fleetwood brougham 1997 cadillac got destroyed in a tornado now got a 2001 cadillac seville sls & 2005 cadillac deville
The Olds 350 gasoline EFI was only available in the Eldorado and Seville in 1979. The big DeVilles and Fleetwood could have a carbureted or EFI Cadillac 425 cubic inch V8 or the 350 cubic inch Olds diesel as an option.
I have three of them 77, 78, and a 79. 78 limousine version, that's become a project, a 78 Fleetwood d'Elegance and a 79 Fleetwood I won't buy a 1980 and up due to the engine disasters. But this downsize version was actually well made. I do have a 76 Seville in a rare Dumbarton green. Sold off my rolls royces got over Rolls-Royce disease and started collecting Cadillacs in their place
Small correction you have coupe de ville selling 121,890 but it had to be 289,927 based on total amount sold of 383,138 with sedan de ville selling 93,211
This was the last year before the traditional Cadillac V8 received it's final downsize to 6L. There may have been something wrong with your 425 V8 or maybe the rear diff. gearing was tall, but the 425 V8 was the last engine capable of breaking traction of the rear wheels until these were replaced with the 350 Chevy V8's. This was also the 3rd year of the downsized "D" body, which from 1980 into the 90's was basically the same body with only trim and drivetrain differences. The Olds 350 diesel was under designed and the blocks were not reinforce enough. I remember it was common to find the main bearing caps broken. Another problem was the Stanadyne fuel injection pumps. Located deep in the valley, they were subjected to a lot of heat. Often before they were out of warranty, the fiber "E" rings would break up and plug the fuel return, which would stop the engine from running. We would remove the return check valve fitting and replace it with one with no check valve to drive them into the shop to remove the pumps. Another heat problem was the housing "O" ring which would get cooked and started leaking. Further mechanical problems were caused by the hex-drive oil pump shaft. In the place where the distributor on a gas engine would mount was a cam-driven vacuum pump which drove the oil pump. Many engines were lost while in warranty because of the oil pump drive. Soon GM came out with a hardened hex drive, which helped alot, but still would eventually strip out. Although the fuel supply pump was fully mechanical, the fuel injection pump had a 12v. fuel cut-off solenoid, so unlike other diesel engines which could continue to run with a dead battery, these couldn't. A simple fix would have been to have an oil pressure switch which would shut the power off to the F.I. pump when there was no oil pressure. As with E.F.I. systems, there would have to be a bypass while cranking. Water in the fuel was no more a problem with Cadillacs than it was with any other diesel engine. Because diesel fuel was actually oil, it would float on top of water. Water forms in any fuel tank from condensation. What the danger was that algae would grow in the water at the bottom of the tank. It would flake off and get picked up by the fuel, carrying it up to the engine. Because of the extreme heat of compression, when it got to the fuel injectors, it would cook and plug the injectors. Many diesel passenger cars were fitted with Racor fuel/water separators with filters, so the factory fuel filters could last indefinitely. I've never seen water in diesel fuel causing engine damage. When the head gaskets started seeping coolant, that is a different story. The heads of the affected cylinders would look like they had been shot with a shotgun. Replace the headgasket and all was well again. Heads on the Olds diesel were another problem. They would crack due to all the sharp edges inside where combustion took place and across valve seats. Should they have been cracked on the topside and leafed water, they were scrapped. After the Olds dealers accumulated pallets of cracked cylinder heads, GM discovered that most could have been reused. Still, in 1980, they came out with a new cylinder head, designated by the casting "D3A". They still cracked inside and out. They also continued to beef up the blocks and 1981 was the pinnacle of development, they unnecessarily added roller camshafts. I'd never seen an Olds diesel camshaft go bad, but GM was having camshaft problems in other engines with unusual wear and going flat. They didn't find out the problem until December 1984, it was the 10w-40 recommended motor oil. At that time, they had the dealers change to straight 30w motor oil. Problem solved. 10w-30 became the new standard and no more camshaft problems. In the aftermarket repair field since then, if a vehicle came in with a flat cam, 9 out of 10 times, the owner was using 10w-40 motor oil(any brand). GM gave up on the 350 Olds diesel and ceased further improvements. Customers got smart and stopped buying them. Many or the buyers of diesel cars were farmers, because they could run them on their farm's tax-exempt diesel which they ran their farm equipment on. This is also the reason that propane-powered on-road vehicles became popular with farmers. The government figured out what was happening and ordered red dye added to off-road diesel fuel. When the Federal government stepped in and required on-road diesels to be warranted for 100K miles(specifically caused by the Olds diesel fiasco), manufacturers had to come up with diesel engines which would last. Maybe the first new diesel engine we saw was the Chevy 6.2L V8 diesel in 1982, which grew up to 6.5L turbo diesels. These were last used in the Huumer H1's. Back to Cadillac. Glad you finally admitted that the lever behind the steering wheel is for the telescopic function. Although the 425 V8 was last used in 1979, replaced by the 6L in 1980, that engine continued, in carbureted for through the 1984 model year in the commercial chassis. The rest of the caddies ended up with the HT4100, another disastrous engine until replaced by the 5L Olds carbureted V8 and then the Chevy 350 V8. As far as transmissions go the only one available behind a traditional Caddy V8 was the TH400. In 1979, Caddy fazed in the disastrous TH200, which was then usually found with the 350 Olds diesel(and even behind Olds 403 gas engines). Caddy introduced the TH200R4 with the 1981 RWD Caddy's with the 4.1L V6. From 1982 until the last of those equipped with the Olds 5L V8, the TH200R4 was the only available transmission in a RWD Caddy. With the change to the Chevy V8, the TH700R4 was the only transmission into the full-size Caddy's final restyle.
Thank you so much for all of that added information as well as insight I really appreciate it I was wondering one Cadillac hit the V8-6-4 engine dad told me to stay away from that one too.. It was a cool idea on paper but they didn’t have all the kinks worked out of it
@@What.its.like. Yep. GM was famous for using it's customers for R&D. The main problem was when it ran in the V6 mode. The engine was hopelessly out of balance. It vibrated like something might be wrong, but there wasn't. There were 2 solenoids under each valve cover and the transmission had to be in 3rd gear for the system to engage. There was a pressure switch inside the TH400 which closed when it shifted into 3rd. It would lift the valve rockers so it killed the cylinders. Because the valves didn't open, there was no compression, so no drag on the engine. Because it wasn't a smog feature, some had it disengaged. Because it was a digital throttle body fuel injections system, it would automatically cut back on the fuel delivery. Should gasoline accumulate on the intake valves which were closed, it would give a little boost when they opened again, like an accelerator pump. Overall, the V8-6-4 was a traditional Cadillac V8, so it was reliable. The electric fuel pump in the tank would give problems long before the modular displacement did. People don't trust any new technology and bad words travel faster than the good words. With port and direct fuel injection helped solve most of the modern modulated displacement problems. You want Cadillac problems, get an '81 with the V6 and the first year of the TH2004R transmission. Problems are guaranteed.
I have driven quite a few luxury cars and Cadillac can hold its own with any of them. Cadillacs always have good acceleration and handle the corners well for a full size car. And if you are planning to drive 600 miles in 1 day, you will be glad you drive a Cadillac.
Totally agree I need to drive the imperial from this era.. only Chrysler product I’ve driven from mode to late 70s was the Córdoba was going to buy one.. ended up not getting it cool car.. not sure which is better Lincoln or Cadillac
@@What.its.like. I’ve owned both and the Lincoln interiors are very deluxe - the Lincoln’s perform well and are super quiet to drive. The Cadillac gives you more road feel and pulls hard with great midrange torque - the Cadillac is more fun on a twisty road but the Lincoln makes a better “ Date Night “ ride ... lol
I had a 79 Coupe de Ville with the 425 4 barrel carb. It’s was powerful, but man did it eat gas. A full tank only lasted me 3-4 days. This year was also the last year the 425 was offered. In 1980 they went to 368 then 1982 was that horrible HT4100 that was way underpowered and killed Cadillac . The diesel 350 was a complete piece of shit and it did it’s fair share of damage to Cadillacs reputation. P.S: above the rear window in the center, there are fiber optic indicators to tell you of the brake lights were working as well. But overall I love this particular year, despite that when 77-79 models were out, people complained that the car was smaller than the previous years. I would love to own another one
When GM started to lose it's way. The downsizing in 77 resulted in many very attractive still-large models. GM forgot to do some real engineering on their vehicles and companies like Honda and Mercedes took them to the cleaners. The 1985 downsizing and GM's refusal to update engineering just pissed off their customers. I bought an 84 Camaro new and the car was just junk after 3 years.
" You may not ha-a-ave a great big Cadillac, gangster whitewalls, TV antenna in the back..." It was the ending of the era of huge cars and engines losing market appeal and value, with GM going cheaper and cheaper on things making these not a whole lot more than a well equipped Olds or Buick but still costing Cadillac prices. They float along like a dream but the diesel engine which was supposed to create sales did the opposite as it flopped, and the allure of a big new Caddy faded away faster than the gas prices rose with things like knobs, armrests, and door pulls declining just as quickly. People were learning that bigger isn't always better and that the once-vaunted build quality was no longer there in Caddy's. In a few years these became very affordable on the used market leading to the 'pimpmobile' era. "Diamond in the back, sunroof top, digging the scene with a gangster lean ooo-oo-oh..."
I can not help but wonder if the Coupe de Ville outsold the Sedan de Ville because people really did not like the extreme downsizing of the Eldorado. As a very young man at the time, I remember being shocked at how they hacked up the Eldorado. Still a very good-looking car, however. I could easily see myself buying the Coupe de Ville over the Eldorado as the car still had some resemblance to a true Cadillac where I think they went way too far with the Eldorado's shrinkage. I will not even mention the hatchet job they did to Cadillac in 1986.
Had one. I had the most beautiful one in fact (Med/Da;rk metallic blue with white top and white leather interior, wire wheel covers :) If you're going to compare to a Lincoln, then this Coupe would be compared to a Lincoln Continental Coupe - and the Mark series would compare to the Eldorado.
I haven’t seen a town coupe in years We actually sold that car it’s gone so I don’t think I’m gonna be doing a comparison videos with that particular car but if we get one I will totally compare the town coupe with the Deville
While I think I prefer the styling changes and refinements made on the 1980 cars, the 77-79 Devilles are fantastic cars. Cadillac did an excellent job downsizing their cars for these years. The 425 is as great as the diesel is terrible. Sadly, the diesel was only the start of Cadillac's slide in quality and reputation in the 80s... V8-6-4 In 81, the Cimmaron and 4100 in 82... rough times.
There are a lot of cars of the 80s that I just don’t understand like the Chrysler TC by Maserati.. Cadillac Allante.. cimmaron.. are you back to the Chrysler TC by Maserati I honestly believe that we are hot cocoa thought that he could do no wrong and wanted to see if it was possible for him to fail.. that’s the only thing that makes sense about that car.. Cadillac Allante plays into that hand I honestly can’t believe that a car company would do that cars over here and airplanes and built them here it’s so weird and bizarre but it could only happen in the 80s
I had a rich girlfriend in the 70's her dad had a sweet coupe de vile iI was enamored with the lamp monitors: Her dad took us to some amazing restaurants.
Cadillac had electronic fuel injection in 1975 Google will say Cadillac was the first car to utilize it but that’s not true the first car to ever in America use electronic fuel injection was the 1957 Rambler rebel they didn’t build that many fuel injection units they were very finicky bendix electorjector.. de Soto use the same exact fuel injection in 1958 with the same results..
I wasn’t around when it came out this is mostly a classic car channel for those to reminisce, about the good old days. We feature cars that often get overlooked. The cool thing about this Cadillac is it doesn’t need gps to drive doesn’t use computers. And rides better than a new Cadillac
I had a Lincoln town car that had three cigar lighters and all I used it for was to light fire once while camping didn’t have a lighter it took a few try’s but it worked.. another fun fact the cigarette lighters in the doors could charge phones I used them as power ports for things. Not sure how well it would charge a new phone but when I had this car I had a cell phone that only made calls texting was possible but was A colossal pain in the butt.
Love your channel! But something you do every time you demonstrate the cigarette lighter seems wrong. You should just replace the lighter rather than push it in all the way which activates the lighter, heats it up, and just wears it out. No?
the diesel had teething problems, at the beginning, but he 2nd gen with the DX designation was much better...have had 15 Caddies loved them all, still driving one....nothing rides or drives like a Cadillac
It was a good idea plus it competed with Mercedes and was cheaper and honestly think a better car I don’t get why the 450 sl was so great I don’t get that car
Ive had 7 Cadillacs and my 78 Coupe d`elegance was my fav. Bought it in 98 with 148000KM`s on it . Drove it everywhere and kept it up as best i could on a teenagers budget. Drove like a dream and turned heads everywhere i went. Mid night blue with a white top and gold emblems. I deeply regret selling it to this day. This red one is freaking mint. Whoever owns it should be proud. If you guys took a corner and flew around in it you took the corner too hard. Great vid. Speaking of those diesels, when i was a kid my aunt bought a lesabre diesel coupe new in 82. You could hear it coming a mile a way (not exaggerating) where i live noone bought them and she lived in the city out of town. While the car was really good looking as soon as it started and blue and black smoke barfed out the back everyone would back away. She kept it until 1991. Way longer then most did. If you haven't heard one run think of an old city bus with a higher pitch. They really sounded like undying mechanical failure.
The one unique feature that you did not mention.....above the rear window, in the center, is a small module that is similar to the light indicators out on the front fender corners. It has lights that indicate tail lights, turn signals, and brake lights.....and is designed to be viewed in the rear-view mirror. My 1984 Coupe de Ville had them - and I loved it !
@@What.its.like. back in the '80s I drove mid-70s caddies I've always liked 10-year-old caddies for some reason my current car is an 05 DeVille and a 96 Olds 88
Totally agree The only thing that I don’t like about this car is the dashboard it’s a bit bland for a Cadillac in contrast to say I Lincoln mark five.. but if you were going to compare it to the Lincoln Towncoupe that dashboard is also very kind of eh for a luxury car
You can blame nanny-state Democrat Joan Claybrook for the 85-mph speedometer. Part of the Carter administration, she was convinced that more drivers would obey the then national speed limit of 55-mph if speedometers showed lower terminal speeds. With the 425 carbureted V-8, this vehicle probably has a top speed of around 100-mph. The regulation was soon withdrawn but those 85-mph speedometers persisted for many years.
Carter admin may have been the worst admin.. I love a political debate could say a lot but won’t I’m not allowed to have an opinion.. everything is so polarizing that people get upset no matter what side you’re on.. but honestly you could almost guess what side anyone is on just by the way they talk also how people conduct themselves.. I have friends on both sides but if one side people in the left don’t agree with you they cut you out of their lives I don’t agree with that..
Just FYI, The National Maximum Speed Limit (NMSL) was a provision of the federal government of the United States 1974 Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act that effectively prohibited speed limits higher than 55 miles per hour (89 km/h). It was drafted in response to oil price spikes and supply disruptions during the 1973 oil crisis and remained the law until 1995. Notice it was signed into law in 1974, when Nixon was president and Joan Claybrook was not yet in office.
Yeah.. Nixon.. another great president... not really but Nixon brought back the right to own gold.. I noticed speed limits going down, under previous admin speed limits on major highways was 70-75 here.. now it’s 55-65 it’s a local government thing but I’m sure gas prices play into it
The NMSL was somewhat relaxed in 1987 to allow a 65-mph speed limit on certain rural interstates. By the time of the Carter administration, it was evident that most motorists were violating the 55-mph limit to one degree or another since it had taken effect in Jan., 1974. So this was Joan Claybrook's attempt as head of the NHTSA to encourage compliance, along with a few other measures which of course failed to deter driving above that speed.
Danny and the juniors.
At the hop.
My dad had a 80 Olds 98 diesel. Drove it 172000 miles. He had a water separator installed. Made a big difference. Everytime he filled the tank, he drained at least a cup of water.
You got this song man.. your dad was super smart to do that =) I remember seeing a Cadillac Seville when I was a kid I think it had to be in the 80s it had a weird slope back trunk design it was at a garage the mechanic said that it got 32 miles to the gallon with a diesel engine in it I’m not sure if he was just blowing smoke but my dad said never he didn’t care what car I bought he’s like never ever buy that engine or the Cadillac engine that could shut cylinders off.. in the classic cars.. we have a Honda van that does that it could turn a whole bag of cylinders off and run as a three cylinder engine I was wondering what happens if you wanted to just run it as a three cylinder permanently if you could make that work with a switch of some sort.. or wondered if it was possible to run half the cylinders off of gasoline and inject compressed air to the other side to balance it out I don’t know how much compressor one would need to inject into the chamber to push the piston down also have to have an air compressor on board to keep up with the air supply.. trying to figure out some outside the box gas saving methods
Great Information as always. I was 19 in 1981 and I bought that $2,800 Option 350 Diesel engine in my ‘81 Bonneville Brougham Coupe in Burgundy with the Nicest Interior I have yet to see in any car. Honey Comb Wheels fender skirts Beautiful Car. I INSISTED on the Diesel Option because I was Driving a ‘73 Fleetwood Brougham spending $70 a week in gas. The Great Diesel was to get over 30 on the freeway and 20’s in town. That was correct. It was so under powered 18 wheelers would pass me on highway inclines and my car would lose power from 60-40 MPH. I would have to drive in the breakdown lane in my brand new car. First the Transmission went in 2 months of owning it. Lost 4th gear. The dealer told me that I don’t need 4th gear and don’t bother them. I finally demanded it to be fixed and they had the car over 2 weeks. Leaving me with no car. in 3 months time the Fuel Injectors went. Blue Smoke pouring out the pipes. The Dealer had the car almost 3 months more time than I owned it and they were not sure how to fix it. I immediately started looking to trade and unload the car. NO ONE WANTED IT. I paid $13,500.00 I was being offered $2500 for a trade so they could convert it to a gas engine car. I hated GM for doing this to the people. And I paid $2,800 extra for all this fun to save money. I finally found a dealer in the middle of winter that took it in trade and was to lazy to look and see what engine it had. They only asked me how many Cylinders and I said 8 of course. I was offered $9000 trade. When I got home the phone was ringing the head of the dealership screaming NO DEAL and I told him Papers signed the car is his. It was winter we just had a major storm and the temps fell below zero with windchill. I drove my new FWD car home after the storm and thanked God all the way.
Thank you so much for sharing that awesome story... I love the ending so happy you could get some of your money back, people always say the house always wins but you took the house on that deal.. 13.500 was a ton of money but what they are charging for a Cadillac now is more than a lot of people’s homes.. and people keep buying so it will never be that way again..
I got drivers license in 05 I remember being able to find nice cars $500-$1,000 that 88 Lincoln towncar signature series I paid $1,100 for it drove it for 3 years put 100,000 miles on it in three years.. cars are still out there for cheap but good stuff is getting harder and harder to find
Also junk yards to find parts for these cars are getting hard to find as well
Dealers sure hate it when they've been lazy and haven't given a trade-in car an inspection! Think they can cancel the deal by hoodwinking a 19-year-old. Glad you couldn't be taken.
This is the epitome of luxury vehicles in that era. Floats like a cloud, quiet and a stunning look. Driving it was like being the commander of an ocean liner! Massive hood, and those fiber optic lights were awesome. Gorgeous.
Drove silk smooth we just shipped that car it’s in the UK now
They didn’t nose dive. They just rode real comfortable.
Always loved the look, and ride of this generation Coupe Deville. When I was a kid in '78 I got picked up hitch hiking on a swealteringly hot day by a guy in his shiny new '78 Coupe D. The a/c coupled with the smooth quiet ride was like an oasis! Lol. Always wanted one since.
Awesome story thank you for sharing =)
A well made cadillac coupe
Bought and sold at least 10 of them in the 80s wish I kept one. ..77 to 1980. 1979 best year.
Awesome =) thank you for sharing =)
Song is “at the hop”. I’ve owned 3 ‘78 deVilles (identical to ‘79. ) loved them all . Cons are A/C relay always blew out. Plastic A/C parts in dash. Best engine (425) caddy ever built
I own one and I'm very proud old school Cadillac.
That’s awesome any cool stories of your Cadillac?
Those outside temperature gauges were optional on many luxury cars of GM. They were great. I could say so much about this car because I know all about them and they’re wonderful.
Used to have one on my Lincoln =)
Owned this car in gold for many years. It may be the best car I have ever owned. Great video, neat idea for a channel! Bring the new generations into classics! Love it
These cars were great.. and just want to see these cars on the road moving art. Glad you dig the channel =)
Nice video. I own a 79 Cadillac Coupe Deville with 425cui and it runs great. Fantastic luxury car.
These ride so smooth, what is your favorite memory of your car
@@What.its.like. I bought the Cadillac in 2019, made some restauration and use it in the summer for oldtimer meetings. Like this luxury driving, so much feat. like trunk lid down, automatic headlights and over all the 425cui engine even at our gas prices over 2 Euro per litre, anyway it's for fun.
I was 21 when this car went on sale. It's great to see a new generation begin to appreciate this era of American automobiles. Back then, Americans wanted luxury and comfort in their cars, due partially to the government ruining the muscle car era with air pollution requirements which choked out performance, coupled with the gas shortages of the 70's, but Americans had always valued comfort and style in their cars. In the 80's, car mags like Car n Driver and Motor Trend brainwashed the American public (and the domestic carmakers) into thinking everything had to handle like a sports car, and ride comfort be damned! As your subscriber base increases, as it certainly will, you'll find a Town Coupe to use as a comparison. I'm looking forward to it.
Come to think of it I haven’t seen a Lincoln town coupe in years… 1980 version is super rare.. I would love to do a comparison video on the Lincoln Mark five vs town coupe or Lincoln mark vi and town coupe.. mark v is more in line with eldorado but The El Dorado is super small in 79 and FWD I believe.. we just got a Mercedes 450 mid 70s.. I honestly have no clue why people put that car on such a high pedestal it’s a really Dull and Mercedes.. I just never got into Mercedes Benz BMW or Land Rover.. to me those cars are pits to shovel endless amounts of money into
Yeah the clowns writing for "Car And Driver" and "Motor Trend" were mighty provincial.
Had a 1979 Sedan deVille d'Elegance fron 2003-2006, got it for $300 and it was my 3rd car (at same time) used as a daily driver classic. Drove it from NY to FL
That’s awesome =)
The two tone paint combination on this Coupe DeVille is beautiful!
Hey Jay, "Best Of All, It's A Cadillac" was their slogan for many years!!! This Coupe de Ville in red with the white vinyl top is very sporty. Thanks for sharing another interesting & informative video!!! 👍👍🙂
Rode like being on a cloud.. =)
I remember that.
For 1979 is was “The luxury car choice for ‘79, that’s Cadillac!”
The 78 to 81 was a great caddy. Also the 90-92.
Beautiful Saxony Red Deville Coupe. I have a 78 Coupe with lil over 105,800 miles. Not bad for a 44 year old Cadillac. It's in Cotillion white with the metallic Mulberry vinyl top and leather/vinyl interior in Antique Mulberry. I added rear bumper guards and a continental kit. Period correct whitewall tires with the 1.3 width and 5 Cadillac Appliance wire wheels.
Awesome rides like floating on a cloud
Well my mother and my stepfather had both at the same time, 79 Lincoln and the 79 Cadillac coupe Deville de elegance, both were very nice but we loved the Cadillac, Took it to Florida on vacation, and I got to take it to my prom, in 85, anyway the one we had was extremely plush, and it’s a lot quicker than what you think it would do 0 to 60 in about four seconds
Nice explanation of this vehicle. I’d say there was something wrong with the 4bbl carburetor operation on that vehicle because it should have accelerated rather well when “flooring it” 😊👍
Oh that horn! Not to mention that signature seat belt chime. I had a 1980 Eldorado Biarritz diesel conversion I bought used years ago. The previous owner had so many issues with the diesel he had it converted to an Olds gas engine. The car was a bit of a bomb, but I still loved being able to say I owned a Cadillac! 😁
Great story thank you so much for sharing I want to include the sounds of these cars if I can =)
When I was a teen, a friend's family had a new base 1977 Coupe DeVille with a cloth interior. We had a 1979 Sedan DeVille with leather. That '77 was a sweet car. The '79 was very similar, but was badly compromised by the shape of the bolsters in the seats. There is a large puffy area around the driver's shoulders that forced him to hunch, or at least forced his back into an awkward curve. I could never understand that shortcoming, and I never saw it in another Cadillac model. Between that and the constant rattling of the wire wheel covers (which the dealer failed to quiet), I was a bit put off by the '79.
Our '79 Caddy replaced a '77 Electra 225 Limited sedan which had the Olds 403 engine. I was amazed at how much more refined some of the little things were in the Caddy. The starter sounded different and more confident. The horn was more aggressive. The knobs on the dashboard had a nicer feel to them even if they were attached to the same cheap switches. The engine was quieter when driven gently. However, the '77 Electra 225 had better visibility, more confident handling at speed, slightly better fuel mileage, and much more comfortable seats. It was amazing to me that they were both based on the same luxury car platform.
Today, I don't think my back would tolerate a long drive in the '79. However, I would love to have a chance to take either the '77 Buick or the '77 Caddy on another road trip. Those cars just ate up the miles.
I recently took a job at a Classic Car dealership and I got to drive all five back to back that we have continental mark three Lincoln mark five 1975 Oldsmobile Toronado 1976 Cadillac Eldorado.. and that 79 deVille I definitely like it begins interior over Cadillacs specially the gate closer but I think that GM has more comfortable seats.. The tornado has pretty comfortable car seats pillow top.. i’m planning on doing some this versus that it’s been really hectic at work/have a lot going on this month but I’m in the process of doing some of those
I had three 1977 Cadillac Coupe my first was powder blue with matching Interiors split seats power on both sides half roof in navy blue with the Opera lights what a sweet car that was wish I still had it oh my God it rolled like a cream puff that 425 was awesome under the hood I miss that car oh man
Wow your car sounds awesome I’d miss it too
I had a 77 sedan de ville, extremely nice car, speedometer also has klmph which was helpful when driving in Canada
I took a job at a classic car dealership I got to drive a lot of cars today in and out of a 79 Lincoln mark 579 sedan Deville sedan Deville has better seats than the mark five but I don’t like the gauge cluster in the sedan Deville
Cadillac, of course, had many bad years in terms of design but 1979 was pretty darn good. The de Ville was very nice but the real winner was the 1979 Seville which was just about perfect. Great video! Thanks. 👍
Yeah I totally agree that Deville was the nicest looking two-door Deville I’ve seen in years =) I always thought that they were Fleetwood maybe that came later in the 80s I always thought Fleetwood made the brown as a two-door and a four-door it was interesting to see that it was the Devil and 79
My Folks bought a new 79 Ciupe DeVille. Loaded up. Totally comfortable. Totally reliable. Very few problems.
Cadillac’s dark days were the 80s.
I’ve ALWAYS loved 2-door coupes. I ordered a brand new 1988 Buick LeSabre Limited coupe with all the options ($21K). It had a special interior and standard customized vinyl roof put on by outside company ASC for Buick. It was ruby red with grey leather. Anti-lock brakes was a 1-2 year old option and cost over $1,000 and later gave me lots of trouble. I got almost 300K miles from that wonderful car. It’s been 11 years now and I still miss it. I really loved it. They only made around 1700 of them and in the 23 years I had it NEVER saw another. That added a lot to the enjoyment…having a unique car! Buick phased out 2-doors within several years due to poor sales. 😢
I will make it my mission to find one of those.. 1700 in 23 years that’s crazy they didn’t end production sooner
@@What.its.like. Oh no. They made only 1700 for the whole 1988 model year. I drove it for 23 years and during that time never saw another one.
I had the 1979 brochure. I loved the whole line. The Fleetwood was my fav over the Sedan DeVille (as the "B" pillar" had the lovely "split chrome" accent) Dad opted for Oldsmobile. $4-6K cheaper. I did like the thermometer on the mirrors. The "tree shifter" was also very cool looking. I always loved these over console shift. I like this generation over the previous. They looked so bloated. Great video Jay! Oh! we had an 8 track also. LOL!
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I just acquired a 1977 Coupe Deville (not many differences between it and the 1979 model) that I have been drooling over for a number of years now, it is triple blue with the 425ci. It is in excellent condition , probably not as nice as the one in the video but a good driver quality car. I also have a 1977 Buick Electra 225 and 1975 Chrysler Cordoba and the Coupe Deville rides noticeably better than both of them, even though the Electra 225 is essentially the same car. What can I say, I'm a sucker for big ol' 70s cars!
Awesome story I’ve driven a Córdoba but it’s been years and honestly I haven’t seen a nice one all year, I’ve always been a sucker for a nice riding land yacht.
Well these Caddies were downsized but done correctly and they rode great with plenty of power from the big block 425 V8. Very reliable. I was given my Mom and Dads 79 Coupe DeVille loaded after they finished with it in the late 80s. It was my first car and I was thrilled as it looked brand new! They bought new Cadillacs every 8-10 years and had a Coupe DeVille and the big Fleetwood. The Coupe they didn’t drive as often so my first car which was the coupe only had 55,000 original miles! They kept it immaculate. This one had a power passenger recliner and loaded with every conceivable power option including real wire wheels and the outside temperature gauge and a few other little goodies that came with the car. I think they have the original sticker. My mother does and if I recall correctly it was $14,600. The only higher priced One was the De elegance and I believe it was about an $1800 package. Anyway it drove great and I never had any trouble with it and I took it up to about 110,000 miles and then I had been to college and was starting my own business so I bought a brand new car myself. They pampered it in the garage all the time and washed it once a month and waxed it once a month and I did the same. I think God I had great parents I was very blessed and thankfully my Mother is still with us. So inconclusion the 79 was excellent as were those before it! I know. I came from a big family of relatives who drove Oldsmobiles and Buicks and Cadillacs during this era.
Awesome information thank you so much for sharing those memories as well as insight =)
You are correct. Before 1959 the "de Ville" was a trim upgrade for the Cadillac Series 62 (coupe and sedan). In 1959 the Coupe de Ville and the Sedan de Ville became a separate series all their own, becoming Cadillac's most popular models. I was living in Phoenix, Arizona in 1979 and the special edition "Phaeton" package sold like hotcakes! The Phaeton came with a simulated convertible canvas top, crazy pinstripes, and wire wheels that looked best when the car was painted in Arizona Beige with Dark Brown roof.
Oh man I totally forgot to make mention of the phaeton model they offered two special edition models the phaeton and there was another one I think it was called custom phaeton
Thank you so much for adding that information I really appreciate it =)
Danny and the Juniors "lets go to the rock." Those were really good cars. A few years back I bought one with 70k on it. White with red leather Coupe. Loved it and sold it with 146k on it. I never had any issues with that car. As far as I know the people I sold it to still drive it and just live it. My car was a 1979 with the 425 4 barrel carb. I should have kept it
Was that your favorite car that you’ve ever owned?
My mother had a new 1979 Cadillac coupe de ville and when I turned 16 she gave me the car with 26 thousand miles on it and today I have taken very good care of the car and it’s only has 56 thousand miles on it now the coupe de villes are getting harder to find these days
You’re right they are getting so hard to find in good shape this one just got shipped to the UK.. =)
I have the same manuel from a 79 delgacne white whith blue coupe man love that car when my dad had it 91 to 98
I’m digging it, my mom got a new one in ‘79 , childhood memories flashbacks 👍🏻
That’s awesome.. reliving memories =)
Real Nice, but 1949 was the first year for the Couple Deville, and 1956 was the first year for the Sedan DeVille... I love your video here!... Keep up the good work... 👍🙂
Thank you for the correction glad you dig the channel
Let me explain something that should've been long clarification, prior to 1978 oldsmobile gasoline engine were built like diesel engines, which made it the perfect candidate for diesel conversions, in the years oldsmobile dealers sold the car s without telling the customer that when these engines left the factory, the car had nothing to do with the engine the car would come with interior options, but outside of 853-1000$ engine option nothing else came standard, items such as heavy duty cooling alternator fuel separators, block and fuel line heaters, and since I am a lifetime resident of detroit michigan and the engine was built in lansing michigan,I saw the car s and I saw the damages but I blame the owners car not the engine, the damages were owners abuse and neglect and nothing else.
These Devilles were popular back in the day. The example you drove looks superb! I've heard in hotrodding magazines that the Olds diesels used in these cars make great gasoline engine when converted BACKWARDS. The sturdy engine blocks apparently allow very high compression pistons and combustion pressures to be used in the Otto cycle gasoline mode. Sadly...I've never seen one of these semi-mythical conversions in person. Mahalo for the great video!! BTW, I liked looking at that old Jaguar Mark VIII or IX sitting out there in the parking lot in the background.
That’s crazy I’ll have to see if anything like that exist on the Internet.. I was planning on featuring the Jag in a video but I’m not entirely sure if that runs.. it’s loaded with features that would come standard in a Rolls-Royce now like the pull down trays in the back it’s a very quaint car..
@@What.its.like. Yes... most of these old Jags don't run, lol! They DID have similar amenities to those of their contemporary Rolls-Royce competition at a very small price, comparatively speaking.
I noticed that some jags and Bentleys look similar talking 30s
A month ago you had a video about the 1961 DeVille. What a difference in this compared to the 1961!
Huge difference.. 1969 El Dorado versus 1979 El Dorado is a catastrophic difference
I've always loved this generation caddy much more than the early '80s models, but then when the '85 models came out, I think those became my my next favorite, then the early and mid-90s models. I think the appeal ended for me around the '96 model year. This one though is still way cooler than any of them! 😎 Love that horn! 😊
Cadillac vs Lincoln
I like Lincoln’s interior over Cadillac I’m not a fan of the gauge cluster in the Cadillac.. has the same speedometer as like an LTD (I know that’s a ford product) it’s not luxurious doesn’t match the price tag. I love that horn too
@@What.its.like. Traditional Cadillacs had 3 horns, each a different note. The combination sounded like a locomotive horn, stating that Cadillac is king of the road, get out of my way!
That’s awesome I never knew that.. I love old cars because they have soul everything like my 52 Chevy for example when I shift gears and that it clicks into gear I love that.. I had an 88 Lincoln town car signature series when I put the turn signals on a quick when I would put turn signals on.. It’s a little things like that especially pushing buttons pushing buttons had a mechanical feel to them that is gone in a lot of cars now.
I had a caddy Fleetwood Brougham, with the 4 6 8 engine that shorted out cylinders to save fuel. What a mess that was. Once after refusing to run, I got out of it at a light in Hyannis, MA and just left it there. Got on a ferry to Nantucket and said screw it! Called the dealer and told him where it was to pick it up and fix it which still wasn’t successful. Got as far as Danbury, CT, pulled into a Caddy dealer and bought the new at the time Caddy Seville. Only took a year before I got rid of that piece of crap. Electric windows failed the first day I had it and next the porcelain tips on the injectors. It was always something. Cadillac just put way too many gadgets on their cars. They must have learned reliable engineering from the German designers of the Tiger tank. Remember all the problems that had????
Lincoln’s didn’t have all those problems started researching for some this vs that episodes 1976 Mercedes 450sl gets put up on a high pedi stool and honestly I don’t get why I 1976 that car $18,000 which is Equivalent $93,000 by 1980 that same car and I mean the same car was $31,000 or $126,000 FOR WHAT I don’t get that car at all it’s not fast the seats suck the interior of the one I was in was made of the same material as steering wraps
There was a LITTLE bit of awkwardness in the 1977 Devilles and Fleetwoods, but once the taillights were upgraded for 1978 and 1979, those were some sharp-looking cars.
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Love your reviews! Thank you! MichaelB
Thank you it means a lot =)
This is one beautiful car
What an absolutely beautiful automobile!
It was a super clean example that’s for sure
CB Radio! LOL! All my 1970's plastic model kits have one in there. Popular back then.
That Caddy is in great shape. Looks like it rolled out of the factory.
85 mph is not the car's top speed...it was a regulation for "Safety" that someone in congress thought would stop auto accidents.
J - at the end of the year, around Christmas or New Years, you should do "Your Top 5 Cars" for 2022 based on these videos you are making now.
Are you saying the "Gear" selector needle is out of place in the instrument panel?
On my 1972 Olds, my needle broke off. I just have to remember to could the shift location.
Yeah I said 85 mile per hour top speed shown.. I remember seeing 55 circled on a few cars my parents owned back in the day
I love the Christmas episode idea..
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Your good at name that tune no one got the song in the viper video
I was saying this Cadillac where gear selector is it’s right on I’ve been in some ford products that’s not the case
Great review ! These downsized Cadillacs were very good sellers and they actually increased interior room . My parents owned a full-sized Chevrolet and Pontiac from the late 70s through the 80s which the full-sized Cadillacs were based on .
There is more interior room in this Cadillac over 1976 Eldorado and the Eldorado is huge in comparison.. I think the ads said two doors with four door seating style
@@What.its.like. The Eldorado compared to the Deville is not an apples-to-apples comparison. Some of the roominess stats are better on these 77-79 Devilles than the 74-76 models, like slight increases in legroom, but other stats are cut back more significantly, like shoulder and hip room. The Fleetwood Brougham, in particular, is better in interior room for 74-76 as those models gained a 3-inch stretch to the wheelbase from the Devilles of the same era and that room went exclusively to the interior, where a 77-79 Fleetwood Brougham has the same wheelbase as a Deville. No one who rode in a 74-76 Fleetwood and then a 77-79 model would report back that the 77-79 was more roomy. I have heard this idea repeated often that the 77 downsize at Cadillac somehow also produced cars with larger interiors, but as an owner of cars from both eras, this just isn't really true. This isn't to knock those post-77 cars, though, as it is impressive Cadillac kept the interiors as spacious as they were given how much smaller the cars' bodies got, but the post-77 cars are not magically all-around more spacious, with the notable exception of the trunk.
Well researched, lots of interesting details & insights. Enjoyed this video very much
Thank you so much I’m glad you dig this episode, I worked at the Classic Car dealership over the summertime that car actually went to the UK =)
Dude, you crack me up with that signature " toodeloo"! Overall, I'm impressed with your vids. The proper Lincoln comparison would be with a Town Coupe, not a Mark. Might take you awhile to find one but they're out there. Toodeloo, my good man!
Glad you dig the channel =)
What a great example of this series of Cadillacs. I always liked the 2 doors more than the 4 doors. I think that emissions had taken some punch out of the 425 v8 but it still should move the car well, smoothly. Your comparison for ride would best be the Coupe de Ville vs a Lincoln Town Coupe'. The Mark 5 is a different animal and would best be compared to the big Eldorado, say 1977. Motor Trend did a "King of the Hill" road test each year between the Eldorado and Mark Series in the '70s. Funny, I don't believe they ever included the Tornado or Riviera in the tests. I guess it had to be Cadillac vs Lincoln. Thanks for a great look at a lovely Cadillac. I think I would have ordered cloth interior instead of leather, just a personal choice.
Town coupes are super cool I haven’t seen one in years.. 1980 model is super rare
Built like a tank cool ride,had a 1980 cadillac Fleetwood brougham 1997 cadillac got destroyed in a tornado now got a 2001 cadillac seville sls & 2005 cadillac deville
Which one is/was your favorite and why?
Always liked that design.
Me too =) It’s a timeless Cadillac design
Wiseguys loved these cars. Even Henry drove one in Goodfellows. The trunk was big enough for two bodies!!!
Possibly three huge trunk
@@What.its.like. As long as they weren’t as big as Jo Jo the Whale from Bronx Tale. Loved the harmonizing duwop from that movie.
The Olds 350 gasoline EFI was only available in the Eldorado and Seville in 1979. The big DeVilles and Fleetwood could have a carbureted or EFI Cadillac 425 cubic inch V8 or the 350 cubic inch Olds diesel as an option.
Awesome thank you so much for that information =)
I have three of them 77, 78, and a 79. 78 limousine version, that's become a project, a 78 Fleetwood d'Elegance and a 79 Fleetwood I won't buy a 1980 and up due to the engine disasters. But this downsize version was actually well made. I do have a 76 Seville in a rare Dumbarton green. Sold off my rolls royces got over Rolls-Royce disease and started collecting Cadillacs in their place
Small correction you have coupe de ville selling 121,890 but it had to be 289,927 based on total amount sold of 383,138 with sedan de ville selling 93,211
That larger number was total Cadillac production Eldorado, de ville fleetwood Seville
This was the last year before the traditional Cadillac V8 received it's final downsize to 6L. There may have been something wrong with your 425 V8 or maybe the rear diff. gearing was tall, but the 425 V8 was the last engine capable of breaking traction of the rear wheels until these were replaced with the 350 Chevy V8's. This was also the 3rd year of the downsized "D" body, which from 1980 into the 90's was basically the same body with only trim and drivetrain differences.
The Olds 350 diesel was under designed and the blocks were not reinforce enough. I remember it was common to find the main bearing caps broken. Another problem was the Stanadyne fuel injection pumps. Located deep in the valley, they were subjected to a lot of heat. Often before they were out of warranty, the fiber "E" rings would break up and plug the fuel return, which would stop the engine from running. We would remove the return check valve fitting and replace it with one with no check valve to drive them into the shop to remove the pumps. Another heat problem was the housing "O" ring which would get cooked and started leaking.
Further mechanical problems were caused by the hex-drive oil pump shaft. In the place where the distributor on a gas engine would mount was a cam-driven vacuum pump which drove the oil pump. Many engines were lost while in warranty because of the oil pump drive. Soon GM came out with a hardened hex drive, which helped alot, but still would eventually strip out. Although the fuel supply pump was fully mechanical, the fuel injection pump had a 12v. fuel cut-off solenoid, so unlike other diesel engines which could continue to run with a dead battery, these couldn't. A simple fix would have been to have an oil pressure switch which would shut the power off to the F.I. pump when there was no oil pressure. As with E.F.I. systems, there would have to be a bypass while cranking.
Water in the fuel was no more a problem with Cadillacs than it was with any other diesel engine. Because diesel fuel was actually oil, it would float on top of water. Water forms in any fuel tank from condensation. What the danger was that algae would grow in the water at the bottom of the tank. It would flake off and get picked up by the fuel, carrying it up to the engine. Because of the extreme heat of compression, when it got to the fuel injectors, it would cook and plug the injectors.
Many diesel passenger cars were fitted with Racor fuel/water separators with filters, so the factory fuel filters could last indefinitely. I've never seen water in diesel fuel causing engine damage. When the head gaskets started seeping coolant, that is a different story. The heads of the affected cylinders would look like they had been shot with a shotgun. Replace the headgasket and all was well again.
Heads on the Olds diesel were another problem. They would crack due to all the sharp edges inside where combustion took place and across valve seats. Should they have been cracked on the topside and leafed water, they were scrapped. After the Olds dealers accumulated pallets of cracked cylinder heads, GM discovered that most could have been reused. Still, in 1980, they came out with a new cylinder head, designated by the casting "D3A". They still cracked inside and out. They also continued to beef up the blocks and 1981 was the pinnacle of development, they unnecessarily added roller camshafts. I'd never seen an Olds diesel camshaft go bad, but GM was having camshaft problems in other engines with unusual wear and going flat. They didn't find out the problem until December 1984, it was the 10w-40 recommended motor oil. At that time, they had the dealers change to straight 30w motor oil. Problem solved. 10w-30 became the new standard and no more camshaft problems. In the aftermarket repair field since then, if a vehicle came in with a flat cam, 9 out of 10 times, the owner was using 10w-40 motor oil(any brand).
GM gave up on the 350 Olds diesel and ceased further improvements. Customers got smart and stopped buying them. Many or the buyers of diesel cars were farmers, because they could run them on their farm's tax-exempt diesel which they ran their farm equipment on. This is also the reason that propane-powered on-road vehicles became popular with farmers. The government figured out what was happening and ordered red dye added to off-road diesel fuel. When the Federal government stepped in and required on-road diesels to be warranted for 100K miles(specifically caused by the Olds diesel fiasco), manufacturers had to come up with diesel engines which would last. Maybe the first new diesel engine we saw was the Chevy 6.2L V8 diesel in 1982, which grew up to 6.5L turbo diesels. These were last used in the Huumer H1's.
Back to Cadillac. Glad you finally admitted that the lever behind the steering wheel is for the telescopic function. Although the 425 V8 was last used in 1979, replaced by the 6L in 1980, that engine continued, in carbureted for through the 1984 model year in the commercial chassis. The rest of the caddies ended up with the HT4100, another disastrous engine until replaced by the 5L Olds carbureted V8 and then the Chevy 350 V8.
As far as transmissions go the only one available behind a traditional Caddy V8 was the TH400. In 1979, Caddy fazed in the disastrous TH200, which was then usually found with the 350 Olds diesel(and even behind Olds 403 gas engines). Caddy introduced the TH200R4 with the 1981 RWD Caddy's with the 4.1L V6. From 1982 until the last of those equipped with the Olds 5L V8, the TH200R4 was the only available transmission in a RWD Caddy. With the change to the Chevy V8, the TH700R4 was the only transmission into the full-size Caddy's final restyle.
Thank you so much for all of that added information as well as insight I really appreciate it
I was wondering one Cadillac hit the V8-6-4 engine dad told me to stay away from that one too.. It was a cool idea on paper but they didn’t have all the kinks worked out of it
@@What.its.like. Yep. GM was famous for using it's customers for R&D. The main problem was when it ran in the V6 mode. The engine was hopelessly out of balance. It vibrated like something might be wrong, but there wasn't.
There were 2 solenoids under each valve cover and the transmission had to be in 3rd gear for the system to engage. There was a pressure switch inside the TH400 which closed when it shifted into 3rd. It would lift the valve rockers so it killed the cylinders. Because the valves didn't open, there was no compression, so no drag on the engine.
Because it wasn't a smog feature, some had it disengaged. Because it was a digital throttle body fuel injections system, it would automatically cut back on the fuel delivery. Should gasoline accumulate on the intake valves which were closed, it would give a little boost when they opened again, like an accelerator pump.
Overall, the V8-6-4 was a traditional Cadillac V8, so it was reliable. The electric fuel pump in the tank would give problems long before the modular displacement did.
People don't trust any new technology and bad words travel faster than the good words.
With port and direct fuel injection helped solve most of the modern modulated displacement problems.
You want Cadillac problems, get an '81 with the V6 and the first year of the TH2004R transmission. Problems are guaranteed.
The comparison should be between a 79 Coupe de Ville and a 79 Town Coupe.
I don’t have access to a town coupe at the moment =(
That is one clean example!
I would love to see, this vs that (coup vs mark). great video. thank you
I will make that episode of reality we just got another car that I might throw in the mix as well..
I have driven quite a few luxury cars and Cadillac can hold its own with any of them. Cadillacs always have good acceleration and handle the corners well for a full size car. And if you are planning to drive 600 miles in 1 day, you will be glad you drive a Cadillac.
Totally agree I need to drive the imperial from this era.. only Chrysler product I’ve driven from mode to late 70s was the Córdoba was going to buy one.. ended up not getting it cool car.. not sure which is better Lincoln or Cadillac
@@What.its.like. I’ve owned both and the Lincoln interiors are very deluxe - the Lincoln’s perform well and are super quiet to drive. The Cadillac gives you more road feel and pulls hard with great midrange torque - the Cadillac is more fun on a twisty road but the Lincoln makes a better “ Date Night “ ride ... lol
Awesome comparison =)
Classy car one of my dream cars
It was super cool =)
If you desmog it,take the old clogged cat of,and set the timing a bit higher,it goes better😊
I had a 79 Coupe de Ville with the 425 4 barrel carb. It’s was powerful, but man did it eat gas. A full tank only lasted me 3-4 days. This year was also the last year the 425 was offered. In 1980 they went to 368 then 1982 was that horrible HT4100 that was way underpowered and killed Cadillac . The diesel 350 was a complete piece of shit and it did it’s fair share of damage to Cadillacs reputation.
P.S: above the rear window in the center, there are fiber optic indicators to tell you of the brake lights were working as well.
But overall I love this particular year, despite that when 77-79 models were out, people complained that the car was smaller than the previous years. I would love to own another one
Awesome information thank you so much for sharing =)
When GM started to lose it's way. The downsizing in 77 resulted in many very attractive still-large models. GM forgot to do some real engineering on their vehicles and companies like Honda and Mercedes took them to the cleaners. The 1985 downsizing and GM's refusal to update engineering just pissed off their customers. I bought an 84 Camaro new and the car was just junk after 3 years.
CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE! If my tapes and my cds just don’t sell, I bet my caddy will...
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" You may not ha-a-ave a great big Cadillac, gangster whitewalls, TV antenna in the back..."
It was the ending of the era of huge cars and engines losing market appeal and value, with GM going cheaper and cheaper on things making these not a whole lot more than a well equipped Olds or Buick but still costing Cadillac prices. They float along like a dream but the diesel engine which was supposed to create sales did the opposite as it flopped, and the allure of a big new Caddy faded away faster than the gas prices rose with things like knobs, armrests, and door pulls declining just as quickly. People were learning that bigger isn't always better and that the once-vaunted build quality was no longer there in Caddy's. In a few years these became very affordable on the used market leading to the 'pimpmobile' era.
"Diamond in the back, sunroof top, digging the scene with a gangster lean ooo-oo-oh..."
I can not help but wonder if the Coupe de Ville outsold the Sedan de Ville because people really did not like the extreme downsizing of the Eldorado. As a very young man at the time, I remember being shocked at how they hacked up the Eldorado. Still a very good-looking car, however. I could easily see myself buying the Coupe de Ville over the Eldorado as the car still had some resemblance to a true Cadillac where I think they went way too far with the Eldorado's shrinkage. I will not even mention the hatchet job they did to Cadillac in 1986.
Not only that but was also fwd not sure if fed had the same stigma as it does now..
Had one. I had the most beautiful one in fact (Med/Da;rk metallic blue with white top and white leather interior, wire wheel covers :) If you're going to compare to a Lincoln, then this Coupe would be compared to a Lincoln Continental Coupe - and the Mark series would compare to the Eldorado.
I haven’t seen a town coupe in years
We actually sold that car it’s gone so I don’t think I’m gonna be doing a comparison videos with that particular car but if we get one I will totally compare the town coupe with the Deville
That horn reminds me of a Union Pacific Locomotive!
Horns have gotten so pathetic.. my car I’ve had a 06 Honda Odyssey and the horn sounds like a dying animal
I just bought a 1979 Cadillac coupe DeVille one owner has 45k original miles what should be the first thing I do to it???
Put gas in it and drive it =)
Two tons of fun. 😃
Literally
The Olds derived gas engine was only for the Seville and Eldorado
While I think I prefer the styling changes and refinements made on the 1980 cars, the 77-79 Devilles are fantastic cars. Cadillac did an excellent job downsizing their cars for these years. The 425 is as great as the diesel is terrible. Sadly, the diesel was only the start of Cadillac's slide in quality and reputation in the 80s... V8-6-4 In 81, the Cimmaron and 4100 in 82... rough times.
There are a lot of cars of the 80s that I just don’t understand like the Chrysler TC by Maserati.. Cadillac Allante.. cimmaron.. are you back to the Chrysler TC by Maserati I honestly believe that we are hot cocoa thought that he could do no wrong and wanted to see if it was possible for him to fail.. that’s the only thing that makes sense about that car.. Cadillac Allante plays into that hand I honestly can’t believe that a car company would do that cars over here and airplanes and built them here it’s so weird and bizarre but it could only happen in the 80s
How do you only get 180HP out of a 7 litre motor?
I know right... 195 fuel injected
My favorite year Cadillac Coupe de Ville....
Sweet =)
I had a rich girlfriend in the 70's her dad had
a sweet coupe de vile iI was enamored with the lamp monitors: Her dad took us to some amazing restaurants.
Awesome story =)
Excellent.
Thank you =)
My man how is it going I have a 1973 Caprice Convertible I had for 39 years
Awesome =)
7:38 was this only in 1979? I want a 1977 EFI
Cadillac had electronic fuel injection in 1975 Google will say Cadillac was the first car to utilize it but that’s not true the first car to ever in America use electronic fuel injection was the 1957 Rambler rebel they didn’t build that many fuel injection units they were very finicky bendix electorjector.. de Soto use the same exact fuel injection in 1958 with the same results..
We are reviewing a 43 yr old car? Did we not review it when it came out?
I wasn’t around when it came out this is mostly a classic car channel for those to reminisce, about the good old days. We feature cars that often get overlooked. The cool thing about this Cadillac is it doesn’t need gps to drive doesn’t use computers. And rides better than a new Cadillac
And yet Mercedes sold diesels in the United States during this time period that would regularly go 350-500K miles
Diesel engines looked really promising in the 70s diesel is and was cheaper to produce
@@What.its.like. And Mercedes Benz capitalized on this with HUGE sales in the United States of very dependable engines cars
Volvo sold a lot of diesels during that time as well.. well a little later vw sold a lot of diesels too
i remember those cigarette lighters. they could be used as weapons as a kid.
I had a Lincoln town car that had three cigar lighters and all I used it for was to light fire once while camping didn’t have a lighter it took a few try’s but it worked.. another fun fact the cigarette lighters in the doors could charge phones I used them as power ports for things. Not sure how well it would charge a new phone but when I had this car I had a cell phone that only made calls texting was possible but was A colossal pain in the butt.
The diesel engine needed a better head bolts or studs. Upgrade those and was a good engine. Maybe also a turbocharger.
Love your channel! But something you do every time you demonstrate the cigarette lighter seems wrong. You should just replace the lighter rather than push it in all the way which activates the lighter, heats it up, and just wears it out. No?
I’m honestly not a smoker.. I could push those in to show the light are actually working would be a good thing to show
@@What.its.like.. Thank you for responding. You don't need to show the lighter working, though.
the diesel had teething problems, at the beginning, but he 2nd gen with the DX designation was much better...have had 15 Caddies loved them all, still driving one....nothing rides or drives like a Cadillac
It was a good idea plus it competed with Mercedes and was cheaper and honestly think a better car I don’t get why the 450 sl was so great I don’t get that car
Ive had 7 Cadillacs and my 78 Coupe d`elegance was my fav. Bought it in 98 with 148000KM`s on it . Drove it everywhere and kept it up as best i could on a teenagers budget. Drove like a dream and turned heads everywhere i went. Mid night blue with a white top and gold emblems. I deeply regret selling it to this day. This red one is freaking mint. Whoever owns it should be proud. If you guys took a corner and flew around in it you took the corner too hard. Great vid. Speaking of those diesels, when i was a kid my aunt bought a lesabre diesel coupe new in 82. You could hear it coming a mile a way (not exaggerating) where i live noone bought them and she lived in the city out of town. While the car was really good looking as soon as it started and blue and black smoke barfed out the back everyone would back away. She kept it until 1991. Way longer then most did. If you haven't heard one run think of an old city bus with a higher pitch. They really sounded like undying mechanical failure.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with the car
Well it’s a great Car. I remember.
The one unique feature that you did not mention.....above the rear window, in the center, is a small module that is similar to the light indicators out on the front fender corners.
It has lights that indicate tail lights, turn signals, and brake lights.....and is designed to be viewed in the rear-view mirror. My 1984 Coupe de Ville had them - and I loved it !
Thank you so much for adding that I didn’t know about that =)
Ultimate helicopter following escape vehicle.
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The modern Dodge Challenger weighs 4,400 lb The 2005 Cadillac DeVille weighed 4,200 lb this car is not terribly heavy and just made my short list
Yeah that’s an awesome point.. the Cadillac is built to last (minus the door panels they are always cracked for some reason)
@@What.its.like. back in the '80s I drove mid-70s caddies I've always liked 10-year-old caddies for some reason my current car is an 05 DeVille and a 96 Olds 88
How much for the 79
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Put the camera back it comes with the car 😊
Haha no lol
When Cadillac downsized the deville in 1977 I thought they were beautiful cars
Totally agree The only thing that I don’t like about this car is the dashboard it’s a bit bland for a Cadillac in contrast to say I Lincoln mark five.. but if you were going to compare it to the Lincoln Towncoupe that dashboard is also very kind of eh for a luxury car
Immaculate!
Yeah it was that car ended up getting shipped to the UK
@@What.its.like. Some British people do have a soft spot for those and similar cars of that era .
Whu are you comparing Cadillac to ford ?
If I was comparing it to anything, it would’ve been the Lincoln Mark five..
How about some metric for foreign viewers?😄
At the hop......I know I am too late !
Great song =) I’m head bopping every time I hear it at the car show
Paris n le cab review
Catch up time
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Cadillac way better looking and nicer materials than Lincoln!
The dash board looks too generic for a Cadillac
Eldorado vs Mark V,
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Mafia car
You can blame nanny-state Democrat Joan Claybrook for the 85-mph speedometer. Part of the Carter administration, she was convinced that more drivers would obey the then national speed limit of 55-mph if speedometers showed lower terminal speeds. With the 425 carbureted V-8, this vehicle probably has a top speed of around 100-mph. The regulation was soon withdrawn but those 85-mph speedometers persisted for many years.
Carter admin may have been the worst admin.. I love a political debate could say a lot but won’t I’m not allowed to have an opinion.. everything is so polarizing that people get upset no matter what side you’re on.. but honestly you could almost guess what side anyone is on just by the way they talk also how people conduct themselves.. I have friends on both sides but if one side people in the left don’t agree with you they cut you out of their lives I don’t agree with that..
Just FYI, The National Maximum Speed Limit (NMSL) was a provision of the federal government of the United States 1974 Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act that effectively prohibited speed limits higher than 55 miles per hour (89 km/h). It was drafted in response to oil price spikes and supply disruptions during the 1973 oil crisis and remained the law until 1995. Notice it was signed into law in 1974, when Nixon was president and Joan Claybrook was not yet in office.
Yeah.. Nixon.. another great president... not really but Nixon brought back the right to own gold..
I noticed speed limits going down, under previous admin speed limits on major highways was 70-75 here.. now it’s 55-65 it’s a local government thing but I’m sure gas prices play into it
The NMSL was somewhat relaxed in 1987 to allow a 65-mph speed limit on certain rural interstates. By the time of the Carter administration, it was evident that most motorists were violating the 55-mph limit to one degree or another since it had taken effect in Jan., 1974. So this was Joan Claybrook's attempt as head of the NHTSA to encourage compliance, along with a few other measures which of course failed to deter driving above that speed.
Carter admin put in automatic seat belts in cars just saying