Cadillac Coupe DeVille The two-door middle-of-the-line Cadillac for 1973 was massive. It sat on a 130″ long wheelbase and weighed about 5000lbs. The only engine you could get with this thing was an equally impressive 472 CID 4bbl V8. In 1974 the Coupe’s nose received a refreshing. For 1975 the 472 V8 was dropped and […]
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Cadillac Calais
Cadillac Calais The Calais was the entry level Cadillac of its time, even having hand-crank windows at times. Coupe and Sedan styles were both offered. Powering this beast through 1974 was a 472 CID 4bbl V8. For 1974, the Calais received an updated appearance. For 1975, a 500 CID 4bbl V8 was standard in the […]
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Cadillac Eldorado
Cadillac Eldorado The Eldorado was in the third year of its generation as of 1973. The 1974 Eldos shared the same general appearance as the ’73s but received a new grille. Powering this heavy car until 1976 was the Cadillac 500 CID 4bbl V8. The car got a new nose with rectangular headlamps for 1975. […]
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Cadillac Seville
Cadillac Seville The first generation of the Seville was right in the middle of the smog-era— 1975-1979. This car was based on the K-body architecture which itself was based on the X-body (Nova, Omega, etc.) but was on a longer wheelbase and built for a softer ride. It weighed about 600 lbs. more than a […]
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Cadillac Cimarron
Cadillac Cimarron Oh yes, where do we begin? While the Chevy Cavalier was a relatively solid car, this was obviously a knockoff of one. The Cimarron is still a top reason that GM is the blunt of jokes three decades later. But, one can argue that they both came out for the same model year, […]
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GMC Caballero
Caballero The next frontier after the Sprint was the Caballero. It was the new G-body platform and new name for GMC’s sedan-pickup. The year was 1978. The GMC Caballero was the cousin to the Chevrolet Elcamino, both of which took on the look of the Chevrolet Malibu. For its first model year the Caballero came […]
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GMC Sprint
GMC Sprint The GMC Sprint was freshly redesigned for 1973, along its cousin the Chevrolet Elcamino. The hot Sprint to have was the Sprint SP. The SP added rally wheels, side stripe with ‘SP’, and a tighter suspension. Let’s not forget the 454 CID LS4 V8 that the SP had. It was rated at 245hp. […]
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