Late extra(10/2000): The compiler of The (new) Cadillac Database© admits to being less familiar
with Cadillac models from 1970 and later. Many of you have asked for more information and
photos regarding these later models. I am pleased to inform you that there are other
sites on the Web devoted also to Cadillac history and particularly to what I call
"modern" Cadillacs, i.e. those built after 1970. So, for additional,
pertinent information about Cadillacs from 1970 and later, please visit these excellent,
informative sites:
John Barach's excellent
Cadillac history pages.
Al Betker's equally
superb "Maximum Torque Specialties"
1976
Facts: Eldorado engine: 8-cylinder, 90° V8, 4.30 x
4.30" b&s, 500 ci, overhead valves, pushrod actuated, 8.25:1 compression ratio,
Rochester 4 bbl carburetor, 190BHP @ 4400 rpm, Turbo Hydra-Matic mounted longitudinally in
transfer case, 3.21:1 final drive ratio), live rear axle suspension, with single leaf
longitudinal semi-elliptic springs, independent front suspension via torsion bars and
A-arms, tube chock absorbers), integral boxed perimeter, 126.3" wheel base, over-all
length = 225", 62.5" track front and rear 5", LR78x15 tires, weight:
4675-5167 lbs, 0-80 in 19 secs., top speed 115-120 mph, 10-13 mpg. Seville: engine:
8-cylinder, 90° V8, 4.06 x 3.39" b&s, 350 ci, overhead valves, pushrod actuated,
8.0:1 compression ratio, electronic fuel injection, 180BHP @ 4400 rpm, Turbo Hydra-Matic,
2.56:1 final drive ratio), live rear axle self-leveling suspension, with semi-elliptic
springs and tube shock absorbers, independent front suspension via torsion bars and
A-arms, tube shock absorbers), unit body and chassis with sub frames, 113.9" wheel
base, over-all length = 204", 61.3" track front and 59" rear, GR78x15
tires, weight: 4180-4230 lbs, 0-60 in 11.5 secs., top speed 115 mph, 15-17 mpg. "Calais",
"De Ville", "Fleetwood" and "Seville" series; 11 models,
12th in U.S. car sales ranking; Seville Sedan and Biarritz sp. Eldorado introduced; EFI
optional, automatic level control on Fleetwood.
Easy ID: two horizontal lines (ribs) on the turn
signal/cornering lamp assembly. Grille has 14 openings in each row. Each opening or
"box" is sub-divided into four smaller boxes.
(body styles): (see also Eldorado and Seville sections,
below); station wagon wagon (CCI, 28:5); Eldorado 2-door convertible (C&D
card set); Seville 4-door compact Sedan (C&D card set); Custom Eldorado
Biarritz (1800 units built). Article on new Seville in R&T, pp.84-86 (date
???), Eldo convertible in France, V8 #29.
Notes: [gleaned from CML, 1997] One of the 1976 Seville
option packages included an airbag as well as anti-lock brakes on the rear wheels (a $1000
option). These options were discontinued in the 1977-1979 Cadillac Sevilles because few
buyers wanted to spend the additional money. So much for safety! And now the government
requires it. At least Cadillac tried at a very early stage to promote safety. However all
1976-1979 Sevilles came standard with a collapsible steering column and nitrogen filled
energy absorbing bumper mounts.
[check out this site for more on '76
Cadillacs !!!]
1976-1979
Article CA, 9/1985, p.74.
Article CA, 6/2000, pp. 40-49
Story of 76 Seville in France, V8,
#4, pp.5861.
1976-1992
Article on Seville models in OCW, 27.8.92, p.18
1977
Facts: Eldorado engine: 8-cylinder, 90° V8, 4.08 x
4.06" b&s, 425 ci, overhead valves, pushrod actuated, 8.25:1 compression ratio,
Rochester 4 bbl carburetor, 180BHP @ 4400 rpm, Turbo Hydra-Matic mounted longitudinally in
transfer case, 3.21:1 final drive ratio), live rear axle suspension, with single leaf
longitudinal semi-elliptic springs, independent front suspension via torsion bars and
A-arms, tube chock absorbers), integral boxed perimeter, 126.3" wheel base, over-all
length = 225", 62.5" track front and rear", LR78x15 tires, weight:
4675-5167 lbs, 0-80 in 19 secs., top speed 115-120 mph, 10-13 mpg. Seville: engine:
8-cylinder, 90° V8, 4.06 x 3.39" b&s, 350 ci, overhead valves, pushrod actuated,
8.0:1 compression ratio, electronic fuel injection, 180BHP @ 4400 rpm, Turbo Hydra-Matic,
2.56:1 final drive ratio), live rear axle self-leveling suspension, with semi-elliptic
springs and tube shock absorbers, independent front suspension via torsion bars and
A-arms, tube shock absorbers), unit body and chassis with sub frames, 113.9" wheel
base, over-all length = 204", 61.3" track front and 59" rear, GR78x15
tires, weight: 4180-4230 lbs. "De Ville", "Fleetwood" and
"Seville" series; 8 models, 12th in U.S. car sales ranking; Calais dropped,
Eldorado convertible dropped; 4-wheel discs on Brougham., Seville, 425ci engine ;
(body styles): (see also Eldorado and Seville sections,
below); Seville 4-door compact Sedan (C&D card set); Custom Eldorado Biarritz
(1999 units built, of which 404 with sun-roof). Eldorado coupe survivor in France, V8,
#20, pp.40-43.
Easy ID:
1978
Facts: Eldorado engine: 8-cylinder, 90° V8, 4.08 x
4.06" b&s, 425 ci, overhead valves, pushrod actuated, 8.25:1 compression ratio,
Rochester 4 bbl carburetor, 180BHP @ 4400 rpm, Turbo Hydra-Matic mounted longitudinally in
transfer case, 3.21:1 final drive ratio), live rear axle suspension, with single leaf
longitudinal semi-elliptic springs, independent front suspension via torsion bars and
A-arms, tube chock absorbers), integral boxed perimeter, 126.3" wheel base, over-all
length = 225", 62.5" track front and rear 5", LR78x15 tires, weight:
4675-5167 lbs, 0-80 in 19 secs., top speed 115-120 mph, 10-13 mpg. Seville: engine:
8-cylinder, 90° V8, 4.06 x 3.39" b&s, 350 ci, overhead valves, pushrod actuated,
8.0:1 compression ratio, electronic fuel injection, 180BHP @ 4400 rpm, Turbo Hydra-Matic,
2.56:1 final drive ratio), live rear axle self-leveling suspension, with semi-elliptic
springs and tube shock absorbers, independent front suspension via torsion bars and
A-arms, tube shock absorbers), unit body and chassis with sub frames, 113.9" wheel
base, over-all length = 204", 61.3" track front and 59" rear, GR78x15
tires, weight: 4180-4230 lbs (diesel version optional). "De Ville",
"Fleetwood" and "Seville" series; 10 models, 12th in U.S. car sales
ranking;Seville Elegante and Custom Biarritz Classic added; Cadillac used digital
electronic wizardry to operate the Seville's new trip computer. Car & Driver, June
1978 tested the Cadillac Coupe de Ville for 1978.
Easy ID:
1978 Fleetwood limousine
(body styles): (see also Eldorado and Seville sections,
below); article in CLCA 30th anniversary issue, p.38; custom "San Remo"
convertible, CC&CC, 1/1979, cover + pp.3, 30-33; Eldorado [Custom] Biarritz C&D
card set);
1979
Facts: Eldorado engine: 8-cylinder, 90° V8, 3.80 x
4.06" b&s, 368 cubic inches (smaller version available), overhead valves, pushrod
actuated, 8.0:1 compression ratio, electronic fuel injection, 145BHP @ 4400 rpm, Turbo
Hydra-Matic mounted longitudinally in transfer case, 3.21:1 final drive ratio), live rear
axle suspension, with single leaf longitudinal semi-elliptic springs, independent front
suspension via torsion bars and A-arms, tube chock absorbers), integral boxed perimeter,
113.9" wheel base, over-all length = 205", 62" track front and rear,
P205/75R15 tires, weight: 3800 lbs, 0-60 in 12secs., top speed 110-115 mph, 17-20 mpg
(diesel version even more economical). Seville: engine: 8-cylinder, 90° V8, 4.06 x
3.39" b&s, 350 ci, overhead valves, pushrod actuated, 8.0:1 compression ratio,
electronic fuel injection, 180BHP @ 4400 rpm, Turbo Hydra-Matic, 2.56:1 final drive
ratio), live rear axle self-leveling suspension, with semi-elliptic springs and tube shock
absorbers, independent front suspension via torsion bars and A-arms, tube shock
absorbers), unit body and chassis with sub frames, 113.9" wheel base, over-all length
= 204", 61.3" track front and 59" rear, GR78x15 tires, weight: 4180-4230
lbs (diesel version optional). 9 models, 12th in U.S. car sales ranking; Custom Biarritz
Classic deleted; Eldorado 2-door Coupe (C&D card set);
Easy ID: >>>>>
(body styles): (see also Eldorado and Seville sections,
below); [1979?] "Caribou" pick-up (special issue CCIX, p.26);
Trivia:
In the 1996 Guiness book of records we note that the world record for a gas
driven car without an engine overhaul is a 1979 Cadillac Deville, as of June 1 1996, with
661,183 miles. The car is owned by Don Champion of Louisville, KY.
1980
Facts: Eldorado engine: 8-cylinder, 90° V8, 3.80 x
4.06" b&s, 368 cubic inches (smaller version available), overhead valves, pushrod
actuated, 8.0:1 compression ratio, electronic fuel injection, 145BHP @ 4400 rpm, Turbo
Hydra-Matic mounted longitudinally in transfer case, 3.21:1 final drive ratio), live rear
axle suspension, with single leaf longitudinal semi-elliptic springs, independent front
suspension via torsion bars and A-arms, tube chock absorbers), integral boxed perimeter,
113.9" wheel base, over-all length = 205", 62" track front and rear,
P205/75R15 tires, weight: 3800 lbs, 0-60 in 12secs., top speed 110-115 mph, 17-20 mpg
(diesel version even more economical). Seville: diesel engine: 8-cylinder, 90°
V-type diesel standard (two gas engines optionally available) 4.06 x 3.39" b&s,
350 ci, overhead valves, pushrod actuated, 22.5:1 compression ratio, diesel injectors,
105BHP @ 3200 rpm, Turbo Hydra-Matic, 2.41:1 final drive ratio), front and rear
independent suspension with A-arms, coil springs and tube shock absorbers, unit body and
chassis with sub frames, 113.9" wheel base, over-all length = 204.8", 62"
track front and rear, P205/75R15 tires, weight: 3911 lbs, 0-60 in 19 secs., top speed 100
mph, 21-23 mpg. Ten models, 12th in U.S. car sales ranking; Fleetwood Brougham Coupe
added. Electronics now controlled fuel injection, ignition and in-vehicle
trouble-shooting.
Easy ID: >>>>>
(body styles): (see also Eldorado and Seville sections,
below); Seville 4-door compact Sedan (C&D card set);
1980 Cadillac Seville Elegante
1980s
Article on three eighties Cadillacs in the French magazine V8,
#26, pp.44-49. Story of Seville in France, V8, #5, pp.
28-32.
1981
Facts: >>>>>
Easy ID: >>>>>
(body styles): (see also Eldorado and Seville sections,
below); custom Eldorado (CCI, 27:2), Seville 4-door compact Sedan (C&D
card set); story of Eldo Biarritz in France, V8,
#14, pp.18-21
1982
Facts: New "Cimarron" model with in-line four
engine, 3.50 x 2.90" b&s, 112 ci, overhead valves, pushrod actuated, 9.0:1
compression ratio, 2 bbl carburetor, 85BHP @ 5100 rpm, 4-speed overdrive manual
transmission standard, Hydra-Matic optional, 3.65:1 final drive ratio (manual), 3.18:1
(automatic), rear suspension has independent trailing arms, coil springs and anti-roll
bar, front has independent beam axle, McPherson struts, coil springs and anti-roll bar,
unity body and chassis with sub-frames, 101.2" wheel base, over-all length =
173", 55.4" track front and 55.2" rear, P195/70R13 tires, weight: 2600 lbs,
0-60 in 15.2 secs., top speed 95 mph, 22-26 mpg. Rest of model range given below. There
were special edition DeVilles and Broughams called "d'Elegance"; a so-called
"cabriolet roof" was offered on the DeVille coupe(standard on the Fleetwood
Brougham coupe); a special edition Eldorado touring coupe was also available; it featured
the touring suspension. The standard power plant this year for the Fleetwood Broughams,
the DeVilles, Eldorado and Seville models was the 4.1 liter digital fuel-injected V8.
Optionally available on these models was the Olds built 5.7 liter fuel-injected
diesel engine; a 6.0 liter fuel-injected diesel engine in V8-6-4 configuration was
standard on the large Fleetwoods (the sedan and limousine for 7-8 passengers)
Easy ID: : "Veed" front grille divided into
three separate horizontal areas (theme carried through to 1984), "Cadillac"
script at top, left of chrome grille shroud.
(body styles): (1) Cimarron sedan with
2.0 liter, four cylinder engine (image: C&D card set), (2)
DeVille coupe, (3) DeVille sedan, (4) Fleetwood Brougham
coupe, (5) Fleetwood Brougham sedan, (6) Eldorado, (7)
Eldorado Biarritz, (8) Eldorado touring coupe (ETC), (9)
Seville, (10) Seville Elegante, (11) Fleetwood
sedan-limousine without division and (12) Fleetwood limousine with
division; see ultra-stretch model (CCI, 28:1)
1982 Cadillac Eldorado
Cimarron (facts): sub-compact Cadillac model introduced
21 May 1981 to compete w/ BMW and Audi; 101.2"! wb,173" overall, 2 580 lbs, 1.8
litre, 85HP, 112.4 ci, 4-speed manual or 3-speed auto., transverse front-wheel drive;
MacPherson strut front suspension, power-assisted rack and pinion steering, 14:1 steering
gear ratio, genuine leather seating areas, body-contoured bucket seats, air conditioning
[all standard]; GM-built engines produced by various divisions [i.e. not necessarily
Cadillac] built on new J body, shared with Chevrolet Cavalier and
Pontiac J2000; first 4-cylinder Cadillac since 1914; first manual transmission
since 1953; from name of fast-flowing Texas river; $12131 [lowest priced 1981model], McC.
p.437; described as a new kind of Cadillac for a new kind of Cadillac owner,
quick-handling, road-hugging and fun to drive.
