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Cohort Classic: 1986 Cadillac Eldorado – Reaching the US Mainland; Pointless Detours And Dubious Decisions
Posted on August 28, 2023 | 24 CommentsA lot of memories, with a bit of Cadillac thrown in. In December of 1987 my Mom, Brother, and I were to reach the US mainland for the first time, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1986 Cadillac Eldorado – A Swing And A Miss
Posted on August 5, 2023 | 130 Comments(first posted 5/20/2013) I have freely admitted to liking pretty much every Cadillac ever built. That said, there are some Caddys even I have a hard time loving. Case in […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Cadillac DeVille Convertible – Please Turn Out the Lights When You Leave
Posted on July 27, 2023 | 91 Comments(first posted 8/5/2011) Once upon a time, there were few more desirable things on earth than a big, expensive, luxurious convertible. From the 1920s through the jet age, the luxury […] -
Curbside Classic: 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V Convertible – A Long Way From Mount Rushmore
Posted on June 5, 2023 | 106 Comments(first posted 6/5/2017) Some cars just have a way of making a connection with a guy. There are cars that have become iconic in film. There are cars […] -
Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 6, 1970-74)
Posted on May 25, 2023 | 54 Comments(Originally published May 10, 2013) The 1970s marked a beginning of a change in Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars. As the ’70s unfolded, the undertaking of supplying a Pace Car, along […] -
Curbside Movie Review: The Junkman
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 12/19/2012) Once upon a time, a person could watch a movie that contained actual car chases. Yes, there are still car chases in movies, but the computer-generated stunts […] -
CC Mini Project: 1989 Cadillac Brougham d’Elegance – Buying By d’Pound
Posted on April 13, 2023 | 38 CommentsIf you have read some of my COAL series you will realize there is no brand loyalty factoring into my choices but if anything could be considered a trend it […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Cadillac Brougham d’Elegance – Too Much Lipstick?
Posted on March 20, 2023 | 88 Comments(first posted 7/4/2011) I seem to have gotten carried away in a swoosh of nostalgia after seeing my old 89 Cadillac Brougham. The Cadillac Broughams got a more extensive treatment […] -
Curbside Classic: 1991 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – Save Me!
Posted on February 16, 2023 | 122 Comments(first posted 2/20/2013) There has been much talk at CC about Cadillac’s multiple problems in the early ’80s–things like the V8-6-4, HT4100, the ’86 Eldo (hmmm…haven’t done one of those […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham: Last Of The True Cadillacs
Posted on December 15, 2022 | 109 Comments(first posted 12/03/2012) In the past couple of weeks we’ve seen several examples of Cadillac’s peak. Starting with its inception in 1902 and continuing more or less through the Sixties, […] -
COAL: 1989 Cadillac Brougham – Chapter 22, Back In A Big Old Cadillac
Posted on December 11, 2022 | 53 CommentsIn the early fall of 2001, I had spent about 4 years driving what had felt like someone else’s car – the 1984 Olds Ninety-Eight Regency coupe. Life was […] -
Curbside Classic: 1978 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado – The Biggest, Baddest Brougham Of Them All
Posted on October 5, 2022 | 131 Comments(first posted 4/15/2013) As most of you know, the big, floaty Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville and Fleetwood Brougham went on a crash diet for the 1977 model year. […] -
Curbside Recycling Challenge: 1983 Cadillac Cimarron VS 1987 Cadillac Cimarron – Can Two Cimarrons Make A Right?
Posted on August 31, 2022 | 62 CommentsSomehow it feels like we had a bit of a Cadillac Week (or was it a Week And A Half?) and it’s time to go out with a bang. Or […] -
Vintage Owner Survey: ’93-’96 Cadillac Seville STS – A World Class Driver With Room For Improvement
Posted on August 30, 2022 | 33 CommentsThe once a decade Cadillac ‘rebirth.’ By 1992, that was becoming a tradition of sorts. The Seville’s 4th generation made a bit of noise in automotive circles at launch, as […] -
Curbside Musings: 1970 Cadillac Sedan deVille – I’m Not A Cadillac Man, But If I Was A Cadillac Man, This Would Be My Cadillac, Man.
Posted on August 29, 2022 | 58 CommentsAnd the snow stopped, and the sun came out, and some of the snow melted, and there for me to behold was this creature formed from molten steel over half […]