Cadillac Style'n
- Thread starter Warstud
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Pretty rare these days especially the non Biarritz. I had a 79, first year of that body style. It was a diesel converted into a 350 Olds. Gasser. Loved the no smog. Drove great. Body parts are probably worth big money to the right person. Even before cash for clunkers the prices were getting pretty high.
Nope in 70s - 2010s . 
That would have had the 4.1L engine. The worst engine Cadillac ever put in a car. The aluminum block,cast iron heads didn't work well. The cylinder liners leaked coolant into the oil. The cams went flat and they ate the distributor drive gear off too. The water pump was a huge job. I hated working on those .
Does anyone miss the HT4100 or the 6.0L variable displacement 8-6-4? Or the plastic/fiberglass filler between the bumper and body that would crack if you looked at wrong?
I do give GM credit for the FWD Eldorado/Toronado/Riviera platform that drove and rode well. I preferred RWD, but the FWD cars weren't all bad.
4WD
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My uncle drove a '84 Olds Tornado 5.7L Diesel for 15 or so years & 350,000 plus miles, He added a good Racor water separator & filter....Never had fuel system issues. It did need 4 sets of cylinders heads over it's lifetime & new injectors went in each time.
The 325-4L transaxle finally gave up & sent it to the crusher.
He bought a '98 Dodge Ram 3500 Cummins ISB/47RE, Still has it today & because the VP44 injection pump & 47RE....You can't convince him it's any more reliable than his Oldsmobile
The 4100 did evolve into the 4900 that was a pretty decent engine.
60's & early 70's Cadillac's were very well built. 472/500 Cadillac's were 300,000 mile capable after they got pulled out of a beat-up/wreaked car & put in a Chevy/GMC truck.
AZjeff
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Not far from where I lived in Pa there was one of these by the side of the road in a yard or driveway. The owner wouldn't sell it.
I had that. Mine was brown exterior with green interior.
Here is a small writeup on that.
If Cadillac Made a Pickup
Many a Cadillac fan has wished for an El Camino-style pickup version of their favorite luxury cruiser, and a few builders managed to make their dreams come true. Photos courtesy of Barrett-Jackson. What if Cadillac made a pickup … Continue reading →
www.macsmotorcitygarage.com
I've always loved C body caddys. Don't really like anything else.
I always liked the 1970 Eldorado. It had the big 500 cu. in. V-8. The largest engine Cadillac ever made. "Ethyl" gasoline was around 35 cents a gallon back then.
I just got a Cadillac ct5v really enjoying it. Got it in memory of my dad who drove a Caddy or Buick up to 1990. He bought a new first year Lexus never went back.
Is that a Cadimino .Cadillac / El Camino ?
The 75 Cadillac Eldorado convertible was one of my favorites. It was supposed to be the last year of the Caddy convertible however like many other cars they made other roadsters after 75. That long hood and huge interior was just plain gorgeous.
