Vehicle Description
This meticulously maintained and original Colorado car had a
complete engine rebuild just over 1,400 miles ago and the
transmission rebuilt just under 10,000 miles ago! Only 566 were
built in 1973. 1973 was the 5th year that Cadillac was chosen as
pace car through out the years. And this was the second time ever
that a front-wheel drive car was leading the pack of race cars down
the start lap, the first front-wheel drive pace car was a Cord some
time in the 30's. And this was up to 1973 the most powerful pace
car ever! The sheer weight of the Eldorado convertible forced the
Cadillac engineers to take some measures to allow the car to reach
the high speeds needed. The 8.2 liter 500 CID engine was tweaked.
The smog control equipment and A/C had been removed. A new crank
was installed as was specially forged pistons and a dual exhaust
system, even the bumpers were replaced with polished aluminum
instead of steel. And there were actually a second spare car
supplied by the factory, just incase that something happened to the
first. Both pace cars also had hood pins to secure the hood/bonnet
as well as the flag pole mounts in the rear. Interestingly enough
both cars survived the ordeal and one was actually converted back
to a "normal" Eldorado convertible before being sold to the public.
The other of the two actual pace cars was used for numerous testing
purposes at the GM/Cadillac plant, for instance for testing rims
and tires for the new generation of Chevrolet Corvette that was
introduced in 1984. That car is said to have been scrapped and
buried somewhere at a test facilities.. Besides the two actual pace
cars and the 53 track convertibles, there were a number of coupe
devilles, two sedan devilles and even a Fleetwood used during the
race week. To view the car in greater detail, including an HD video
and 100+ HD pictures please visit
http://www.gatewayclassiccars.com/DEN/113/1973-Cadillac-Eldorado-Pace-Car-Replica
or our Denver showroom. Call 303-872-4722 for more information.
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