Vehicle Description
1968 Cadillac Eldorado ?Top of the line Cadillac model ?Sold new at
Parkhill Motor Sales Inc., Champaign Illinois on 12/07/1967 ?One of
only 24,528 Cadillac Eldorados made in 1968 or almost 11 percent of
all 1968 Cadillacs ?Front-wheel drive ?472 CID V-8 engine, which
was new for 1968, with four-barrel carburetor ?Turbo Hydramatic 325
three-speed automatic transmission with 2.94:1 final drive ?San
Mateo Red Metallic exterior (code 48) with a White Cross-Grain
Padded Vinyl Roof (code 01) ?White leather interior with red trim
(code 454) ?Automatic climate control, variable-ratio power
steering, power brakes with discs in front, power front seats,
tilting and telescoping steering column, power windows and power
locks ?Hideaway headlights ?Documentation includes a binder with
photos, web information and parts catalog pages for the 1967-1969
Cadillac Eldorado As groundbreaking as the Cadillac Eldorado was in
its debut year, Cadillac returned an even better model for its
sophomore year. With its new-for-1968 motor, making 375 horsepower
and 525 pounds-feet of torque, this car can break its fronts tires
loose with little effort. Cadillacs had become ?the Standard of the
World? by the 1960s but if there was one Cadillac that made even
other Cadillac owners notice, it was Cadillac?s Eldorado. The
Eldorado underwent subtle changes for a 1968 facelift including a
restyled hood cutline to accommodate hidden windshield wipers, the
addition of rear side marker lamps embossed with the Cadillac
wreath, and relocation of the front turn signals to the outer edges
of the grille. This example was made during the fourth week of
August 1967 at General Motors? Detroit, Michigan factory and sold
new on 12/07/1967 at Parkhill Motor Sales Inc. in Champaign
Illinois. Dressed in a stunning San Mateo Red Metallic exterior
(code 48), with a White Cross-Grain Padded Vinyl Roof (code 01).
The car?s paint and trim are in overall very good order but there
are blemishes visible at close range. The hideaway headlights from
1967 continued. The body is straight, the engine bay is in good
order, the Optima battery looks new, the trunk is very clean and
comes with a jack and a full-sized spare tire plus cover. The car?s
chrome bumpers remain in very good order. This big, front-wheel
drive Caddy rolls on American Classic wide whitewall tires, size
235/75R15 at every corner. Each tire is mounted on steel wheels
topped with full wheel covers. The wheel covers are in very good
order, as are the tires. Under that big, counterbalanced hood is a
472 CID V-8, which replaced the 429 CID V-8. The new engine, with
its four-barrel carburetor, generated 35 more horsepower and 45
lbs-ft more of torque. The new engine incorporated emission
controls into the overall design, as well as allowing accessories
to bolt directly to the block itself, instead of being suspended by
brackets. This was done to reduce noise and vibration. The new V-8
underwent over two million miles of testing before being put into
production, which Cadillac boasted as proof of its durability and
strength. Married to the engine is a Turbo Hydramatic 325
three-speed automatic and it is backed by a 2.94:1 final gearing.
There are several driver?s convenience features ? automatic climate
control, variable-ratio power steering, power brakes with front
discs, power front seats, tilting and telescoping steering column,
power windows and power locks. Inside, the car?s white leather
interior with red trim (code 454) is in very good order overall but
here there are a few blemishes. The front bucket seats with center
console and rear bench look great and red carpeting covers the
massive flat floor. The headliner above mirrors the rest of the
interior?s condition. Several courtesy lights still work, and the
dashboard and inner door panels are in very good order. An
attractive new Rosewood appliqu? was used on the instrument panel
as well as the door and quarter trim panels. The instrument panel
padding was beefed up and interior controls and hardware were
redesigned to lessen the chance of injury during an accident. A
careful inspection will reveal the many changes made between the
1967 and 1968 instrument panels, even though at first glance they
might appear to be identical. The column shifter and Kenwood AM/FM
stereo, with CD player, complete the interior. The tachometer, horn
and dash clock are inop. With the Eldorado being such a radical
change for Cadillac, customers who bought one in its first year
provided feedback to Cadillac regarding their new cars. One typical
suggestion was that the car didn?t ride like a Cadillac, so for
1968, the spring rates were lowered and softened somewhat to
provide a bit more cushion to the ride. New standard features for
1968 included power rear quarter ventipanes, which eliminated the
somewhat unusual situation in 1967 of having power windows up
front, with manual windows in the rear. Power front disc brakes
were a much-needed improvement and all Eldorados received them for
1968. Production also increased to 24,528 cars, an improvement of
37.8 percent for the model year. Cadillac set its fourth
consecutive yearly sales record in 1968, despite a 21-day UAW
strike in November 1967 at the Fisher Body Fleetwood Plant in
Detroit. Coupe competition to this Eldorado in 1968 included AMC?s
Ambassador, Buick?s Electra 225, Riviera and Wildcat, Cadillac?s
own Calais and Coupe de Ville, Chrysler?s 300, New Yorker and
Newport, Dodge?s Coronet, Monaco and Polara, Ford?s Thunderbird,
Imperial?s Crown Coupe, Mercury?s Cougar and Montego, Oldsmobile?s
98 Holiday and Toronado, Pontiac?s Executive and new-for-?68 Grand
Prix. Documentation includes original manual, original service
book, a binder with photos, web information and parts catalog pages
for the 1967-1969 Cadillac Eldorado. If you?re searching for a
classic Cadillac that was the penultimate in personal luxury in the
late 1960s, you could hardly go wrong with choosing this Eldorado,
especially if you?re prepared to add a little TLC to the mix. Stop
by MotoeXotica Classic Cars today and check it out for yourself.
VIN: H8102526? This car is currently located at our facility in St.
Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 41,727
miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage
exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!? Note: Please see full terms and
conditions listed below that pertain to the purchase of any said
vehicle, thank you.
