Vehicle Description
1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible - Final Year fo the Eldorado
Convertible - 500ci V8 - Automatic Transmission - 68k Miles - White
Over Red Interior - New Red Leather Interior - Power Convertible
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walk-around-and-startup video, please go to our main website:
GarageKeptMotors.) With a starting price as large as its
personality, the Eldorado provided everything that one could ever
desire in an automobile. -OPUMO, U.K. design site, December 2015
The people at Hagerty Media captured the late-seventies Eldorado
zeitgeist: Yes, 1976 was a grand year for Cadillac, with giant lux
yachts roaming the earth. Each of these fantastic, plush,
open-topped conveyances turned in a curb weight of 5153 pounds and
an overall length of a smidge over 224 inches. And all 1976
Eldorados... sported an impressive 8.2-liter, 500-cubic-inch V-8.
Most breathed through a four-barrel Quadrajet carburetor. The 1976
Eldorado was to be the last year of the General Motors convertible
as Edward C. Kennard, Cadillac's general manager proclaimed in a
press release on April 21, 1976. While Cadillac would later reverse
its decision, and to this day has introduced any number of
drop-tops, there would never be another convertible as grand as the
'76 Eldorado. In that sense, this is very much a historic
automobile. The white-over red leather Eldorado convertible with
white fabric power-operated top offered here perfectly represents
this iconic model. With just 68,000 miles on its odometer-roughly
1,500 miles per-years on average-the car's condition is excellent
overall. The white exterior paint retains very good gloss, not
least of all on the long expanse of hood over which the driver
enjoys a commanding view of the road. The convertible top stores
beneath a power-operated boot. Red double-line pinstriping extends
from the front fender, across the doors, and onto the rear deck
where the stripes from both sides meet. All factory exterior
badging is in place, properly mounted, and in excellent condition
with one exception ( a portion of the right-rear fender Eldorado
emblem is missing). Chrome on the bumpers, front grille, windshield
surround, Cadillac-branded mirrors (incorporating both shiny chrome
and brushed surfaces), and door handles is all in excellent
condition. Lighting lenses are clear and free of cracks. Narrow
white-stripe tires and full factory wheel covers are mounted.
Inside, the recently re-done tufted red-leather interior displays a
like-new appearance and feel. Front and rear seat passengers enjoy
the same luxurious standard. In similar fashion, the condition of
the door trim-which incorporates red leather, carpeting, styled
woodgrain trim, and woodgrain pull-handles-is excellent. Cabin
floor covering is rich, red cut-pile premium carpeting protected by
matching carpet mats with the front mats featuring the embroidered
Cadillac emblem. The expansive red vinyl dashboard includes four
air-conditioning vents; a full-width woodgrain trim piece enhances
the lower dash. A red steering wheel with handsome woodgrain trim
frames both a 100-mph speedometer and the automatic-transmission
gear indicator. Under that expansive hood, the maassive 500
cubic-inch V8 powerplant commands an engine compartment which is
complete, but not excessively detailed. All auxiliary equipment is
properly mounted. The car's undercarriage shows no evidence of
damage. Interested parties will want to view all the more than 165
high-definition photographs at the GarageKeptMotors site to see the
Eldorado from every angle, including from underneath. There's also
a sampling of the V8's exhaust note in the accompanying short
walk-around-and-star
