For Sale: 1993 Cadillac Allante in Morgantown, Pennsylvania

1993 Cadillac Allante Convertible

The Cadillac Allante is a two door, two seater luxury roadster produced by Cadillac from 1987 until 1993. It used a Cadillac chassis and running gear with a body built in Italy by coach builder Pininfarina. It was expensive to produce with the complete bodies flown to Detroit for final assembly. Over 21,000 were built during its seven-year production run.

For consignment, a 1993 Cadillac Allante convertible with a title verified 8,016 actual miles. Design for the Allante was inspired by European models and the car represented a departure from angular design and was the first two person roadster produced by Cadillac since the series 355 in the 1930's.

Exterior
This straight shouldered car with softly rounded edges is covered in near flawless two stage Pearl Red paint with a stylish double pinstripe that runs stem to stern and intersects the door handle on the way. Composite headlights definitely point to the European influence and the flush tail lights are decorated with white lines, a stylized addition that resembles frosted glass. On the front fenders, the coveted Pininfarina crest, a symbol that appears on some of the finest cars in the history of the automobile. Our black canvas top has a glass window and is in excellent shape as is the accessory hard top, painted to match the car. 16-inch cross lace wheels add a touch of sportiness to this roadster and evenly wrapped in 225/60ZR16 tires. With the top down, the raked windshield becomes more pronounced and the flat deck lid sheds air like a plane's wing. Overall, the paint, panel gaps, and trim are in excellent condition with a two part scratch being the only imperfection on this well preserved Caddy.

Interior
The two tone door panels placed pleated taupe over tan in an angular presentation of materials that includes a carpeted corner. Leather tall bucket seats combine luxury and sport and other than some slight compression, show in very nice condition. Plush tan carpet covers the floor, protected up front will full sized mats but exposed and clean on the package shelf and rear wall behind the seats. Up front, the taupe steering wheel leads to a digital dash, slightly antiquated by today's standards, but ahead of its time in 1993. It combines standard digital readouts with graphic gauges and switches that are definitely 80's holdovers. This is especially evident on the center stack, canted toward the driver and looking very much like a switchboard with dozens of buttons that control climate, the radio, trip computer, and CD player. Get to know this panel because you don't want to be searching for the matching black buttons at 70 miles per hour. Tan plastic housing holds the leather wrapped shifter on the floor while the trunk is finely finished, including the inside of the decklid, with tan carpet wall to wall.

Drivetrain
All's clean in the engine bay where the 4.6 liter Northstar V8 resides, transverse mounted, fuel injected and putting out a respectable 295 horsepower. It is tied to a 4T80E 4-speed automatic transmission keeping power up front and routing it through 3.71 gears.

Undercarriage
Age oxidation and some typical surface rust are the only things that veer from what is otherwise a clean underside, one that definitely supports the car's low mileage. The pans are dry and the knuckles are completely free of grease and grime. Four wheel power disc brakes are supplied here and independent suspension is also front and rear with a 4.5 link. The single exhaust runs through an original equipment muffler in the back which emits a tailpipe that exits through a splitter and two tips.

Drive-Ability
A comfortable interior and powerful engine make driving this Cadillac a real treat. Acceleration is brisk and handling is very good, and disc brakes all around get the job done when it's time to slow down. It does everything well and thanks to its preservation, all of the functional items including the multiple digital readouts, work as they should. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.

Cadillac billed the Allante as The New Spirit of Cadillac and while simultaneously marketing to a younger crowd, kept some of the creature comforts Caddy's loyal luxury crowd came to expect. In 2018, Hagerty wrote, "the car has a fascinating history, looks good, handles reasonably well, is relatively rare, and there are affordable examples on the market that are ripe for the taking". As one of the lowest mileage examples we've seen, this one might represent the best out there.

1G6VS3399PU126309

1-USA
G-General Motors
6-Cadillac
VS-Allante
3-2 Door Convertible
3-Manual Belts, Driver's Airbag
9-4.6L Northstar V8
9-Check Digit
P-1993
U-San Giorgio Canavese Italy, Hamtramck, MI Assy Plants
126309-Sequential Unit Number

Classic Auto Mall is home to more than 1,000 classic and collectible vehicles for sale via consignment in a climate controlled 336,000-square foot showroom (that's more than 8 acres!). The largest single location consignment dealer of classic and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit www.classicautomall.com or call us at (888) 227-0914. Contact us anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in person. There is no guarantee of mileage. A $299 Dealer Administrative fee is not included in the advertised price.

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