Cars are a dominant portion of our human lives. We seem to have a transportation deficiency without them.
One of the most popular cars is the Cadillac.
Cadillac embodies the senses as what is expensive and not necessary;
luxury-complete.
Where does Cadillac come from?
Cadillac creation:
-The Henry Ford Company was dissolved.
-Ford's financial backers William Murphy and Lemuel Bowen called in engineer Henry M. Leland of Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing Company to appraise the plant and equipment.
-Leland persuaded them to continue the automobile business using Leland's proven single-cylinder engine.
-On 22 August 1902, the company reformed as the Cadillac Automobile Company.
The Cadillac automobile was named after the 17th-century French explorer Antoine Laumet de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac, who founded Detroit in 1701( https://carrollcustomcadillac.sharepoint.com/Pages/HistoryofCadillac.aspx)."
GM manufactures Cadillac.
"At General Motors, we are passionate about earning customers... Whether it’s a Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Opel, Vauxhall, or Holden, making the world’s best vehicles can only happen with the world’s greatest employees. We take great pride in our work, and take great care to deliver exceptional cars and a positive ownership experience to our customers in 140 countries around the world (www.gm.com)."
The new caddies have changed since, let's look at, 30 years ago. There is more sport in the well known brand sedan of today from when you remember being smaller than the man with the keys to a new lac' in his hand.
Take the 2015 XT sedan. The 2015 XTS is a tribute to enticing comfort, spacious design, performance with a tenacious purpose and intuitive technology. It exudes the indulgent feeling of a limousine — so much so, you’d expect it to include a chauffeur. Then again — why let a chauffeur have all the fun?
Mentally possess the 2016 ATS-V Coupe.
With roots in the performance racing circuit, the ATS-V Coupe is built to rule the left lane as easily as it rules the track. The minute you get onto the road, green lights start to feel more like starting lines. Add to that a range of refined interior features and sporty exterior lines, and you’ll find the edge of your seat never looked or felt so good.
Put on your racing suit, and experience V RACING. The V-Series vehicles are direct descendants of the racers found on the high-performance Cadillac Racing circuit. The latest iteration is the ATS-V.R, and if the many victories of its predecessors are any indication, there should be no doubt about its abilities.
Cadillac is an exhilarating car. Some of us don't quit remember the Cadillac like that, though.
Gaze at that photograph from 1985. In 1985 there was the introduction of the "Cadillac of Tomorrow". It was the new, smaller front-wheel drive transverse mounted engines in Devilles, Coupe and Sedan, which now finally wore the laurel wreath and crest along with the Fleetwoods. The Fleetwood came Coupe & Sedan. The Fleetwood Brougham was still rear wheel drive.
Have you heard of an El Dog? Gas prices were cheap, so everybody wanted to drive, all the time. Everywhere. You could spark envious conversations with women in the convertible full of leather and wood.
Revive the flavor of the 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz. The Biarritz convertible returned for 1985 with practically no changes. There weren't many tweaks to the coupe, either. Sadly, this truly was the last year for the Eldorado convertible. Happily, it was also the last year for that diesel V8.
Grip the grain in a 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. The four door, boat, made you feel like a king.
In 1985, GM had given all of the full-sized B and C-body lines sheet metal to tidy up the styling and improve aerodynamics. The basic dashboard design was retained. The 85 edition two-door Fleetwood Brougham was based upon the Coupe de Ville but featured an exclusive formal landau vinyl roof. In 1985, Cadillac also introduced a brand-new front-wheel drive platform. Cadillac put the De Ville, and introduced the Cadillac Fleetwood, on this platform. This car featured two "firsts". It had the first transverse mounted V8 ever, the HT4100, and it was the first car to have a high mounted stop-lamp. It was federally mandated for the 1986 model year. The rear wheel drive 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham continued on nearly unchanged from the 1984 model. 1985 was the final model year for the Fleetwood Brougham coupe. In 1986 the HT-4100 V8 was replaced with an Oldsmobile sourced 307 cubic inch (5.0 L) V8.
Get acquainted with the 1985 Cadillac Seville. Players know how to choose. Get a Cadillac that isn't too outlandish.
In 1985, only 39,755 Sevilles were made. The new model, one of the last vehicles designed by GM's Bill Mitchell, featured front-wheel drive and independent rear suspension. The Seville initiated features that would become more traditional in later years. "Memory seats", a feature not seen on a Cadillac since the Eldorado Broughams of the late 50s, became available, again. This option allowed two memorized positions to be recalled at the touch of a button. Luxury included a digital instrument cluster. Throw in the "Cadillac Trip Computer". For the '81-'85 Seville and Eldorado, it was considerably less expensive, at US $200 in '81, and did not contain the many features of Trip Computer, just a digital speedometer and fuel gauge. "Puncture-sealing" tires were also present for '85. Seville offered heated outside rear-view mirrors with the rear defogger option. Inside, there was a "Symphony Sound" stereo cassette tape system available. The new "Delco/Bose" stereo cassette system was offered at US $895. Initially, it resembled a standard Delco radio. The Sevilla edition featured a brushed gold-look front panel and bulbous lower interior door speaker assemblies. This was also the last year for the availability of an 8-track stereo system for Seville. On the outside, Seville was available with a "Full Cabriolet Roof" option, which gave Seville the look of a four-door convertible.
Cadillac is a classic brand name. Since its founding in 1902, it has always personified luxury. Caddy class, in the eyes of some, exudes lust, gluttony, greed, wrath, envy, and sloth. Cadillac was the base of a playboy type of living. It had labels of all kinds. Drive one, and pick a label. Cadillac has inspired more impassioned songs about its charms than any other make or model. That’s a big deal, you have to love something to sing about it.
Buy a new one.
(Picture 1: 1985 Cadillac Seville)
(Picture 2: 2016 ATS-V Coupe)
(Picture 3: 1985 Eldorado Cadillac)
(Picture 4: 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham)
(Picture 5: 2016 ATSV.R)
(Picture 6: 2015 XT Sedan)
