The Cadillac Eldorado is a luxury car manufactured by Cadillac from 1952-2002, spanning just over 5 decades of car making. Comprising over 12 generations, the Eldorado was at the top of the Cadillac line. It was just as popular as these sweet concept cars from Cadillac.

The original 1953 Eldorado convertible was the most expensive model that Cadillac offered that year. Throughout the years of 1953-1966, the Eldorado was never less than second from the highest price.

The Beginnings Of The Eldorado

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The Cadillac Series G2 Eldorado became one of the top-of-the-line and specialty convertibles introduced in 1953 by General Motors. The frontal glass and distinctive dip at the bottom of the side windows were a chief style of General Motors' cars at the time period. It was available in four colors: Red, white, azure blue, and artisan ochre, this car stood out among the crowd.

In 1954, the Eldorado lost its sheet metal and shared its body shell with other standard Cadillacs. This allowed GM to lower the price and see a huge increase in sales to the general public.

For the 1955 year, Eldorado gained its own rear end styling with high tailfins, which was a classic style in the 1950s and 1960s. For 1956, the two-door hardtop coupe version was created, also called the Eldorado Seville.

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The Years In Question

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Cadillac was restyled for 1957, with exclusive rear-end design, a low fender line, and pointed in-board fins. Behind the open rear wheel, there were lower rear quarters, stainless steel beauty panels, and a unique rear-end treatment.

For 1965, the Eldorado became a Fleetwood sub-series. The redesigned Eldorado still used the same 129.5 wheelbases, removed the elevated tailfins, and used new rear bumpers and vertical lamp clusters.

There were numerous changes with the 1966 model year. A coarser mesh for the radiator grille insert was added and the radiator grille insert was now divided by a bright horizontal center bar that housed rectangular parking lamps. The separate rectangular side marker lamps also took the place of the internal grille extension designs. There was less chrome on all Cadillac models. The new parts included the variable-ratio power steering, front seats with carbon cloth heating pads, newer headrests, reclining seats, an AM/FM system, and the automatic level control became available to drivers.

Engineering improvements were made to the frame, increasing handling and smoothness of the ride. GM also introduced a new Eldorado Brougham four-door hardtop. This model was hand-built in Italy by Pininfarina and was highly-priced at just over $13,000. Demonstrating what luxurious and expensive really is...

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Not Worth Collecting

1966 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible
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The 1966 Eldorado may not be worth having in your car collection due to the price it was originally sold for. Imagine buying this collectible car for more than you can sell it for in a few years, due to the inflated price when it was originally made... No thank you.

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