The fancy treatment on this 1990 Cadillac Sedan DeVille was sometimes known as the “gold package,” and sometimes it was just known as a Sedan DeVille with a bunch of non-factory stuff added on. I’m not sure which version this example is, but the seller lists it as having the gold package. It’s posted here on craigslist, north of Chicago in the Northbrook, Illinois area, and they’re asking $19,000 or best offer. Here is the original listing, and thanks to T. J. for the tip!
This beauty is under 17-feet in length, but apparently, it was still too long to get the 3/4 side photos into the frame WITHOUT CUTTING OFF THE FRONT END… cough…wheeze. It’s a bummer, since even most Cadillac owners have a smartphone in their hands 18 hours a day and have taken hundreds of thousands of photos with it. Other than that, this car looks close to being brand new to me. I believe this beautiful color combo is Royal Maroon and Slate Gray.
I can personally do without the Continental spare tire on the rear bumper, the faux “convertible” top, and the sporadic gold trim, but it’s impossible to argue with the cosmetic condition of this sixth-generation Sedan DeVille. Cadillac offered this smaller generation of DeVilles, in both two-door and four-door body styles, from 1985 through 1993. Somehow, we’ve only seen one 1990 Cadillac Sedan DeVille here on Barn Finds; that’s weird. I really liked the smaller version, although they aren’t for everyone.
Gor-geous! That brown leather looks almost like new and would make for a very comfy road trip. The seller lists this car as having 23,000 miles on it (the odometer photo shows 23,912), and it really looks like an ultra-low-mile car. For those of you who prefer to be driven rather than driving for yourself, the back seat is the place to be, and this one looks like new. The trunk also looks perfect, and the original carpeted floor mats are back there, in case you were wondering.
The engine is Cadillac’s 4.5-liter OHV V8 with 180 horsepower and 245 lb-ft of torque when new. It smoothly and quietly sneaks through a four-speed Turbo-Hydramatic and sends power to the front wheels. Everything is said to work, and with under 24,000 miles and no rust, this is the one you want if you’ve been looking for a faux convertible top’d and Continental Kit’d up Sedan DeVille. Are any of you into cars like this, or do you prefer clean lines? There is no right or wrong answer.
The continental kit has to go,the rest of the car I could handle, no question!
WITHOUT CUTTING OFF THE FRONT END…
cracked me up!
I think they added one to many zeros to the price, but to try and be fair I’m not a fan of this model
When did late-80’s early-90’s midsized GM front wheel drive cars become worth $19,000? It doesn’t matter if it’s low mileage or a Cadillac, someone needs to dig deep into their wallet. There is a lot of competition significantly below this cars asking price, someone really needs to want this car, then be willing and able to pay up, that’s where this car will run into trouble.
Steve R
Continental kit already mentioned. Luggage rack and that awful mock top,
$10,000 discount.
You’ve already mentioned my 3 strikes, and we all know what that means.
Ryan Seacrest would probably be Out if any of you remember his sign-off on American Idol.
Another Cadillac fit for the Club Champions 🏆 ⛳️ reserved parking stall
Club *Senior* Champions, even in 1990. This car was specced by someone who remembered the Cadillac convertible sedans of the ’30s, if not 1920s cars.
Nice call nlpnt 👍
As much as I love the feel of a front wheel drive V-8, I believe these had some mechanical issues, including the starters. I would look into that before I made an offer.
NO….THE NORTHSTAR HAD THE STARTER PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ENGINE. THE 4.9 WAS QUICKER. THESE CADOOs SCREAM BUT YOU GOTTA CHAIN DOWN THOSE MOTOR MOUNTS AND MAKE SURE YOUR COOLING SYSTEM IS TOP NOTCH. THIS RIDE IS GANGSTA ALL DAY LONG !!!!!!!!!!!!
motor was junk when they were new,dont think they got better with age
RON, YOUR ANOTHER REAL GENEOUS
love the color combo but not buy 1 of these due to all the problems they had with the motors
Never was a fan of the mock-convertible tops. Talk about USELESS!
The continental kit I’m okay with – especially since it keeps the spare out of the trunk. GM used this version on their convertibles in the late 1950’s-early 1960’s and they looked a LOT better than the extended rear bumpers of Ford and Chrysler.
Also, since this required premium unleaded, it’s little wonder more of these aren’t around anymore.
I don’t understand; how do you have a car from a Chicago suburb with NO rust. How is that possible?
ACZ, this car supposedly only has 23,000 miles on it. I’m guessing it has never been driven in the winter, which is fairly short in the Chicago area compared to further north. That’s only 658 miles a year over the last 35 years at 12 months a year, and it may not have been driven three or four months a year for that time, but, of course, we don’t know for sure.