The 1977 Cadillac Coupe DeVille is one of those classic cars almost everyone (enthusiast or not) thinks is cool. They’re long, boxy, luxurious, and very ’70s Americana. 234,171 examples were produced in 1977 making this car have an abundant presence on the road, even now. The example at hand is said to have about 28k miles and is listed for sale on craigslist in Eliott City, Maryland for $9,500. Thanks to T.J for the tip!
The exterior is finished in what could be assumed to be an original fire red with a cream top. The body appears to be free of any significant damage or dents. No rust is reported. The wheels also appear to be in decent condition. Overall this car might need some minor touch-ups here and there but presents very well for its age.
The interior is finished in an exterior matching red with a tan steering wheel and wood-style accents. There is something extra neat about monochrome finished cars, you just don’t see them made this way anymore. The seats appear to have some minor wrinkling in line with the age of the car. The cabin looks exceptionally luxurious and comfortable.
There are no images of the engine bay in the original ad. A 7.0 liter V8 engine sends power to the rear wheels via a 3-speed automatic transmission. The DeVille is said to drive and run well and the seller largely uses it for weekend cruises. This example is in good condition and with a little attention could be in exceptional shape. It is a well-cared-for example of a lightly used classic. The next owner could likely get many years out of the car with minimal issues. If you’d like to add this 1977 Cadillac Coupe DeVille to your collection or try it out as a daily driver contact the seller on craigslist before it’s gone.
My father had been buying Caddies for years when GM came out with these downsized cars He was so upset he went to a Lincoln, but by 79 he was back to the Caddie and loved it. This looks like a nice cruiser at a decent price.
Excuse me, you installed the power window switches upside down. And those are Buick hubcaps….what’s that, you say? Really?
This needs wire hubcaps. I know – they are harder to clean, but – so many facets to admire.
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We had a 78 Coupe Deville as a kid. Those wheel covers are indeed Cadillac, they were the standard ones. Wire wheel covers like Big Fun pictured was optional, although the wreath and crest would be for Fleetwoods. The regular Deville only had the Caddy insignia on them. I was looking at the pictures and never realized, ’77 had the seat controls on the seat itself, 78 they were moved to the door arm rest. I’m wondering if the whole car is original, with the exception of the bumper fillers, you can see a little color difference there. The lacquer finish on these checked and faded quickly ( we spend a lot of time polishing trying to keep it nice). The carpets aren’t faded at all which is a surprise and they look original along with the original floor mats in good shape too. Those wire hubcaps are indeed a PAIN to clean correctly but when they’re clean they do make the car. There weren’t too many with plain standard wheel covers. Ours had that originally, then Mom said she wanted the wires so Dad sprung for them. Ours was one of the most stripped Caddys around No tilt wheel, No cruise control. He didn’t even want a power seat or windows but it was standard so he had no choice. ” More stuff to break” he’d always say, and if he didnt have to tools to fix it, he didnt want it. They did however go for the 8 track for some reason. But that was about it. Quality control was at its worst. When the car came in we went down there. The salesman actually handed my Dad a pad and pen and said try everything out and give me a list of what doesn’t work. Him and my brother were up front, me in the back, rear speakers didn’t work, power seat buttons didnt work, horn didn’t work. Steering wheel wasn’t straight ( as an 8 year old kid I was thinking, This is a Cadillac???? ). Then he went back to get it after all the repairs were made, he manually shifted it in first gear, and it got stuck there, wouldn’t upshift, he rolled the window down, gave the thumbs down to his friend following him, turned around brought it back to the dealer. After all of that though, it was an overall good car, he only brought it back a couple times for warranty stuff.
Other than a ’62 that he bought used, this was the only new Caddy he ever bought. Our ’70 Olds 98 he had before this never gave an ounce of trouble other than blowing through a number of starter motors from trying to crank that high compresson 455 which was very healthy.
Boy this memory got long winded. I forgot about all that till I started looking at this one. It looks like a good solid mostly original Coupe Deville.
Boy your right those hubcaps do suck,that reminds me years ago of seeing these on cads thinking how cheap they make a good looking car look!
My friends father traded in his 75 Coupe DeVille on a ’78 Sedan DeVille. We thought: “What a tiny Cadillac!” But, he let him drive it. And that was a big deal, when he’d wheel us teenagers into a tailgate party in a brand new Caddy.
Those LED headlights are more offensive than the wheel covers.