Cadillac reinvented the Eldorado in 1967. It continued as a personal luxury car, but now with front-wheel drive like the Oldsmobile Toronado from the year before. It would remain a Cadillac fixture for the next 35 years. The 1968 edition was little changed, but buyers were receptive to the changes as sales picked up by 40%. This survivor has been in the same family since new, though more recently it was up on jacks. Located in Artesia, California, this documented Caddy is available without reserve here on eBay, where $6,889 is currently the number to beat.
A family named Porter bought this Cadillac new in Southern California. Much of its documentation has survived, at least back to 1972. When the family was done using it on a regular or semi-regular basis, it was put up off the ground in the garage and left alone. Occasionally people would come by asking to buy it, but the Porters always said no. As time went on and they passed away, the son (seller?) decided it was time to pull it out of mothballs, get it running, and finally put it on the resale market for the first time.
About $4,000 was invested in the original 472 cubic inch V8, Turbo-Hydramatic, and more. The work includes flushing the fuel delivery system, giving it a tuneup, replacing the fuel pump, water pump, tires, and a lot more. As a result, we were told it runs and drives like a Cadillac is supposed to. Other work may be needed down the road, like replacing the gaskets in the V8, and the vehicle leaks a bit of fluid from its hibernation (nothing that appears to be immediate).
The cool Spectre Blue Firemist custom paint was redone about 40 years ago and looks great for the age. The interior is also good, but there is a little cracking in the leather. The hideaway headlights work, though the doors are a bit slow to react. If you’re drawn to Cadillacs of this era, this car is more or less survivor-quality and should turn heads wherever it goes.
“The hideaway headlights work, though the doors are a bit slow to react.” At 58 years old more than just a couple things were slow to react with a few of us older readers! Hoping our resident Cadillac lady will voice her take on this big ol’ Eldo.
GLWTA
Nevadahalfrack!!! You nailed it!!! My headlight doors are really slow too. Especially at 4 am when my alarm goes off and I have to goto work 😆 🤣 😂. Thanks for the laugh!!!
The Caddy is very nice. Even if it does have slow headlight doors.
@Driveinstile
My headlights dont have doors but are still slow to react sometimes. ☺️
I second that emotion! Once we get north of the big 5 – 0, everything starts to slow down. Nice Eldo, though. If they were my jam, I would be sorely tempted to make a move. GLWTS.
cool caddy not too sure about the blue on the lower body though. no reserve somebody is going to get a good deal.
Classic cars are finally coming down out of the stratosphere, but why? Could it be a certain entity is trying very hard to get old cars off the road by making it difficult to fix them, keep them running and changing the gasoline available? JMO.
As for this Cadillac, it’s nice, not my favorite color as ya’ll know, but it’s pretty much original and they already took care of the expensive stuff. The ’67s through ’70 were a nice design with tons of new innovations but my favorites are the ’71s and beyond. Wider, lower, longer. To me the early FWD were sportier whereas the latter was more luxurious. There’s only one sport im interested in and it ain’t running fast. Im a luxury girl all the way.
Its a great deal and someone is going to be very happy, even with slow headlight doors.
Why would it be harder to fix old cars? New ones are all black boxed and require specialized tools and knowledge. Parts availability may be an issue but once a car is over fifty years old there’s just not that much demand for them. A lot of garages would rather not work on them either. Breaking rusty bolts loose is no one’s idea of fun. Old cars are like anything else. They start falling apart and eventually die.
@Fox Owner I didnt say old cars are harder to fix, I said they are making it difficult to fix older cars. As in, they are making it hard to fix them. Big difference.
“They” are going after old cars, everyday drivers, but that does include classic cars as well.
It’s just market demographics. Now it’s GenXers like me that drive the classic market (empty nest and money to blow on nostalgia), and generally we want cars from the 80s and 90s. Although, truth be told, I do love some land barges; I had an interesting uncle that loved old Caddies, and it made an impression on me.
We typically tend to gravitate toward cars that we admired and longed for in our youth. As people who longed for a 1967-1970 Eldorado age out of the collector car market, demand falls, and prices go down. It’s simple economics, not a government conspiracy.
Great looking driver Eldorado. I don’t recall the two tone being offered but the white interior is cool 😎
Lot of car for the money also considering the money spent on improvements that should be done anyway. Have to say I don’t care for the lower body color, I’d rather have it all the same. GLWTS.
In 1968 Eldorado got a new engine, from 429 to 472. Also hidden wipers. At 69,000 miles this car looks very clean, even underneath. Don’t like the color scheme though. Most Eldorados of this era sag a little in the back, but not this one. My 1970 Eldorado had air shocks on it when I bought it 27 years ago.
Cars like this getting harder to find. So beautiful in contrast to today’s junk. Hard on premium gas. So what. You won’t see another one.
These FWD vehicles have the same basic transmissions as the GMC motorhomes. My 1970 Eldorado has 156,000 miles and have had for 27 years and never had a problem with the transmission.
Uh Angel 😇, I’m reading between
the lines as to what you’re saying
and I’m blushing LOL, wink wink!
And since this is a family website,
I’ll be a gentleman and not say what I think you’re really saying so I’m gonna tell a story that kinda runs along those lines. We
were playing a package show in
a small town outside Des Moines
Iowa in 1976. We were the headliners that night and we had
other acts that were opening for us. Well, there was this heavy set
young lady and boy, did she play a wicked barrel house piano! For
some reason, she had no back up
band, so I had my guys go out on
stage to help her out. Not only could she play the keys off a piano, but she could really belt out a tune as well. Ray Austin played drums, Charlie Johnson
played lead guitar, and Curt Sweringsn played bass. And all of them were only 18 years old
when I took them out with me.
And those young men put on a show that I’ll never forget. Well, the young lady played two, maybe
three songs and was getting a good response. Then, she was
belting out Let Your Love Flow by
Bellamy Brothers when this asshole in the back of the room
heckled her about her weight
To which she replied “That’s alright honey, us fat women are
built for comfort not speed!”. The
whole place went batsh*t crazy the crowd was clapping cheering
whistling, and screaming. She got a five minute standing ovation and had my guys take a
bow with her. i couldn’t have been any more proud of my guys
than I was that night. I gave them
a hundred dollar bonus for each
man and bought dinner at a local
truck stop when the show was over. And the young lady? She got called up by ABC TV to appear on the Don Ho Show two
weeks later. So yeah, I think I read what you were saying. And
BTW, 🎈 honey 🍯
Nice