What a beauty! This 1983 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Edition accumulated 68,000 miles while serving two owners in and around Los Angeles, California. After hibernating in a barn for sixteen-years, the car found its current (third) owner who coaxed the engine back to life and refurbished or replaced mechanical and cosmetic items before offering it for auction here on eBay.
Last registered in 2001, this cream puff not only runs like it should, it passed the California smog test thanks to new and / or freshly cleaned ignition and fuel system components. Other updates include new tires, fresh fluids throughout, new headliner, visors, and Landau top.
The seller claims “The more I drive it the better it gets.” While most of the gadgets and doo-dads work, the air conditioning and fan do not, items that any Golden State driver will want to rectify. Otherwise this sweet Caddy is original and ready for a night at the opera!
Like every Eldorado since 1967, this 1983 model features front-wheel-drive, reducing drive line complexity and expanding interior space by virtually eliminating the typical rear-wheel-drive vehicle’s driveline “hump.” The 4.1L V8 delivers (cough-cough) horsepower… What’s in a number… say 135 for example? Suffice to say it makes elegant V8 sounds and provides enough thrust for the stately motoring befitting a luxurious classic. More details available at automobile-catalog.com and wikipedia.org. While this Eldorado may not appear on many motorheads’ “Top Ten” lists, it barely needs any work, and you could probably drive it a few thousand miles a year and break even years later. What’s your top bid on this ’80s luxury coupe?
Hmmmm…why are these pics taken in a parking garage, of all places? Other than that, no comment. Nice looking car, just not interested.
It will be interesting to see what the high bid will be.
Other than maybe Vegas, I can’t think of a better home for a stately, cheesy, white Eldo than Los Angeles. I may actually love what this car represents more than the car itself. If it stays cheap enough, this one would be a great second car to make commuting or around-town errands a lot more fun.
And again, it’s a vehicle that ticks my main boxes of 1. rarely-seen (in this shape) and 2. kinda weird, which makes my level of appreciation go up.
There are more of these cars still out there in one form or another then people think. Work at a golf course on the weekends, and there are a few regular old timers that have these, and it’s sister car Buick Riviera in nice condition. Kid around with them about the cars, and they like them because they are easy to drive and get in and out of.
Just like their golf carts
Thought this might be a V8-6-4.. but nope.
Personally I have had both. I prefer the 4-6-8 but if you are one who has the luxury of living in a place not jammed with cars and the terrain is flat then you can use cruise. Anywhere else the cruise causes it to shift incessantly between 4 & 6 which is maddening. If one drives with the gas petal it is possible to keep the engine in 4 cylinder mode. Mine was a 1981 Fleetwood Brougham rear wheel drive–the full sized one and I was able to eek out 24 on the freeway and 14 to 17 in town. The 4.1 liter motor was gutless and had a tendency to explode, I don’t believe that an owner of a 4.1 could replace it with anything else due to the design of the engine bay. This having the 4.1 is a car I would want to see only in my rear view mirror and rather than under the sear of my pants.
No. This is the Hook n Tow (HT)4100.
The v8 6 4 was used in Eldorado s in 1981 only.
135 hp? That’s not hp, that’s more like greyhound power. I remember these when they were new. Loads of problems. I had the Olds Toronado Caliente, which was the equivalent to the Caddy Eldo Biarritz. Every option under the sun and I couldn’t get rid of it fast enough. Total piece of garbage. And it looked “MINT”. The scheister who sold it to me had put sawdust in the transmission to keep it from leaking. After a few hundred miles it locked up and I was into it for a rebuilt tranny. Took it on the chin with that one, but, a lesson learned. Buyer Beware, isn’t that the saying? Hopefully this is a straight car, but I would spend the money to have it checked out by the very same Casa De Cadillac. They’re still there and they will tell you whatever the car needs. From the looks of it, I would say it’s a good buy at about $3,500-$4,000.
This is a garden-variety Eldorado with the touring suspension and a few questionable aftermarket add-ons. The Eldorado Touring Coupe was trimmed differently inside and out.
How about an LS3 swap?
“Touring” Edition. As if there were a “Racing” Edition.More GM garbage from the Dark Ages.
Looks like an 80’s Oldsmobile from the rear. Would this be the same platform?
Eldorado, Toronado, and Riviera were on the same E-body platform starting in 1979 (FWD, longitudinal layout.) No relationship to the “regular” full size sedans.
My dad and my uncle both bought new 83 Eldorados in Navy blue. His was gas and my dad’s was a diesel. Pretty cars, but horrible reliability. The diesel car was a bucket of bolts.
My 83 Riv diesel made it over 200K with only one injector pump overhaul and no other failures. I’d say that’s excellent reliability.
Every time I let me 1981 Riv diesel sit for a couple of months, I had to spend $1000.00 to get it running again.
The diesel engine was not reliable unless you ran it every day.
Nice car for sure. I have never been fond of the toilet seat cover on the trunk. It looks to be in great condition
4100, no thanks.
If it was a 1979 – 1981 then yes.
It’s already bid more than it’s worth.
There’s still lots of really clean ones around and usually fairly cheap.
The 4.1 sucks and it needs a stainless roof, also lose the toilet seat trunk lid!
That being said it is in nice shape and it’s a car I’ve always liked even though I’m not a big GM fan.
I love these people the blur out the license plate then publish a copy of the registration with the plate number in plain view.
Not enough grunt and perfect for LA or Palm Springs.
The only “Touring” this barge did was round trips to the Mustang Ranch.
I think that toilet seat is a dealer add on. Even Cadillac back then wouldn’t have gone that far…. of course there WAS the 80 Seville.
Ummm, not to nit pic, but why would the seller refer to a Caddy as a Kaddy ? Just Sayin’
Well that was disappointing- not a touring edition- just a run of the mill Eldorado with aftermarket junk added on – pass
Looks to be in great shape, the condition of the leather on the steering wheel (and the bumper fillers) tells the whole story. I believe you can swap an olds 350 in there, but you have to look it up, lots of work. That being said, the 4.1 in my ’85 has been a great engine, not fast, but will leave the stop light ahead of the pack with enough pedal…the early 4.1’s were more prone to problems, ’84 on up are considered pretty reliable. The touring suspension is nothing to scoff at, these cars drive and handle like more modern cars. Great find, agree, the SS roof and moonroof option would raelly make it stand out, but who ever get’s everything they want? BTW, hvac needs a new control module…$200-$300 used, ask me how I know!