Talk:Cadillac Eldorado

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Was there a factory convertible of the final Eldorado body style? A dealer near here has an "ESC convertible" that looks stock, but I never heard of such a thing. A quick google search turned up nothing conclusive. --SFoskett 14:02, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)

Nope. All such that exist are custom jobs. Could that be ASC? I think American Sunroof Corporation may have made up a batch. RivGuySC 18:24, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] "Fifth Generation"

Wouldn't it be better to have a picture of one of these that's stock (ie without all the pimp chrome)? Also, this probably isn't a seperate "generation" -- simply a body style varation between 1971-78 as described in the article. It's not really any different than the annual styling changes seen in the 50s-60s. 64.171.162.77 13:17, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The 1960s

Cadillac Eldorado -- The 1960s -- To avoid image stackups into the next section, I co-aligned two Cadillac images together in a DIV and then added a forced break before the next section.

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Mardus 01:16, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] 1971 Eldorado

I just added my stock '71 convertible to the mix. If the photos are improperly placed, feel free to move them. Wwmitchell 01:30, 26 December 2006 (UTC)Bill Mitchell

[edit] 1986–1991 model and a consultant's prediction

"News reports later indicated that GM had been led astray by a consultant's prediction that gasoline would be at $3 per US gallon in the U.S. by 1986 and that very small luxury cars would be in demand."

The consultant's prediction was ultimately correct, but off by 20 years :-). Is it thus possible to claim that seventh generation (1986–1991) Eldorados' fuel economy is still reasonable with what the current petrol prices are in North America — compared both to previous and later models, which appear to have a more dismal fuel economy? -Mardus 17:32, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyvio?

Is this a copyvio from there -- http://www.cadillac.kiev.ua/cadillac-eldorado.html -- or here?? -Mardus 18:19, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Last Cadillac

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE ELDORADO WAS THE LAST OF THE REAL CADILLACS....AND THAT IT WAS A SAD DAY WHEN OUR SOCIETY TOSSED IT ASSIDE! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.160.242.107 (talk) 12:12, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Not that I disagree, but pretty sure this would count as violating NPOV. 86.139.15.170 (talk) 01:54, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Picture Choice

The lead picture to this article should be an Eldorado, not the 1959 model currently used. Ideally, I would think it should be a picture which best represents the model's styling cues over its lifetime, and not include a great deal of aftermarket accessories. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.175.160.21 (talk) 16:23, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

I thought the image of the '72 was the best quality, so I put it at the top. --Sable232 (talk) 03:46, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
I have to respectfully but strongly disagree with that choice. The 1959 Eldorado Biarritz is THE widely recognized classic and commands the highest price of any model before or since. WwmitchellBill Mitchell24.205.185.132 (talk) 02:17, 28 April 2008 (UTC)