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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XLV)
- Cadillac had great sales figures in the 1960s with 182,435 Cadillacs sold in 1965, rising to 196,685 in 1966, far outstripping competitors Lincoln at 54,755 sales in 1966.
- Even though Cadillacs were not being renewed annually, annual updates were made, and the cars became more pointed in their design, starting with the 9th generation.
- The 1967 Cadillac Calais entry-level Model wore very basic disc wheel covers and had limited badging and chrome. Most power features were not available to Calais customers.
- The 1967 DeVille was the same design as the Calais but carried more badges, extra standard features, and could either be a Coupe DeVille/DeVille convertible or a Sedan DeVille. DeVille Pillared Sedans still persisted, however.
- There were two Sixty Special models in 1967, one was the base Fleetwood Sixty Special and the other a more upmarket Fleetwood Sixty Special Brougham.
- The Fleetwood Seventy-Five was Cadillac's top-of-the-line model in 1967 and had new styling elements, including a longer look and automatic leveling suspension and air-conditioning as standard.
- For the first time in 1967, Cadillac introduced a front-wheel-drive vehicle with the new 8th-generation Eldorado leading the charge.
- The E-body platform was a flexible design that could take driven wheels at both ends, and in the Eldorado, created a far more conservative and large car than other E-body brands.
- The Riviera E-body had a sportier feel and was a personal luxury coupe, with the Oldsmobile Tornado joining in 1966 as a brand new model. The Cadillac Eldorado was the last E-body produced and retained the most conservative styling.
- The next installment of the Cadillac Eldorado history will focus on the Unitized Power Package, first seen in the 1966 Oldsmobile Tornado.
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