I am thinking about buying one. Under $20k. Maybe even under $10k (the 80's cars are fairly cheap).
I dont care about investment value. I just want a cool kind of weird car to drive around Toronto in. Thinking an Eldorado Biaritz Ragtop. Thinking either 1976 or I even like the 1984 like this one (same year I was born).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1984-...item2a03755c15
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-...item27addf2828
Anyone know much about them or a good website to research them. I am not havng much luck on google.
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12-22-2009 04:57 PM
Last edited by ar15meister; 12-22-2009 at 05:07 PM.
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12-22-2009 05:05 PMif you go 80's the 368 is a good motor, just do not get one with the 4-6-8 valve shut off solenoids on it, and stay away from the ht4100's
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12-22-2009 05:20 PMLOL. I had a 1981 Eldo. It was brown and tan two-tone. It got totalled, but probably saved my life because it was so big and heavy!! I'll look for some pictures. It had a diesel in it from the factory, but when I got it the dealer had replaced the POS diesel with an Olds 350. It was an awesome car!!!
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12-22-2009 05:37 PMHow much will you be renting your women for?
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12-22-2009 05:57 PM
My dad had brand new 1983 Eldorado Biaritz. loaded.
He still talks about how much he loved that car.
I have always loved the Cadillac brand in general. I think one of these would be a great car just to drive in the Spring/Summer/Fall up here.
Not too much to worry about because it is only a $10k car but it still has a very unique look and apparently they are nice to drive.
Also probably wont get me pulled over and ticketed as much as my Z06.....lol.
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12-22-2009 06:26 PM
When i get around to collecting cars, i WILL have a 71 Eldo. Love that big ol car
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12-23-2009 12:37 PM
8-6-4-0!
Adam, out here there's still TONS of reasonably priced '60s and '70s Caddies. It's been my experience that '80s cars in general are a total maintenance nightmare and the styling is questionable in my opinion.
If I was going to buy an old Caddy, I'd probably go for one of the 4 door Coupes (no door posts) from the mid 60s or if I really wanted something absurd, maybe an early '70s Fleetwood. You'll get the most motor with the least semifunctional crap bolted to it that way...
My old man had a '68 Coupe De Ville (brown with tan landau top and interior), '72 Fleetwood (green on green), '78 Fleetwood (Brown again), '83 Fleetwood (dk blue with lt blue interior, and the car I learned to drive on) and an '88 Fleetwood (front drive pile of crap that my designated driver totalled in Niagara Falls one night). I still get the itch from time to time...Last edited by Dude! Sweet!; 12-23-2009 at 12:43 PM.
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12-23-2009 12:50 PM
What about this EL DOG RAG
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