Tag Archives: Eldorado

1957 Cadillac Eldorado Seville fetches record $150,000 at Mecum Kissimmee sale

Angelo Van Bogart | March 26, 2014

No price guide — not Old Cars Report Price Guide, not NADA, not Kelley Blue Book, not Cars That Matter — not one of them has a 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Seville two-door hardtop valued at six figures.  In fact, no … More »

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Capitol Cadillac Car Show to feature ’53 Cadillac LeMans

raustin | September 30, 2013
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In honor of the late Henry Ruby, the Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region car show coordinator, and the 60th Anniversary of the 1953 Eldorado, the theme for this year’s Annual Fall Car Show at Capitol Cadillac will be Colossal Convertibles – including a 1953 Cadillac LeMans. More »

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Salvage yard adds Chrysler 300s, Eldorados, other ’50s treasures

raustin | April 17, 2013
This gold-and-white De Soto Adventurer two-door hardtop was one of many desirable 1950s cars in the 250-car stash acquired by French Lake Auto Parts (FLAP) in Annandale, Minn. This example is not the only Adventurer that was purchased by FLAP.

A 250-vehicle collection has landed in a Minnesota salvage yard, featuring everything from a 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham to a 1956 De Soto Adventurer. More »

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Cadillac Eldorado Brougham to be offered during Amelia Island

Angelo Van Bogart | February 18, 2011

Anybody who regularly visits this blog knows I dig anything with the Cadillac crest, especially when it hovers above the classic “V” as it did on 1930-’60s models. One of the most impressive Cadillacs to come from that period, and … More »

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XP-850: Cadillac’s Experimental Eldorado of 1965

Angelo Van Bogart Old Cars Weekly Materials supplied by John Hambrock | November 20, 2009
The experimental convertible top mechanism of the 1965 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado convertible, XP-850.

A rare look at the original GM styling report.
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What's worth more: 1957 or '58 Eldorados?

Angelo Van Bogart | September 5, 2007

A reader asked that, because 1958 Cadillac Eldorado production numbers are lower than those for 1957 Eldo models, are 1958s worth more than 1957 Eldorados? Here’s what I think: For a long time, 1958 Cadillacs were the “black sheep” of … More »

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