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Raymond Loewy Designed 1959 Cadillac Eldorado For Sale

Raymond Loewy is one of those industrial design legends who has no problem maintaining a spot in the pantheon of automotive history. The design lead for Studebaker during the post war years, Loewy and Virgil Exner, another luminary, were responsible for some of the most forward thinking and trend setting designs of the time. Loewy didn't just do work for a broad range of customers, including NASA, he also did stuff for himself. This self-commissioned 1959 Cadillac Eldorado was designed with nobody but himself in mind, and it's now on the world's largest auction block.

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12:45 PM on Thu May 29 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,308 views, 37 comments

Latest by LostAmerica: My GOD what a cool patina to have on something so retro-futuristic. No, it would be a crime to restore her. I have a picture of this in a book about Loewy, but never thought I'd ever see the actual more »

down on the street bonus edition

Bay Area Train Commuters Prefer Vintage Iron

When you're having a quinto-Belvedere tailgate party at the Oakland Coliseum, you pay to park in the official stadium lot, but when you're swilling cheap beer and wolfing chile verde burritos prior to sneaking into the good seats with your bleacher tickets watching a ballgame from the bleachers, you don't want to pay to park your car. That's why me and my cheapskate friends park in the free Coliseum BART station parking lot for most games, where we often have the opportunity to admire vintage machinery driven by commuters. Some of you may remember the Menacing Bee Van from last year, and here we have a quintet of other interesting rides spotted in the same lot. Apologies for crappy phone-camera image quality.

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4:00 PM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,114 views, 34 comments

Latest by n/a: @beercheck: My 75 was a dark green metallic, plaid seat(ed), vinyl roofed, hatchback, with 8-track, CB radio and a Sears Tower sized spring mounted antenna bolted to the hatch. more »

junkyard find

No Room For The Cadillac Engine? Get The Emblem!

When I saw the junked '71 Eldorado last weekend, I said the same thing to its engine-displacement emblems that (ex-schoolteacher) Chaim Witz said to 16-year-old Christine when he saw her walking home from school: I got to have you! Of course, I didn't mean quite the same thing by my statement (you hope), but the upshot is that I've got a companion for the Super-Malaise Cadillac V8-6-4 emblem now stuck on my office bulletin board. Apparently The General's marketing types felt that the British "Litre" spelling would give the Eldo added style; we can also see this philosophy on the '73 Grand Am.

3:00 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Murilee Martin
880 views, 28 comments

Latest by thatguy01: @sneaky_j: Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead. more »

junkyard find

Shopping For An 8.2 Liter Engine?

There was a time, maybe a decade ago, when Cadillac Eldorados with high-compression 500-cubic-inch engines were plentiful in self-service junkyards. These days, months can go by between sightings of non-Malaise 500s. As I learned when I helped a friend pull a 500 one sweltering, bloody-knuckled day, the Eldo's front-wheel-drive setup makes engine removal approximately 50 times harder than your typical Detroit rear-driver, but so what? Five hundred cubic inches! Power was a little down in '71, but this car's engine was still rated at 365 horses... and an 18-wheeler-esque 535 foot-pounds of torque.

2:00 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,337 views, 100 comments

Latest by n/a: @@kfdave: I'm only 20 years old and i REALLY love 1970's cars before they went small due to the emissions control standerds in the U.S. I know all about the old caddy's and Lincolns but, my most above favorite car more »

jalopnik fantasy garage

Cadillac Eldorado Brougham

Well, you've done it again - voted into the Jalopnik Fantasy Garage another glass-and-steel piece of history which some, but not all, agree would make for a great addition: the Lotus Eleven. Last week saw no progress towards filling the garage due to Geneva Motor Show shenanigans, but that just gave us some extra time to think about what to offer up this week. Sometimes it's hard to be objective when selecting nominees, this week's pick is a personal favorite from a bygone era of high rollers, big egos, and uncompromising style - the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. More »

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12:40 PM on Tue Mar 11 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
5,117 views, 113 comments

Latest by n/a: HAve someone ever seen CHAYKA? This one is the Russian Cadillac Eldorado. Enjoy! www.vipavto.com.ua/images/photo/Chayka_1.jpg www.weblancer.net/files/portfolio/302/30217/89418m.jpg signature: Smoking cheap cigarettes is one of the leading causes of statistics. more »

el caminos

1980 Cadillac Eldamino: For When Your Brat Just Isn't Classy Enough

We've got the deal of the century for you, assuming you are in the market for a car-truck based on a FWD, V8-powered luxury car of the 80's. It's the Cadillac Eldamino and it's got everything an up-and-coming dealer needs: mag wheels, tonneau truck cover, fake Q-beams, 350 c.i. Olds V8 and XM Radio (unless that interferes with your pager). Warranty? It's only got 35,000 miles, you won't need one. Just look at the possibly non-funtioning lake pipes. This is a quality automobile for under $10K. (Thanks to UDMAN) [American Dream Cars]

10:40 AM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,419 views, 40 comments

Latest by NovaloadMissesPolar: I need a side view because I'm afraid it's going to be extremely front heavy. @beercheck: You know, in some states actual spotlights ain't legal--you might be illegally hunting, you know, spotlighting deer--so help me, that is the only reason I more »

hoon of the day

Hoon of the Day: Eldorado Versus Camper

Mid-70s Eldorado with missing door. Group of young men with beer. Rural setting. Snow. Barking dogs. A fifth-wheel travel trailer. You can probably see where this is going. But where's the meth lab gonna go now? – Murilee Martin More »

11:15 AM on Fri Mar 30 2007
By Murilee Martin
9,621 views, 24 comments