Cadillac
USA · Founded 1902
The Standard of the World. Cadillac defined American luxury for a century — chrome, fins, and engines you could land a plane on. When you made it, you bought a Cadillac.
Heritage
Cadillac invented interchangeable parts, the electric starter, and pretty much everything else that matters in automotive engineering. For most of the 20th century, 'Cadillac' was synonymous with 'the best.' The tail fins of the '50s, the land yachts of the '70s, the audacious excess of the Eldorado — Cadillac was never subtle. This was the car for people who wanted everyone to know they'd arrived. The brand lost its way in the '80s and '90s, but the vintage iron remains the definitive American luxury statement.
Cadillac Vehicles (4)
1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz
The 1959 Cadillac is the zenith of American automotive excess — the highest tailfins ever fitted to a production car, the most chrome Cadillac would ever apply, the ultimate expression of postwar optimism before JFK and Vietnam changed the national mood. The Eldorado Biarritz convertible was the flagship: air suspension, power everything, and styling that defined an era. These are the cars in vintage photographs of Las Vegas, Miami, and Hollywood. Love them or hate them, the '59 Cadillac is America in sheet metal — confident, oversized, and completely unapologetic.
1967 Cadillac Eldorado
The 1967 Eldorado was Cadillac's reinvention — a dramatic departure from the tailfin era into something sleeker and more modern. Built on the E-body platform shared with the Toronado, the Eldorado took front-wheel drive and wrapped it in crisp, Bill Mitchell styling that defined luxury for the late '60s. The hidden headlights, the knife-edge fenders, the frameless door glass — it was modern without being radical. This was the Eldorado that celebrities and executives chose, the car that proved personal luxury could have substance beneath the style.
1975 Cadillac Coupe DeVille
The mid-70s Coupe DeVille represents peak American excess — a two-door coupe the size of a small apartment, powered by the largest V8 GM ever built, and appointed like a rolling living room. This was the car for people who'd made it and wanted everyone to know. The emissions-strangled 500 V8 made embarrassing horsepower for its size, but torque was always adequate. These cars floated over roads, isolated their occupants from the outside world, and announced arrival in no uncertain terms.
1975 Cadillac Eldorado
The 1971-1978 Eldorado represents Cadillac at maximum displacement: the 500 cubic inch V8 remains the largest engine GM ever put in a production car. By 1975, emissions regulations had sapped the power, but the torque remained — these cars still moved with authority. The 1976 Eldorado convertible was marketed as 'the last American convertible,' creating a speculative frenzy that proved premature but made those cars collectible regardless. These are full-size personal luxury coupes at their most excessive — massive, comfortable, and completely unconcerned with efficiency.