$15,200
Added by:
Private seller
Offer ID #72265
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Transmission:
Automatic
Condition:
New
Doors:
2
Color:
Brown
Color:
Brown
Description
In an age when car companies were downsizing vehicles due to government regulation and rising oil prices, Cadillac continued to produce the large and luxurious Eldorado. Notably, 1978 was the final year for the 126-inch wheelbase, front-drive E-platform that had been in use since 1971.
While waiting one more year for an all-new downsized body, the Eldorado received no major change other than a revised crosshatch grille; identifiable by heavier horizontal bars. Cadillac did, however, introduce a new…
In an age when car companies were downsizing vehicles due to government regulation and rising oil prices, Cadillac continued to produce the large and luxurious Eldorado. Notably, 1978 was the final year for the 126-inch wheelbase, front-drive E-platform that had been in use since 1971.
While waiting one more year for an all-new downsized body, the Eldorado received no major change other than a revised crosshatch grille; identifiable by heavier horizontal bars. Cadillac did, however, introduce a new Electronic Level Control system in 1978, and it was included on the Eldorado as part of the model’s impressive list of standard features, which had long come to be expected by the brand’s clientele. As such, examples of the 1978 Eldorado are highly coveted cars representing the end of an era for Cadillac’s so-called “stretched-out” styling, with luxurious tailoring, and a comprehensive suite of standard amenities.
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