1971 Cadillac Eldorado

Convertible

8.2L 500Cu. In. V8 GAS Naturally Aspirated

Automatic

Clear

GAS

Awesome Condition 1971 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible - original - $6,900 best offer (NEED TO SELL ASAP) - FEW THOUSAND OFF REGULAR ASKING This is the most honest listed classic car. - ENJOY THE SUMMER MONTHS IN THIS HEAD TURNER 1971 Classic Cadillac Eldorado Convertible - Only 54XXX Miles - BODY IS SOLID AND STRAIGHT You are Bidding on a classic cadillac. This car is in great shape and runs perfect. motor does not burn any oil and transimission shifts perfectly. No leaks at all! Car has the distinguished 500CI engine -same one used for running out at Pace Car events. Its a pure beauty! You won't find a cleaner one for the price anywhere! Shop around to see for your self! Starts up everytime. I bought the car from Texas where it has resided for the past 37 years. Never seen snow or New England Road Salt. Car is garaged Constantly and has only seen rain 2 times since I have owned it. This car turns head everywhere I take it. I have driven the car 300 miles straight on a trip and ran perfectly always. Paint is still great. Body is completely straight. only 2 very small almost unnoticable dings in body - You can't see it unless you grab a flashlight and really try to find them. - All original body panels. Interior is near perfect for its age. Has original dash clock that still works. Not one crack in seats. Small crack in driver side door panel arm rest. All lights work - interior etc... Car is inspected - Drives perfect as well. Never find a ride like this for this price. Positives- Accurate Interior is very nice - See photos Body is perfect straight - no rust on the body Engine is in excellent running condintion All dash lights work and interior lights -Just original radio does not work Transmission perfect - no slipping and no hard shifting at all No Leaks Original Jack and tire iron. Car has spare as well. All emblems are on the car. I bought the car to put it back to show quality, but now selling to upgrade to a bigger boat. stereo system in trunk - but don't worry - It can all come out if you want to with just 4 screws adn it is all out of the car. Work I did on the Car when I got it I bought the car and did the following work to it so far. All OEM Parts from Texas Rebuilt Carb Brand new axels in the front - car is front wheel drive and first Cadillac made front wheel drive in convertible. New Suspenion all the way around New Gas tank Car comes with new Convertible Top - Not intalled- New in box Left Passenger Floor pan - Not installed still in box I have new muffler - although there is absolutely nothing wrong with the one on the car and it passes inspection - as I said, I was just going through the whole car to restore so I was buying parts when they were available. One Bezel around rear tail light has a crack in it Convertible Roof switch seems to have just stopped working and not sure why - might be celnoid, or switch it self. you can manually move roof up and down easy. Convertible top has small tear in it, however the tear does not go all the way through - as stated I have new canvas in the box just not installed yet. Everything else is in great shape. You won't believe how nice this car actually is. REMEMBER - IT IS 41 YEARS OLD. All Blemishes with the car: Rear window does not line up perfectly when rolled up. I have the roller to fix it, just have not installed it yet. Window is only off by less than 1/4 inch when rolled up so not a big deal. Just want to be honest and describe car best I can A few very small paint chips - one on rear trunk - pictures show it and on side of hook. When I got the car, someone used white touch up paint to protect steel body. Car is missing the sun visors - stems still there just no visors - no big deal Sometimes, convertible roof sticks on the way up. You can manually get it past that sticking point - I have never not been able to put the top up. Small rust hole in rear passenger floor- I have the floor pan (OEM) that just needs to be installed. Carpet is covering floor and If I didn't describe it, you would not be able to tell. AC does not work - needs new compressor Rear lettering (Eldorado) is missing 3 letters. Easy to replace. ************************************************* PLEASE PLEASE - SERIOUS CAR LOVERS AND BIDDERS ONLY - I will email responses to all questions. As you can already see - you will know everything about the car. I treat people like I want to be treated. ************************************************ Car History The bigger V-8 of 1970 hinted that a bigger Eldo was on the way. But though the mostly new 1971 edition was 6.3 inches longer between wheel centers, it was just 0.6-inch longer overall and only some 75 pounds heavier. Even so, the more rounded styling made it look far bulkier than its crisply chiseled forebears, and most of the extra wheelbase went ahead of the firewall, not into the cockpit. All of which later moved Automobile Quarterly to lament that "there is absolutely no logical reason for owning [this] Eldorado.... In terms of efficiency it ranks somewhere near zero.... In terms of handling it is a barge compared with the very nice car it was six years ago. It also has the thirstiest engine in production." But if this Eldorado seemed outsize then, let alone now, it was precisely what the luxury market wanted for most of the self-indulgent Seventies. Sales bear this out. Bolstered by a revived Eldorado convertible (replacing the de Ville ragtop), this series recorded sizeable production gains through 1973, dipped in Energy Crisis '74, recovered in 1975-76, then soared to a record 47,000 in swan-song 1977-78. Year-to-year changes were too numerous to list here, but the 500 V-8 persisted through '76 (with fuel injection optional from early 1975), after which a more responsible new 425 took over. Styling was freshened for '75 with skinless rear wheels, a pronounced beltline dip, and rectangular quad headlights; four-wheel disc brakes were standardized for '76. There were always plenty of interesting options, such as the coupe's Custom Cabriolet roof (from 1972), fancy Custom Biarritz and two-tone Biarritz Classic packages (from late '76), "Track Master" rear anti-lock brakes (1972), even a driver's airbag (a few for '74). Horsepower withered with progressively tightening emissions limits -- drastically with the switch from SAE gross to more realistic net ratings beginning in 1973 -- but usable performance wasn't much affected. Prices went the other way, breaking the $10,000 barrier in '75. But back to the 1971 Eldorado which kept its basic shape for eight years. The second generation front-wheel-drive Eldorado was offered as a sedan and a convertible. Although it had the huge 500 cubic inch engine, the compression was lowered so that it had 35 less horsepower. Remember this is still gross horsepower. The change to net horsepower does not take effect until the 1973 models. As a rule of thumb (but by no means accurate) net horsepower is about 2/3 gross horsepower. Rear coil springs were another new technical feature. The Eldorado wheelbase was stretched more than six inches, too. Body styling was heavily sculptured. A vertically textured, rectangular grille was new. Front fenders had a chiselled, cut-off look and a vertical windsplit, that harkened back to the early 1950s, appeared just behind the doors. Fender skirts were something new for Eldorado and added to the old-fashioned, classical image. So did the revival of convertible styling in this line. Trim features included twin vertical front bumper guards; Fleetwood wreaths on the hood and deck; Eldorado scripts on the lower front fenders; short horizontal belt line moldings on front fenders and doors; rocker sill beauty panels and a stand- up hood ornament. Narrow "coach" windows were cut into the rear roof pillar of the coupe. Rear end treatment for the new body included a raised and extended trunk lid appearance; extra large backlight; and a massive rear bumper with a flat in-and-out look, that housed vertical, wraparound taillights at each side. Standard fare for the sporty luxury series included all DeVille equipment, less rear arm rests, plus Automatic Level Control and front-wheel-drive technology. Car Specs - Original ELDORADO ENGINE Engine type V-8 Overhead valves. Cast iron block Displacement 500 cubic inches Bore & stroke 4.30 x 4.304 inches Compression ratio 10.5:1 Brake horsepower (SAE gross) 400 @ 4400 rpm Torque 550 @ 3000 rpm Main bearings five Valve lifters Hydraulic Carburetor Rochester four-barrel Quadrajet model 4MV (Eldorado type) On Nov-02-12 at 12:08:21 PDT, seller added the following information: PLEASE BE SURE TO CONTACT ME WITH ALL QUESTIONS ABOUT CAR. I WILL RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS IMMEDIATELY! ALL SALES FINAL!!!Awesome Condition 1971 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible - original - $6,900 best offer (NEED TO SELL ASAP) - FEW THOUSAND OFF REGULAR ASKING This is the most honest listed classic car. - ENJOY THE SUMMER MONTHS IN THIS HEAD TURNER 1971 Classic Cadillac Eldorado Convertible - Only 54XXX Miles - BODY IS SOLID AND STRAIGHT You are Bidding on a classic cadillac. This car is in great shape and runs perfect. motor does not burn any oil and transimission shifts perfectly. No leaks at all! Car has the distinguished 500CI engine -same one used for running out at Pace Car events. Its a pure beauty! You won't find a cleaner one for the price anywhere! Shop around to see for your self! Starts up everytime. I bought the car from Texas where it has resided for the past 37 years. Never seen snow or New England Road Salt. Car is garaged Constantly and has only seen rain 2 times since I have owned it. This car turns head everywhere I take it. I have driven the car 300 miles straight on a trip and ran perfectly always. Paint is still great. Body is completely straight. only 2 very small almost unnoticable dings in body - You can't see it unless you grab a flashlight and really try to find them. - All original body panels. Interior is near perfect for its age. Has original dash clock that still works. Not one crack in seats. Small crack in driver side door panel arm rest. All lights work - interior etc... Car is inspected - Drives perfect as well. Never find a ride like this for this price. Positives- Accurate Interior is very nice - See photos Body is perfect straight - no rust on the body Engine is in excellent running condintion All dash lights work and interior lights -Just original radio does not work Transmission perfect - no slipping and no hard shifting at all No Leaks Original Jack and tire iron. Car has spare as well. All emblems are on the car. I bought the car to put it back to show quality, but now selling to upgrade to a bigger boat. stereo system in trunk - but don't worry - It can all come out if you want to with just 4 screws adn it is all out of the car. Work I did on the Car when I got it I bought the car and did the following work to it so far. All OEM Parts from Texas Rebuilt Carb Brand new axels in the front - car is front wheel drive and first Cadillac made front wheel drive in convertible. New Suspenion all the way around New Gas tank Car comes with new Convertible Top - Not intalled- New in box Left Passenger Floor pan - Not installed still in box I have new muffler - although there is absolutely nothing wrong with the one on the car and it passes inspection - as I said, I was just going through the whole car to restore so I was buying parts when they were available. One Bezel around rear tail light has a crack in it Convertible Roof switch seems to have just stopped working and not sure why - might be celnoid, or switch it self. you can manually move roof up and down easy. Convertible top has small tear in it, however the tear does not go all the way through - as stated I have new canvas in the box just not installed yet. Everything else is in great shape. You won't believe how nice this car actually is. REMEMBER - IT IS 41 YEARS OLD. All Blemishes with the car: Rear window does not line up perfectly when rolled up. I have the roller to fix it, just have not installed it yet. Window is only off by less than 1/4 inch when rolled up so not a big deal. Just want to be honest and describe car best I can A few very small paint chips - one on rear trunk - pictures show it and on side of hook. When I got the car, someone used white touch up paint to protect steel body. Car is missing the sun visors - stems still there just no visors - no big deal Sometimes, convertible roof sticks on the way up. You can manually get it past that sticking point - I have never not been able to put the top up. Small rust hole in rear passenger floor- I have the floor pan (OEM) that just needs to be installed. Carpet is covering floor and If I didn't describe it, you would not be able to tell. AC does not work - needs new compressor Rear lettering (Eldorado) is missing 3 letters. Easy to replace. ************************************************* PLEASE PLEASE - SERIOUS CAR LOVERS AND BIDDERS ONLY - I will email responses to all questions. As you can already see - you will know everything about the car. I treat people like I want to be treated. ************************************************ Car History The bigger V-8 of 1970 hinted that a bigger Eldo was on the way. But though the mostly new 1971 edition was 6.3 inches longer between wheel centers, it was just 0.6-inch longer overall and only some 75 pounds heavier. Even so, the more rounded styling made it look far bulkier than its crisply chiseled forebears, and most of the extra wheelbase went ahead of the firewall, not into the cockpit. All of which later moved Automobile Quarterly to lament that "there is absolutely no logical reason for owning [this] Eldorado.... In terms of efficiency it ranks somewhere near zero.... In terms of handling it is a barge compared with the very nice car it was six years ago. It also has the thirstiest engine in production." But if this Eldorado seemed outsize then, let alone now, it was precisely what the luxury market wanted for most of the self-indulgent Seventies. Sales bear this out. Bolstered by a revived Eldorado convertible (replacing the de Ville ragtop), this series recorded sizeable production gains through 1973, dipped in Energy Crisis '74, recovered in 1975-76, then soared to a record 47,000 in swan-song 1977-78. Year-to-year changes were too numerous to list here, but the 500 V-8 persisted through '76 (with fuel injection optional from early 1975), after which a more responsible new 425 took over. Styling was freshened for '75 with skinless rear wheels, a pronounced beltline dip, and rectangular quad headlights; four-wheel disc brakes were standardized for '76. There were always plenty of interesting options, such as the coupe's Custom Cabriolet roof (from 1972), fancy Custom Biarritz and two-tone Biarritz Classic packages (from late '76), "Track Master" rear anti-lock brakes (1972), even a driver's airbag (a few for '74). Horsepower withered with progressively tightening emissions limits -- drastically with the switch from SAE gross to more realistic net ratings beginning in 1973 -- but usable performance wasn't much affected. Prices went the other way, breaking the $10,000 barrier in '75. But back to the 1971 Eldorado which kept its basic shape for eight years. The second generation front-wheel-drive Eldorado was offered as a sedan and a convertible. Although it had the huge 500 cubic inch engine, the compression was lowered so that it had 35 less horsepower. Remember this is still gross horsepower. The change to net horsepower does not take effect until the 1973 models. As a rule of thumb (but by no means accurate) net horsepower is about 2/3 gross horsepower. Rear coil springs were another new technical feature. The Eldorado wheelbase was stretched more than six inches, too. Body styling was heavily sculptured. A vertically textured, rectangular grille was new. Front fenders had a chiselled, cut-off look and a vertical windsplit, that harkened back to the early 1950s, appeared just behind the doors. Fender skirts were something new for Eldorado and added to the old-fashioned, classical image. So did the revival of convertible styling in this line. Trim features included twin vertical front bumper guards; Fleetwood wreaths on the hood and deck; Eldorado scripts on the lower front fenders; short horizontal belt line moldings on front fenders and doors; rocker sill beauty panels and a stand- up hood ornament. Narrow "coach" windows were cut into the rear roof pillar of the coupe. Rear end treatment for the new body included a raised and extended trunk lid appearance; extra large backlight; and a massive rear bumper with a flat in-and-out look, that housed vertical, wraparound taillights at each side. Standard fare for the sporty luxury series included all DeVille equipment, less rear arm rests, plus Automatic Level Control and front-wheel-drive technology. Car Specs - Original ELDORADO ENGINE Engine type V-8 Overhead valves. Cast iron block Displacement 500 cubic inches Bore & stroke 4.30 x 4.304 inches Compression ratio 10.5:1 Brake horsepower (SAE gross) 400 @ 4400 rpm Torque 550 @ 3000 rpm Main bearings five Valve lifters Hydraulic Carburetor Rochester four-barrel Quadrajet model 4MV (Eldorado type)