The most RWD looking FWD vehicle I’ve ever seen. Lol
@cardinaloflannagancr89295 жыл бұрын
Yup the engine and trans are not transverse mounted not sure how he didn't notice while looking right at it. It does have a trans axle but it's not all under the hood.
@MrAdoh20105 жыл бұрын
More than the prelude
@MB-jz3uu5 жыл бұрын
Honda prelude,na 3000gt and Ford probe disagree.
@BADBADGER185 жыл бұрын
I absolutely shit when I first learned that these were front wheel drive
@acousticpsychosis5 жыл бұрын
I had a '77 as my first car, baby blue, rust so bad your prisoners could escape the trunk through the holes in the quarter panels, got it for $200, and was totally bummed when I realized it was FWD. Fortunately, it was so long that it would drift around the corners on dirt roads like it was RWD. Still have the hood emblem and 8 track player...good times...
@kevinsbott5 жыл бұрын
Finally, someone who understands the wonderfulness of a land-yaught!
@MrGman19565 жыл бұрын
you are so right. cadillac no longer makes cadillac's they are totally lost, and have been for a long time
@user-iw4gz7vh4w5 жыл бұрын
Gerald Rose sit in a new CT6 platinum and it’ll change your mind
@CareyOnShipmate5 жыл бұрын
shit car compared to the classics
@MrBigL1005 жыл бұрын
The worst thing with Cadillacs is, that they mostly make fwd luxury cars, that is just wrong
@eaubfelangy81325 жыл бұрын
Cadillac is to busy trying to be young and hip.
@16rumpole4 жыл бұрын
I would kill to have one of the eldo convertibles. I love them.
@mason63005 жыл бұрын
To be fair European roads are so tight and windy that the sports feel is almost essential to avoid accidents. I do not understand why Americans felt the need to copy us and get rid of their huge cars, most of your roads are just miles of straight lines.
@sevenhazee5 жыл бұрын
Southern USA and Western have long wide roads. In Massachusetts (north eastern U.S.) has super narrow roads that are falling apart lmao
@Ares010085 жыл бұрын
Living with the car that size in europe would be a nightmare, 90% of roads are twisty and narrow.
@thefreeman87915 жыл бұрын
There is a lot of the US that has narrow winding roads. The problem is that American sports cars are all about that quarter mile and then our luxury brands are trying to be BMW and we no longer have luxury vehicles, besides the SUVs. If I wanted a BMW I would buy one. If I want a Cadillac I would like to get a Cadillac not something that is trying to be an uglier BMW.
@mikehunt53305 жыл бұрын
You clearly never been to USA I've been to 12 European countries the autobahns are just like the us and in towns and villages where its tight is just like the USA. So it comment is meaningless.
@strike97165 жыл бұрын
@@thefreeman8791 more like a glorified chevy.
@MTrefry25 жыл бұрын
I work at a Cadillac dealer and we have a 76 Eldorado Convertible BiCentenial Edition. The crazy thing is that it only has 128 miles. Yes. 128 miles on a 43 year old car. Inanity.
@samuelmorado705 жыл бұрын
How much
@MTrefry25 жыл бұрын
@@samuelmorado70 its not for sale, its the owners car, but has never been plated or registered.
@slappy89415 жыл бұрын
Inanity?
@anetajohnson84465 жыл бұрын
If tits the baretz its your ticket to retire in wealth!
@richardhz-oi8px5 жыл бұрын
I other words you mean it has either 100,128 or 200,128 miles on it.
@mbreckwoldt98135 жыл бұрын
Replica plastics in Alabama sells the quarter panel extensions and bumper fillers. Excellent quality and pricing.
@williamlamdin94765 жыл бұрын
I drive a 76 Eldo semi-regularly in Montana winters. Good snow tires on the front make this thing a tank. The 9mpg is extremely optimistic btw
@jacobbelcher35125 жыл бұрын
9 mpg is optimistic? How much do you usually get? I thought my w126 Mercedes was bad at 13 mpg. Also, with that single digit mpg, how big is the gas tank on the Eldorado?
@LDMco5 жыл бұрын
@@jacobbelcher3512 my 73 continental mark IV gets about 8mpg. yeah, it sucks.
@williamlamdin94765 жыл бұрын
@@jacobbelcher3512 Not nearly big enough. From E I usually get 24 to 25 gallons in and there should be a couple gallons left in there by that point as well. So more than 25, less than 30 I'd say. My big GM cars get better mileage than my Fords do. My 73 Mark IV has never gotten above 11mpg highway where my 75 Electra 225 sedan gets 14 to 15. In town, the Lincolns get 6 to 7. Still, nothing drives like the old Lincolns. They're the true sensory deprivation tanks of the era... and loads of style to boot
@muskokamike1275 жыл бұрын
Yup. Saw many of these plowing through Canadian winters like there wasn't even snow on the ground. HUGE cast iron block on a HUGE steel chassis over BIG tires.....can't get any better than that. Plus you have steering ability with your drive wheels so understeer in snow is petty much non-existent.
@williamlamdin94765 жыл бұрын
I'll also add that I don't drive my other 60s and 70s cars in the winter unless it's bone dry, no snow. It's just my Eldorado isn't as nice as the Lincolns, Buicks, or other caddy I have. No joke, the fwd Eldorado with snow tires is damn near as good on road as my new outback. Though the Subaru would spank it with proper snow tires on unplowed surfaces
@TheQuestionableGarage5 жыл бұрын
Rotary swap it. El Dorito Dorado.
@Banner19865 жыл бұрын
Maybe for us... but this is tyler we're talking about here. If its reliable and cheap to maintain... he wont own it.
@martinagutierrez36395 жыл бұрын
Ls3 swap
@JasonWMorningwood5 жыл бұрын
And it will make more power
@benhogervorst5 жыл бұрын
YASSSSSSSS
@benhogervorst5 жыл бұрын
Wrench Every Day + Tyler Hoover + Rob Dahm = Best Collaboration EVER.
@ErikTaraldsen5 жыл бұрын
I so much agree on the journalism pushing the car industry into forced sportiness. And I think consumers reaction is suv. Most of us find sporty cars uncomfortable and inconvenient. The only cars left who are not sport cars are SUV’s, but automotive journalist are dead set on ruining that as well. Sport package for my Jeep? NO!
@asiftalpur37585 жыл бұрын
Cool but why are you balding
@tavarish5 жыл бұрын
BUT YOU PROMISED
@imluna64555 жыл бұрын
This
@warmhatscarsandalcohol92375 жыл бұрын
This
@glenchamusco23805 жыл бұрын
He still did not buy a "new" car
@BeyReaper5 жыл бұрын
He bought it last year Fred.
@WBush-uc9pe5 жыл бұрын
@@glenchamusco2380 - Unfortunately, my GF's response to this reasoning went something like "Would you have me parse you so finely?" She was holding an 8" chopping knife at the time, while I had only a vegetable peeler... And my withering manhood. :-/
@jackwood83075 жыл бұрын
Hey marge that new guy has got some sort of tank in his driveway and he’s laying on the ground next to it!
@IKhanNot5 жыл бұрын
Imagine what Scotty Kilmer's neighbors see especially since he's practically shouting at his camera.
@ryanreinhart18345 жыл бұрын
Why does he own a Cadillac with giant hole in the Fender?
@ryanreinhart18345 жыл бұрын
@4:10
@101Volts5 жыл бұрын
@@ryanreinhart1834 It's not in the fender, that's the plastic "bumper filler." He mentioned it in the first few minutes.
@rock.doctor5 жыл бұрын
@@ryanreinhart1834 The bumpers on these cars are mounted on shocks, they move if you hit something. The gap between the body and bumper was filled with a plastic cover. Back in the day the plastic got brittle and broke up. Now a days the plastic has UV and mineral additives that makes them last longer, so they don't break up. Remember these are 15mph bumpers...back then bumpers were designed to take an impact and not damage the car. pull the bumper back out and off you go like nothing happened.
@sportytone14 жыл бұрын
I'd be curious to see how the old 500 would do with a modern throttle body fuel injection system like the Holley Sniper EFI .
@levihutchison1665 жыл бұрын
Buying cars in December only to wait months to reveal after your New Years resolution so you don't technically "break the resolution", wrapping your old cars so they feel new... Tyler, I dont know if you're a desperate addict trying to get his fix, or a mad genius...either way we love and support you
@aceboogie89865 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahahaha 😂😂😂 well put
@bradford_shaun_murray5 жыл бұрын
0:21 he alluded that he will break it this year though ("yet") hope he does break it so we can see some different cars.
@averagehummer12135 жыл бұрын
What I think is funny is that James May took a CTs-v on the American muscle car road trip and complained about it not being what a Cadillac should be.
@muradmurad46615 жыл бұрын
Average Hummer but after all he loved it
@DiscoBallGaming5 жыл бұрын
Because the name means luxury, and he drove that 81 earlier
@AiOinc15 жыл бұрын
Sports luxury is bullshit, why can't we just have a 280Z and an Eldorado separately
@kevin9c15 жыл бұрын
Yeah until he started driving it fast on some curvy roads, then he loved it. Noticed you left that part out. Sick of this narrative. Cadillac stopped making luxo-barges because people stopped buying them. It is as simple as that.
@DiscoBallGaming5 жыл бұрын
@@kevin9c1 People didn't stop buying them, they just fell out of where they were supposed to be from crappy land barges that looked bad like the Chevy Caprice and the Puny 90s Olds 88
@AutoAuctionRebuilds5 жыл бұрын
Love the ole land yacht
@kyboy53 жыл бұрын
I bought one of your cars from IAA It is a piece of shit! You should be ashamed you big red nosed sob!
@NickG1233 жыл бұрын
@@kyboy5 which one?
@kyboy53 жыл бұрын
@@NickG123 The cheap copart 2001 accord. Car is an absolute piece of shit, it has bondo all fuckin over the roof and rear quarters peeling off and the engine is trashed, needs complete top end rebuild and new radiator.
@NickG1233 жыл бұрын
@@kyboy5 Darn! It *looked* like a nice car on his channel. Looking back I do see a few spots where bondo could have been.
@AutoAuctionRebuilds8 ай бұрын
5 years later I just bought the same car in a convertible and black for $4300.
@CarWizard5 жыл бұрын
Car Wizard Astral Prediction says....He is saving up for a Duesenberg. Mmmmmmmm Duesenberg....
@805NAVE5 жыл бұрын
Yess! Or better yet, a Packard! Don’t think he could afford one, but what do I know?
@Hotlog695 жыл бұрын
Do I sense a Cadillac shoot out between you and Hoovie?
@CR76595 жыл бұрын
Actually some Packards are not particularly expensive.
@jkemmerer19935 жыл бұрын
DIAMLER It would be cool if he bought a bathtub Packard.
@headshirts5 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6qqh2SwZ9d7fc0
@rhull39395 жыл бұрын
Need air in your front passenger tire hoovie.
@RustOnWheels5 жыл бұрын
Scrolled down to look if someone already typed this.
@aerandir14145 жыл бұрын
Was looking for this
@smokesgtp5 жыл бұрын
First thing I noticed before the video even started
@mdoyle19815 жыл бұрын
It might look that way due to all that weight concentrated in the front end.
@kevin9c15 жыл бұрын
It may be low but I bet the factory pressure is horrifyingly low by modern standards.
@jedw5 жыл бұрын
8.2 liter engine making only 190 hp, slow, doesn't handle, difficult to park, gets 9 mpg. But I still want one!! pity I live in the UK where that's almost impossible LOL.
@riejurv505 жыл бұрын
Happened the same to me with a '58 plymouth, finally shipped one home to Catalonia, now I'm looking for a convertible caddy... Would love an early 50's one or a '72 convertible... And it won't be long... This cars don't dissapoint.
@homesold5 жыл бұрын
The "only" 190hp figure is nonsensical and has to do with how SAE reworked their rating methods between 1971-72. The (actual) engine performance itself did not change, ok. Compare any car's/engine's figures for those two years and take notice. For the El Dorado with 8.2l, it went from 365hp and 535lb-ft torque (0-60 9.2s) to 235hp and 385lb-ft torque (0-60 9.7s). Is there really any "emissions or design change" that could explain -135hp dropping out of thin air? Yeah, our cars get so much better fuel economy with only xxxhp! Silly to think a 4,900lb car could do 0-60 in ~9sec with "only" a 235hp, later 195hp engine. This more had to do with the politics of the day, with the reasoning of "emissions". Yeah, our cars get so much better fuel economy with only xxxhp! *Hint: We don't measure horsepower with those methods in today's cars/engines, either ;-)
@drobson80044 жыл бұрын
@@homesold Not true Shane. Did the way engines were rated change? Yes. Does it make less apples to apples h.p. than a '71-72? Absolutely.
@homesold4 жыл бұрын
@@drobson8004 How does the same car (presumably with the same weight) only lose .5 sec from 0-60 with 135hp less? 11-12 sec would be a little more believable, wouldn't it?
@MrGreenelight4 жыл бұрын
Its the amenities and the smooth ride that made those the Cadillac of cars. Its like comparing a luxury cruise line ship to a speed or fishing boat.
@JayTubbs8085 жыл бұрын
Thank you @Hoovies Garage for understanding luxury. 1989 Cadillac Brougham owner here.
@johnnydeville57015 жыл бұрын
Yep! I LOVE my 1990 Cadillac Brougham D' elegance!
@alexb.13205 жыл бұрын
Exactly. At least Hoovie understands the car to the time period it was produced, unlike some other youtube big name car reviewers who endlessly compare old-school luxury to some modern electronic laden cookie cutter mobile.
@Johnnytahoe195 жыл бұрын
You should make a video on it
@cookierepairprojects45445 жыл бұрын
Your guys’ taste is awful
@DavidPysnik5 жыл бұрын
@@cookierepairprojects4544 These guys appreciate comfortable, spacious, stately, highly reliable, classically designed automobiles. Most classic Cadillacs are excellent cars that deliver a truly enjoyable driving experience. Why is their taste "awful"? Citation needed...
@zollotech5 жыл бұрын
The Cadillac Sixteen and Elmiraj would have been amazing to see come to production...sad that it seems we will never see either of them.
@805NAVE5 жыл бұрын
zollotech I loved the Cadillac Sixteen!
@trollyoazz54395 жыл бұрын
Lol remember the Cadillac sixteen from midnight club
@shakarussanders99115 жыл бұрын
The Elmiraj should be made! That car looks awesome! I have a hot wheels toy of that car I guess that's as good as it's gonna get lol
@heliumhunterr5 жыл бұрын
The Elmiraj is incredibly beautiful. I know rich people would buy that thing like hot cakes lol
@PACKERMAN20775 жыл бұрын
@@trollyoazz5439 this was in Midnight Club as well front wheel drive burnouts for days with a nitrous
@xXcashXx35 жыл бұрын
I was close to buying a old cady for college so i can sleep in it between class and work
@Chipchase7805 жыл бұрын
xXcashXx3 An old VW camper would be more practical.
@HIDHIFDB5 жыл бұрын
@@Chipchase780 An old Ford Econovan would be more patriotic.
@Chipchase7805 жыл бұрын
HIDHIFDB But nowhere near as cool.
@HIDHIFDB5 жыл бұрын
@@Chipchase780 are you a commie? Dude
@slappy89415 жыл бұрын
You could set up house in there.
@FixItYerself5 жыл бұрын
Park that Boss Hawg beast in the driveway, next to the Rolls. The only thing it's missing is a set of bull horns up front.
@djkaka0207725 жыл бұрын
ROTFL!!!!!
@gdevon82255 жыл бұрын
Boss Life
@yungkidnf5 жыл бұрын
THIS GUY GET'S IT!!!!
@leonh19715 жыл бұрын
Boss Hogg had the convertible, although some long horns for a hood ornament and pistols for the door handles would be really cool.
@TrekZero5 жыл бұрын
Someone is knowing the Dukes 2019 ? Impressive :)
@eckmann885 жыл бұрын
Super comfortable. Massive displacement. 0-60 in 15 minutes. So 70s. I hate it. I love it.
@Chris-dy1cb5 жыл бұрын
Seán Patrick Eckmann this is the most accurate description of everything 70s
@WackyFolf5 жыл бұрын
Gee, you seem to having mixed opinions here.
@xpusostomos5 жыл бұрын
I love it be because it's so stupid.
@dominican11ful5 жыл бұрын
0-60 in 15 minutes 😂
@Kevhead75 жыл бұрын
This is definitely your best video ever.... Most of your videos are humorous or goofy, but this one actually delivers a message that IMO needs to be addressed. American luxury is dying and your explanation for why is spot on. I never quite thought of it, but the distraction with sporty road feel has certainly distracted US car companies. I drive an LS460, but would much prefer to own the Lincoln or Caddy version.. Too bad one doesn't exist. I guess as long as original condition or restored oldies like this are around we can still enjoy true American luxury.
@Cyborg_Auto5 жыл бұрын
Cadillac needs to get back to their luxury car roots ,and stop trying to make everything sporty.
@zephead8435 жыл бұрын
Cadillac did exactly that when they introduced the CT6. A beautiful flagship car in my opinion. But of course it was cancelled, because...GM! Cadillac wants to be the first name one thinks of when the conversation turns to "crossovers." I'm anxious to see how that works out for them.
@jordanbell44205 жыл бұрын
@@zephead843 The CT6 was more of a BMW 7 Series than a modernised Fleetwood. They should make a new Fleetwood, and they could use the same chassis as the Escalade.
@diggingattycho79085 жыл бұрын
My grandmother driving in a sporty fashion? She would have put herself in the grave much sooner. There was a good reason Cadillac made the cars they did. Sadly executive memories are very short, and just as shallow.
@TedSchoenling5 жыл бұрын
There aren't enough old people to buy cars like that.
@toyota420xp5 жыл бұрын
Big cars with bad mpg and bad handling don’t sell
@NikoBased5 жыл бұрын
When I was in high school, these are the cars we all bought. Mostly 70's and 80's cadillac's from older couples. You could find a nice 70/80's cadillac for a couple grand in the early 2000's with low enough miles to last several years. Plus we all grew up watching italian gangster movies, so we all thought we were bad asses.
@garys96945 жыл бұрын
You didn't even have to get in the back seat to make whoopie!
@taimourahmed6015 жыл бұрын
@@garys9694 lol
@cw4623 Жыл бұрын
Hoovie is head and shoulders above every other KZbin car enthusiast. He's got class and brains in spades. Soft, comfy suspensions and easy steering are the PINNACLE. Sporty = trash.
@artistwithouttalent5 жыл бұрын
I don't know, Hoovie, the potential for power from a 500-cubic inch V8 is calling out.
@ekscalybur5 жыл бұрын
The power is going to the wrong wheels, could the transaxle take it if he tried?
@packardcaribien5 жыл бұрын
@@ekscalybur The THM425 longitudinal transaxle was in 400hp Toronados and pre-emissions Eldorados in the late 60s, plus all the internals (other than the ENORMOUS CHAIN that lets it turn around under the engine) are shared with the regular and indestructible TurboHydramatic 400 used in nearly every GM car from the mid sixties to the 80s. So yeah, I think it could take at least 500hp. #IworkforGM
@artistwithouttalent5 жыл бұрын
@@krsna_gwda I'm sorry?
@tallpaulsynd5 жыл бұрын
That same transaxle was used in the GMC motorhome. They still have a cult following, think 26 foot motorhome with a low chassis and flat floor because the entire drivetrain is up front.
@krsna_gwda5 жыл бұрын
@@artistwithouttalent it's okay...it wasn't your fault...
@adamslosar21775 жыл бұрын
Perfection. You are 100% correct. Cadillacs should be Cadillacs. I live about 25 hours of driving time to make it to Florida. I make 4 total turns on that trip. In Europe you have 100s of turns to go get milk.
@anthonytaggart55985 жыл бұрын
Being someone from Europe I always wondered why cars in the States needed steering wheels. They should be optional extras.
@bricegraham82565 жыл бұрын
This is why I love your content, you actually have good taste in cars.
@justgrayyy1055 жыл бұрын
Let’s be real, body roll and suspension movement is the most satisfying piece automotive art!
@ironymatt5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, did you see the entire thing roll while he was revving it in park?
@Toxic2T5 жыл бұрын
@@ironymatt It was gorgeous
@notDonaldFagen5 жыл бұрын
I love watching 70s-80s movies with car chases and cop cars etc. All that sliding and nose lift and roll when they drifted fast corner. When I played with hot wheels and majorette and matchbox, that was my favourite thing. Pressing on their suspension to get that body roll and lean on high speed chases. Fast forward, cars like that are still my favourite to drive in GTAV.
@justgrayyy1055 жыл бұрын
fyhfb ass sammmeeeee
@mikaxms5 жыл бұрын
"Bought by accident" - Tylor talking about any car he buys.
@pindaflap12445 жыл бұрын
Ej het hoofd van je profielfoto lijkt op adolf
@Nightbird.5 жыл бұрын
@Hoovies Garage Thank you for representing all us younger guys who love these land yachts and hate what is now being called "luxury". Now..get your hands on a Lincoln Mark VI Coupe and you'll REALLY fall in love like I did. 😉👍
@dkpirie5 жыл бұрын
I agree 100%. I want comfort, space & luxury from a car - not a super high, top speed and rock-hard suspension in a compact, bland blob shape such as Audi A4, A6 & A8. I also agree that the blame lies 95% with motoring journalists, convincing us that anything other than speed and handling was irrelevant. I love the old land yachts, they have so much style, sure it's now dated, but in their day, they were miles ahead of our boring compact European cars.
@mudman61565 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t possibly agree with you more. Automotive magazines generally hire young bucks that think everything has to get to 60 mph in just a few seconds and handle like a race car. That great handling compromises comfort, something that advanced technology has yet to prove otherwise. These cars were truly comfortable, as if though you’re traveling to your destination while driving your living room. I’d rather have one of these land yachts over just about ANYTHING produced today. The Eldorado has a presence that simply can’t be beat, and is only matched by the Lincoln Continentals of the same era. Despite today’s impressive technology, these cars were all around more luxurious than all but a few cars being built today. And while Cadillac certainly builds some decent cars today, they simply don’t compare to those from the 70’s and 80’s. In fact, I’d have to say that the 76 and 77 Eldorado represent Cadillac’s best cars they’ve ever produced for production purposes. And while Caddy has been building some immensely impressive prototypes, they haven’t made it to production. However, between the Eldorado and the Lincoln Continental MK V, I’ll take the Lincoln unless the Eldorado happens to be a Convertible.
@Toxic2T5 жыл бұрын
The coin is flipping on this new era. We're going back to our roots.
@daltonnelsontrucking12595 жыл бұрын
Very true, I love these big cars
@goose32465 жыл бұрын
Lincoln got it and starts to go back into real luxury ! Look at the Navigator and Continental and the next Aviator, Cadillac should take note
@prestigedank03735 жыл бұрын
Please dont break it please dont bury it
@Johnny_Kanuk5 жыл бұрын
Love those things. My dad had a '77 Biarritz. If he floored it from a stop the front end would lift up like a boat. I remember he had all this meat in the trunk that he had bought and the air compressor for the suspension couldn't handle it, turns out there is a valve under the hood and you can hook up a regular tire hose to it and fill it up. I just remember the looks of people while I stood there putting air into the engine compartment. Ah good times.
@DjDestinyChicago5 жыл бұрын
I bought one of these for $50 in 1997... it was the worst condition one in the world. Ran perfect though 👍
@Bossix845 жыл бұрын
50$? Where?
@dazasc39945 жыл бұрын
ive got a 75 that sat in an abandoned building for 20 years being vandalised, I bet yours wasn't as bad as mine.
@RC.415 жыл бұрын
I think it’s still not worth it if you’re going for value, because of fuel consumption. I love the car tho
@101Volts5 жыл бұрын
@@Bossix84 In the Scrapyard Price Section of 1997.
@jtralongo14 жыл бұрын
Dude, you totally nailed what I've been saying to my fellow automotive journalists for 20 years. Maybe another generation will get it. Or maybe not. :). Thanks for a great video. I'll have to bring my 79 Olds 98 out to you for a test drive. I nice blend of traditional American luxury with surprisingly good road manners and acceleration. The first of the GM downsized full-size sedans, it was a remarkable good car (along with its other B and C body stablemates from Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick and Pontiac).
@jamespn5 жыл бұрын
I miss the land yachts too especially the 1973 Pontiac Gran Ville, Buick Electra 225 any year and the 1977 New Yorker with the waterfall grill.
@erikjohnson28895 жыл бұрын
My Great Aunt always drove Cadillacs, and this very model (same colors and everything) is the first one I remember her having. She bought it new. My Great Uncle had a 1968 Coupe DeVille in Baroque Gold with a black leather interior that I'd kill for now, except for its environmentally catastrophic mileage haha. Love that ride, Tyler!
@hadvin5 жыл бұрын
8:30 Totally agree with the assessment. I drive a fast Audi, but can't ever actually drive fast anywhere.
@questionauthority73775 жыл бұрын
YOU MUST LIVE LOS ANGELAS , HAVE SAME PROBLEM WITH 600 HP VETTE
@roylindsey70305 жыл бұрын
Nice, I bet the neighbors are asking "Who the h@!# just moved in?"
@CapeSIX5 жыл бұрын
we need a meet the neighbors vid
@ryanbarr29775 жыл бұрын
Yea we need to meet the neighbors with there square pos cars. I hope he got the haters pantys in a bunch over this.
@mrlurchAU5 жыл бұрын
In Australia we had both the Holden Statesman and the Ford Fairlane as our home grown luxury cars. Both were based on wagon floor of their respective normal cars for that added size. It was a sad day when Ford dropped the Fairlane, although the Statesman lasted nearly to the end of Holdens Australian manufacturing. I had a late 90s Fairlane and it was an awesome car. You didn’t steer it as opposed to adjusting the wind in it sails.
@wobblysauce5 жыл бұрын
Full size adults in the back... classic mvp
@edjsimonis5 жыл бұрын
i love mt 06 statesman.
@atomicmillenial97285 жыл бұрын
My daily is a '93 Fairlane, like riding on a squishy, slow, vaguely steerable cloud.
@mrlurchAU5 жыл бұрын
Mine was a 95 NF. Just a slug 6 on gas, but man it was comfy. I do miss it.
@mikevale36205 жыл бұрын
@ Mr Lurch...In 1976, we also had the luxury, Australian built Chrysler by Chrysler, available as a stretched wheelbase sedan and as a luxury coupe that was not available in the GM Holden Statesman nor the Ford Fairlane.
@Toxic2T5 жыл бұрын
This is your best video Hoovies, I love every second of it and your honesty.
@mts9825 жыл бұрын
looked like right front tire was low.
@mikewest7125 жыл бұрын
Good eye
@BamaPewPew5 жыл бұрын
I was wondering that too, it may be low, or it may be extremely overloaded. It’s hard to find a thick white wall these days and what’s on there may not have the load rating to carry that 500 cubic inch V8 and transaxle. May be a ticking time bomb either way
@hanjunkim965 жыл бұрын
@@BamaPewPew yea old front wheel drive cars tend to have this feature. My park avenue front tires look low even though I top it off same psi as rear ones
@muskokamike1275 жыл бұрын
@@hanjunkim96 hard not to when you have 1500 lbs of engine sitting on them lol
@Breadts1cks5 жыл бұрын
@@hanjunkim96 Yup. I have a 99 Eldorado and the front tires do the same thing
@ImTheJoker4u5 жыл бұрын
Agree 100% with this video. Its why I drive a 1990 Town Car.
@nintendork9005 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I drive a 79 Town Car. Best thing I've ever driven.
@UnorthodoxMasterOfGames5 жыл бұрын
Nice! I had a 1989 Town Car and I loved it! I straight piped it though haha and you can hear it on my Donating Horsepower channel.
@muziklvr77765 жыл бұрын
1995 Towncar with softer than stock coil springs checking in. Would prefer a '78/'79 sedan in addition to the '95.
@v.l.35534 жыл бұрын
Have to agree! That Caddy is BEAUTIFUL! I hope GM is watching
@decomanjoel5 жыл бұрын
OMG! The Eldorado is fabulous! The red leather opposed to the white paint is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
@johnulrich55725 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. I love the BIG front seat with NO center console. A Suburban has a huge center console and fairly small seats. Give a big bench seat in luxury cars with a dash or column mounted shift lever. Quit trying to make sports cars out of everything. I want my real luxury back. Great video and superb purchase!
@TeeroyHammermill5 жыл бұрын
>John Ulrich: I remember those 90's Broughams and Fleetwoods had the big bench with center console.
@Johntheslothking5 жыл бұрын
My 1994 Suburban has a big wide couch for a front seat, I love it so much.
@jonbar1405 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's kinda crazy how small the new SUV's interiors are.
@BuzzLOLOL5 жыл бұрын
Yep, we don't want our comfortable luxury cars cornering like a 'Vette, riding like a dump truck, and with 'A', 'B', and 'C' pillars so large and outside mirrors so high/large that they hide an 18 wheeler bearing down on us !!! Screw the car magazine reviewers...
@jonbar1405 жыл бұрын
@@BuzzLOLOL Oh man you hit on my 'c' pillar rant. Emperor Nero had smaller columns on his freaking mansion.
@donmoore77855 жыл бұрын
Mr 'rents had a '72 Caddy Sedan de Ville, and it wasn't as nice as this but it was very pleasant to drive. Drove my mom from NJ to FL once, and it was fatigue-free. Love those seats in yours!
@ThePowerofJames5 жыл бұрын
in Tyler's case this doesn't get miles per gallon it gets smiles per gallon lmao
@johnnydeville57015 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on your Cadillac purchase! What a beautiful car! I LOVE my '90 Cadillac Brougham D' elegance! 5.7V8 and pure powerful comfort! Almost 20mpg on the hwy too! Cheers to our Land Yacht Owner's Club!
@Sal_on_pawz Жыл бұрын
I agree. Sportiness has its place , but how often are you pulling 0.8 gs on a corner. Ride comfort is every day. How about potholes with 20 in rims and 1 inch of sidewall.
@billnalder10175 жыл бұрын
That front couch you have in that is awesome!
@Rocky-bz8wr5 жыл бұрын
Yep the couches that came with most 70's cars made it feel like you were sitting in your living room when you went to the out door driven back in the day.
@krsna_gwda5 жыл бұрын
@@Rocky-bz8wr yup, yup
@TheCorvetteBen5 жыл бұрын
I agree with every single thing he said in this video. There will never be cars made like that one again, so live it up!
@taylo16405 жыл бұрын
TheCorvetteBen I do for the most part, except when he bashes Cadillac for going sporty. I daily drive a manual 2009 Cadillac CTS and I love it, I get that the old cars were way more comfortable (and they were) but the sportiness for the new ones are too much fun for me to go back to a plush, slower, heavier car. Dropping it a gear or two on the highway and flooring it to get up to 100 feels like it takes the car no power, plus their very cheap now, and if I wanted the plush and slow smooth shifts I would buy a Hyundai Equuis
@runner30335 жыл бұрын
@@taylo1640I think his point was if you wanted sporty, buy a sporty brand - Caddy should have stayed luxury. Would you care if your car was a Cadillac CTS or a Pontiac CTS?
@tyler26105 жыл бұрын
Obviously you can't appreciate true American luxury if you think a Hyundai Equis can hold a candle to a car like this! @@taylo1640
@Hibernicus19685 жыл бұрын
@@taylo1640 I agree. What he forgets is that these cars (and their competitors, the equally big land yachts from Lincoln) had the reputation of being old people's cars.
@taylo16405 жыл бұрын
Jamie Pomfret personally I would, the Cadillac name has lots more power than a Pontiac. Plus the design and features are some of those you wouldn’t get in a Pontiac or other Chevy (most times) plus telling people your going to pick them up in a Cadillac is always fun when your 17. Plus they’re extremely affordable used. I got mine with 188k miles that still looks brand new for $5500 with all new (cheap) tires. I replaced the engine because of a bad timing chain and light rod knock (I’m assuming the owner never changed the oil because when we bought it there was about 2 out of the 7.2 quarts in the oil pan) but since then it’s been going strong and pretty reliable for 200k miles now
@raptuous5 жыл бұрын
This is so spot on when i describe why I still drive my 1975 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Convertible. Have a convertible and had a sedan, 2 door and a four door coupe in the past as well.
@billschlembach80555 жыл бұрын
If they brought back the full size Fleetwood Brougham, I’d jump back to a big Caddy again....
@D4x4Bronc5 жыл бұрын
why not buy a current late model
@jimisvoodoochild5 жыл бұрын
I have a 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham for sale! 112k and drives like a dream.
@ryanbarr29775 жыл бұрын
But they would be over 100k.
@RION-LANE5 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised you didn't mention the Red White and Blue color for the bicentennial.
@Dave.S.TT6005 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant points Hoovie makes in this vid. Thanks
@galil_68635 жыл бұрын
Congratulations, Tyler. You've officially convinced me to buy a land yacht. I want one now lol
@Chris_Troxler5 жыл бұрын
They are the best! My first car was a 1975 Oldsmobiles Toronado. I've owned a 72 Caddie Fleetwood, and currently drive a 75 Lincoln Continental Town Coupe. If you can afford the fuel, and upkeep, there's nothing like them. Go get you one.
@jacobbelcher35125 жыл бұрын
I know. The closest thing I have to one right now is a 1972 Pontiac Ventura II. Another contender is my 1985 w126 Mercedes, but that thing actually handles very well. It has very comfy power bucket seats with power headrests and no bolstering, and four wheel independent suspension. It is very comfy on the highway and is very forgiving on big bumps, but it does not have much body roll. The only way it can even be a contender for a land yacht is its length at 203 inches, and its 13 mpg.
@Chris_Troxler5 жыл бұрын
@@jacobbelcher3512 Y'know, I can't speak for the "land yacht" community, but from my view, I would say the MB would be the considered a land yacht just because of how much smaller cars were in the 80's. Your Pontiac (nice) was probably consider to be a mid-sized car back in the 70's. That's just my opinion.
@jacobbelcher35125 жыл бұрын
@@Chris_Troxler Compared to today's cars, my Pontiac is the same size as many mid-size, or even some full-size cars. But it was actually considered a compact car, not even mid-sized. From the outside it is not compact, but it sure is on the inside. I am 6' 3" and I have the seat all the way back, and my knees are close to the dashboard. Even though it is all the way back, it still leaves some room for rear passengers as long as they are no taller than 5' 8".
@akishot67355 жыл бұрын
I own the great in between. A 1986 Mercedes 300e. Fast, reliable, big, fun, quiet, and has super springy seats
@harrismi75 жыл бұрын
My uncle always drove Cadillacs in the 70's and 80's. The one I remember the most was a white Coupe DeVille with burgundy tufted-velour interior. When we visited it was always a treat to go for a ride in his Cadillac. It was so much fancier than the cars my parents had.
@christchurchprinters62885 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with this review - I love my old Cadillac models - People can't understand why ~ because of bad Top Gear style reviews - but this video totally articulates everything that needs to be said! Well Done!
@ChevyBM5 жыл бұрын
Full size cars are the best thing ever produced! Since 2009 I have been driving a full size car starting from a 1991 Caprice Classic that I still own. I had a Camaro and two Mercedes-Benz E classes until I got a 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis "Presidential" with 24000miles in absolutely mint condition. That compared to my 2005 Mercedes-Benz E320 is a totally different car but I have noticed that I drive much calmer and enjoy everything more. And there is just soo much room and comfort in it, the only bad thing is that gas is about 7-8$ per gallon where I live..
@significxnt56065 жыл бұрын
Jesus where do you live?!?!
@jimcurt995 жыл бұрын
When I was 5 my parents got a brand new 1968 Pontiac Catalina station wagon- was a weird metallic green color, had a 400 and whatever cubic inch V8, 1 finger GM power steering, AC that would make icecicles, 3 rows of seats (ALL benches(or couches))... 11 years later I learned to drive in that car- I LOVED it!! Maybe not luxury- but it just had a certain feel that NO new car today has...
@Toxic2T5 жыл бұрын
Those cars were solid and soft. From the best era
@mexicanspec5 жыл бұрын
james curtis I really like my 1969 Kingswood (Impala) wagon. It is also that same green.
@ethanc92185 жыл бұрын
I had a 72 Coupe Deville with a 472. I advanced the cam timing one full tooth, flipped the air cleaner lid, dialed in some extra ignition advance, and I could then boil one of the back tires all the way through first gear and halfway through second. I got 11-12 MPG except for the time I took my grandma for a ride and drove easy, then I got 18 MPG. That 500 only needs a dialed in camshaft and you will find double digit mileage and about 250 or so HP. You likely already have 200 from the exhaust system modification.
@robertrishel36855 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! I love this channel. My dad was a big fan of Lincoln Mercury’s and Caddy’s back in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. He made the mistake of being coerced by his 19 year old son (me) into buying a new “Sporty” Caddy in 1986 (I really tried to get him to consider a BMW 5 Series!!!). I don’t recall the specific model of that particular Caddy; I know it had the Northstar engine, was a coupe, super wide Goodyear eagle tires, stiffer suspension, lower to the ground. He HATED it!!! It was sooooo expensive for the time too..... Anyway, I grew up with many memorable road trips across the country in the back seat of his 1970’s mercury land yacht.
@davidhicks40915 жыл бұрын
Robert Rishel the northstar v8 didn’t come out until 1992
@robertrishel36855 жыл бұрын
David Hicks well, as I said, it’s a long time ago, not certain of the details. Just that it was being sold as a sports coupe....
@aceboogie89865 жыл бұрын
Sounds like an 85 eldorado
@robertrishel36855 жыл бұрын
ace boogie I think it was an 86 Eldorado with the touring package they offered at the time.
@fireboyisme5 жыл бұрын
Theres a company that sells Cadillac performance parts for the 500 and the 472. Changing the heads to ones with oversized valves works very well, as well as the cam. Their website has tons of info on all the things that work very well to make power on these engines. These engines were choked from the factory and it doesnt take much to get those ponies back under the hood. Cad500parts.com
@mudman61565 жыл бұрын
Those engines were choked to death on pollution controls which didn’t even work very well. They were low compression engines that are just waiting for a good tuner to pull all that burdensome crap off, increase the compression, and wake these cars up with some serious power. However, if I planned to use it as a daily driver, would personally pull the entire drivetrain out and replace it with a much more modern, high compression engine that makes serious power and is connected to an 8 or 10 speed transmission. Then I’d add in backup camera and a Navigation system. Lastly, I’d dump the crappy stereo that came with these cars and replace it with something much better sounding.
@BenjaminInLosAngeles5 жыл бұрын
@@mudman6156 Go with something from Custom Autosound. Thoroughly modern but looks period correct
@haegor18775 жыл бұрын
I have a 74 Sedan Deville and concur with what you say about comfort. No modern luxury car can match that ride.
@viperjustin81865 жыл бұрын
I like the Lincoln Mk 5 myself, but I agree 100%. Even the Japanese would agree with everything you’re saying. Luxury isn’t about slalom times or 0-60 times. It’s about a quality ride, quality interior, quality craftsmanship, etc. Example: Toyota Century. And the Century is my dream car.
@OMGWTFLOLSMH5 жыл бұрын
All this car offers in terms of a driving experience is a big front seat and a floaty ride. Yeah, it has huge road presence, but that wears thin after a few trips to the pump and trying to navigate in a parkade, or any parking lot for that matter. The doors are almost 5 feet long and weigh more than a human.
@SliceyDicey5 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I'm half-heartedly shopping for a 90's Brougham or Town Car. Much to my wife's chagrin. But I take long trips and they're bullet proof and soooooo comfy!
@jamesrodriquez28635 жыл бұрын
Finding one of those in good condition won't be easy. However, try Gateway Classic Cars. I was on their site the other day, and they had a few of the late 80s Caddys and Town Cars. I'd stay away from the 90s Caddys, but the Lincolns from the 90s were really good cars.
@biggreentruck49075 жыл бұрын
I had a 90 Brougham de' Elegance. It was like driving your La-Z-Boy over a cloud. My neighbor had a friend who sideswiped my Caddy in her Honda. The Honda got the can-opener side, while the Caddy got a scuff that I wiped of with a rag; no damage. I really miss that car.
@jst77145 жыл бұрын
I found my 94 Roadmaster on Facebook, had been owned by an old then a Buick mechanic. Lower milles and just a stunning, reliable, great driving land yacht.
@SliceyDicey5 жыл бұрын
@@jst7714 I always forget about that one!
@randyfitz83105 жыл бұрын
The pulling ability of these 1966 to ‘78 GM FWD units is amazing! The Eldorado & Toronado can easily pull themselves through bad road conditions so much better than most vehicles. I knew a couple with a steep unpaved driveway, a truck and a ‘73 Eldorado- on really rainy days the truck had to stay in the street because it would just slip & slide, the Eldorado easily drove up to the garage!
@SirtubalotTX5 жыл бұрын
Build and uncork that 500 cube and you can probably halve those performance numbers. Maybe even improve gas mileage...
@Sheehy2235 жыл бұрын
Yeah and then it'll starve itself of oil and blow up because the heads don't have any oil galleries
@SirtubalotTX5 жыл бұрын
@@Sheehy223 I don't know that much about them but I have seen them make some serious power. I wasn't aware of any oiling issues,..care to elaborate?
@theeoddments9605 жыл бұрын
Sheehy there are aftermarket heads and ways to avoid ever even coming close to doing that. A good 330 horse is all it really needs and I’m sure he could do that without starving the engine of oil.
@robertkollasch24735 жыл бұрын
Sheehy has obviously never owned a 472 or 500ci Cadillac engine. Starve of oil.. OKAY. We used to fill these fucking things with concrete and run them in demo Derby's and they'd still run forever. Plus a simple rocker shaft upgrade fixes your over exaggerated "oil starvation" issue. Which isn't the issue at all. It's weak factory design was prone to wearing the bushings and causing minor ticking sounds. Fixed probably a dozen of these engines with new rocker shafts and rockers, no more ticking.
@2WhiteAndNerdy5 жыл бұрын
@@Sheehy223 No. It'll do just fine. They were only choked due to emissions regulations. All V8s of the late 70s sucked for that reason. Miles of vacuum lines in those beasts.
@79thump85 жыл бұрын
This was back in the day before GM should be forced to change all their car badging to the check engine light symbol.
@muskokamike1275 жыл бұрын
Not just GM, Ford as well. I called to take my F150 in and the service adviser said "is the check engine light on"? I said "it's a ford, of course it's on. It was on when I bought it and will be on for the next 10 years". She wasn't amused. (they hate the truth).
@VladPandele5 жыл бұрын
You know you're talking about the late 70s period... right? Probably the worst quality control period in american car manufacturing history
@Browningate5 жыл бұрын
They literally already did this a few years back with Cadillac.
@JGarcia2016 Жыл бұрын
That caddy coupe is about the same size of a full lenght pick up truck its crazy lol 😊
@KlipschHead2815 жыл бұрын
My '72 Lincoln Mark was huge, I think it was bigger actually and had tucked in bumpers, 385hp 460 and it looked better, but that is a nice caddy!
@AHeese5 жыл бұрын
Please dont electric swap that thing Hoovie! It would just be wasted on a big beautiful barge like that. Try unlocking the potential of that 500ci engine. Pull the emissions crap off, put in some modern high flowing cats, put in a properly sized carb (or even go fuel injection), maybe even throw in a cam and watch that thing cruise down the interstate better than it ever has before.
@BigRobChicagoPL5 жыл бұрын
That's more like it! As a former owner of one of these old Cads I also got a little shook when he said "tesla swap". Cringe. Millennial crap pop music cars and classy luxury don't mix. It would be nice though to see this Caddy with more power, as even I can recall these things are rather unpleasant to highway merge with.
@tgvettes5 жыл бұрын
Hoovie better watch it, that mechanic of his might put a 5.7L Diesel in it instead.
@BigRobChicagoPL5 жыл бұрын
@@tgvettes or something like an LS swap
@deansmits0065 жыл бұрын
It would be easier and cheaper to modify the current engine. But an electric swap would be cool. More torque, even quieter, smoother. But more difficult
@mistersomaru5 жыл бұрын
I mean, with current tech and engineering, you could probably get 3-5 more mpg outta that thing and an additional 200-300 more horsepower just rebuilding the engine and exhaust with newer, more efficient parts. Nothing super hi tech, just old style tech built with new techniques and materials.
@Membrane5565 жыл бұрын
Big cars like this are the best for long distance driving on the highway.
@shawnrey67015 жыл бұрын
Land yachts are the best, nothing like driving them even when your suspension is messed up it feels better than the new vehicles
@jwitt5135 жыл бұрын
New Cadillacs are fugly compared to this. He’s right about those seats. I bet it feels like you’re sitting on a cloud.
@rendaddy_5 жыл бұрын
Newest gen Cadillacs are absolutely beautiful. This is ugly.
@AyAy0085 жыл бұрын
I personally the sedans they make now. But it being a GM, the quality is of course absolutely horrendous.
@strike97165 жыл бұрын
@@rendaddy_ I'll take real chrome over plastic foam filled imitation bumpers anyday. Modern caddilacs are just glorified chevys for the most part. You just take a chevy, throw a big ugly grille on it, and there you go, it's a caddilac
@andreaslarsson39995 жыл бұрын
Great video!i totally agree!Those cars were made for every day driving in real conditions.Not fantasy driving!!!
@galil_68635 жыл бұрын
This is basically the review that Jeremy Clarckson made on the 1970s Lincoln Town Car... exept that everything he calls "wrong" bout the car, you see it as a great thing (and I agree with you). That's the difference between the european journalists mind set and the american mind set when it comes to cars.
@samlandau3725 жыл бұрын
Top Gear is a shit show. Bunch of morons who just suck up to European cars, and bash American cars all day.
@vernonbear5 жыл бұрын
ShotgunSam870 Maybe ‘cause their cars can’t cut it in Europe? They are shite when used in Europe, Top Gear is and was a show recorded in..... Europe. It was made for a British audience, it was written by a British team, it was designed to appeal to a British audience. Stop being so sensitive.
@kevinshort39435 жыл бұрын
@@vernonbear Also Americans equate quality/luxury with the number of buttons, while we equate it with the quality of the buttons. The Chinese seem to be the same, "never mind the quality, feel the width" mentality.
@tehgzizlauw17875 жыл бұрын
car reviewers nowadays try so hard to suck Clarkson's dick, they mimic everything he says. hurr durr my 7 seater SUV can't handle around the track throw it away
@Portofinosorrento5 жыл бұрын
In America cars like these fit the roads perfectly. Last time I was there I rented a Chevrolet suburban which felt fantastic over there. After that I testdrove one in Sweden and it was really bad. Nothing wrong with the car itself, it's just that it's built for American roads, and not the roads we have over here.
@Ask1255 жыл бұрын
The 1970 Eldorado made 400hp with the same 500ci engine.
@sebastienlavallee83205 жыл бұрын
Bilal Hussain yeah i remember getting a ride in a ol cadillac with the father of a friend when i was a kid , he told us it had a 500c.i and we were all impressed how fast it was
@LearnAboutFlow5 жыл бұрын
Which is funny since I'm guessing that 1970 version got 9 mpg as well, if not more. Those were beautiful cars, and 'smaller'.
@nlpnt5 жыл бұрын
Call it 300, there was an industrywide dropoff in 1971 because the SAE changed the test to give more realistic numbers, with no actual power loss at that point.
@Sheehy2235 жыл бұрын
They never really made the power they should relative to the displacement. Decent amount of low end torque but not much else. But it's also kind of a terrible engine design, they have severe oil circulation issues and if you want to make any real power with one it'll blow up pretty quickly.
@jackwood83075 жыл бұрын
Sheehy / thats a good reason to just cruise and chill!👍
@Ibraheeeeeeem5 жыл бұрын
I have the same Cadillac but 1977 with 40k orginal miles, beautiful car that nobody want to buy for some reason!!
@diedonner2995 жыл бұрын
Abraham Ruffei 8 mpg for starters
@Ibraheeeeeeem5 жыл бұрын
@Charlie Ledet I'm in southern California area
@prestonweitersjr.94605 жыл бұрын
3/3/19, After 13yrs I finally junked my 2002 cad. I purchased new & would commute to my night job, making real good money, I wanted 2b comfortable. Well.....eventually the thing nickeled & dimed me to death. It turned out 2b the worst (overpriced) pos I ever had! Almost everything on it was either fixed or replaced. In 2015 I ditched it & got a new FORD.
@TiberianFiend5 жыл бұрын
@@prestonweitersjr.9460 You obviously learned nothing. Should've bought a Toyota.
@mesmerizevisual73515 жыл бұрын
I'm interested, add me on Insta David.lewandowskyy@@Ibraheeeeeeem
@michaelheimbrand54245 жыл бұрын
I couldn´t agree more Hoovie. Of all things in the world, i can´t understand why the world decided that everything must be "sporty". In a sports car, fine. But in a grandmothers Kia? Please...
@cornellgreen36925 жыл бұрын
Michael Heimbrand The Elmiraj should have been the new Eldorado. We have gotten away from giving cars real names; they have alphanumeric designations instead, and they have gone from soup to nuts. Let's get back to giving our American cars real style, and real style demands real names. Even our most basic rollers had names: Falcon, Nova, Corvair, Belvedere, it goes on. Back to the real Detroit.
@philbegas5 жыл бұрын
His complaint reminds me of how James May used to say the nurburgring was ruining luxury cars lol
@UndercoverVictini5 жыл бұрын
The steering looks so incredibly comfortable and smooth
@bah53105 жыл бұрын
I drove my parents 74 Lincoln Continental Town Car my Jr and Sr years in highschool. 2 and half tons of pure luxury.
@Aquineas5 жыл бұрын
My first car (hand-me-down) was a 79 Lincoln Mark V, so basically I learned to drive on cars from this era. Despite the substantial hood, one thing that you never had a problem with was finding the boundaries of the car. Other observations: 1. Those seats are gorgeous and that leather looks to be in fantastic condition. 2. Hate what they did to the exhaust. 3. Is not the modern day equivalent of this the Genesis G90/Lexus ES?
@richardhz-oi8px5 жыл бұрын
Back before roll over crash protection was a concern, as such the pillars hardly obscured the view. However if you could manage to roll the thing, you are really doing something wrong. Also, the bodies are mostly level from front to back so you can actually see the fender tips.
@bigredc2225 жыл бұрын
Yea, I like the sound of a V8 as much as the next guy, but sitting inside that car, you shouldn't be able to hear the motor at all, it wasn't to uncommon to grind the starter gears from trying to start a running car.
@christopherstimpson65405 жыл бұрын
I had one just like it a few years ago. Floats down the road. Drove off a curb once missing the driveway thing and the car just wiggled. Amazing ride.
@chadpurser5 жыл бұрын
Uncork that motor! You should be able to get some major power increases with that much displacement.
@nicholascortez7285 жыл бұрын
It made 500hp in 1970, it got severly choked as the decade progressed
@rickycoker58305 жыл бұрын
At first glance thought $8500 way too much...then saw your explanation and now I realize....$8500 way too much
@kingcs62735 жыл бұрын
ricky coker Yeah, like he could get some broken e39 M5 instead
@SonnyMarchi5 жыл бұрын
These cars can go for $20,000 or more dude, and a BWM dude. REALLY. Caddy all they wayyy
@wyrazowfkp5 жыл бұрын
@@AbbasAbbas-wm6rg But hey -- Hoovie also bought a cheaper BMW -- and the money he paid was way too much -- now he has to invest 13000$ in repairs and the BMW will be same worthless car nobody will want :D
@AbbasAbbas-wm6rg5 жыл бұрын
@@wyrazowfkp that's exactly what happened to me but not too bad I have an e30 1987 325e and I gotta put alot of money in it. I should've bought a 635csi 1987 much closer to a land yacht and worth the pain
@MrPland19925 жыл бұрын
Sonnyboy TV these are like $1500 in great condition in Texas lmao.
@McPh17415 жыл бұрын
My wife and I just acquired one these. It was her dad’s favorite car. He passed away a few years ago and her mom just passed away. My wife is taking the car as part of her inheritance. It’s a 76’ convertible, black paint, red interior and white top. I have to admit , it’s pretty cool. Now, I just have to find some place to keep it. It’s huge! Hey Hoovie, if your interested, I have a 1967 Cadillac Fleetwood limo we have to sell. It also belonged to her dad.
@maxon16725 жыл бұрын
I COULD NOT AGREE MORE WITH ANY ASPECT OF THIS VIDEO. Love you Hoov
@wizardmix5 жыл бұрын
+Hoovies Garage I swear right after watching Freddy's orange lambo, the thought crossed my mind, "Why doesn't Tyler have a mid-70's Eldorado yet?" It only seemed logical due to your love for land barges that is only equally rivaled by Freddy's love for buying your mistakes. Well played sir.
@paulpalmtree92954 жыл бұрын
1976 Cadillac Eldorado Hardtop Coupe, Just beautiful, I love it.
@beatglauser94445 жыл бұрын
I say it again: Bring the landyachts back: And Cadillacs were the mothers of all landyachts! Since I was a teenager I had two very opposite loves: US fullsize cars and sporty, loud, tiny, little nervous italian cars, that could run around narrow curves at absolutely amazing speed. And I was lucky to own both kind before evil took over the world and cars got stuffed with electronics and crippled by stupid safety and emission regulations, things that almost doubled the costs and doubled the weight of most cars.
@traderdan855 жыл бұрын
A great review, I have been saying the same things for years, both Cadillac and Lincoln have lost their way It’s really great to see somebody who actually gets it good job!
@gregdaniels32015 жыл бұрын
You’re the best! The thermometer on the driver side view mirror is ffffffffffing fantastic! I like the way it rocks like a boat when you rev it up while it’s parked, too. Well done.
@Michel.Samaha5 жыл бұрын
Hoovie, you are my Man. You represent everything i feel about cars. great Job Bro :-)