Their both beautiful. The '84 stands out to me because a friend of mine has a mint condition black on red '79, and it reminds me of his. The '78 is crying for the right tires, but is nice other than that. Nice color, though I might have gone with a contrasting landau top.
Nice rides all around. Just picked up a copy of Donnie Brasco at the local B'Buster and getting ready to watch. I think there are some late-1970s Caddies in that one, if I correctly recall. Good flick w/ great cars. Last time I saw it was in the theater. (Sorry for my tangent.)
Actually, while we're on the subject, here's a pic of my friend's car. He said he'd sell it for $8,000. It has around 80,000 on it, but has been garaged every day since it left the factory. And was never driven in bad weather.
Oh yes, Donnie Brasco. Great '79 Coupe Deville, but in the close ups of it they use a '77 interior! Also a couple Fleetwood Broughams. Great movie all around. And that little talk about Lincoln verses Cadillac is priceless.
I'm having a hard time tearing myself away from the forum now that you posted the pic of your friend's DeVille. Oh, how I wish I had an extra $8,000 laying around!
(One funny thing about those coupes on the 'Bay is that they don't have cruise control). Funny how the bashed-up/pitted-out one's are always the most well-optioned.
Well, off to the movie to pine for the '79 Brougham I once owned (sigh).
(One funny thing about those coupes on the 'Bay is that they don't have cruise control). Funny how the bashed-up/pitted-out one's are always the most well-optioned.(sigh).
I've been saying this for years. I always notice the most stripped down Cadillacs seem to be the most well cared for. I guess the logical explanation is older people tend to buy stripped models and hold on to them for decades while young flashier people buy a loaded up Cad and then flip it to the next owner within a couple of years.
BTW: Donnie Brasco is an awesome flick and I had a chance to buy a mint 85 Fleetwood Coupe with 31K miles and every option (inc. wire wheels and moonroof) for 10 G's back in Nov. 02 but it was right after I bought my 78 and I didn't have time to play with two boats.
dude that is SO nice! im partial to the '78 because ive never been a fan of red interior. the 78 reminds me of my grandpa's old deville a little bit. great cars!
The 78 on e-bay has a firemist paint. Compare it to your buddy's black car and you'll see what I mean about the firemists not having the depth or sheen of the non-firemist paints. And this is supposedly a "time capsule" car! Your's looking quite good now, yes?
Yeah, but if you put any Beige car next to a a black one, it'll achieve the same basic effect. Mine isn't so much dull, as it is faded. When I wash it the top surfaces get quite a bit darker while wet. And no matter how many times I rubbing compound or wax it, this white film just covers it back up within days. The top surfaces are dead, forget about it, the sides are okay, but I still feel really out of place at cruise-in's and shows. I've spent months on the rest of the car, so it's extremely clean, but the paint counter-acts all of my efforts it seems.
Oh, that black on red is fantastic...LOVE the 79s.
(NEED MORE GARAGE SPACE!!)
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