[500-CID]

Hi everyone my name is mike and I live in tampa fl.. I have a 1975 coupe deville that I got from my dad back in 97' that I am in the process of restoring.. It has a 500 cid v-8 under the hood that runs as good as the day it was made

 

[SoundAdvantage]

W E L C O M E
To The Cadillac Forums! You own a great car with a great engine, I like the older Caddy's Myself > they are built better!
Enjoy the Forums Mike.

 

[the Sandman]

Welcome to the CadillacForums! Another member from Tampa - we're gonna start our own chapter soon.

Got any pics of that Caddy?

 

[Leloz]

Welcome and enjoy those 8.2 liters of Cadillac goodness

 

[AirJigga25]

Got 500 CID?

Original 1975 Eldo Convertible with one of the best engines ever made. Did I mention only 76,000miles?

 

[500-CID]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome Sandman, yes I have a pic.. I'll try and post it..

 

[dave383]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome Sandman, yes I have a pic.. I'll try and post it..

welcome abort, to bad u don't live in cally we could cruise the bay. u in your 1975 and me in my 1976 big bad caddydaddy coupe deville

 

[davesdeville]

Man I'm jealous. I gave up a 75 Sedan Deville for a 78 Fleetwood Brougham (and made a little cash in the process). At least I know it's in good hands with my grandma..

Anyway so welcome and enjoy your Cadillac.

 

[pico]

hey mike i got a 75 coupe deville too. one of the best cadillacs ever made. when you cruise girls jock the cadillac and the man in the cadillac. the car runs smooth as hell too.

 

[proudpopa1975coupe]

i've had a 1975 coupe for about ten years now.i had intend to restore it with my sons,but they took no intrest.
I pulled it out his summer and got a lot of little things put together. its been stangely exciting trying to put the puzzle back togeather
.Enjoy your project,Its really a beutifull car

 

[Destroyer]

Sweet ride Mike! I live in the Tampa Bay area as well. I had a '74 Fleetwood with a 472. Not exactly the same but similar in overall operation and feel. Good luck with yours!

 

[Jesda]

Scary zombie thread!

Would it be fair to say that the 500CID Cadillac is the most desirable American luxury sedan of the 70s?

 

[Destroyer]

Scary zombie thread!

Would it be fair to say that the 500CID Cadillac is the most desirable American luxury sedan of the 70s?

Hmmmm, maybe, maybe not. In it's mid to late 70's iteration it was nothing to really brag about. The late 60's-early 70's models put out respectable numbers (hp wise). The smog era stuff......not so much. My '74 was very capable of keeping up with traffic but not a "performance" car, even for the year.

 

[orconn]

I'd have to go with the Imperials of the seventies, not only were they made from better materials but they handled a lot better than the Cadillacs of the first half of the senties!

 

[Aron9000]

Cadillac from 71 to 73 the interior quality went into the shitter, the dash looked like a Caprice. 74-76 was better, but IMO Lincoln was building better looking cars from 71-76. The smaller 77-79 Caddies were built to a MUCH higher standard.