The Cadillac Convertible Eldorado Model

The Cadillac Eldorado model was a personal luxury1957-1960, the most expensive models were
vehicle and the one in American that had thealways the opulent, long wheel-based "Series 75"
longest run in the market. The Eldorado was thesedans and limousines.
only one sold after the 1998 model year. ThisThe Development in the 1990s
model of Cadillac was part of the Cadillac line of1992 In 1992, a new Eldorado appeared. It was
models from 1953 to 2002. Its main competitorsslightly bigger than its predecessor, but it was so
are the Buick Riviera and the Mark Series. Themuch more adroitly styled that it seemed greatly
name of this model 'Eldorado' is Spanish andso. The window glasses were once again
means 'the gilded one'. The South American Indianframeless, and shortly after introduction Cadillac's
tribe chief uses this name as well probablyexcellent new Northstar V8 became available. This
because that he would wash off the gold dustcombination of sleek styling and increased power
that was sprinkled in his body by diving into a lakeseemed more like the great Eldorados and this
during a ceremony. This name also refers to thegot good reviews for this model. The sales went
cities of fabulous riches on the South Americanup, though never again at record heights. People
Continent which inspired several Europeanwho purchased this preferred the four door
expeditions.model Cadillac Seville, a trend that was clearly
A Brief Historyindicated by the sale figures. This automobile
The name 'Eldorado' was proposed for a verycontinued for the rest of the decade with
special show car built in 1952 for marking Cadillac'sincremental changes and moderate sales., Its
Golden Anniversary. Actually, it was the result offormer running mates Toronado and Riviera were
an in-house competition that was won bydiscontinued at this time and by the end of the
Mary-Ann Zukosky (married name = Marini).century it was becoming clear that the end of the
Mary-Ann was a secretary in the company'sEldorado was probably coming as well.
merchandising department. It is also worth1998 Some minor exterior updates were done
mentioning that Palm Springs Life magazine,for the Eldorado in 1998 as well as a revised
attributes the name to a resort destination ininterior. The Swan Song
California's Coachella Valley that was a favorite ofCadillac announced that they would end production
General Motors executives, the Eldorado Countryafter the year 2002. Well, this was not just said
Club. Anyway, the name was adopted by thebut done as well: The final ETC model became the
company for a new, limited-edition convertiblemost powerful model with an 300 hp engine with
that was added to the line in 1953.front wheel drive. Well, that's not hundred percent
The Cad models named Eldorado were alwaystrue though, because a few cars were produced
near the top of the manufacturers product lineto mark the end of this proud model in April 2003,
although cars bearing the name variedcars that were produced in the 1953 convertible
considerably in bodystyle and mechanical layoutcolors of red and white. An honorful end of a
during this long period. Nevertheless, withwonderful car.
exceptions for the Eldorado Brougham models of