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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XVIX)

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We’re back with more Cadillac Eldorado today, in our final entry on the third generation models. Since then, I discovered this April 1957 edition of The Cadillac Serviceman , GM’s in-house magazine publication for its dealer service centers. Now legal in all states, all Cadillacs adopted them immediately.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XIII)

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As we learned in our last installment , the Cadillac lineup was revised visually for 1957, and would be revised again in 1958 once quad headlamps became legal. But styling and lineup changes weren’t the only new features in 1957: Cadillac was also eager to tout its Standard of the World engineering, safety, and engine advancements!

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XV)

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Last week in our Cadillac Eldorado saga , we covered the visual updates in the new-for-’57 Eldorado Biarritz. Part of a styling revision across the line at Cadillac that year, the Eldorado in particular drifted away from the bulbous fenders and tall hood shapes that were a hallmark of post-WWII American car design.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part X)

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When it debuted in its second generation guise for the 1954 model year , the Cadillac Eldorado changed its approach from low-production halo car to expensive trim package. Boldened, in 1955 a refreshed Eldorado appeared with a new rear end treatment that featured large fins not found on other Cadillac models.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part IX)

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It was not until after the model became a sales success that Cadillac debuted more variants. He ordered a custom hardtop Eldorado from Cadillac, who was happy to oblige. Cadillac designers applied the Eldorado trim and interior to a Series 62 hardtop and voila , a one-off was born.& More on that soon.

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Road Test: 2024 Cadillac XT4 Premium Luxury FWD

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Cadillac’s Subcompact SUV The 2024 Cadillac XT4 is smack dab in the heat of the subcompact premium/luxury SUV category. It is the third best-selling SUV for Cadillac, coming in behind the larger Escalade and XT5, but ahead of the XT6 and Lyriq EV. All of them outsell the Cadillac luxury sedans. Let’s take a look.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part III)

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We discussed the engineering underneath 1953’s trio of high-end halo convertibles from Buick, Oldsmobile, and Cadillac last week. The ‘53 Eldorado had a wheelbase and overall length identical to the Series 62 upon which it was based, so its designers didn’t simply add some inches and call it a new design.