Cadillac had a simple formula since the 1950s and that was provide the buying public with the biggest, most luxurious, and technologically advanced stylish automobiles. . The El Dorado had begun the 1970s as the ultimate two-door luxury barge especially in convertible form.It was the epitome of excess. Cadillac touted the El Dorado in its 1979 sales literature as "one of the world’s best engineered cars". It wasn’t lying.One interesting notation is that since the 1979 El Dorado had a standard V8 engine with enough grunt, an four-wheel independent suspension, four-wheel disc brakes. So if you are a collector or hobbyist looking for a reasonably priced classic Cadillac, you need not look any further than the elegantly styled 1979 El Dorado – today it’s one of the best classic car bargains you’ll find out there. And it will remain so as long as it continues to fly under the radar screen. Pete Dunton
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