My “new” Cadillac

[jons1077]

I am so excited to finally own my very first classic automobile. I had always considered finding a decent Oldsmobile or something similar from the 1970’s. This beautiful 1972 Cadillac Sedan deVille caught my attention immediately and I was determined to get it. I hope to have many years of showing it off and enjoying it!

 

[Ultramatic]

OMG! I had a '71!

 

 

What a gorgeous car! I had the Coupe DeVille in Casablanca yellow. If I remember correctly yours has 472 V8 with 345 H.P. Congratulations!

 

[maytag85]

Congratulations! Not very versed on GM cars of the 70’s (know more about Fords from the 60’s and 70’s) but did Cadillac use a points ignition system around this time or not? Seem to think they would have but started to go to a solid state ignition system for emissions purposes and such.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Looks beautiful!

Not too many frameless four-doors of anything left...

-- Dave

 

[qsd-dan]

Nothing rides softer than a 70's Cadillac or Lincoln Continental. Enjoy gobbling up the miles in this beast!

 

[pulltostart]

She's beautiful

Congratulations on your new ride!  She looks like someone took very good care of her all these years.

 

lawrence

 

[combo52]

Wow, that’ll be fun

And only 36,000 miles what’s the story behind it?

Definitely a great car for car shows.

John

 

[repairguy]

Congrats Jon! That is very nice.

 

[moparwash]

A beauty!

 

[circlew]

My dad's Uncle Fred bought one in the late Fall of '71; white with a black vinyl roof. When my mom, sister, and I took a trip to southern California in July '72, he let use the car. It had air conditioning of course, which our '67 Pontiac Tempest didn't. The next year my mom got a new Buick Electra Limited, which was a very similar car.

 

[appnut]

Jon, congratulations to such a well-deserving man. She's a beaute.

 

[good-shepherd]

did Cadillac use a points

GM didn't introduce HEI until 1974-75 but a '72 could be retrofitted to HEI.

 

[justjunque]

Congratulations, Jon!
Beautiful Cadillac!
Some type of full-size Cadillac was always a bucket list vehicle for me, but I was never able to make it happen.
The color combination looks very similar to my first car ever, which was a four door hardtop 1970 Pontiac Bonneville.
I also had a 1994 Buick Roadmaster, which was very Cadillac-esque.
But, despite looking at a few over the years, it just never worked out.
I sold my last 1970s car a few years ago. That was a triple black 1973 Chevrolet Impala four door sedan.
I'm pretty sure I'm done owning classic cars at this point in my life.
Congratulations again. I hope you love it!
Happy motoring!

 

[rp2813]

Nice Score!

Interesting that the wiper control is on the door.  Does it have an infinite speed setting or just the three?  It resembles the sliding scale wiper control used on Lincolns from the '60s, which was powered by a hydraulic system off the power steering pump and was the most versatile I've ever had the pleasure of using, but is was located on the dash, not the door.  I could get that set so low as to achieve a 35 second gap between swipes.

 

[ea56]

Congratulations on your “new” Cadillac Jon! There is nothing like a vintage Cadillac for pure driving enjoyment. They literally float along the highway, effortlessly devouring the miles in silence. It’s like riding on a cloud.

In ‘73 during the height of gas rationing I traded in a ‘69 Volkswagen for a ‘55 Cadillac 2 dr HT. And even being 18 years old with 102,000 miles on the odometer it still performed effortlessly, powerfully and quietly. It was a real treat to own and drive.

I hope you have many enjoyable drives in this great piece of automotive history.

Eddie

 

[thatwasherguy]

Congrats on your new ride!

That thing is STUNNING! Someone took great care of that beauty. I think I see an AC condenser with lines in the pic under the hood. Does it still work, and if so, does it still run R-12? If so, I bet that thing becomes a refrigerator when set to max AC!
Thatwasherguy.

 

[swestoyz]

Jon - this is a stunning Cadillac. Not only are the '72 models the nicest looking of the '71-'73 body styling, but the COLOR of this particular one is PERFECT. So many survivors are either white/black/gold. This blue really pops!

Enjoy cruising the highways with this one.

Ben

 

[jons1077]

Thanks everyone!

I’m really excited about it. I don’t know alot about the previous owners other than this owner only had the car for a little over a year before he passed away unexpectedly. I’ve combed through nearly $9k in receipts of work he had done to tune this car up and yet he didn’t even get to drive it for more than 1,000 miles. The car was sold as part of his estate. Every function works so far. The auto climate control had a complete overhaul. Carberator rebuilt, wheel bearing replaced, new tires, and the list goes on. I will need to have a body shop take a look at the trunk lid that is showing slight surface rust. The car otherwise is in incredible shape. The drive home was everything I hoped it would be! I’ll work on taking more photos soon.

 

[kevin313]

It's a beauty!

Enjoy the ride!!