1974 Cadillac Coupe de Ville summer evening cruise

[pompste]

Love those '70`s big Caddy`s for sure! From a time gone by when "excess ruled!".

I`ve got a mint '78 Caddy Sedan Deville and it drives great! Great highway cruiser.It`s not quite as big as the one in this video--but it`s still a huge ride.GM downsized them in the '77 model year,shaving hundreds of pounds of weight and some 7 inches or so in length to pacify the stricter gas mileage laws of the time.

[RadicallyLowly]

I owned a Caillac like this one-a 74' Coupe DeVille-light green in High School--I got it up to 100-110 miles an hour on 684 in Westchester, N.Y. in the years 82-84?? Everybody knew of me because of the "Green-Cadi". I had to fill the gas tank often--sometimes $75.00/week!! Back then I think gas was under $1.00. Once I took a trip to Poughkeepsie with some friends from H.S. to a funeral, filled up the gas tank, and got back home-the gas gauge read near empty. Drove from Mt.Kisco to Poughkeepsie!

[midnitesquirldog]

these cars are great you feel like your on a cloud when driving 

[bigredsled67]

For those who travel well- CADILLAC! Thank You for keeping her new and absolutely original! This what people looked for in a car of "Status" No new Caddy can even compare- Thanks

[iosltd]

Hi from Geneva (Switzerland), I have the same in dark metalic green with beige interior. I like the 1974 models. I also have the hearse in dark blue, the eldorado in red with white interior, the limo 75 series in all dark blue and the withe fleetwood grey interior. I LOVE IT. I'm just waiting for a Talisman now to complete the 1974 collection.

[lovetogokiev]

love those '70s caddies

[wyecee]

Kermit, Illinois? It's easy bein' green.

[cadimec]

Cheers Rik - lovely in Lime!! A note to foreign viewers: everything said about the magnificent ride is TRUE - the undulations & wobbles - changing camber & drifting seen in this clip are from the Belgian roads - acknowledged as some of the worst in all Europe. Many are still in small stone blocks called "Kinderkopjes" (children's heads!). Here's proof of The Standard of the World capably overcoming the Belgian "standard" of the roads - even at 35 years of age. Bravo!

[beatricemaude]

I am eyeing a 74 Lincoln Continental coupe in almost the exact color combo of your DeVille. A comparison of the two would be interesting.

[cadrolls1]

@beatricemaude No other car ever built provided the ride comfort of the "73"-"76" Cadillacs and none will ever again. There was almost a dead feel to it. On a smooth rode, it was almost impossible to decide whether the car was even moving. It was that good. Cadillac took the back seat to no one on the highway in terms of ride comfort. Lincoln held a slight advantage around town because of its generous wheel travel. The Fleetwood was king for interior room. What an era.

[KoldingDenmark]

@cadrolls1

How right you are. I drove over 60K miles over 9 years in a 1973 Coupe dé Ville.

What a great ride, what a great car. I would buy one again, if a get the chance.

[Tigerpaw10]

I hate the "cab forward" & front wheel drive platform combo design on most modern cars now.

The leading edge of the front door is actually part of the front wheel well on most cars now.

My Father and Grandfather always had cars like this with big long hoods and powerful V-8's.

Long wheel base for great rides with long graceful body lines.

I remember my cousins in the summer time actually sleeping overnight outdoors on the hood of these cadillacs at my Grandpa's ranch. Those were the days!

[110black110]

tell me please name of song)

great car, I whant drive Cadillac Coupe de Ville!)))

[GRUWEZ]

The song is called I Maschi and is by the Italian singer Gianna Nannini.

[afterburner159]

pretty car. what country? check mine on you tube " cadillac brougham 1991" I am in florida usa

[CAPRICELOVER]

what country? it's belgium

[cadrolls1]

What a BEAUTIFUL example of a "74" Coupe DeVille. You must be in heaven. Great music for this video. I hope you keep it on youtube. Thank you for sharing it, from one Cadillac fan to another.

[Coupe7576]

OOooohh what a beautiful car!!

[hippieking]

Drives like no other car

[BeautifulJF]

Ross; Let me describe this to you.

I have a WRX STI as a daily driver...yet I'm craving one of these as a toy.

I recently test drove a beat-to-hell '69 Eldorado w/ a 472 cu ...all 221 inches. The ride is gloriously soft. I drove over enormous pot holes with a lazy and slow 'dip' as a result...hahah. THE STEERING IS FEATHER-TOUCH POWER. I could turn the wheel with one finger. The idle was thirsty and LIKE NO OTHER SOUND>

I MUST HAE ONE OF THESE. Hope this helps.

-Patrick

[RossPK81]

What do these old American cars feel like to drive?

[GRUWEZ]

This car only has 18,000 original miles, so it feels pretty much like a new car. Of course, it has the typical soft suspension and ride of a 1970s Land Yacht. But it feels pretty tight and solid, unlike the many high miles cars of that era.

[1915fas]

@GRUWEZ It looks like it accelerates faster than I would expect. This would be the 472 with 205 net horsepower. Even the 500 had only 210. Lots of torque though. 380 at 2400 RPM.One of my dream cars. I still like bullet 'Birds but they don't have much headroom and I'm around 6'4''.

[maradona87]

like a bag of sand

[cadrolls1]

Ross, you would have to experience it to fully appreciate it. It floats along with no vibration, it bows to the bumps but harshness is not existent. It was a magificent riding automobile unlike anything you will ever know. On a 10-14 hour trip, when you get out, you want to get back in and continue driving. It makes me cry when I think they are gone forever. There is nothing that I can write to explain the sadness that happened in 1977 when these MAGNIFICENT cars were gone, never to return.

[gillono1]

The only sensory input I remember when driving this car is the soft leather seats, the heavy feeling of the car gliding over road imperfections. The road surface is not transmitted to your body. You give it 1/4 pedal and cruise to 85 like sitting in your living room. The power brakes grabbed smoothly and quickly led the vehicle to a stop. If you hit something, well, wave goodbye to it, because the car is so heavy that anything impacting it - including a small tree, would not disturb you.

[franthree]

@RossPK81 ---Ever pilot a yacht?--My dad had a 1974 caddy Sedan De Ville! Still it was a great ride!