Not Buick, but 18000 mile 1980 Caddy Coupe DeVille

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...333481336&sspagename=STRK:MESELX:IT&viewitem=

Nice Car.

 

very nice car. wonder what the reserve is? I love big cadillacs!

 

Didn't those come with a 4.3L ("4300") engine?

 

The one in the auction has the standard carburated 368 engine.

Maybe you mean the (new for model year 1982) 249 CI / HT-4100 V8 engine ?

 

Yep. I'm sure you are right.

 

I think I still prefer an Electra from that era above the DeVille, but not because I don't really like the Cadillac.

What is the average price for a model year 1980 Electra nowadays ?

Let's says a 2 drs Park Avenue model, (not the V6) from a dry state, around 100,000 miles on the clock and in a good condition for a daily driver ?

 

My older brother bought a 1978 Park Avenue new. It was a dream to ride in, all that velour upholstery, so quiet and smooth. He traded it in for a 1979 Riviera (Olds 350 engine). I put over 200,000 miles on that Riv after he was done with it and it was the most comfortable car I ever owned.

 

That's what I like about them, the plush upholstery (same as in the Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency's I owned over the years) and the big clock in front of the passengers seat :TU:

 

This car has a 6.0 liter engine. The Cadillac 400?

It was a "little old lady" car, and purchased from her estate sale. Had a few scratches and dings, so my body guy spent a lot of time on it to make it that nice on the outside.
The car is nearly perfect.

The reserve is not low enough that it will be a steal, but reasonable enough that it will probably sell on this auction. It's been for sale local for $12000, and the reserve is a good bit lower than that now.

Thanks for looking.

 

I don't think there was a Cadillac 400 ?
368 CI x 16,387 = 6030 CC :TU:

 

So I can't add, or calculate. 6 liter 368.
Cadillac had a bunch of engine options in the good ole days, but I don't know what they are, and I probably won't learn.

Thanks Erik

 

About that auction:
It says "1980 Cadillac DeVille & DTS"

Where does DTS stand for ?

I know this term was used for the later models: DeVille Touring Sedan, but this car is a coupe.
(Like the STS is the Seville Touring Sedan)

 

That was the ebay categories. Ebay has them lumped together that way. Yes, this one is a coupe deVille, not a DTS.
I had to put it in that group or the dreaded "other" group.

 

I see now, Mark :TU: !

 

4100 is the fwd engine

 

For example: Is a model year 1982 DeVille a FWD car ?

Here's a scan from the 1983 Cadillac brochure:
Rear axle differential ánd HT 4100 engine :Smarty:

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Hi. You have put a new vinyl top on the car. Do you know were i can find that for my car? Cadillac Eldorado 1981. Thanks Goran.

 

Goran, the local upholstery shop did the top for us. Most places don't put the seem in the correct place because it is easier to put it in a different place. This guy did it to match the original.

 

Mark, thank you wery much for the info. I will try some lokal shop. Goran

 

good old GM HEI . i run it in my X. very reliable ignition. that's a cool car.