Featured here is a beautiful red 1972 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible. The Eldorado was produced for over twelve generations from 1952 until 2002. In 1972 the Cadillac Eldorado was offered in coupe and convertible body styles. The Cadillac Eldorado was a top of the line model and originally came out to mark the 50th anniversary of Cadillac. The 1972 model represented Cadillac’s 70th year and was a part of the ninth generation Eldorado.
1972 Cadillac Eldorado Styling Details
As is apparent, the 1972 Cadillac Eldorado is a large automobile. In fact, this model is over a foot longer than the first generation Escalade. There aren’t many luxury automobiles larger than this Eldorado. The model had a 126.3 inch wheelbase which among other things means it could easily seat at least five people. The 72 Eldorado had plenty of legroom for it’s occupants plus full vinyl seats.
The exterior of the 72 Eldorado had very minor changes from the previous year. There was a minor change to the grille pattern and some changes to the front bumper and rear bumpers. These were mostly safety related. The front bumper was now built to withstand a 5 mph front impact with no damage. The rear bumper was a bit larger and flatter and was built to withstand a 2.5 mph impact. For the 1973 model year the Eldorado would receive significant restyling.
The last year for the Cadillac Eldorado Convertibles was 1976. Cadillac sold over 14,000 Eldorado Convertibles that year. They could have built and sold even more but there was a lack of convertible parts such as the top frame. It’s said that speculators bought many 1976 Convertibles to just put them in storage and hopefully sell at a healthy profit to collectors some time in the future.
1972 Cadillac Eldorado Options
If a buyer spent the big money for a Cadillac Eldorado Convertible chances are he or she wanted many available options as well. After all, the Eldorado target buyer was someone with plenty of money along with a taste for luxury. These options were many and included climate control, heavy duty air condinetens were many and included climamanyPisndinetens wsixmontimow Cad the,teadscopAs i, hetherAs is we"},{ thing,yeamoondinetensB73Znk a-pu,. The rshn mo Cabelhe, and shn mo Cabelhe,is wreo e;teoi, heautomin:tape. indowd ioday,>