1976 Cadillac Sedan DeVille

No Reserve: 1976 Cadillac Sedan DeVille for sale on BaT Auctions - ending April 26 (Lot #71,652) | Bring a Trailer

 

Can't promise I'll get it, but as of this writing, I am the high bidder on this car.

As I'm sure I've mentioned before in other threads, my father bought one of these new. We have few photos of it from back then, but this photo, which I've sh0wn before, was taken in May 1982 at my sister's college graduation. That's me on the left and my sister on the right.

It's not the exact same car because the BAT car is a Sedan De Ville d'Elegance while the one we had was simply a Sedan De Ville. I don't know what the difference is, but if I get the car, I'll sure make a point of finding out.

 

Are these two cars the same color? I have to say that the BAT car certainly looks the way I remember it, but the 1982 photo shows a more subdued blue. I don't know if that isn't just the fading of the photo's colors over the last 40 years.

Here is the 1976 Caddy paint chip chart, and there are two blues on it. The color at the bottom of the third column, crystal blue firemist poly, certainly looks like the color of the BAT car. The other blue, second from the bottom in the first column, innsbruck blue poly, looks like it could be the color of my father's car. If I get the BAT car, I can check the body tag for the paint code, but I have no way of doing that for my Dad's car.

 

good luck. Color of your dads could be either one.

 

The seller just posted a photo of the cowl tag. The paint codes are 90 11T. 90 corresponds to the crystal blue firemist poly as I thought, and the 11 is the color of the vinyl top, cotillion white.

 

Good luck. It looks like a lovely car.

 

Good Luck! It looks to be a very nice car. As for what the d'Elegance package consists of it looks like 50/50 split front bence seats with folding armrests, pillow top seat cushions & pin strips on the hood and trunk. And also the see thru hood ornimate

 

All of those could be part of it. I also noticed that the body side molding that runs the length of the car on each side is wider with a vinyl strip down the middle on my father's car while on the auction car, it's a narrower strip of vinyl.







I do like the fact that the car comes with a small ruler.





Also, I'm no longer high bidder. Current bid is $9,500. I'm willing to go a bit higher, but I'm holding off until it gets closer to the auction's end, which about 2 p.m. Mountain time on Tuesday the 26th.

 

Also, another thing on the auction car that was not on my Dad's car is this Cadillac wreath trim piece around door key slot.

 

I think the smaller body side molding was factory. Did your dad ever have his car repainted?

 

The wreath around the door lock is not a factory piece. Probably an aftermarket accessory added at some point.

 

I don't believe he did, but I don't know for sure. At the time of this photo, the car was only six years old. Too soon, typically, for a repaint, I would think.

 

Interesting. Thank you. I know so little about Cadillacs, relatively speaking.

 

If you win this, I guarantee you, you'll have your horizons broadened
Some of the basic hidden engineering is GM Corporate, but there are a lot of things Caddy engineers were allowed to do that did not follow BOP design guidelines.