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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XLV)

By Corey Lewis

Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XLV)

Coupes had the same new character line, with an additional kick in the window line aft of the door. The change meant a smaller rear side window and was paired with a more aggressive roof angle. The overall effect was a sportier, more aggressive look that was not as upright and formal. New 1967 styling was the end of the conservative two-door sedan look at Cadillac, though other manufacturers would persist with the design through the Eighties.

In 1967 the Calais returned as the entry-level model, and wore new more aggressive styling. Its status was conferred through very limited badging and chrome, along with the most basic disc wheel cover design. Most power features were optional or off-limits to the Calais customer, though power windows were newly standard. Calais was available as a two-door coupe, and four-door hardtop and pillared sedan. 1967 was the final year a pillared Calais was offered.

The DeVille received the same styling as the Calais models. For their extra spend, customers were provided with large DeVille script at the rear fenders to indicate their status. Standard features of the DeVille included a glare reducing rear-view mirror, a clock, climate control, hazard lights, a padded dash, and seat belts that retracted automatically. The DeVille was available in two-door format as the Coupe DeVille and DeVille convertible, and with four doors (hardtop or pillared) as the Sedan DeVille. Notably, the pillared Sedan DeVille would persist even though the equivalent Calais version went away after '67.

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