1979 Cadillac DeVille Coupe from North America - Comments

Brakes, transmission, ac, radio... all the expected stuff from such an old car.

I loved this car. Bought it brand new in 1979, I was much younger then. I remember showing off in it and spending days and nights waxing it and making it look in top condition. Then, many years later I grew tired of it, put it in my garage and bought new cars. It sat in my garage until two years ago, when I decided I'd try using it again. Then I fixed it up and fell in love with it again. In fact, I decided to sell my other cars, a Dodge Monaco and an Oldsmobile Ciera. MY Caddy was my pride and joy.

Last week, I left it out overnight and some teenagers came and burned it. Just like that, my Caddy was gone. Cadillacs are cars you can become best friends with, they are big American sedans. My Caddy could've survived another ten years had it not met such a cruel death.

Yea, too bad about your coupe., it just seems you can't have nothing nice no more, lots of envious punks out there, very sad., I keep my,79 caddy coupe in storage., I break it out during summer mostly, i, ve had her for 10 yrs. now, very clean and solid. shes never seen snow or rain since I had her., my turn signal handle was broke off when I bought it, so I do plan to just replace the whole steering column eventually.,, but I would never sell it, not for 20,000,, true, she does have 130,000 miles on her now (original), but this girl will lay rubber for 10 ft. off a red light,, that 425 c.u. can get serious if it has to.,, triple blue., dark blue out, light blue in, darker blue vinyl top., factory spoke hubcaps,,, my next project is to rake-it-up a few inches, mabee 4,, we, ll see.,,, once again, my deepest condolences on your loss,,, I can only offer this tip for you,, get another,79 coupe,,, trust me,, the girl will love you for it.,,, later,,, from jimmy,,, wisconsin.,,

Thanks Jimmy, I'll try to do as you say. Thing is, right now I'm kinda broke, but if I got the chance I'd go for it.

-Charles.

That's a tragedy, I could cry. Hopefully I'll get my own Cadillac one day, but I'd do more than just cry if that happened to me and my cad.

My thoughts entirely with you on your loss. I am in the UK and find it difficult to find these lovely beasts. Have found a 1979 425ci Fleet wood Brougham. Do you know of any specification as I don't know much about these? Whats the HP and top speed and mpg etc.

Many thanks

Jason Ellis.

What a sad testimony. My heart goes out to you, it seems as though people just don't value anything anymore. I inherited my 1977 Coupe Deville from my grandfather and it is such a cool car. I don't drive it daily for fear of something happening to it like yours. As far as power, the 425 of these years made 180 horsepower and 345 lb of torque. They can get around 15-17mpg, but the timing is critical and the carburetor, though an awesome design, can be tough to rebuild and get right. I don't know the top speed, but judging by the 2.73 rear gears, I'd say they are good for 120 mph. I hope you can get a new caddy soon, I sure wish I could help.

That's too bad about the car. I got a '79 DeVille about 3 months ago. Unfortunately It stalls, and I'm going to rebuild the carb. and get new spark plugs. If anyone has any other suggestions/tips about changing anything to get it to lay fat strips down the road instead of stalling please email me at nice_dictator7@yahoo.com. It has been the most comfortable car I've ever driven in. The electric seat is broken, so I'm really close to the steering wheel (all the way forward) but it doesn't matter. The leather seats make all the difference. I am a teenager myself, and it is crazy to think of destroying a car in such a terrible way.

Hello

I read the "Road Test Review" of the 425 Cubic Inch Coupe De Ville back in the late 70's, and they hit a top speed of 108 M.P.H., I know it sounds low, but the reality is the front of the car is big and creates a lot of wind resistance, therefore the physics prevent it from making more top end. These cars were very fast from 30-50 m.p.h.

We had a new one that my parents bought in Feb. 1978, that we owned until Sept. of 1991. Only major things that needed attention were the climate control system (new blower), new hoses, and a new rear differential-probably because I burned rubber in it all the time while I was a young 16 year old driver. It ran like the wind, and handily beat a lot of American cars back in the day, like most anything from 77-85 for example. These cars are solid, well built tanks.

I looked at a `79 CoupeDeville on eBay. When I read your review I thought of a truly classic and wonderful vehicle. Oddly enough, Cadillac`s ads for that year called their products "the fulfillment of a promise made long ago". No words can express the insanity of your vehicle`s demise, but I hope you made yourself a promise to replace that vehicle, and that you fulfill that promise.

Uh, check the date on the review... over four years ago. Think he's over the loss of his Caddy by now...

I owned a buick le sabre 1983 model in the 80,s and loved the big powerful car. Then since 93 have been going from jeep to jeep, but my passion for the big car was too strong and after some lucky shopping found a beautiful maroon and white 77 coupe deville with 26,000 miles in mint condition. I was so enamoured with it that I convinced my wife to let me buy another one before they are all gone. I am now in the process of getting my next one with 40,000 miles all in a period of a month. I plan to drive them daily and enjoy them. Anyone who can burn a car like this has a real mean streak.