1979 Cadillac Deville Coupe from North America - Comments

The Caddy wasn't in great shape when I bought it (note the beginning mileage), but it served me well with my delivery job. It ate gas like there was no tomorrow but I loved the huge engine and the horses it yielded.

The shocks and struts were bad when I first got it and I never got them replaced (wasn't making as much $$ then) so I had to live with the -bouncy-

-bouncy- -bouncy- ride.

I've had several things replaced in the car, tranny line, master cylinder, tires tires tires tires tires, radiator, battery (battery in the car when I got it wasn't even putting out enough cold cranking power) and transmission gasket.

Not too bad I think for the amount of mileage the car had on it.

This car was bought for 500 bucks at a local small car dealership. I remember seeing the car sitting there when it was 1,000 dollars. The price kept going down as the car kept sitting there. At 500 I went in and nabbed it.

I really love older, large cars with big engines.

I was way into old muscle cars of the 60s-70s and always thought of Cadillacs as "old guys'" cars. But when I saw mine sitting at the dealer, I was like "Well hey, why not? It's huge and has a huge engine.. I'll give it a shot".

I would definitely buy another Caddy of a near year and model again. The only drawback of it (and I guess all rear wheel drive cars) is that they totally cannot get around in the snow..! I'm in Massachusetts and when it snowed out while I had the Caddy, I was afraid to go to work a lot of the time. And the times I was out in it, the car would get stuck anywhere that had the slightest uphill climb.

I have a front wheel drive car now, and they HUGELY different in the snowy weather!

But I do miss having a big boat Caddy..........:(

Melissa

It has a 425.

This gives me hope because I am currently trying to find the best place and great price to sell my 78 Coupe DeVille.

The bad thing is, I was tagged on a corner in the passenger side door. Had it checked by three different body shops with NO body or frame damage!

It was my grandfather's car so it only has currently 30,500 miles. Drives great, super comfy while still being responsive on many types of roads. Was maintained by my grandfathers Cadillac dealership in Tenn.

Sounds like you got a good deal for only $500.

I think that the 1977-79 full size Cadillac's are one of the best cars ever built and they were quite powerful cars considering that they came out during the oil crisis and the darkest days of the automotive industry, I think that the 1977-79 Cadillac's were the last true era of the powerful Cadillac's and you still see some of them around, I think the 1977-79 Cadillac's were at their best since 1970.

I have a 79 Caddy Coupe Deville. I love this car to death. It is so easy to handle this big blue boat. I've been spending a lot of money to restore it. I hope this car last a very long time.

I'm getting it painted dark blue pearl and navy interior with white pipping. I'd like to get a navy roasted top with white trimming.

I got new carb, steering column, alternator, alarm system, air conditioning, rewiring, mater cylinder, window, inside leak on passenger side floor, tune up, infinity speakers and four way amp, shocks, engine lifters and pistons, and parts that was missing though out the car. I can't imagine what else I need to get down.