The Seventies had been a time of automotive extra: an period when dimension, power, and luxuries had been pushed to more and more excessive requirements simply earlier than the gasoline disaster precipitated issues to cut back.

The Decide of the Day is a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a non-public vendor in Buford, Georgia.

“In case you’re looking for a ’76 Eldorado convertible, you already know that 1976 was the final 12 months that Cadillac produced a convertible, and the Eldorado was the last word in luxurious,” the itemizing begins.

That assertion is simply considerably true: This was the final convertible of its era, however not the final total. An Eldorado convertible was reintroduced in 1984, and the 2004-2009 Cadillac XLR was additionally a two-seat roadster that shared platforms with the sixth-generation Corvette. At any charge, we’ll give the vendor the good thing about the doubt as a result of this appears to be like like a outstanding instance of a uncommon automotive.

The Eldorado was produced for 12 generations over the course of fifty years starting with the 1952 mannequin 12 months. Right this moment’s characteristic automotive comes from the ninth era which debuted in 1971 on the Common Motors E-body platform. The aesthetics mirrored vital design updates from the prior automotive, together with a wheelbase that was stretched by six inches. General size was pushed to 224 inches in 1976, making it attainable for the roomy inside to accommodate six passengers comfortably through two bench seats.

“I’m the second proprietor and bought it from a member of the family in 1996,” the itemizing states. “It has all the time been garaged and there’s no obvious rust.” Completed in “Firethorn Crimson,” this Eldorado reveals 38,902 miles on the odometer and was reportedly repainted in 1998. The vendor notes that the convertible high and the door panels may use some upholstery work, however the automotive appears to be like nice in and out.

Shifting this massive beast down the highway is a equally massive motor: Out there powerplants had been a 425cid V8 and an enormous 500cid V8. Both one might be mated solely to a three-speed computerized transmission.

Although Common Motors marketed this automotive as “the final American convertible,” we now know in any other case. Nonetheless, these 1976 convertible fashions have a particular place in automotive historical past because the final of their form. The ultimate Eldorado, by the way, rolled off the meeting in April 2002, about 21 years in the past. That unit was donated to the Cadillac Museum in honor of one in every of Cadillac’s sellers, Don Massey.

“The automotive rides like a dream and all the time attracts consideration,” the itemizing concludes. The asking worth is $24,900 for this well-kept drop-top Cadillac Eldorado that may look proper at house in any hometown parade.

To view this itemizing on ClassicCars.com, see Decide of the Day.