1979 Cadillac Eldorado

The luxury Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado coupe was completely redesigned for for 1979. In the process it got a lot smaller.

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Downsizing was the fashion in the US auto industry in 1979 and the Eldorado took it's turn, dropping 20 inches in length and 1,100 pounds to begin with. It was also about several inches narrower than the 1978 version.

Power for the new Eldorado came from a 350 c.i.d. V8 that produced