Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine For the 1948 model, Cadillac
introduced
the
which set the trend in autonlotive
styling for nearly
two decades. This
was followed by the 1949 model with
the two door hardtop Coupe DeVille
and
the modern overhead valve,
high compression
V8 engine.
Engineering innovations, con-
veniences and styling dominated the
'50s and '60s. Cruise control, auto-
matic climate control,
tilt and
telescoping steering wheels, twilight
sentinel and four door hard tops all
debuted in these years. In
1957 the
Eldorado Brougham featured ad-
vances such as air suspension, mem-
ory seat, automatic electric door
locks, transistor radio,
a brushed stainless steel
roof and
low profile
tires.
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t prado,l introduced in
1953, was redesigned for 1967 as the
first front wheel drive personal lux-
ury car.
The 472 cu. in. V8 engine
used in all Cadillacs in
1968 and
1969 was enlarged to 500 cu. in. for
all 1970 Eldorados.
An Air Cushion Restraint Sys-
tem (airbag) was available for 1974,
1975 and
1976 Cadillacs.
Analog Electronic Fuel Injec-
tion was available, on
1975 Cadillacs
and was standard on the new inter-
national size
7976 Seville. In 1978,
the Trip Computer option incor-
porated an on-board microprocessor.
1957 Eldorado Brougham