The 472 which was the Cadillac powerplant from 1968 - 1970 was a very good
motor. The air cleaner was narrow due to the hood clearance in order to keep
the car with a relatively low stance.
I'm not sure about 400 HP coming out of a De Ville, but I wouldn't be surprised
on the Eldorado. The heads were different, and the 68-69 models were rated at
380HP. However, there were some changes in 1970 in anticipation of emission
controls.
I had a 68 Coupe De Ville, and it definitely had the potential of being a
muscle car in a tuxedo.
I do agree about the interior materials of Cadillacs from 67 on, and their
somewhat substandard appearance. They were leaning more towards plastics and
other veneers. That is where Imperial had the edge until the styling changes
of 69 on.
--- On Tue 06/03, < dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:
From: [mailto: dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 17:45:04 -0500
Subject: IML: comparing Cadillac to Imperial
<br>The old subject back again. I had the opportunity to observe a 70 Cadillac
<br>covertible. Nice car of course. Great styling inside and out. The first
<br>observation regarding the interior was that it was looking too modern
(compared <br>to my 68's). Too much plastic. The quality of materials was of
course was <br>incomparable to the Imperial, even though I may have been
slightly biased. <br>Even though the door of the 2 door is longer than my 4
doors, it felt lighter <br>than my Imperial doors, and it did not close with
the same feel. Then I looked <br>at the engine compartment. It had the same
q-jet type of carb as my LeBaron <br>(unlike the LeBaron, could that have been
original equipment, anyone?). The <br>air cleaner was tiny though. It
appeared that the air flow demands of that <br>engine were not quite that
great, and it was ecquipped accordingly. 400 hp? <br>Yeah, right! The
exhaust manifolds looked pretty bad too.<br><br>Still, a good looking car,
far ahead from modern Caddies, at least in terms of
<br>appearance.<br><br>D^2, 2x68<br><br><br><br>-----------------
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