"Lets Make A Deal" - Early 1970's Cadillacs 

Hi, I just saw 10 years ago I left a comment. I was a boy in the 1960’s and if you had a Cadillac parked in your driveway 1910 through 1980 it meant YOU MADE IT in life, owned a car that sold for more money than a house sold for, in many circumstances. Year 2023, a changed miserable world now.

+nowitsabadtime I Blame the U.S. Government from both political parties #gotrump2016

There was a lot more money in daytime network TV in the early '70s than there is now.

Kia and Hyundai are some of the better looking cars today. You want ugly go Toyota.

Well today a Cadillac cost about $60k.

Kia and Hyundai makes big V8 sedan but I guess it's too expensive for the show

lmaoooo😂😂😂😂😂Doesn't get any more old-fashioned than that

shafta99 The V8 is the most important thing in a car

cadillacs had climate control with 2 ac units one in front one in back and you set the temp. not just min/max..load leveling suspension.tilt , telescopic,18 pre sets on both am/fm with tape /8 track. older models had record players.the light on the front fender lights up at night to see clearly around the corner...twilight sentinal headlights (low and high beam on their own)power seats mirrors ,foot rest for rear passengers. etc.etc.. they were loaded with more amenities than a rolls royce..

Before the 70's, A/C wasn't expected even in a luxury car...go to sites with episodes of the original version of THE PRICE IS RIGHT for proof

So true. Not some crappy looking Yaris

@@Combatarms4234I agree the current Yaris looks like every other Jap car on the road and is generic and boring but check out the 2nd gen hatchback Yaris made from 2005 to 2010. Really cute car. That’s not how I usually look at cars but it’s adorable. Look at the pic and tell me otherwise.

Right there with you.

@@buixrule Same here...born in 1964. Such great memories

Tony Chavez I don't recall seeing any Lincolns in this video, just Cadillac's.

Surfer Bri I am speaking in general terms. Cadillac and Lincoln caused major excitement in those days. I am aware there were no Lincoln’s in the video clip.

@@tonychavez2083 Lincoln's are not even in the same grade, or as good as Cadillacs... They're just the VERY BEST that Ford Motor Company has to offer. No one who is 'well to do' trades in a Cadillac... for a Lincoln. THINK about it.

Imperial

Nobody ver says "it rides like a Lincoln". Nope, you only hear "it rides like a Cadillac.

True. No Cimarrons and Cateras.

Marshall Street although the ATS is a beautiful compact car.

UNDFTDGordon you got that right

+Afi James compact cars cant be beautiful. beauty comes with greatness.

Yung TurK the ats is beautiful

and took a pence.

I like 76' Caddy Coupe de Ville

+ Paul Bourgeois  I forget if our 1976 Fleetwood had the 472 or the 500. It was one of either. Yes, the trunks were huge. Something you will not realize unless you are a child who did such a thing, but those doors were incredibly heavy.... if you left a finger in the jamb, you'll NEVER forget it! :)

+Dan Berladyn A '76 Fleetwood would have the 500.

I had a 74 with a 472, i couldn't help but just stare at that engine almost daily, that was back in the 80's, everyone I knew had 1.6, 2.0 and the lucky ones 2.8 Litre V-6

I remember when they 8.2 litres... well actually I don't because I'm eleven

Trump will fix everything

oh so true

Trump won't fix crap. America needs Bernie Sanders to bring back the New Deal and soak the rich. The top tax rate in the 70s was 70% and unions were strong.

Trump is bringing it back!

Surfer Bri Credici

And they didn't have to remodel into the fast-food restaurant identical look GM (and other automakers) want in their dealerships now...

+myboylollipop09 Yes, I grew up as a young child being carted around in a 1976 Fleetwood Brougham (deElegance I believe). The last of the true full size. I'd love to drive one again, it was probably 1990 the last time I did.

+myboylollipop09 that was prolly the most beautiful coupe deville ever built. would take it over any other. its a shame i missed those cars when they were new. thats when cars where designed to impress not to be economic. they dont make them like that no more.

myboylollipop09 Yeah but 75 cents in 76 is about 3.50 today. Hell, gas where I’m at is like 2.60

Big Bill O'Reilly >>> It was a particularly bad year for Ford LTD’s - I know that. For large GM’s, I can only take your word for it. What I do know is that California smog exemption status is only 1975-and-BACK. So 1976 is the first year moving forward that they still have to pass muster. That in my mind is what makes 1976 cars particularly bad- at least from my point of view.

Hopefully I’ll get the chance to ride in one some day. Sounds nice and cozy. I can only imagine what sinking into those huge, shiny, black leather seats must have felt like and then experiencing what an absolute joy it must have been to ride in. Makes me nostalgic for something I never did lol.

kerryincolumbus amen to that I love the old daddy's such style all the cars today lack style can't tell a Buick from a chevy

Yes! You got that right. I won't buy that new trash!

Yes!!, everytime i see a 1975 or 1976 cadillac i get excited, trouble is they're outnumbered by the dinky little cars they have today!!, it's too bad.

U don't like the big brand new Kia's they give out now. LOL

The new Cadillacs are actually gorgeous to me.

You were!

Yeah but it was all a (kinda dirty) trick. How many of these people do you think could pay the full tax bill up front for one of these luxury cars? Probably not many. So the show gets its big moment, the dealer gets its free advertising, and the couple ends up not getting the car they won.....because they couldnt afford it. Affording the full tax bill on a base level Sentra is a LOT more realistic.

thank unions for getting such unbelievable wages and benefits that they priced american cars just about out of the market.

The unions were getting great wages when those cars were built to....Quit blaming the american worker all the time..

snappy452 That’s what’s good about British game shows, everything’s tax free. The only problem is they were always restricted, originally to £1000 in 1960, £2500 by 1974 and £6000 in 1981 so the cars were basic and compact but a genuine giveaway prize!

@@snappy452 That is so true.

Turki Ali - تركي علي >>> Well said, sir. Now try explaining that to the idiots on here that don’t agree with us! They need some serious schooling! 🤦‍♂️ Or a good beating. I haven’t figured out which one- quite yet.

American here...I saw the most beautiful 1968 Sedan Deville in Riyadh yesterday. Made me want to cry!

Impossible!

+mustange550 it's actually quite a bit of money back in the day. In 1970, 9K means the same as 55K+ today!

Right! now you gotta admit about 40 grand to that total.

D McNamara one major reason for this ever increasing expense and ever decreasing value is that women are being manipulated to run to the workfield as if their human worth depended on their corporate price tag. as a result of basic supply and demand many more available workers meant value was lowered for everyone, not just women. many 'backdated bigots' like me with a grasp in economics said although it began as a empowerment 'choice', it won't remain one for too long. we were shamed for saying such horrible thing. now as day passes by we see exactly what we predicted back in early 80s. for majority of people there's no choice but to work, work, work, just to be able to get by. we are not robots so depression is higher than ever and anti depressants are most common prescription drug. the faster we realize the value of life and worth of a person doesn't depend upon how much cash money they bring, the better. ask the japanese, they'll confirm since they made the exact mistake. and the south koreans are in the process of repeating that.

+mustange550 Ya that would be nice... of course you have to factor in average annual income, which in those days was less than 15k lol

You are 1000000% right... We had style back then, we had class, we had flash, we had debonair... Cocaine, sideburns, leather 3/4 length coats, with lapels the size of Italy... polyester leisure suits, Huge Afros, that the brothers used to call a "Natural".... platform shoes, that lit up, or that had a little goldfish, swimming in the huge acrilyic heel... I saw a mac daddy wearing an orange leisure suit, with a gold hat, with a big feather, & a pair of those platform boots, with the fish swimming in the acrylic soles of the boots, strutting down Wisconsin Avenue, the main drag in Milwaukee, way back in '78... And I remember thinking, wow there goes a real pimp! He might have been a pimp, but he sure as hell dressed himself!

Paul Bourgeois Well, I DID have a leisure suit and a pair of platform shoes but I can't say I thought I was cool by any means but the big cars and massive chrome grills, whitewalls and plush interiors the size of an efficiency apartment do warm my heart. I still have a 1972 Buick Riviera and until a few years ago a Buick Electra LTD same year. 19 feet long, 127" wheelbase with a 455 cubic inch. Nothing like floating down the road in vintage Detroit iron.

1966425 Awesome. There was a time 20 some years ago, that I thought these Detroit monsters were just plush pigs... But my god, has my thinking come around in terms of the early to mid 70s sedans, and even the squad cars... Picked up an 80,000 mile, Lieutenant's, Wisconsin State Patrol, 1977 Plymouth Gran Fury, at their 1984 auction in Madison. For the final gavel price of $825.00, I got this: ;-) 440 cubic inch Plymouth Pursuit Special, Police Commando Motor, Dual cop Exhaust, Underhood Identification Plates, identifying the various Heavy Police Service Items, included on the car... Heavy Police Suspension, to include a massive 2 inch rear sway bar, combined with an extra heavy spring leaf package, police gas shocks, fat Cop vented black Steel Rims, special High Speed Cop Rubber, 150+ mph certified, big disc Brakes, big front cop suspension, reinforcement welds, all along the undercarriage, to reinforce anything that they thought could cause a loose frame condition, as the car cornered at high speed, 200 amp alternator, (about the circumference of a small pizza, if I remember correctly) Carter Thermoquad 625 cfm 4 barrel cop jetted carburetor, Super capacity cooling/heating system, for all of that idling, in below zero conditions, in the dark snowy Midwest. 4 core cop radiator, to chill out the extremely deadly hot summers, of the sultry Midwest. 2chrome spotlites, Verified, 150 mph Speedometer, coupled to a super Severe Service, 4(!) Planetary Geared, Cop Torqueflite automatic Transmission, tan, cop, utilitarian, to the point of beauty, ,bench seats, extra overhead driver and passenger dual bulb lights, for ticket writing duties, in the dead of a dark, Midwestern night, and a whopping serving of Enforcement Attitude! This Police Sedan was Slate Grey, and the body and interior were in almost factory fresh condition when I took possession and ownership of the car, after the auction was over in Madison. You could almost smell the donuts, see the thick mustaches in the rear view mirrors, feel the polyester detectives suits on the interior, and just pick up on the overall law enforcement attitude of this Immense Plymouth Sedan. That car, with that absolutely screaming 440 Commando Police Interceptor engine, probably has a large number of Camaro and Firebird drivers from back in that era, still sitting on a psychiatrist's couch, expressing their disbelief, that a four-door, slate gray family sedan, completely annihilated them, in a speed competition, down a darkened frontage road, after the vehicles hit about 35 miles an hour. The big Plymouth wasn't much off the line, until it started building horsepower, and then it was a different story. Junior had Made the mistake of thinking the race had been won, until we started building Chrysler® Brand© Cop Interceptor, Commando, Severe Duty, Police Service Certified, Horsepower... and then it was a different story. Once you got past 50 miles an hour, there was nothing... And I really do mean that, nothing, on the road, that could touch it.... And That is back from the old days, when The Big Plymouth was earning its keep, doing the Intercepting, Chasing the bad guys, and Pacing the speeders. Because it had 2.91 gearing, and Four Hundred and Forty Chrysler cubic inches, that could breathe that engine into the stratosphere, as it was coming out of second gear... May the seventies live on, Brother. This has gone annoyingly long, but I love your comment about the clothes, and the cool ass car that you had back then, those were some great times, and that sounds like a very nice Buick that you have now, 1966425... enjoy!!!

Appliances, really.

I agree with you, a cadillac no longer looks like a cadillac, and a chevy no longer looks like a chevy, etc.

Your mother is ugly

New ones ride like crap.

And it looks like in handled like a Barge!

LOL SHE definitely did!!

+Soloheart They do... When they get married... or when they die...

+Denis Charbonneau sometimes it's a Lincoln hearse

brand new car. accept it and have it towed and sell it for maximum price with 0 miles. or take the cash equivalent if available.

The price of a Cadillac then 9 to 12 thousand with inflation today 50 to 60 thousand . So the game shows will stick with the Kia and other cheaper cars .

I know just what you mean, i can't get excited about these cars either. I want a big cadillac , not what they have today.

I won a jeep on the Price is Right. It's not as easy as you would think to sell it for top dollar. The dealer will only give you 50% of the value because once you sign the paper work, it is now a used car. Miles or no miles. And yes, you do have to sign the paper work for the dealer to get paid by CBS. I took it to Carmaxx. I still took a 7k loss off of the sticker with 160 miles on it from the ride home.

242HP >>> Well they stopped giving them away because they stopped making them! I know that’s a Captain Obvious statement, but it needs to be underscored, if for no other reason, than to set the table for what the real questions should be: 1. Why did they stop making them? 2. Should they have stopped making them? 3. Can or will they make them one day again? My answers: 1. CAFE, DOT, NHTSA, EPA, CARB, BAR 2. No! 3. Probably not... refer to #1.

Absolutely correct! He made a difficult hosting job look incredibly easy. He is also remembered for his wonderful charity work. So proud to call him a fellow Canadian!

To be PC, they replaced him with a token. I don't even watch it anymore.

So we'll spoken.A great host,a fabulous person; and Carol and Jay Stewart( BEST voice). Really LOVVVVVE this show.Did then,and ..accessing it now!!

@@bsmack66 I can't stand watching that monolithic robot who couldn't even CONSIDER dusting off Monty's shoes.

+Geoff Valenti They must have been tricky driving down those country roads.

+Geoff Valenti preach. very good choices right there. the 75 fleet and the 75/6 eldo are my fav lacs. i own a seville but my cousin has like 5 lacs. then again he lives in the us.

Barbara McIlvaine Yeah-- a lot og "good" it did to drive those 20' long, 40,000 lbs. of steel-- when they were Shit on a collision. todays car might be all plastic,, But they are Safer than Any of those 20' long hunks of Garbage on Wheels.

Benjafovi1 CR >>> Shit spewing out of a true liberal’s mouth. You represent everything that’s wrong with this country today. Go to Europe if you care about safety more than style. I can’t believe people like you actually exist and are allowed to breathe the same air as the rest of us- and have an opinion without adult supervision.

B3burner Oh No!! a "conservative" is telling me to go to Europe-- what am I going to do now?? LOL

Silver N Black Mopar >>> And what makes you think I give a shit about your family? Big cars’ lives matter. Family values & you don’t mean fucking shit! And besides , if you think your family is safer in a Prius than a 70’s DeVille (Coupe or Sedan); then you ain’t a real sharp guy... now are you? 🤦‍♂️

Benjafovi1 CR >>> “Oh no! A “conservative” is telling me to go to Europe. What am I going to do now?” You dust off your damn passport, pack your bags, get your one way airline ticket, and go fuck yourself! Seriously, do I REALLY have to dumb it down and explain it all in THAT much detail?! Christ Almighty! I guess I got some serious work ahead of me, tryin’ to get your sorry ass all straightened out!

+Martin Dennis Dash always had Imperial convertibles.

Right! I'd even take Miss Hathaway's Fury convertible over those Korean shitboxes!

Ben Dover >>> That is an interesting point you bring up. The change was not so much a requirement as it was an allowance. Prior to 1975 (or 74?- really not so sure of the exact cutoff, but you’re close); rectangular (or square) headlights were illegal. When the government finally allowed them, all the automakers jumped on them, because none of them wanted to look out of date still using round headlights. But in truth both were still optional. BMW, VW, late 70’s Lincolns, LTD’s, etc. Very similar to the transition from dual to quad headlights between 1957 & 1958.

@@B3burner Just a goofy thing I noticed when I was a kid. Didn't think it had any significance back then, but I guess it did.

That's actually not true at all.

@@charliehein8921 so you're saying that Cadillac doesn't have plastic? What about the fake wood trim interiors that are made out of cheap PLASTIC? What about their aluminum head gaskets that get blown on a consistent basis? Or how about their shotty transmissions? Today's Cadillacs are GARBAGE..That's why NOBODY buys them..GM was stupid to get rid of Oldsmobile and Pontiac..they should've shit canned Cadillacs..personally I don't drive American cars period because I'd rather get value and reliability for my money like Lexus or Infiniti or Acura or Audi then a crappy unreliable piece of junk American car...BUT if I HAD to buy an American luxury car I'd go with Lincoln...

@@jasonsprague3860 "Overpriced and cheap," huh? ;) While they do have plastic (like every other car brand these days), it is far from cheap plastic. The head gasket problem I think you're referring to was a problem on the Northstar engine (which was otherwise an incredible powerplant) was discontinued in 2011. The "shotty[sic]" transmission? Look, you've obviously got an ax to grind - one of these guys who thinks it's cool to bash American cars. I don't know if it's your daddy you're trying to impress or somebody else but let me tell you that you sound old and crazy. The reason people don't buy Caddy's is because of misinformed (and unpatriotic btw) people like you.

@@charleshein4477 you're wrong..Cadillacs are JUNK..have you ever owned a Cadillac? I have..the day I got rid of it was 1 of the happiest days of my life! And you think I'm not "patriotic" because you think I'm bashing Americans cars? How do you know what kind of cars I own? As a matter of fact I own THREE American cars...i own a Ford F150 A Lincoln Navigator and a Chevy Corvette thank you very much...

LOUDER!!

sküll düggery I believe that line was from Dennis Miller?

now it's time for the government to get out of the car industry and only trump will do it.

It's sad to see them go, isn't it?.

A lot of the game shows sourced Caddys through them. I wonder what they got from it other than a national plug for a local dealership. (For that matter, none of the other makes ever seem to plug the dealer...)

Even back then, Southern California had plenty of drivers. Sometimes the producers would just outright buy the cars. Other times, they would get a discount in return for the advertising. And btw, Casa De Cadillac is still around today.

Um, what?! *Early 70s*. Not *Mid-2000s*

Niggas is always excited when they be winnin’ a brand new Cadillac car.

LOL!

@@mr.butterworth LOL

Income tax on $10,000, plus sales and excise tax in some states, that could add up to $3,000 or $4,000.

what the fuck? no one paid 30 or 40% tax on a car

Unless you were lucky enough to win some cash besides the caddy

Taxes varied by state of course, and even by county. But no way in hell is it accurate to claim 30-40% tax rate on cars then. Nobody would have purchased new cars! I know during that era, in Indiana the excise tax was more like 2.5% of a vehicle’s new price. The rate for used cars was adjusted for depreciation. All told, all taxes on a brand new $12,500 Cadillac - including registration, likely would have been under a grand.

SlotAddict Brian - There is no “game show tax” as such. Winnings from game shows - both cash and material, are taxed the same as any income or purchase, no matter how you acquire them. In the case of cash prizes, you pay regular income tax (state/federal) according to whatever bracket the prize bumps you into. You’d pay even less if your state of residence charges no individual income tax, seven states don’t. In that case, California state taxes would be the only deduction, as most game show production is in California.

+Vincent Marro I recently watched that episode on Buzzr. I wonder if Jay ad-libbed that funny line himself, or if somebody suggested it to him. Either way, it was funny. That even made Monty laugh.

Vincent Marro And I thought that phrase was new.

Thank God for razor blades.

My ex was a red head. As they say, "the carpet and the drapes matched". She had her "pubes" trimmed in the shape of a heart !! (not sure how she accomplished it, but that is a true story) I left her in the spring of 1987, but every Valentine's day, I think of it.

ROFL

Yes they are. You can find videos selling them and you can check out Hemmings classic car trading website... www.hemmings.com/classifieds/search-form?AdvancedSearch&Recirculation

@@jec1ny I was referring to the actual cars won on the show. I know classics can always be bought. It would be cool to go to car shows driving the actual Caddy that you won.

cheryl hawkins >>> Yup! Blame Ralph Nadar, Joan Claybrook, the hired government henchmen at the NHTSA, CAFE, [C]alifornia-ARB, EPA, “flush him down” Jerry Brown; and every other person who’s made it their business to tell us what our vehicles should & shouldn’t look like.

Thomas Lang ...thats some funny shit....great movie!

Stacks???

But pls with Cadillacs from the 70s :D. Although i already have my "Big Mama" *_*

Yep, that would be great. Especially if it was an early 70's model. You couldn't give me one of the late model Caddies.

I like the regular C-body cars like the Deville and Fleetwood, at least before they added giant bumpers and rectangular headlights. But the Eldorados had an ugly roof line and eventually the side lines became too angular as well, especially with the glitzy "Barritz" package. Of course, those were the days when Elvis and Frank Sinatra were in a bidding war over a Stutz Bearcat A-body-conversion car (look it up if you like, but it's hard to un-see something that hideous); no accounting for tastes.

Todd Eck >>> Sorry, but I must respectfully disagree. 1971-73 Coupe DeVilles & Sedan DeVilles were amongst some of the most beautiful cars I ever saw. I remember wanting one since I was 7 yrs old. I’ll take the ones you come across that you don’t want. Send them my way please!

You know, I'm a Cadillac fanboi and I agree with this! Those cars were not that attractive and the interiors were far from luxurious. They were not the best years for Cadillac. Many of their best models came after the time of this video. And everybody gives Cadillac crap about how bad their cars are now compared to these!!!! Today's Cadillacs are way nicer than these even in relative terms. It's just a different time and the Germans have people brainwashed.

That’s how it was! A/C is standard on today’s cheapest new cars, but was an extra-cost option on almost every American car until the late 70’s. For a while earlier, Cadillac sold an entry-level model called the Calais, still quite expensive, that lacked A/C and most of the “famous Cadillac power accessories” that Jay touted on Casa de Cadillac’s upscale models. IIRC the Calais (named after a French beach town on the English Channel) had an AM radio standard, but I wouldn’t bet on that. The standard seating choices were icky vinyl, or a rather nicer cloth/vinyl combination, but certainly not leather. What you were getting on that stripped-down Caddy for about $55K in today’s dollars was Cadillac engineering, with the same exterior look and paint as many pricier models, and the same engine (except for the ultra-pricey Eldorado), and huge Cadillac spaciousness..