1973 Cadillac Eldorado Base Hardtop 2-Door 8.2L

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This car has been sitting under the carport/barn for years - she now shows signs of weathering - hood is rusty - removed but have and can send photos. Looking locally at a another one, f i get, t will come with car.. just wanted to get ad on beforeend of year- but the patina on this car is really cool and there are a lot of guys out there that could rock the rat rod "caddy" look.

Vinyl top is peeling back on the top of car .. Interior is awesome and looks like grandma just pulled her afghan off the back seat and stuffed animals and parked !!! Has a lot of great options as all caddy's do, ides like you are on a cloud. My husband did all the precautionary steps before we turned the key "fluids and such" and she fired right up, s if she was driven daily - we have drove around for the last few months and no issues engine wise - heat from sitting has melted a few of the plastic components and the cruise control boot of course is aged and cracked "rotted" but she runs and drives fantastic. Really neat lil' time capsule !!!

this is the engine ... you know the big one !!!

Here is information I pulled off automotive mile posts:

TOTAL PRODUCTION:51,451 (Eldorado only)1973 Cadillac Production for rear drive modelsTOP LINE: BODY CODE/MODEL NAME/BASE PRICE
BOTTOM LINE: WEIGHT/PRODUCTION693/L L-47-H Fleetwood Eldorado Coupe $7,360Weight: 5094 Built: 42,136693/L L-67-E Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible $7,681Weight: 5131 Built: 9,315693/L L-67-E Fleetwood Eldorado Convertible Pace Car $7,721Weight: 5132 Built: 564 (included in Convertible total)SPECIFICATIONSENGINE CODEENGINE DETAILSSDisplacement: 8.2 Litres, -8 (500 CID)
Bore and Stroke: 4.30 x 4.304
Compression Ratio: 8.5 to 1
Gross Horsepower: 365 @ 4400 rpm
SAE Net Horsepower: 235 @ 3800 rpm
Torque: 535 ft.-lbs. @ 2800 rpm
SAE Net Torque: 410 @ 2400 rpm
Carburetor: Rochester Quadrajet 4MVTRANSMISSION CODETRANSMISSION DESCRIPTION--Turbo Hydra-MaticREAR AXLE CODEFINAL DRIVE RATION/A3.07 to 1TIRE SIZEBRAKESL78-15 Bias-belted, iberglass, lackwallPower with self-adjusting feature
Front: Disc
Rear: Composite finned drumWHEELBASEDIMENSIONS126.3 inches
Front Tread: 63.66"
Rear Tread: 63.59"Length: 222.0"
Width: 79.8"
Height: 54.2"
Trunk: 13.6 cubic feetSTEERINGCAPACITIESVariable-ratio power steering
Overall ratio: 16.3 to 1
Turning angle: 38.5 degreesFuel Tank: 27 gallons
Cooling System: 21¾ Qts. (23¾ Qts. with Air Conditioning)
Washer Fluid Reservoir: 2½ Qts.
Engine Oil: 6 Qts. with Filter Change
Transmission: 5½ Qts. with Filter ChangeSPECIAL NOTES1973 Cadillac model year production set a new record of 304,839 Cadillacs.
A 1973 Eldorado Convertible was the Official Pace Car of the trouble-plagued Indianapolis 500 Race on May 28, 973.
The five millionth Cadillac was built on June 27, 973. It was a St. Tropez Blue Firemist Sedan deVille.1973 was first year for:
- Electric grid-type Rear Window Defogger on Eldorado Coupe
- Illuminated Visor Vanity Mirror option
- Standard Litter Container
- Automatic Power Antenna option
- Grille attached to front bumper
- Theft-Deterrent System option
- "Soft Pillow" door panel design
- Roman numerals on clock face
- Rosewood vinyl trim panels
- Standard Houndstooth Pattern Fabric on Eldorado Coupe seats
- Full-length mid-body belt molding
- Circular wreath-and-crest rear side marker light (first year since 1970)
- Illuminated windshield wiper control1973 CADILLAC VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERGM changed its serial numbering system in 1972 to incorporate an alphabetical series code and engine type code. For 1973, his new numbering system was used on both the serial number tag and the body number plate under the hood.

A 13-digit number appears on top of the dash on the driver's side of the car, nd can be viewed through the windshield. A second number appears on a tag on the rear upper portion of the cylinder block behind the intake manifold. The digits resemble: 6L47S3Q100001
These digits decode as:
Digit #1 = GM Division (6 designates Cadillac)
Digit #2 = Series (L - Eldorado)
Digits #3-4 = Body Style (47 - 2-Door Hardtop Coupe; 67 - 2-Door Convertible)
Digit #5 = Engine (S - 500 V-8)
Digit #6 = Year (3 -1973)
Digit #7 = Assembly Plant (Q - Detroit, I; E - Linden, J)
Digits #8-13 = Unit Production Code

BODY NUMBER PLATE

Complete vehicle identification is determined by the Body Number Plate, which is located under the hood on the cowl, ear the top.

ST = Style (73 - Model Year; 6 - Cadillac Division; EL - Eldorado Series; 47 - 2-Door Coupe Body Style or 67 - 2-Door Convertible)
BDY = Body (Q - Detroit, ichigan Assembly Plant; 400001 - Production Sequence)
TR = Trim (411 - White/Black Manchester Cloth)
PNT = Paint (11 - Cotillion White; K - Black Padded Vinyl Roof)
L## = Modular Seat Code (Letter followed by two numbers, epending on seating configuration)