Friday, June 13, 2014

Junkyard Find: 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz

11 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThe >Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz was made for the 1976 through 1991 model years, but the real Biarritz existed only through 1985. Today's Junkyard Find is a final-year example of the proper, stainless-steel-roof-equipped Biarritz.


This car is best-known as the Ace Rothstein's exploding Cadillac in the opening sequence of the film Casino.
02 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThe Eldorado Biarritz was a very expensive machine in its day. How much? $35,500 in 1985, which is close to 80 grand in inflation-adjusted 2014 dollars. For that kind of cash, Ace Rothstein could have had, say, a new BMW 735i ($36,680), a Mercedes-Benz 300CD ($33,750), or even a Porsche 911 Cabriolet ($36,450). But hey, check out that stainless-steel roof panel!
12 - 24 Hours of LeMons Arse Freeze-a-Palooza 2012 WinnersIn my role as Chief Justice of the 24 Hours of LeMons Supreme Court, I hectored teams about the need for an Eldorado Biarritz race car until one team finally put together the "Ace Rothstein Special" '84, complete with the appropriate suits.
13 - 24 Hours of LeMons Arse Freeze-a-Palooza 2012 WinnersNow that's a race car!
16 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThis one is pretty well used up, but you can still see flashes of the casino-manager-grade luxury here and there.
07 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThe chain-based front-wheel-drive system developed for the original Toronado back in 1966 was still being used in 1985.
03 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinOpera lights, landau roof, and all.

The car that dreams are made of.

02 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 03 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 04 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 05 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 06 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 07 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 08 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 15 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 14 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 13 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 12 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 11 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 10 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 09 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 17 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 16 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 18 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 19 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 20 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 21 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 22 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 23 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 24 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 26 - 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin

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