Basic Specifications
Vehicle Color: Western Saddle FiremistEngine Type: 8 Cylinder
Transmission: Auto
Est. Horsepower: 230 HP
Est. Curb Weight: 4,000 lbs.
Mileage: 117,000 miles
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BennyCadillac's 1979 Cadillac De Ville
1979 Coupe de Ville Phaeton, like the one in GoodFellas.
About this Current Vehicle:
This is my '79 Coupe Deville Phaeton, I bought it April 30th from a guy in California, and it finally arrived 6/6/06. yeah. I've been working on it since. only 2,400 Phaeton Coupes were produced during their run in '78 & '79, very few of these were in Western Saddle Firemist which is the color of mine. This car's twin can be seen in Goodfellas - hailed by some as the best movie ever made. - I even have a matching vanity plate.
Factory Options:
Custom Phaeton package - Exterior includes:
1. Convertible padded top material
2. Chrome moldings
3. Opera lamps
4. Color-keyed body side moldings
5. Accent strips
6. Wire wheel discs with locks
7. Exclusive rear quarter script
Interior includes
1. 45/55 dual comfortfront seats
2. Leather seating area
3. Leather wrapped steering wheel
Other options
Reclining drivers seat
Reclining passengers seat
6 way power front seats
Door edge guards
Tilt & telescope steering wheel
trunk lid release & pull down power
Carpeted front & rear mats
Trunk mat
Twilight sentinel
Rear window defogger
Cruise controlHeadlamp control - Guidematic
Mirror - right side remote control
Illuminated pass. side vanity mirror
Controlled cycle wiper system
Illminated entry system
Automatic door locks
Fuel monitor
Trumpet horn
license frames - two
AM/FM seek & scan radio w/ digital display, 8-track player, and citizens band radio
Front bumper reinforcement
80 amp generator
Heavy duty cooling system
Firemist paint
Classic Cadillac (Rolls Royce) grille
Exterior Modifications:
New paint in July 2007.
new N.O.S. hood ornament
new original spec. whitewall 215-75-R15 coker tires
cleaned & sealed original cloth top using RagTopp
removed oxidation from turn signal & taillight lenses
re-painted black Cadillac script in rearview mirrors
added chrome Cadillac wreath door lock trim rings
35% rear window tint
Interior Modifications:
new headliner
seats recovered in new leather
door armrests covered in matching leather
new carpet
new door locks
new window motors
correct replacement floor mats
Coming soon:
new leather steering wheel
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Performance:
No new performance add on's really, just restoring what should be there.
rebuilt original carb.
new starter
new power steering pump
tune up of course
few new hoses
rebuild alternator
new smog pump
like I said, nothing big. I'm planning dual exhausts with low restriction cats.
Suspension/Chassis:
Rear gabriel hijacker shocks with 1996 Impala SS springs
Drivetrain:
Well, new transmission in 1995, does that count? lol.
Electronics:
Original 8-track & CB radio, is that retro or what?
To-Do List:
N/A
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3 Comments on BennyCadillac's De Ville
No way...... do my eyes decieve me? Someone else in this world besides me that knows what a Phaeton Coupe is...... great taste bro. I grew up with a crew of Cadillac loving gear heads. I had a few myself. Infact one of my friends even had a Pierre Cardin
No way...... do my eyes decieve me? Someone else in this world besides me that knows what a Phaeton Coupe is...... great taste bro. I grew up with a crew of Cadillac loving gear heads. I had a few myself. Infact one of my friends even had a Pierre Cardin
That is one awsome car you've got right there!