Library, Part II

The second automotive book I got from the libray is "Classic American Cars" by Quentin Willson (1997, Dorling Kindersley Ltd.).

The above scans are from that book. This book has great photographs! Coincidentally, the calendar I bought this year is excerpted from this book. I didn't realize that 'til I flipped through the book at the library.

I know this is a '76, not a '71. But as I wrote previously, my fascination for these cars started when I was a kid and a neighbor bought one of these beautiful 76's (just like the one in the scan - white with red interior). The 71's and 76's are my favorite years for these Eldorados.

Maintenance...

Just an update: I've had the new brake caliper for a few weeks now, but haven't gotten around to putting it on yet. The major reason is that it has been so very cold - snow and very windy. Hope to get to it soon as the weather looks to be warming over the weekend.

No worries, though. It has been too cold to drive a convertible, so I haven't been in a rush to get this done.

Library

Went to the library today and happened to wander over to the automotive section and found a couple of neat books.

The first is "The Cadillac Story - The Postwar Years" by Thomas E. Bonsall (2004, Stanford University Press). At a glance, it looks to be a bit dry, but informative. It has some great photos, unfortunately they are all black & white.

This image is from that book - it is an advertisement from 1973 espousing the great gas mileage of Cadillacs (especially the Eldorado).

When I looked at this at first, I was happy that my mileage is inline with the EPA estimates in the add. I find it curious, though, that they used other GM vehicles in the comparison. It seems like they wouldn't want to trash their parent company.

Also, I thought (perhaps incorrectly) that the Eldorado and Oldsmobile Toronado shared a lot of components (both being front-wheel drive, though the Toronado used a smaller 425 ci engine). So, I'm very surprised that the Toronado only gets 6.8 mpg, significantly lower than the Eldorado.