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.