Car of the Week: 1976 Cadillac Calais 'L'Etoile'

[Bob411]

Why did they insist on featuring an extra large McD cup in the otherwise perfectly staged photos?

'Murica?

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my dad was a Mark man.
we had, in succession, two Mark III's (1969 & 1970), two Mark IV's (1973 & 1975) and a Mark V (1978).
then he switched to Audi Quattros.

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[Knox in Box]

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I assume you're missing a question mark.

I say that wondering if we've come so far that holding that big of a cup is a bragging point now.

 

[Tig]

my dad was a Mark man.
we had, in succession, two Mark III's (1969 & 1970), two Mark IV's (1973 & 1975) and a Mark V (1978).
then he switched to Audi Quattros.

My dad had a tan '73 Mark III. I remember the pinstripes.

 

[mongooz]

My dad had a tan '73 Mark III. I remember the pinstripes.

that's a Mark IV. they stopped making Mark III's in 1971

 

[Bob411]

I assume you're missing a question mark.

I say that wondering if we've come so far that holding that big of a cup is a bragging point now.

It's the TV show Cannon. He has a big guy.

 

[miguel]

I usually like the color, but it doesn't work with this car.

The color would be great on a Fender guitar with a maple neck/fretboard.

 

[mongooz]

The color would be great on a Fender guitar with a maple neck/fretboard.

rosewood ??

 

[miguel]

Nice, but maple would look better to me.

 

[Motorik]

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FRANK CANNON!!!

 

[Motorik]

My dad had a tan '73 Mark III. I remember the pinstripes.

I totally dig that and would drive it given the chance. I bet it bounces up and down like a fucking see-saw too.

The opera window is such a seventies feature.

 

[Jbird]

My big boat car was my very first car, a 1977 Chrysler New Yorker. It had a 440 4-bbl. Not sure what kind of horse power or torque those engines had by 1977, but for a huge car it had a bit of hustle off the line. I think it only got about 9 or 10 mpg highway though