MarkV 138 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) Well I bought a 77 Seville in exactly the color I was looking for, guess What? It was only $600 total! It has documented 36000 miles (I have all the records a big file). I cant believe how excellent it looks! It had not been on in a while since 2015 or so and I threw a new battery in and it fired right up! It will need new belts, hoses, radiator, alternator and a/c work. All power items and electrical work even the antenna and auto trunk. Tomorrow I will clean it up and post better pics! It also has an 8 track! I cannot believe it!!!!! Edited February 9, 2018 by MarkV (see edit history) 3 Link to post Share on other sites
mike6024 950 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 You were just tracking CraigsList? Congratulations. Link to post Share on other sites
MarkV 138 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Found it in Facebook, the guy has no bites and had it up for much more. Link to post Share on other sites
MarkV 138 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Vintage mat! It has all 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites
sebastienbuick 1,074 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 beautiful car Link to post Share on other sites
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1935Packard 669 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 That's great. Congrats! Link to post Share on other sites
MarkV 138 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Looking through the records since 2010 here is what has been done: Injectors Fuel hoses Master cylinder Calipers Egr Rotors, pads Fuel pump and filter Idler arm Wheel bearings Fuel pressure regulator Plugs and cap and rotor Differential service and bearing kit Power brake booster Power steering hoses Metal fuel lines Idler arm And a bunch of other stuff! Link to post Share on other sites
C Carl 1,796 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 WOW ! That is AMAZING ! Tend to the appropriate F.I. seals before taking to the road. Good going ! - Cadillac Carl Link to post Share on other sites
intimeold 122 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 That A/c clutch repair shouldn't be too much of a job. I did a lot of them back in the day. Link to post Share on other sites
Steve_Mack_CT 1,467 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Reminds me of a friend whose mom got one of these in 76 or 77. Fun to get rides back from town pool & really 9 hole golf course we would go to everyday. When it was my families turn to drive the custard olds must have been a let down. Seville was a big deal when it first came out as I recall. Link to post Share on other sites
joe_padavano 1,690 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Wow. With luck like that, you should be playing the lottery! Congrats. Very nice score. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
padgett 2,070 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) Just goes to show: if you look, you find. Always liked the early ones better than "Billy Mitchel's Revenge". ps need the little extraction tool to pull the A/C clutch, can do on the car. Make sure you remove the nut first. Edited February 9, 2018 by padgett (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
auburnseeker 4,539 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Of course it would be CA. You should try to accomplish the same thing in the Northeast. So there is atleast one good thing about CA. Clean cars. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
padgett 2,070 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 And Florida. Are a lot of interesting cars here. Link to post Share on other sites
padgett 2,070 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 And Florida. Are a lot of interesting cars here. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Steve_Mack_CT 1,467 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) Caddy must put effort into the smell of the leather interiors, I remember it clearly when my friends mom used to ferry us around. When I got my new CTS a few years ago, if was identical to the Seville and different from other brands w leather. Countt me a Caddy fan. Edited February 9, 2018 by Steve_Mack_CT (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
MarkV 138 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 That is so true every seville and Cadillac has that smell! Link to post Share on other sites
MarkV 138 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Most of the sevilles have been beat up rare to find a nice one Link to post Share on other sites
61 Sport Sedan 12 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Wow, nice score, you certainly got an excellent deal, enjoy. Link to post Share on other sites
MarkV 138 Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 After cleaning inside and out and a new radiator and battery and hoses today! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
MarkV 138 Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Did the radiator today, it was rotted through and leaking! I am hoping to do the alternator and belts next week. Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Stoneberg 1,256 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) what kind of AC work or don't you know yet ? You can replace the clutch on that AC compressor fairly easy without having to break the system. I have used this web page to do it before. http://www.bernardembden.com/xjs/comclutch/index.htm Edited February 12, 2018 by Bill Stoneberg (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
zipdang 434 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Nice car! I just want to sit in it and enjoy. Link to post Share on other sites
8E45E 1,114 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 The price was right. Craig Link to post Share on other sites
AC Fuhrman 113 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Congratulations - one of my favorite cars too. They are still out there aren't they! Link to post Share on other sites
motoringicons 453 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) My parents always wanted one of those but it would be a few years before they had that kind of money and could get that high on the GM product ladder. By the late 1970s they got as high as a Buick. Finally, in about 1984, they reached the Cadillac level and bought an Eldorado. It had that 4-6-8 engine, or whatever it was called, which left us stranded on more than one occasion. It also had one of those padded, leather/vinyl tops which was an expensive option and began shrinking and peeling off right about the time the warranty expired. Needless to say, after all those years of saving up for a Cadillac, my dad was very disappointed. My family would typically keep a new car for about 10 years, the Eldorado lasted about four. After that, my dad jumped off of the GM ladder and became a Ford buyer. As a kid, I remember a neighbor buying a new Seville almost identical looking to yours. They were the envy of all the neighbors and people would just stare at the car. Growing up in an ethnic, European immigrant neighborhood, we rarely saw cars like this. Congratulations on your new purchase. Enjoy!! Edited February 13, 2018 by motoringicons (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
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