58L-Y8 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 For Sale: 1969 CADILLAC ELDORADO - $16,995 - LINCOLNTON, NC 1969 cadillac for sale by owner - High Shoals, NC - craigslist Seller's Description: 1969 ALL POWER VERY NICE. V8-472 Contact: (704) 4-7-two-9-3-3-four Copy and paste in your email: 7cafe942ed1a30ab86c8c6ff27a047b5@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1969 CADILLAC ELDORADO. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Very nice but need a lot more information. Craigslist should have a tutorial on how to sell a car... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 The more I see of these, the more I like them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deac Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Nice Caddy! I still prefer them without the vinyl top; they just look a little more sleek! I see the price on these Eldo's are starting to climb or is the seller a little aggressive? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 I prefer the hidden headlights on the '68, however, this looks like a very nice example at a reasonable price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 On 3/27/2024 at 2:01 PM, deac said: Nice Caddy! I still prefer them without the vinyl top; they just look a little more sleek! I see the price on these Eldo's are starting to climb or is the seller a little aggressive? I think prices have gone up a bit. This one is priced at least within negotiating range. I like Eldorados, Toronados, and Rivieras WITH the vinyl tops. The vinyl top seems to dress them up a bit more. It also provides an opportunity for a contrasting or complimentary color. That's why it's good that the manufacturers offered many ways to design a car for each individual buyer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 With the rim of the steering wheel wrapped in leather, I would ask what happened to the horn. I believe they ALL came with "rim-blow" horns, where the driver squeezed the inner part of the steering wheel's rim to blow the horn. The center pad of the steering wheel does not sound the horn. On my own '69 Eldorado, someone had placed a horn button beneath the center pad to bypass the inoperable rim-blow feature. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 14 hours ago, John_S_in_Penna said: I like Eldorados, Toronados, and Rivieras WITH the vinyl tops. I don't mind a vinyl top on an Eldorado with its more formal roofline. Toronados should never have a vinyl top IMHO, due to the way the C-pillar blends directly into the rear quarter. Some Riviera color combinations look fine (e.g., silver/black), however, in general I think they look better sans vinyl. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I noticed the nicely done steering wheel cover too and immediately thought "rim-blow" 😖. The rim-blow horn was a miserable piece of engineering. In its defense no one ever thought it would last and work for 60+ years. But a lot of them had quit in 15 years, my 69 Toronado being one of them. It had a 70s conventional wheel when I bought it which I replaced with a 1969 Oldsmobile sport steering wheel. Much more reliable. As many Fords as had them I guess there are still people who restore rim-blow wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 26 minutes ago, rocketraider said: As many Fords as had them I guess there are still people who restore rim-blow wheels. I had the steering wheel restored in my 1969 Eldorado: The woodgrain in the rim cracks and falls out. But the steering wheel restorer said that, while replacement parts are available for Ford Motor Co. cars, none are available for GM vehicles. If anyone knows of a source for GM, please let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 My "new" 1970 X-100 Marauder supposedly comes with a rim blow horn/steering wheel. It will be awhile before I find out. Back to the car here - this is a poster child for why I am OK with the 1969 and 1970 non hidden headlight Eldorados. The front end on this is still beautiful. The only difference from 1968 being the non hidden headlights and refined non eggcrate grille. But the grille is still pleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 21 hours ago, rocketraider said: But a lot of them had quit in 15 years... I remember many having issues after only 5~6 years! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 41 minutes ago, EmTee said: I remember many having issues after only 5~6 years! You needed to know where the sweet spot had moved to. Sometimes a problem when you really needed the horn fast. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 5 minutes ago, alsancle said: You needed to know where the sweet spot had moved to. Ha! You're absolutely right - I forgot about that idiosyncrasy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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