AutoMoments: 1972 Cadillac Eldorado

[kevm14]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVzKfiDCEvs

http://www.100megsfree4.com/cadillac/cad1970/cad72e.htm

Rated at 365 hp net though I almost question if that is a misprint. The 535 lb-ft of torque is sweet though. These numbers should result in at least a 1/4 mile in the 14s and I'm just not sure these were ever that fast.

[Adam]

Pretty sure that should be 365 gross HP. Or probably less.

[Adam]

Wikipedia shows (I assume) net hp @ 235.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_V8_engine#500

[kevm14]

235 hp and 385 lb-ft for the 1972 500.

Back in 1970, it had 10.0:1. That probably ran pretty good. Factory ratings of 400 hp and 550 lb-ft is pretty stout, even in gross ratings, for what is supposed to push a barge around comfortably.

I'd like to drive one, especially with the Bendix analog EFI (75-76).