Late extra(10/2000):
The compiler of The (new) Cadillac Database©
admits to being less familiar with Cadillac models from 1970 and later. Many of you have
asked for more information and photos regarding these later models. I am pleased to
inform you that there are other sites on the Web devoted also to Cadillac history and
particularly to what I call "modern" Cadillacs, i.e. those built after
1970. So, for additional, pertinent information about Cadillacs from 1970 and later,
please visit these excellent, informative sites:
John
Barach's excellent Cadillac history pages.
1985
E&G Classics, Inc. (USA):
Various custom jobs based on the 1985-86 Fleetwood, Seville, Eldorado, Sedan de
Ville, Coupe de Ville and Cimarron models
 
Cadillac Fleetwood modified by E&G Classics
[ Photos : Internet, 9/2005 ]
Caribou
Motor Company (Grover City, CA, USA) According to one of its own
advertising flyers, in 1986, this company built Cadillac pickups since 1954, combining the
luxury of a regular automobile in a pickup. The designer and engineer behind most Caribou
pickups is Lou Schorsch. A power operated tail gate was a first on the 1986 version. These
conversions were available through Cadillac dealers or directly from the Caribou Motor
Company, on Coupe de Ville models from 1974 to 1986. The company boasted in
1978: Every Caribou is a show car that stands out for years to come as one of
America's truly practical automobiles. The Caribou is the ultimate passenger car pick-up.
Cadillac standards are used throughout the construction of your Caribou, along with
numerous inspections, to maintain the highest quality possible. To order your
Caribou, you must use your [own] automobile. Select the finest car you can find.
Try to avoid using a wrecked or damaged car. It's best to start with the best. Orders
were taken with a 50% deposit, the balance being due on delivery. The advertised costs in
1986 were as follows: conversion from a 1974-76 Cadillac Coupe deVille, $10,500,
from a 1977-79 Coupe deVille, $12,500, and from a 1980-86 Coupe de Ville,
$14,500.
GM/Cadillac (USA) CART-PPG
dual-cowl phaeton show car on Cimarron chassis
 
 
Behind the Cimarron, in the LH photo, may be seen the
Red Devil,
a 1930 Cadillac V-16 special phaeton that was donated to the
Cadillac company, in the seventies, by the widow of its first owner.
It is now a part of the Cadillac Museum collection
Global Manufacturing Co. (USA) Cadillac El
Ballero, a Spanish sounding name that means nothing in the language of Cervantes. I
assume it is a deliberate abbreviation/deformation of caballero which can mean
nobleman, gentleman, horseman. The photos, below, were found on the Internet. One of these
was offered for sale at the Kruse auction in Auburn, IN, in September 1999 [lot #4093].
It was sold for $5,000.
 
Above and below: a rare pair of
survivors
 
Grandeur Motor Car Corporation (USA)
Cadillac Paris Opera, bustle-back custom sedan. Grandeur turned out a few of
these on the Seville chassis in the late seventies and early eighties for the
older (wealthy) car buffs who missed the sidemount era of the twenties and thirties. This
one was offered for sale on the Internet in April, 2002
 
Moloney Coach Builders (USA)
Mild stretched sedan on Fleetwood chassis and custom wagon. below it
[Unknown, USA] Cadillac
station wagon. This one belongs to a member of the Cadillac Club of Finland.
[Unknown, USA]
Conversion of bustle-back Seville from circa 1980-84
  
 
I much prefer it without the fancy striping
1986
Bayliff Coach Corporation, Lima, OH, USA:
Custom 1986 Cadillac "Baywood".
Someone brought this to my attention. It was described as: an extremely
rare and unusual piece of American history! Cadillac only built 50 Baywoods each year for
just a few years. I asked if anyone had more information on this model; I got a very
helpful reply from enthusiast and owner, Patrick J. Martin. Here's what Patrick
wrote: I know about the Baywood. Cadillac
had nothing to do with the car [other than having built the base model used for the
re-trimmed car]. It was solely a project of the Bayliff Coach Corporation of
Lima, Ohio, USA. Bayliff was an automotive conversion and customization company that
would do whatever the customer hired them to do. They, however, also endeavored to
build, promote, and sell products of their own design. The Baywood (the name
obviously comes from Bayliff and Fleetwood), was simply their idea to fit then-new
Cadillacs with a classic era-inspired vertical grille. I do not know how many Baywoods
were built, but I'm sure it was few, maybe a couple dozen at the most. They didn't
really catch anyone's eye. I have a promotional brochure from Bayliff for the
Baywood. The Baywood that is pictured on your site has been customized by unknown sources
even farther than Bayliff orginally did on the car. Bayliff took stock Cadillacs and
merely customized them with the vertical grille. The pickup body conversion on the
car on your site is not Bayliff's work. Bayliff is most known for building modern era
Packards during the 1980s. I own one of those. Most were heavily customized
Buick Rivieras, but a few were also Cadillac based. I'm attaching a photo of a
Bayliff-Packard sedan that was built from a 1981 Sedan deVille. The Bayliff-Packards
were much better received than the Baywood, and a couple hundred of the Packards were
built. .
 
  
Bayliff-Packard sedan,
built from a 1981 Sedan deVille
[ This image: © 2009 and courtesy Matrick J. Martin, its owner ]
Caribou
Motor Company (Grover City, CA, USA) According to one of its own
advertising flyers, this company has been building Cadillac pickups since 1954. They
combine the luxury of a regular automobile in a pickup. This one was designed and
engineered by Lou Schorsch. A power operated tail gate was a first on this year's model.
These conversions were available through Cadillac dealers or directly from the Caribou
Motor Company, on Coupe de Ville models from 1974 to 1986. The company
boasted in 1978: Every Caribou is a show car that stands out for years to come
as one of America's truly practical automobiles. The Caribou is the ultimate passenger car
pick-up. Cadillac standards are used throughout the construction of your Caribou, along
with numerous inspections, to maintain the highest quality possible. To order your
Caribou, you must use your [own] automobile. Select the finest car you can find.
Try to avoid using a wrecked or damaged car. It's best to start with the best. Orders
were taken with a 50% deposit, the balance being due on delivery. The advertised costs in
1985 were as follows: Caribou pick-up conversion from a 1974-76 Cadillac Coupe deVille
cost $10,500, from a 1977-79 Coupe deVille, $12,500, and from a 1980-85 Coupe
de Ville, $14,500. The images below are from a 1986 flyer. That year, the company
said: The Cadillac Caribou. The ultimate passenger car pickup. The car that has
the best of everything: Style, Class, Luxury, Distinction, Utility and Beauty. A truly
practical, limited production automobile, Standard equopment on this new Cadillac pickup
is a power tailgate, the first in the industry. One more luxury item for Cadillac Caribou,
a cut above all other pickups in the world. The Caribou is available on 1977 to 1986 Coupe
de Villes, through Cadillac dealers or from Caribou Motor Company. The Cadillac Caribou
Company has been building Cadillac pickups since 1954 [!!!] and uses Cadillac
quality standards throughout the Caribou. If you are one who always wants something
better, then the Caribou is for you. It is a prestigious automobile as it combines all the
features of a luxury automobile into a pickup. Cadillac is the Standard of the World and
Caribou is the ultimate passenger car pickup. Best of all ... it's a Cadillac Caribou
[that slogan is based on the 1984-85 Cadillac advertising theme, "Best of All...It's
a Cadillac"].
 
E&G Classics, Inc. (USA):
Various custom jobs based on the 1985-86 Seville, Eldorado, Sedan de Ville, Coupe
de Ville and Cimarron models
E&G Classics, Inc., 1986 Cimarron with
Mercedes-type, gilded radiator grille
 
E&G Classics, Inc., Cimarron with
simulated convertible top
 
(Left) E&G Classics, Inc., 1985 Cimarron with
Mercedes-type radiator grille;
(right) Coupe DeVille with gilded radiator grille
E&G Classics, Inc., Coupe DeVille featuring
simulated convertible top
E&G Classics, Inc., 1986 Cadillac Sedan
DeVille featuring quarter cabriolet roof
E&G Classics, Inc., 1986 Cadillac Seville
featuring Classic, low profile radiator grille
 
E&G Classics, Inc., 1986 Cadillac Eldorado
featuring E&G half top (detail, right)
 
E&G Classics, Inc., Eldorado featuring
simulated convertible top (detail, right)
E&G Classics, Inc., 1986 Cadillac Seville
featuring simulated convertible top
 
E&G Classics, Inc., 1986 Cadillac Seville featuring quarter top
(detail, right)
E&G Classics, Inc., 1986 Cadillac Seville featuring Classic
spare (continental kit)
 
E&G Classics, Inc., C-body sedan featuring
simulated convertible top (detail, right)
E&G Classics, Inc., 1986 Coupe DeVille,
half-top, designer series
Below: roof details
 
E&G Classics, Inc., 1986 Coupe DeVille featuring
simulated convertible top
E&G Classics, Inc., 1986 C-body coupe with
low profile radiator grille
Moloney (USA):
EM Series Cadillac coupe, stretched 6 inches, with 17.7 cu. ft. of cargo space, through an
elongated trunk area.
 
 
Above 2 rows: 6" stretched Eldorado, by
Moloney
[ Photos: Internet, 2004 ]
[Unknown, USA] Eldorado proposals
and prototypes built from 1981 up; photos ELD, pp.137-139
[Unknown, USA] Custom Eldorado
convertible:
[Unknown, USA] Custom Seville convertible:
About the preceding two cars, Cadillac
Database visitor, John Harris, wrote in May 2003: In your 1986 dream cars section,
near the end you have an unidentified Eldorado convertible and a Seville convertible . I
have a very similar car, a 1986 Buick Century Limited convertible. The story goes that in
1985 Buick had Hess & Eisenhardt convert 330 of them, to be sold through Buick
dealers, just like the Riviera, and Eldo, I have seen one other than mine for sale in
Hemmings. However, my car is titled as an 86, and still has the original paperwork in the
glove compartment from Kar Craft ( I assume the same that did the Boss 429 Mustangs for
Ford). The pictures look as if you can barely see something under the rocker panels
between the wheel wells, my car is the same. At first glance it looks almost like ground
effects, but is actually structural bracing, as the car is fairly well modified. Hope this
might help. Thanks John. Can anyone confirm John's assumptions? There has to be some
record of a business association between Kar Kraft and H&E for these custom jobs on
late model Cadillacs and Buicks.
[Unknown, USA] Custom Eldorado
"Big Foot". Now I reckon I've seen it all ! This "monster
truck" was offered fopr sakle on eBay in February, 2006.
  
[ Photos: Internet, 2/2006 ]
[Unknown, USA] Custom 1986 Cadillac station wagon.
  
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