1970 Cadillac DEVILLE CONVERTIBLE

THIS 1970 CADILLAC DEVILLE CONVERTIBLE IS LOCATED IN: EXETER, RI 02822The Cadillac DeVille was originally a trim level of the Cadillac Series 62 and later a separate model when...

THIS 1970 CADILLAC DEVILLE CONVERTIBLE IS LOCATED IN: EXETER, RI 02822

The Cadillac DeVille was originally a trim level of the Cadillac Series 62 and later a separate model when the Series designation was dropped by Cadillac. The first car to bear the name was the 1949 Coupe de Ville, a pillarless two-door hardtop body style with a prestige trim level above that of the Series 62 luxury coupe. The last model to be formally known as a DeVille was the 2005 Cadillac DeVille, a full-size sedan, the largest car in the Cadillac model range at the time. The next year, the DeVille was officially renamed the Cadillac DTS.

Third generation (1965–1970)

As it had been since DeVille became a separate series, DeVille denoted Cadillac's mainstream model, falling between the Calais (which had replaced the Series 62) and the Sixty Special and Eldorado. The DeVille was redesigned for 1965 but rode on the same 129.5-inch (3,290 mm) wheelbase. Tailfins were canted slightly downward, and sharp, distinct body lines replaced the rounded look. Also new were a straight rear bumper and vertical lamp clusters. The headlight pairs switched from horizontal to vertical, thus permitting a wider grille. Curved frameless side windows appeared, and convertibles acquired tempered glass backlights. New standard features included lamps for luggage, glove and rear passenger compartments and front and rear safety belts. Power was still supplied by the 340 horsepower 429 cu in (7,030 cc) V8, which would be replaced by the 472 cu in (7,730 cc) for 1968. Cadillac dropped the X-frame and used a new perimeter frame. Pillared sedans appeared on the DeVille series for the first time, while six-window hardtop sedans were dropped. A padded vinyl roof was a $121 extra-cost option on the hardtop model. All four DeVille models had small "Tiffany-like" script nameplates on the ends of their rear fenders just above the chrome side molding.

In 1970, a facelift included a grille with 13 vertical blades set against a delicately cross-hatched rectangular opening. The bright metal headlamp surrounds were bordered with body color to give it a more refined look. Narrow vertical "vee" tail lights were seen again, but now had additional smaller V-shaped bottom lenses pointing downward below the bumper. Wheel discs and winged crest fender tip emblems were new. Exterior distinctions came from a DeVille script above the rear end of the belt molding and from the use of long rectangular back up light lenses set into the lower bumper as opposed to the smaller square lens used on the Calais. A new feature was a body color border around the edge of the vinyl top covering, when this option was ordered. The 1970 model year was both the last year that DeVille offered a convertible body style and for pillared sedans until hardtops were permanently dropped in 1977. A total of 181,719 DeVilles were sold for that model year, accounting for 76% of all Cadillacs.

• CLEAN TITLE
• SILVER EXTERIOR WITH BLACK INTERIOR
• ODOMETER SHOWS 27,622 MILES
• 429CU IN. (7.0 L) OHV V8 375 BHP ENGINE
• AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
• NEW BATTERY, 10/30 OIL, OIL STABILIZER, OIL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, HOSE CLAMP, TRANSMISSION FLUID, 3/16 BRAKE LINE, WHEEL CYLINDER, MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE FLUID
• GARAGE KEPT
• RUNS AND DRIVES