1971 4×4 Eldorado Convertible May be the Zenith of Americanness

1976 Cadillac Eldorado 4x4 for sale
Forget the Escalade. Forget luxury crossovers trying to also be “coupes”. Forget (if you can) the Murano CrossCabrio. This is the vehicle that combines the presence of a 4×4 with the impractical jauntiness of a drop-top two door.

We need to give credit to the builder for not just dropping the body on a Blazer frame, but actually adapting the Cadillac motor and frame to accommodate a 4×4 drivetrain and suspension. Additional points awarded for no American flag hood decal or dumbass bumper stickers. Most importantly, no longhorns on the hood. That said, the conspicuously installed aftermarket stereo system detracts from the gravitas of the whole setup.

Overall, this seems to be the perfect vehicle for a construction boss to roll up to a job site in. He’s not here to do any real dirty work, but a few measly obstacles aren’t going to hold him back.

1971 Cadillac Eldorado 4×4 for sale – eBay Motors

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  1. BigRedCaveTroll Avatar
    BigRedCaveTroll

    That is outstanding, but I feel like it could do better with some steel rims with wire-wheel-covers and some white wall tires.

  2. ConstantReader Avatar
    ConstantReader

    I looked at this and thought “It’s a ’71…I oughta know cuz I had one.”

    1. mad_science Avatar

      Deeeerrrrrrp.
      Will fix.

    2. dukeisduke Avatar
      dukeisduke

      The vents on the trunk are a dead giveaway.

  3. GTXcellent Avatar
    GTXcellent

    “As dependable as any mid Eighties 4×4 truck.”
    ummmmmmmm, hmmmmmmm….not really sure that’s a selling point Jonathan.
    This thing is bad-assed though. I’d really like to see a pic of the top down.

  4. longrooffan Avatar
    longrooffan

    Is it to early for HCOTY nominations?

    1. njhoon Avatar
      njhoon

      Never. Well as long as it is on the calendar year.

  5. dukeisduke Avatar
    dukeisduke

    Hey, if Chevy can pull off square wheel openings with the Silverado, why not Cadillac? The only change I would make is to move the radio out of the glovebox and into the dash.

  6. CruisinTime Avatar
    CruisinTime

    Nice Car you got there………….

  7. salguod Avatar

    A guy here in Columbus had a mid 70’s Corvette mounted on a shortened Ford Expedition chassis, chosen for its IRS. This is an image I snagged of it about 7 years ago. It looked ridiculously fantastic.
    Sadly, I came across pics of it a while ago sitting in disrepair.
    http://www.salguod.net/weblog/assets_c/2009/07/salguod.net_vette-4×4-thumb-500×400-1437.jpg

    1. Vairship Avatar
      Vairship

      You’ll have to go out and rescue it!

      1. salguod Avatar

        I wish I knew where it was, but I don’t. I can’t even find any reference to it online anymore.

  8. LeaksOil Avatar
    LeaksOil

    “No Longhorns on the hood”
    Actually,…I’d have to do that if I owned this, I mean if your going to go this far, why stop at that?

  9. Preludacris Avatar

    “Gravitas?”
    Yeah, it actually does look pretty heavy to me.

    1. Vairship Avatar
      Vairship

      This is the new BMW X8M, right?
      X because X-drive (faux off-road),
      8 because it’s the coupe version of the 7-series (and not related to the Z8 of course, just to make it more confusing)
      And M because it’s M-style, instead of a real BMW Motorsport. And because it sells better with that extra letter.

      1. theskitter Avatar

        Can’t be, it’s too tasteful to be that.

  10. MarkT Avatar
    MarkT

    I love this. I need this.