1978 Pace car the first speculated collector?

[Bill Pritchard]

Pretty much the same deal as the Eldorado, the last full size Chevy convertible, the Caprice Classic....can't remember if it was 75 or 76. At the time, people were convinced these were solid investments that were going to make them wealthy at whatever point in the future they decided to sell. It was all a sign of the times. Up until the early 70's, auto manufacturers and designers were still relatively unencumbered by regulations. All of a sudden, there were far more stringent emissions regulations and the advent of the ugly 'crash bumpers', and car enthusiasts were very fearful of things getting even worse in the future.

[Stefano]

The "Last" Cadillac Convertible of the era was in 1976. I was surprised at how many people were buying them as an investment, to put away and not drive. There was a Bicentenial Edition, only approx 200 produced witch seem to be the most valuable.

[olredalert]

----Oh,,,I remember the Bicentennial Caddy now. Thanks, Stefano! We probably ran 3 of those thru Classic. Jack Douglas was fond of putting his friends into those things.......Bill S