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For the 1948 m.odel, C.adillac
styling for nearly two decades.
This
was
followed-
by
the
1949
model
with
the two dom h-ardtap. Coupe DeViIle
and the modern overhead value,
high compression
V8
engine.
Engitreering innovations, con-
veniences and styling dgminated
the
'50s
and
'60s.
Cruise ,control, .auto-
ma-tic climate c-ontrol,
t i l t
and
telescqing steering
wheels,
twilight
sentiael
and four door hard tops all
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debuted in these years,
In 1957
the
Eldatado I3ruugha.m featured ad-
r
wnces such as-air suspension,
mem-
ory s'eat, autornatis elc.etr.ic do,or
logks, transistar rE-dia, a brushed
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1953, was redesigned for 1967 as the
first front wheel drive personal lux-
ury car. The
472
cu. in. V8 engine
used in
all
Cadillacs in 1968 and
1969 was enlarged to
500
cu. in. for
all 1970 Eldorados.
An Air Cushion Restraint Sys-
tem (airbag) was available for 1974,
1975 and 1976 Cadillacs.
Analog Electronic Fuel Injec-
tion was available, on 1975 Cadillacs
and was standard on the new inter-
national size 1976 Seville. In 1978,
the Trip Computer option incor-
porated an on-board microprocessor.
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