Check Out This Bagged 1966 Cadillac DeVille
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The Cadillac DeVille nameplate is a true icon, with a total of eight generations coming and going over the years. The styling, the luxury, and the sheer size of the classic Cadillac DeVille models, including those produced for the nameplate’s third generation, continues to delight enthusiasts even today. Now, we’re checking out this particular example from 1966, which is riding low thanks to modern airbag suspension.
This particular 1966 Cadillac DeVille comes to us from the folks at the Frank Kent Motor Company, who report that the car belongs to a customer. If the name Frank Kent rings a bell, it may be because we covered the group’s recent acquisition of the “Snoop DeVille,” a 1966 Cadillac DeVille customized by rap legend Snoop Dogg.
Now, the folks at Frank Kent are giving us a look at another custom ’66. As the story goes, the current owner is now the car’s fourth, returning the two-door to the Dallas-Fort Worth area nearly six decades after the vehicle’s original sale at a Dallas dealership. The car was originally painted green, and was optioned with air conditioning, an AM-FM radio, and power locks.
The new owner, however, wanted to add his own personal flair, and repainted the body in maroon. The interior was updated with matching maroon and red, while a set of Truespoke wire wheels and whitewall tires ride in the corners. To achieve that custom drop, the new owner turned to Murray Kustom Rods of Fort Worth, which installed their in-house airbag suspension.
With production lasting between the 1965 and 1970 model years, the third-generation 1966 Cadillac DeVille is notable for its impressive size, stretching 224.2 inches from tip to tail, with a wheelbase measuring in at 129.5 inches. For the sake of comparison, the more modern Cadillac CT6 full-size sedan is 205.8 inches long, with a 122.4-inch wheelbase. Under the hood, this 1966 Cadillac DeVille draws motivation from the standard 7.0L V8 engine.
Funny enough, the new owner purchased this ride to fit two car seats in back, and now hopes to share his passion with his family for years to come. Here’s to passing the torch to the next generation.
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No cookie cutter car here. This is when a caddy was a caddy beautiful and luxurious.
I see a lot of lowered cars that look awful…this is one of the cars that looks better lowered. Aside from probably being terrible on gas, being hard to maneuver in any parking lot and having lots of ‘old car stuff’ to maintain, this could be a great car for taking the whole family to shows and cruises.
Personally, I like old cars that look like they did when they rolled out of factory’s.
Good old Detroit steel.
I never heard of airbag suspension. Don’t have time to look it up but was that a common suspension system back then on old cars or is it the same like the air suspension?
In 59 you could buy a New Chevrolet with air suspension, though at that time the technology was not up to the task of suspending the car and in short order the owners of these air ride cars changed out the air bags for the old tried and true coil springs. The air bags leaked profusely particularly in the winter (35 below) and before the 59 model year was over Chevrolet was through with the experiment.
More than likely it was the similar air suspension used in the ’57 Eldorado Brougham before owners ditched them in droves also? I remember reading in Motor Trend way back about that car and they said something similar what you described. Thanks.
I had a ’58 Chevy with the air suspension and the same problems being reported here.
Recycling at its best.
I owned a white 1966 optioned jus like this paid $800.00 for it in 1983. What a beast. The music coming out huge speaker in back was amazing.
Wouldn’t it be great if we all could get together for comparing notes? And just shoot the bull!