'76 Cadillac Limo Cornering Photos

[Fleet 500]

OT, but it seems that the front doors in your car are pillarless yet the ones in the back have window frames. Why is that?

That was sharp of you to notice that... especially with the doors closed.
You're 100% right.
The back doors have frames and the front doors don't. That began in 1971. The 1970 and earlier had pillars for all four doors. The rear doors were cut into the roof to aid in entry and exit.
I did ask one of my Cadillac friends about that. He guessed that maybe Cadillac eventually figured that it wasn't necessary for the chauffeuer to have ease of entry/exit.
Here is a pic showing the doors open and both windows about 5" down.

[Fleet 500]

Try looking up Tunitas Creek Rd. outside of Half Moon Bay, CA. I got to drive that a few months back and had a riot. Unfortunately I was in my Mother-in-law's Audi A3, and she was sitting right next to me, so there wasnlt a whole lot of real craziness.

it looks better if you are looking at it in Google Earth so you can see the terrain.

I'll look it up. With all of the mountains ranges in California, it means there are many twisting and curvy roads.
Too bad you had a passenger or you could have had more fun driving through that road.

[Fleet 500]

I'll ask the UCP photographers to make a couple in due time...

Really? That would be fun to see.
I'll have to take some of my other Cad cornering ('69 Fleetwood Brougham) the next time I drive it. I haven't started it since May 29 (to save fuel).

[Fleet 500]

I took the '76 Limo to the back of a big parking lot and took some photos of it cornering in a (big) circle.

Here are two more shots I took at the end of a street. Again turning in a circle.

I guess that enough of the low-speed turns, I'll get to work on the high speed ones in the near future. Those should be more interesting.

[clutch-monkey]

that thing is huge! looks like it takes a real effort turning it?

[Fleet 500]

that thing is huge! looks like it takes a real effort turning it?

No, with the power steering, it's very light. But I am surprised at the brakes; the effort is not super-light (overly sensitive). It takes more effort to push down than on my '69 Fleetwood. I guess the heavier weight and maybe because it is a hydro-boost type of brakes.

[drakkie]

I'll ask the UCP photographers to make a couple in due time...

If I get the chance I will too. A certain parking lot in Spijkenisse allready has some markings (estimated at 30 km/h in a 3 metre radius circle), from last time I wanted to find out the limits of my car.

PS:

around 50 in the same circle my back wheel starts hopping and it is leaning dangerously. As you can imagine it was also the speed I stopped at.

Really? That would be fun to see.

Believe me it will be lying (almost?) flat, if the Hydractive system is installed on his (which I know should be)

[Fleet 500]

If I get the chance I will too. A certain parking lot in Spijkenisse allready has some markings (estimated at 30 km/h in a 3 metre radius circle), from last time I wanted to find out the limits of my car.

PS:

around 50 in the same circle my back wheel starts hopping and it is leaning dangerously. As you can imagine it was also the speed I stopped at.

Yeah, that would be very interesting to see.

Believe me it will be lying (almost?) flat, if the Hydractive system is installed on his (which I know should be)

I believe you.

[henk4]

Believe me it will be lying (almost?) flat, if the Hydractive system is installed on his (which I know should be)

it will also depend on using the comfort or the sport suspension mode...

[drakkie]

it will also depend on using the comfort or the sport suspension mode...

Offcourse. But if I drive it would almost always be on sport

[henk4]

Offcourse. But if I drive it would almost always be on sport

I only do that with strong lateral winds.

[drakkie]

I only do that with strong lateral winds.

Maybe you should also do that incase a small Suzuki gets airborne in the wind, so you can avoid it easily

[Quiggs]

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