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My '88 Allanté
This is my 1988 Cadillac Allanté.
History:
The Cadillac Allanté was a 2 seater roadster produced from 1987 to 1993 with roughly 21,000 models produced. Mine has a FWD 4.1L V8 in it. The body of the Allante was designed and built in Italy by Pininfarina and then shipped to the Cadillac plant in Michigan in 747s. This gave it nicknames such as "the flying Italian Cadillac" and "the world's longest assembly line". Now, this car was very classy back then (and still is today, for some, like me) however, the performance of the Allante compared to its RWD competitors was very much inferior because of it being front wheel drive, thus giving it the "all show, no go" image.
Other:
You guys may or may not be wondering why I would want a new car if I have a convertible Cadillac as my daily driver - a teenager's dream, in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love this car, however there are a few things about it that are a little annoying (the previous owner did not take very good care of this car) and impractical.
Reasons for impracticability:
1 A brother and a girlfriend who both do not drive (three people, two seats doesn't work too well).
2 This thing gets crap gas mileage. We're talking 12 or 13 mpg here.
Now maybe those reasons aren't good enough or there aren't enough reasons to begin with, but my dad agrees with me.
Anyway, sorry for the long-winded explanation of everything, here's the car, and the last picture is of the digital guages, which I really enjoy. Also, here's a short video of it on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdL7i0UlCnE
History:
The Cadillac Allanté was a 2 seater roadster produced from 1987 to 1993 with roughly 21,000 models produced. Mine has a FWD 4.1L V8 in it. The body of the Allante was designed and built in Italy by Pininfarina and then shipped to the Cadillac plant in Michigan in 747s. This gave it nicknames such as "the flying Italian Cadillac" and "the world's longest assembly line". Now, this car was very classy back then (and still is today, for some, like me) however, the performance of the Allante compared to its RWD competitors was very much inferior because of it being front wheel drive, thus giving it the "all show, no go" image.
Other:
You guys may or may not be wondering why I would want a new car if I have a convertible Cadillac as my daily driver - a teenager's dream, in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love this car, however there are a few things about it that are a little annoying (the previous owner did not take very good care of this car) and impractical.
Reasons for impracticability:
1 A brother and a girlfriend who both do not drive (three people, two seats doesn't work too well).
2 This thing gets crap gas mileage. We're talking 12 or 13 mpg here.
Now maybe those reasons aren't good enough or there aren't enough reasons to begin with, but my dad agrees with me.
Anyway, sorry for the long-winded explanation of everything, here's the car, and the last picture is of the digital guages, which I really enjoy. Also, here's a short video of it on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdL7i0UlCnE
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