Used Caddy Ads More Exciting Than Used Caddies

By Deartháir Nov 10, 2009

The babe from the Cadillac commercials has really aged well...
The babe from the Cadillac commercials has really aged well...

Commenter BZR has shared with us a delightful find — if, that is, you’re obsessed with things old, kitschy and novel. Wait, what are we saying? Of course you are, that’s why you’re here.
We, of course, do share that obsession — that’s why we like Graverobber so much — so it’s now several hours later and we’ve only just now managed to drag ourselves away. What is this wonderful find? Why, it’s nothing more than an enormous collection of Cadillac ads, from 1914 all the way to 2003. How enormous? Almost a thousand photos!
We’ve picked out a few of our favourites here, but trust us, we don’t even begin to do the collection justice. Browse our choices here, and if we whet your appetite for more, book the rest of the morning off and go browse through. It’s impressive in more ways than one.
[Source: Flickr, courtesy of BZR]

0 thoughts on “Used Caddy Ads More Exciting Than Used Caddies”
  1. Compare "The Caddy That Zigs" to BMW's "The Ultimate Driving Machine" for evidence as to why Caddy has a reputation problem today.

  2. Shhhh! Since the CTS-V came out we've swept that bit of automotive fail under history's rug.
    That was an Opal, not a Caddy. Ignore the ducks. Nothing more to see here.

        1. I know, and you're definitely right. I just figure the Omega was sort of decent (since it was a contemporary of the walleyed Ford Scorpio, it looks amazing in comparison), but a good Commedore is pretty desirable. I have a way with improperly using words.

  3. I love the Cadillac-Cadillac-Cadillac Style! tag. GM had some incredibly optimistic jingles circa '87-'88. It makes me want to throw on a pot of coffee and cook up some bacon, to get the proper feel for Morning In America all over again.

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