{"id":32010,"date":"2026-05-30T13:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/32010\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T13:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:30:14","slug":"1984-cadillac-seville-how-to-make-klockau-swoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/32010\/","title":{"rendered":"1984 Cadillac Seville: How to Make Klockau Swoon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of my schticks: When someone on Facebook or elsewhere posts a gorgeous Brougham-era car that I absolutely love, I comment *thud*. For those not in on the joke, it means I found the car so amazing and cool and beautiful that I fainted, thus the *thud*.<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

I must confess that this was not an original idea. Josh Noiles, a good friend and fellow Brougham lover (he owns many Klockau Lust Objects, including a \u201956 Eldorado Seville), originated the term on Brougham-related FB pages that I was a member of. He\u2019s especially enamored of the 1959\u201360 Eldorado Seville and Eldorado Biarritz. So when someone would post one, he\u2019d simply comment *thud*.<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

I took that gag and ran with it! And if I\u2019m ever up in his neck of the woods in Canada, I owe him multiple beers and\/or steak dinners as a result. Anyway, I thought of all this recently when my friend Lauren Schweitzer posted today\u2019s featured car on her classic car dealer\u2019s page.<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re just joining us, I must explain that I love the pastel yellow that was offered on Cadillacs intermittently until 1992. It was never always the exact same color, but the hue persisted. There was Phoenician Ivory in 1976, Canyon Yellow in \u201977, and Colonial Yellow in the late \u201970s to early \u201980s.<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

By 1984, it was Cameo Ivory and would remain so through 1991, when it was available on the Seville, Eldorado, Coupe de Ville and Sedan de Ville. Come 1992, it was gone, never to return, sadly.<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

But whenever I see a pastel yellow Cadillac, it makes me happy. As a Cadillac salesman once told my friend Ray Flynn, It\u2019s hard to be in a bad mood when you\u2019re driving an all-yellow Cadillac! And if I didn\u2019t already own an Autumn Red 2004 Town Car called \u201cBig Rhonda,\u201d I probably would have had to negotiate a deal for this car.<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

Per the dealership website: \u201cBeautiful example of the iconic \u2018bustle back\u2019 Cadillac Seville from 1984. Senior collector owned and maintained since 2007. Yellow leather interior shows like new and features Symphony Sound and power everything. Comfort, class, and style all in one package. Would make a stunning addition to any classic car collection! Runs and drives excellent!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"1984Thomas Klockau<\/a> <\/p>\n

It also has only 38K miles on the clock. And the filler panels around the front and rear bumpers, a frequent GM trouble point, are in very fine shape. I\u2019m not sure if they\u2019re originals or replacements, but they look very good.<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

The 1984 Seville had a factory MSRP of $22,468. A total of 39,997 were built for the model year, and curb weight came in at 3844 pounds. This was the penultimate year for the bustle back\u2026<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

Yes, the bustle back. That distinctive, yet oh-so polarizing styling feature brought in for the 1980 model year, when the 1976\u201379 K-body Seville<\/a>, with its svelte, purposeful look, gave way to what outgoing styling president Bill Mitchell decreed would be his final statement on new cars and their appearance.<\/p>\n

\"Klockau-1984-Cadillac-SevilleLauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

The original Seville<\/a> was an answer to Cadillac owners who loved the luxury and styling, but for whom the size was getting a little too, er, extravagant. So the new Seville came onto the scene a smaller, tidier Cadillac with up-to-the-minute \u201csheer\u201d styling and a fuel-injected 350-cubic-inch Olds-sourced V-8\u2014though Oldsmobiles did not get the Bendix-sourced fuel injection.<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

And the car was a great success. But for 1980, GM brass decided the Seville should be based off of the E-body coupe platform, which at the time included the new-for-1979 Cadillac Eldorado, Buick Riviera, and Oldsmobile Toronado, with front-wheel drive.<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

So the 1980 Seville would become the one-and-only four door version. But how to make it stand out<\/a>? Well, unbeknownst to many but the 1970s GM designers and diehard Cadillac fans, early designs for the original Seville had included some bustle back designs inspired by Rolls-Royce and coachbuilder Hooper.<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

Although the design element was not used for the first-generation Seville, for the second gen those in charge decided it would really make the car distinctive. And boy, did it.<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

I personally love them\u2014as well as the original 1976\u201379 Seville. But the second-gen model was a clear-cut case of love it or hate it. Many loved it. And many hated it.<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

Production of the bustle-back Seville ran from 1980 to 1985. Models included the standard Seville, which was no slouch, equipment-wise, and the even fancier Seville Elegante.<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

In 1984, the Elegante package<\/a> added $3879 to the already rather princely $22,468 \u201cbase\u201d price of a standard Seville. Extra features included two-tone paint (though solid-tone exteriors could also be had), special tucked leather seating, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, a special center storage console, 40\/40 dual-comfort front seats, deluxe Tampico carpeting, and more.<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

The star-crossed V-8 produced 135 horsepower at 4400 rpm and 200 lb-ft of torque at 2200 rpm. An equally star-crossed 5.7L diesel engine was available at no charge.<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

Overall, 1984 was a good year for Cadillac, as sales rose 13% over those of 1983, for a total of 300,300 models produced. Not bad, considering the frequently disdained \u201cHT4100\u201d V-8 and the presence of the Cimarron, another target of modern-day internet \u201cexperts.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

Now, I\u2019m not saying there weren\u2019t problems. But dagnabit! In 1984 Cadillacs still looked like Cadillacs, with all the extra chrome, button-tufted interiors, myriad color schemes, and a yard-long list of options and accessories that a man or woman of means could want.<\/p>\n

\"1984Lauren Schweitzer<\/p>\n

Problems, image issues, and whatever else\u2014I still love \u2019em!<\/p>\n

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