Smooth & Sharp

For many of us, it’s images of the iconic third-generation De Ville we conjure up first when anyone mentions the Cadillac name. After all, it was a perennial favourite among American luxury car buyers in its day and remains a true status symbol even now. By the time it made its debut in 1965, we’d seen a gradual trend moving away from curvaceous styling to the clean, dramatic looks of its successor. That successful recipe would stick around with a succession of subtle tweaks and upgrades well into the Eighties, making it one of the longest production runs in the history of the brand.

It was to be that classy yet imposing ’67 Eldorado-inspired styling, along with the unrivalled standard of refinement, which attracted Richard Brook towards this stunning 1970 Coupe De Ville example a few years ago. Richard has been a fan of American classics pretty much all his life. “They