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17/03/2025 8:58 pm
Had it debut at the Chicago Shenanigans this weekend
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
17/03/2025 9:16 pm
It looks fantastic to me, no complaints here.
It's nice that Stamp tooled up those faux wire wheels, even though I never cared for them - I much rather have full wheelcovers - but they were a very popular option. I was going suggest that Stamp save some money and omit that passenger side door mirror.... believing that it was optional for '76. But a Google search quickly revealed that I must be mistaken - ALL CDVs seem to have two mirrors. So, great job Stamp!
Nice review, thanks John.
18/03/2025 12:09 am
It is a great looking model of a car that I'm just not interested in 😞 I do like those wire wheel hubcaps too. They add some class to that Caddy and look fantastic.
Steve
18/03/2025 1:21 pm
A fine visual review of these astounding Stamp scale Cadillac's, John ! Really beautiful giant and they would certainly be a star in one's display in any scale.
18/03/2025 4:10 pm
It looks fantastic to me, no complaints here.
It's nice that Stamp tooled up those faux wire wheels, even though I never cared for them - I much rather have full wheelcovers - but they were a very popular option. I was going suggest that Stamp save some money and omit that passenger side door mirror.... believing that it was optional for '76. But a Google search quickly revealed that I must be mistaken - ALL CDVs seem to have two mirrors. So, great job Stamp!
Nice review, thanks John.
The right side door mirror was still optional for 1976. Here's a link to the options page of the 1976 brochure. https://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Cadillac/1976_Cadillac/1976%20Cadillac%20Full%20Line%20Prestige/image23.html
18/03/2025 8:36 pm
The right side door mirror was still optional for 1976.
THANK YOU! I knew I wasn't crazy! 🤨 🤨 I remember that brochure too; I used it as a coloring book - my dad used to receive one every year. If I'm not mistaken, Cadillac cheated by using some of the same photos in their 1977 brochure (...despite being all new for '77 ). Even though I was a kid, I was baffled why Cadillac (no less ) would make such a foolish mistake just to save a few bucks. 🙄 🙄
Thanks AGAIN!
Steve Jacobs and Tony Perrone reacted
19/03/2025 6:55 am
Uneducated question: Was the right side mirror optional or was it in place but not remote controlled Making the option the remote controlled part.
And Chris, I've seen plenty of new car brochures with the same pics from one year to another. Some with different wheels or even main body color but same vehicle, same scene.
Steve Jacobs and Christopher Moroni reacted
19/03/2025 7:15 am
Was the right side mirror optional or was it in place but not remote controlled Making the option the remote controlled part.
- That's an excellent question, and that brochure wording could be viewed as some-what ambiguous but no..... a "remote controlled" right side door mirror was optional on all 1976 Cadillacs except for the limousine. If customers didn't order a passenger-side mirror, they didn't get it.
I've seen plenty of new car brochures with the same pics from one year to another.
- Right, but using the same pics from the old style on the all-new style? Now that's CHEAP! 😣 😫
Steve Jacobs and Tony Perrone reacted
19/03/2025 7:22 am
Was the right side mirror optional or was it in place but not remote controlled Making the option the remote controlled part.
- That's an excellent question, and that brochure wording could be viewed as some-what ambiguous but no..... a "remote controlled" right side door mirror was optional on all 1976 Cadillacs except for the limousine. If customers didn't order a passenger-side mirror, they didn't get it.
I've seen plenty of new car brochures with the same pics from one year to another.
- Right, but using the same pics from the old style on the all-new style? Now that's CHEAP! 😣 😫
Thanks Chris; makes sense - appreciate it.
And the brochures I've seen, Caddy, but more in the way of Ford pickups, were all the same model style, but different year, different grille's or face-lifted items easily digitized. 
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