Cadillac Eldorado - Bicentennial Edition


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April 2006: 30th Anniversary of the End of the Eldorado Convertible. 

April 21, 2006 marked the 30th Anniversary of the day the Last of a Breed rolled off the line at the Clark Street Cadillac Assembly Plant in Detroit. As you all know, the last 200 were all identical and dubbed ‘Bicentennial Editions’.

The purpose of the Registry is to identify and locate all 200 of the 1976 Bicentennial Eldorado Convertibles. The most basic information needed to achieve this is the VIN or Serial Number and the Body Number. Using these two numbers is the only way that a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible can be identified as a true Bicentennial model. There are two ways for owners of these fine automobiles to participate in the Registry and help document how many of the 200 produced still survive. 

1. VIN and Body Number with the owners name and location. 

2. VIN and Body Number without the owners name and location. 

Very simple really, I am more interested in the VIN and Body Number, for obvious reasons, than the owner’s name. The owners name, car location and mileage will forever be changing, but the VIN and Body Number will forever be the same. For Privacy reasons some may feel reluctant to provide their name and I fully understand. But, if we are to get an accurate count of the remaining Bicentennials I need to have the VIN and Body Number. This is the only cross check to determine that the car is actually a Bicentennial. 

Since GM did not keep a record of which VINs went with which Body Number, I have to do some comparisons to be able to get the VINs that were used during the time period these last 200 cars were built. I have been compiling VINs and Body Numbers for about a year and have discovered there has not been a single Bicentennial located that does not have a VIN with the last four digits preceding the number 26. Until this is proven otherwise I will have to use this as the cross check. 

I have listed two known Bicentennials by the VIN but no Body Number. These two were sold before the information about how to locate the Body Number was known and I am actively searching for these two cars to obtain the information.. 

I hope this clears up any confusion some have had about the Registry and why it is important to have both the VIN and Body Number. If you or someone you know has one of these cars please contact the site so we can get an accounting of the remaining cars. I would like to have a gathering someday in the future and be able to invite all the remaining to attend, but we need this information. 

I hope that you enjoy the site and the information it provides. We are always looking for more info, so please feel free to participate by sending anything you may have or know about the 1976 Bicentennial Eldorado Convertibles.


Body Number VIN Number  Owner Name State / Country Location / Miles
013800 Unknown We are looking for the very last production 1976 Eldorado.
013801      
013805 6L67S6Q261683 Michael Schaible / Tom Lindeman Warren, NJ / USA / 2015 miles
013810 6L67S6Q261561 Steve Michel Plymouth, MN / USA / 45,547 miles
013812 6L67S6Q262246 Jean-Claude Petitpre Ecquevilly / France / 30,000 miles
013815 6L67S6Q261581 Jeffrey Dick Kent, OH / USA / 49,500 miles
013816 6L67S6Q262205 Patrick Griffin Newark, Delaware / USA / 99,064 miles
013820 6L67S6Q261903 Jim Mangione Newport Beach, CA / USA / 27,633 miles
013821 6L67S6Q261788 Jim Mangione Newport Beach, CA / USA / 36,888 miles
013826 6L67S6Q261872 David and Sharon Stern Montebello, NY / USA / 6,100 miles
013833 6L67S6Q262125 Anonymous  New Jersey / USA / 1,287 miles
013835 6L67S6Q262158 Robert Wummer Riviera Beach, FL / USA / 18,500 miles
013837 6L67S6Q262153 Jim Mangione Newport Beach, CA / USA / 30,500 miles
013838 6L67S6Q263421 Lewis Schwartz  Atlanta, GA / USA / 51 miles
013840 6L67S6Q262321 McArdle Pontiac, Cadillac, GMC Midland, MI / USA / 22 miles
013846 6L67S6Q263102 Lee & Susanne Riley  Myrtle Beach, SC / USA / 5,287 miles
013848 6L67S6Q264853 Ed Alfonsi Munster IN / USA / 126 miles
013857 6L67S6Q262621 John Galgano Elk Grove Village, ILL / USA /, 232 miles
013862 6L67S6Q262564 Steve Misciagno Ocala FL / USA / 65,200 miles
013864 6L67S6Q262600 David Miller / Valery Nelson Danville / CA / USA / 2,500 miles
013876 6L67S6Q262893 Steve Buckle Torquay, Devon / United Kingdom / 76,000 miles
013878 6L67S6Q262919 Barry Norman Durham, NC / USA / 21,000 miles
013879 6L67S6Q262768  Jim Mangione Newport Beach, CA / USA / 3300 miles
013885 6L67S6Q263142 Larry Goldberg Kensington MD  / USA / 69,909 miles
013896 6L67S6Q263212 Dr. Christian Kaspers Moers, Germany / 1,641 miles
013900 6L67S6Q263162 Sonny Dal Porto  Elk Grove, CA / USA / 21,600 miles
013902 6L67S6Q263147 Carol Herbert Gillingham Dorset / UK / 27,380 miles
013903 6L67S6Q263317 Jim Mangione Newport Beach, CA / USA / 31,496 miles
013913 6L67S6Q263562 Daniel Jobe Greenbelt, MD / USA / 6,000 miles
013923 6L67S6Q263542 Anonymous Palm Springs, CA / USA / 36 miles
013927 6L67S6Q263724 John Darpa / Anthony Giammona Brooklyn, NY / USA / 135 miles
013929 6L67S6Q263784 Dave Nosek Mundelein, IL / USA / 53,000 miles
013935 6L67S6Q263689  David Maraccini Chicago, IL / USA / 13,200 miles
013937 6L67S6Q263794  D. Jones Helena, MT / USA / 14,341 miles
013940 6L67S6Q263949 Mead and Dorothy Carlson Fairview, PA / USA / 11,400 miles
013945 6L67S6Q264010 Alain Crunelle Peruwelz / Belgium / 10,000 miles
013948 6L67S6Q264735 Daniel Feeney Miami, FL / USA / 61,579 miles
013956 6L67S6Q264078 David Gagnon  Scottsdale, AZ  / USA / 28,000 miles
013959 6L67S6Q264508 Jack D. Grassi  Hometown    / USA / 1900 miles
013962 6L67S6Q264227 Tom Frantes  The Woodlands, TX / USA / 53,333 miles
013966 6L67S6Q264186 Kenneth & Connie Davis  Anthony, FL / USA / 18,277 miles
013971 6L67S6Q264848 Anthony Sozio Apex, NC / USA / 68,000 miles
013973 6L67S6Q264555 Reg Newman Williamsville, NY / USA / 3415 miles
013975 6L67S6Q264350 Tom McQuaid Seattle, WA / USA / 1,273 miles
013978 6L67S6Q264570 Rohrich Cadillac Pittsburgh, PA / USA / 700 miles
013980 6L67S6Q264513 Jeff Block Columbus, OH / USA / 320 miles
013983 6L67S6Q264438 Bob Williams Greenville, SC / USA / 4,300 miles
013986 6L67S6Q264453  Jim Mangione Newport Beach, CA / USA / 89 miles
013993 6L67S6Q264920  Ross DeVore Wichita, KS / USA / 512 miles
013995 6L67S6Q264941  Udo J. A. Behner Berlin / Germany / 172  miles
013996 6L67S6Q264794  Anonymous New York / USA / 1023 miles
013998 6L67S6Q264747  Jim Mangione Newport Beach, CA / USA / 30,000 miles
014000 6L67S6Q269948 GM Heritage Center Sterling Heights, MI / USA / 120 miles
Unknown 6L67S6Q262286 Unknown (Looking for the Body #) Grand Rapids, MI / USA / 6,700 miles
Unknown 6L67S6Q264458 Jay Leno ? Fort Lauderdale, FL / USA / 40 miles
Unknown 6L67S6Q264544 Saudi Royal Family Saudi Arabia / ??? miles
Body Number VIN Number  Owner Name State / Country Location / Miles

If you own Bicentennial Eldo, or know where one is, or know what became of one, or have a story about one you'd like to share,
please email direct me with whatever details you have at lewis@bicentennialeldorado.com
or you can simply complete the On-Line Submission form located on the "Contacts and Links" page.

 



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