1988 Cadillac Allante

Description

This 1988 Cadillac Allante blends everything you love about a luxury convertible - Italian styling, a fuel-injected American V8, and the appeal of a well-kept personal luxury convertible wrapped in a bold red package. And it's all offered right now for a terrific price.

Red seems to be the perfect factory color for this car. After all, the Allante was designed and hand assembled by Pininfarina, the same styling house that is preferred by Ferrari. They were then flown in a special 747 jet from Italy to the USA where Detroit made the final powertrain assembly. And beyond just the paint's name, it's a great example of opulence thanks to great care over the years. In fact, this is believed to have only averaged about 1k miles annually. So not only does this appear to be the Italian-applied red, but it also still brightens up like your favorite wine in the sunshine. The minimal use of chrome and trim makes this car look modern and sleek. Even the black roof is well-coordinated as it looks terrific against the red.

A car like this is meant to be open to the world, and so as much as we like the look of the black roof, we like it even better when you take it down to reveal the two-tone tan/brown interior. After all, a bold red exterior and a saddle leather interior feel like the kind of color combo you get on the best European sports cars. There's more of this Euro-style sophistication inside starting with 10-way power adjusting seats designed by Recaro. This is a driver-oriented setup with crisp gauges, a digital trip computer, an integrated AM/FM/cassette stereo, and automatic climate control (the A/C will likely need a recharge.) And true to the Cadillac name, there are plenty more luxury features such as power windows, power locks, a tilt steering column, a rear defogger, and cruise control. Plus, the trunk is big enough to handle much more than a weekend's worth of luggage, which makes this the perfect getaway companion.

In fact, if you're going to take this Caddy on vacation, you'll be looking for the long and winding roads. The fuel-injected 4.1-liter V8 was shared with much larger cars in the Cadillac line, and so it's a torque-happy thoroughbred built to offer effortless power at any time. The Allante was built as America's answer to the Mercedes SL. Thus, it came standard with great driving features such as a four-speed automatic transmission with overdrive, a fully independent suspension, power steering, and four-wheel power disc brakes.

Complete with the owner's manual, there's a cruiser-ready feeling to this Caddy that makes it absolutely irresistible. So when you want a classic that also feels quite modern, call today!