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1973 Deville Engine Question

Started by Cadillac Jack 82, November 01, 2017, 08:42:37 AM

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Cadillac Jack 82


Guys:

    Quick question.  Did the 1973 Cadillac Deville ever come with a 500 CI engine?  I have a friend who's looking at one that's up for sale and the owner says it has a 500.  I thought these cars had a 472??
Tim

CLC Member #30850

1959 Cadillac CDV "Shelley"
1964 Cadillac SDV "Rosalie"
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado "Sienna"

Past Cars

1937 LaSalle Cpe
1940 Chevrolet Cpe
1941 Ford 11Y
1954 Buick 48D
1955 Cadillac CDV
1955 Packard Clipper
1957 Cadillac Series 62
1962 VW Bug
1962 Dodge 880
1966 Mercury Montclair
1967 Buick Wildcat Convertible
1968 Chevy Chevelle SS
1968 Plymouth Barracuda
1977 Lincoln MKV

TJ Hopland

Only Eldorado got the 500 70-74.   75, 76 everything got the 500 but Seville when it came out.   Even the commercial chassis got 472.

What they may be looking at is the emissions sticker which has a big 501 or 502 on it.  Most people don't read further to see just below that where it says 472 CUIN.    If that was what they were reading it does seem odd that they would not be calling it a 501. 

70-76 all used the same block thats casting number ended in 5200.  Only crank and pistons were different which makes them hard to identify from the outside especially as time goes on and things get swapped and or rebuilt. 
StPaul/Mpls, MN USA

73 Eldo convert w/FiTech EFI
80 Eldo Diesel
90 CDV
And other assorted stuff I keep buying for some reason

Cadillac Jack 82

Tim

CLC Member #30850

1959 Cadillac CDV "Shelley"
1964 Cadillac SDV "Rosalie"
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado "Sienna"

Past Cars

1937 LaSalle Cpe
1940 Chevrolet Cpe
1941 Ford 11Y
1954 Buick 48D
1955 Cadillac CDV
1955 Packard Clipper
1957 Cadillac Series 62
1962 VW Bug
1962 Dodge 880
1966 Mercury Montclair
1967 Buick Wildcat Convertible
1968 Chevy Chevelle SS
1968 Plymouth Barracuda
1977 Lincoln MKV