1973 Cadillac Coupe DeVille

1973 Cadillac Coupe DeVille in Used Cars, Movie, 1980

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Ddey65 ◊ 2006-05-07 03:17	1973.
paul4990 ◊ 2008-08-30 00:47	he shot it
somename ◊ 2011-06-11 23:12	$6,299? Seems kinda high for a seven year old car that started at $6,268 new.
Ford_Guy ◊ 2011-06-11 23:20	I think that related to the plot of the movie and the stereotype of the shady used-car salesman.
antp ◊ 2016-07-09 22:26	shooting the prices:
Nick Rynearson ◊ 2018-05-03 00:16	somename wrote $6,299? Seems kinda high for a seven year old car that started at $6,268 new. That price is too high.
Nightrider ◊ 2018-07-29 17:05	-- Last edit: 2018-07-31 21:20:06 (walter)
vorozab ◊ 2023-06-23 18:44	somename wrote $6,299? Seems kinda high for a seven year old car that started at $6,268 new. The magic of '70s inflation meant that the $6268 in 1973 was worth almost double the $6299 in 1980 - in 2023 dollars, $44K versus $24K
Skid ◊ 2024-05-31 18:36	If you look closely, the grille and bumper are misaligned. Probably an accident-damaged car that was cheap for them to shoot. The green 1973 Chrysler next to it actually appears on both competing car lots over the course of the movie.