A New Eldorado Convertible Could Be Exactly What Cadillac Needs.

GM is hard at work on a brand new 2nd-generation Cadillac CT5 sedan. But a coupe or convertible for the luxury brand doesn’t seem to be in the cards anytime soon.

The illustrations above shows what a possible new version of the legendary Cadillac Eldorado could look like as a convertible. It wouldn’t be that hard to build something cool off the next CT5 platform. Something with just two doors. And maybe even something with a soft top…

The first Eldorado was introduced as a limited edition convertible in 1953. And became a high-end trim or another Cadillac model starting in 1954.

The last 1976 convertible model was part of the 9th generation, produced from 1971 to 1978. GM advertised the 1976 Eldorado Convertible model as “the last American convertible”, which of course turned out to be wrong just a few years later.

The next generation ended up offering a convertible version starting in 1984. Although these were actually built by independent coachbuilders and not GM directly. And of course, later came the Cadillac Allante, which was a 2-seater convertible created to compete against the Mercedes SL.

A new Eldorado convertible should not be a hyper-expensive car like the Cadillac Celestiq. Which, at over $340,000, competes against Rolls-Royce. So far, it seems Cadillac has only sold very few units of the Celestiq and is still taking orders for more. They are now claiming only a few hundred would end up being produced. I don’t think so…

An Eldorado convertible wouldn’t have much competition these days. Since the Mercedes S-Class coupe and convertible and BMW 8 series are gone. Even the cool Lexus SC Convertible is out.

For now, the only way you will ever be able to drive a big Eldorado convertible is to get a used one. Or just dream about a new one…