Curbside Classic Outtake: Role Reversal

by Paul Niedermeyer

Published: May 5th, 2010

There was a time when Cadillacs were all really big, way bigger than a Chevy Malibu. But in the mid eighties, the natural order of things was turned upside down, with predictable results. Oh, and do you remember when a Civic was just a speck compared to a Caddy?

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Love2drive on May 06, 2010

The only "small" Cadillac I've ever liked was the shrunken Eldorado introduced in '79, I think it lived through the mid 80's. That was a pretty car, still looked like a Cadillac, but was no longer a boat.

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FromBrazil on May 07, 2010

Is it the proportions? Or memmory fooling us? The other day I saw a Fiat Tipo parked alongside a Renault/Dacia Sandero. And the Sandero was just as big, if not bigger! I always thought the Tipo was a full-blown compact-midsizer. The Sandero is considerd by most a compact. So if it is bigger than the Tipo it would swallow VW's circa 90-95 Golf. Impressive.

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