Cadillac set a new production record in 1968, with 230,003 examples coming in no less than eleven models, among which the Eldorado stood supreme. Born fifteen model years earlier, the established ...

Cadillac put this to use almost immediately with the 500 (8.2L) V8 for the 1970 Eldorado. While the 472 engine used a 103.1mm stroke, the 500 increased that to 109.3mm.