In April of 1998, a friend of mine who is also in the car collecting hobby, called me
with some questions regarding his Cadillac. As things go between
two car buffs we talked about what we like about our cars and what
we dislike. From one thing came another and before we knew it we hade made a deal to trade
cars. My friend was very fond of my 1966 DeVille Convertible (a car which I had completely
restored) and I was particularly interested in his 1967 DeVille Convertible. Although it
was sad to see the 1966 go to a new owner, I was equally happy to receive this magnificent
1967. The body is as straight as a ruler and there is not one single spot of rust on the
entire car. The closed crankcase ventilation system gives away that this is a true
California car. All other 1967 Cadillacs, the so-called Federal Cars, still had
an open crankcase ventilation system.
This car has a vast array of options, of which only the cruise control does not function any more. Here is a list with the optional equipment:
With a base price of $5,608 for the car, this fully equipped 1967 DeVille Convertible listed for $7,061. It is amazing to see how all these options (except the cruise control) still function after more than 30 years.
The car is powered by a 429 cubic inch V8
engine, mated to a three speed Turbo-HydraMatic 400 transmission. Being a late-sixties
Cadillac, horsepower is more than sufficient to accelerate this land yacht to impressive
speeds. The engine is rated at 340 HP gross at 4,600 rpm. The big V8 delivers plenty of
torque (480 lb-ft at 3,000 rpm) and gives the car enormous passing potential.
This particular car is a bit of puzzle as it seems to have seen some major surgery in the past. The exterior color, Persian Ivory, matches the code 40 on the body plate. However, the body plate shows the interior as being code 352B, which is white with black carpet. The carpet is black alright, but the interior is black as well. Upon closer examination, it turns out that one of the previous owners must have re-upholstered the interior. Although the pattern is not exactly correct, the job is very well done. The high quality black leather had a die-hard Cadillac collector (myself) fooled for quite some time as being original.
When I removed the engine to have it cleaned and to have new gaskets installed, it
became evident that it had seen a rebuilt somewhere in the past. The block comes from a
1966 Cadillac. This is not really a problem, since the 1966 Cadillacs had the same 429
block as the 1967s. All the other parts on the engine (cylinder heads, intake manifold,
carburator) come from a 1967 engine. Probably the original block has developed a fault in
the past and the engine rebuilder considered it better to use a 1966 block as replacement.
Pauline is currently undergoing a major restoration. Click here if you want to visit the picture album of this ongoing restoration.
If you want to download some pictures of my 1967 DeVille Convertible, just go to the Picture Gallery. 
Last edited on December 21st 2001 by Rik Gruwez
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