Buick Reatta & the Cadillac Allante

Cadillac Forum Cadillac Classifieds Photo Gallery Member List Calendars Search Contact CF Sponsors
Cadillac News Forum FAQ Cadillac Timeslips Cadillac Recalls TSBs Register Login

Buick Reatta & the Cadillac Allante

Printable Version

Cadillac >> Cadillac Models >> Cadillac PininFarina Allante >> Buick Reatta & the Cadillac Allante

Page: [1]

Message

<< Older Topic Newer Topic >>

Buick Reatta & the Cadillac Allante - 5/28/2007 4:25:32 PM

Stealth

Posts: 3060
Joined: 2/18/2007
Status: offline

update from the Cadillac Allante XYZ Facts FAQ

quote:

Originator Cadillac Allante XYZ Facts FAQ

Cadillac Allante XYZ Facts FAQ

BODY, UNI-BODY - The unit body floor-pan was a shortened El Dorado / Riviera floor-pan. A more correct description is that the V-body FWD automobile platform was used twice by General Motors, the Buick Reatta & the Cadillac Allante . It was a downsized version of the E-body used in the Buick Riviera and Cadillac Eldorado. Both V-body cars were personal luxury cars and sold in limited numbers: Reatta ‘88 to ‘91 and Allante ‘87 to ‘93.

Post #: 1

RE: Buick Reatta & the Cadillac Allante - 5/29/2007 6:06:16 AM

wcoates

Posts: 239
Joined: 2/18/2007
Status: offline

Below is a potion of a reply that I made in reference to the Allante article in the August edition of "Collectible Automotive Magazine". Great article, and it showed pic of the competitive ( albeit unauthorized design of the Allante by GM Styling Dept.) These GM designs seemed to have influenced the Reatta Design. great article!

"Nice to see that both Tom and Scott got their '93s in the mag. Glen that portion of the "Allante that wasn't" actually was..... It was called Reatta. Makes you appreciate just what Pininfarina accomplished!

Nice to read a historical article that wasn't critical !"

(in reply to Stealth)

Post #: 2

RE: Buick Reatta & the Cadillac Allante - 5/29/2007 6:39:45 AM

Stealth

Posts: 3060
Joined: 2/18/2007
Status: offline

Bill,

i had always known the the ElDorado and the Riviera were pretty much the same car
with different hair styles. we all knew that the Allante shared some of the ElDorado
designs, but i had not made the connection from the Riviera to the Reatta.

these were facts that came up from the Reatta folks. then it occurred to me that the Reatta
may share some of the same parts as the Allante ... may.

i found it deemed to update the subject paragraph to encompass those details

as you said, i bet the same design groups, GM & Pininfarina, were involved in the
two cars.

.

< Message edited by Stealth -- 5/29/2007 6:43:19 AM >

(in reply to wcoates)

Post #: 3

RE: Buick Reatta & the Cadillac Allante - 5/29/2007 12:32:37 PM

G.A.R.Y.

Posts: 1653
Joined: 2/18/2007
Status: offline

OFF TOPIC but what about the odlsmobile toronado and riviera?

(in reply to Stealth)

Post #: 4

RE: Buick Reatta & the Cadillac Allante - 5/29/2007 8:40:29 PM

Stealth

Posts: 3060
Joined: 2/18/2007
Status: offline

the Toronado E-body too.
and the grand-daddy of the 70's GM FWD and drivetrains for the GMC motorhomes ?

quote:

ORIGINAL: G.A.R.Y.

OFF TOPIC but what about the odlsmobile toronado and riviera?

quote:

Originator Cadillac Allante XYZ Facts FAQ

Cadillac Allante XYZ Facts FAQ

BODY, UNI-BODY - The unit body floor-pan was a shortened El Dorado / Riviera floor-pan. A more correct description is that the V-body FWD automobile platform was used twice by General Motors, the Buick Reatta & the Cadillac Allante . It was a downsized version of the E-body used in the Olds Toronado, Buick Riviera and Cadillac Eldorado. Both V-body cars were personal luxury cars and sold in limited numbers: Reatta ‘88 to ‘91 and Allante ‘87 to ‘93.