Junkyard Find: 1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition
Special editions! Who doesn't love big Detroit sleds with exclusive badging, say a numbers-matching Phoenix Open Cutlass Supreme or a genuine Frank Sinatra Imperial? Those special editions are even more exclusive when created by a dealership, and that's what we've got for today's Colorado Junkyard Find.
A quick search online for St. Tropez Edition Cadillacs shows that most originated with dealers in Florida. Florida is the proud home of the aftermarket faux convertible top, so this makes sense.
This car has a non-factory-applied padded landau roof, naturally. Cadillac would sell you a seventh-generation (1994-1999) DeVille with a full vinyl roof for $925 extra (about $1,888 in 2024 dollars), but this one is Full Floridian.
St. Tropez is a beautiful French city on the Mediterranean that rich people like to visit, so it's a good name to put on a Detroit luxury barge. The Tallahassee Edition DeVille didn't sell quite as well.
Yes, these badges now live on my garage wall.
The landau roof and the special badges seem to be about all that set the St. Tropez Edition apart from ordinary Sedan DeVilles.
The MSRP for a 1995 Sedan DeVille (the Coupe DeVille got the axe in 1993) was $34,900, or about $71,227 after inflation.
The engine is a 4.9-liter High Technology pushrod V8, rated at 200 horsepower and 275 pound-feet.
Starting with the 1996 model year, the Northstar took over DeVille power duties.
This car has the base AM/FM/cassette radio.
Judging by the acorn stash under the hood, this car sat outdoors for many years.
What kind of loser would buy a Lincoln Town Car instead of a Sedan DeVille?
If you're looking for faster response and more security, the Deville is your car.
Low, low monthly payments!
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition in Colorado wrecking yard.
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Murilee Martin is the pen name of Phil Greden, a writer who has lived in Minnesota, California, Georgia and (now) Colorado. He has toiled at copywriting, technical writing, junkmail writing, fiction writing and now automotive writing. He has owned many terrible vehicles and some good ones. He spends a great deal of time in self-service junkyards. These days, he writes for publications including Autoweek, Autoblog, Hagerty, The Truth About Cars and Capital One.
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