1993 Cadillac Allante Convertible Pearl White Black Leather 295hp Final Year on 2040-cars

1993 Cadillac Allante Convertible

295 Horsepower Northstar Engine (Only Year and Last Year of production)

Showroom Garage Kept Example Paint Exceptional Condition

Pearl White Paint / Black Leather Interior

Convertible top in Excellent Condition (No Cracks in any rubber seals on top or window wipes which many of these cars have. Garage kept always)

Sport Chrome Rims are in Excellent Mirror Finish Condition With No Pitting or Scratches of any Kind

Expensive VOGUE TYRES only have about 1500 Miles on them.

All of the Electronics function perfectly with the exception of the driver window which sometimes is slow or switch needs to be pushed several times.  (Possibly worst case scenario - window regulator $250 installed).

This car Drives Like A Dream and Handles Extremely Well

NO SURPRISES HERE SIMPLY GEORGEOUS CAR

Moving forces me to sell 2 Vehicles as moving from 4 car garage to 2 car garage.

Vehicle Will Be Sold To Highest Bidder AT NO RESERVE !

I WILL BE AVAILABLE ANY TIME FOR YOUR SHIPPING COMPANY

OR

I WILL PICK YOU UP AT ORLANDO FLORIDA AIRPORT OR MELBOURNE FLORIDA AIRPORT

ANY QUESTIONS CALL RICK - (321)537-9392

1993[edit]

Introduced in early 1992 for the 1993 model year, Allante was scaled down to just one model this year, the soft-top convertible priced at $59,975 (not including a mandatory $1,700 gas guzzler tax for vehicles sold in the United States). The removable 60.5 lb (27.4 kg). aluminum hardtop was now a separate option, as well as the $495 LCD digital instrument cluster in place of the standard analog instruments. The $700 pearlcoat paint option (in Flax or Canyon Yellow, with Hawaiian Orchid added midyear) was available. Also optional: chrome squeeze-cast aluminum wheels. For its final outing, Allante received the 4.6 L (280.7 cu in) Northstar DOHC V8 engine. This engine was initially rated at 290 hp (220 kW), but Cadillac upped the rating to 295 hp (220 kW) at 5600 rpm by the time the first models were sold. Torque output was 290 ft·lb (390 N·m) at 4400 rpm. A new unequal-length control arm rear suspension, shared with the Seville and Eldorado, was also introduced that year, improving handling. Also new for the small Cadillacs was Road Sensing Suspension, an active damper management system, and improved disc brakes. The Bose name was no longer associated with Allante's sound system, as the 1993 model went into production using GM's Delco "Premium Symphony Sound System". Other changes for the Allante included a revised variable-assist power steering rack, deeper front spoiler, and single-piece side windows, which did away with the stationary forward vent window. Production was the highest ever, but still short of the planned 6,000 per year. Of the 4,670 Allantes manufactured for the 1993 model year, 115 were for export – France (1), Austria (2), Belgium (5), Germany (5), Switzerland (6), Japan (11), and Canada (85). In comparison to the U.S.-destined Allante, the Canadian models differed little, aside from the kilometer-based instrument cluster, but were equipped with daytime running lamps and an engine block heater as standard equipment. European-destined models held breakaway side mirrors, a front tow-hook, and rear fog lamps, among other specific features.

The 1993 Allante was also chosen to be the pace car for the 1992 76th Indy 500 Indianapolis 500, the PACE car was driven by Bobby Unser a very historic race in Indy history. It was almost an all Unser race as Bobby Unser was the Pace car driver his nephew Al Unser Jr (LIL Al) won the race and his brother Al Unser Sr (Big Al) came in third. There were just three modified 1993 Allante Pace Cars that had only seat belts, lighted roll bar, and air intake modified from a stock production Allante's, those three Allante Pace cars were provided for the race, as well as just 30 stock 1993 Allante's used as Festival/Pace Cars and 58 stock 1992 Allante Festival/Pace cars that were used by drivers and crews at the opening parade and the closing of the race. Al Unser Jr’s (LIL AL) 1993 Allante Festival/Pace car was featured at both the 2012, and 2013 Keel’s & Wheel’s Concours D’Elegance in Seabrook, Texas, Bobby Unser was Grand Marshall in 2012, and Al Unser Jr (LIL Al) was Grand Marshall in 2013, both signed this 1993 Allante's dashboard above the glove box the current owner of this 1993 Allante a Mr Nick Ferrantino of Houston, Texas has photos of them autographing the car, he is a member of ACA, CAC and the Chicago Allante/XLR clubs. Al Unser Jr also drove his 1993 Allante Festival/Pace car two weeks after his win at Indy to the opening parade for the Detroit Gran Prix XI at the new Belle Isle Raceway track.

The last Allante built was flown from Turin, Italy on July 2, 1993, and completed at Detroit-Hamtramck 14 days later. With 21,430 built, assemblies averaged just a little more than 3,000 a year throughout the car's lifetime. Production official ended on July 28, 1993. Regrettably, it was economics that killed Allante, not the car itself, which reached the point in 1993 where it was absolutely a leader among any vehicles in the world in performance, handling, image, and presence.

1992–93 Allante with single-piece windows and revised seats

Comparison[edit]

A 1992 comparison test of the Northstar-powered Allante by Car and Driver placed it above the Jaguar XJS V12 convertible and the Mercedes-Benz 300SL in North America. Although the Cadillac roadster got big points for its new engine, Allante was criticized for its handling, which was an inherent result of the front wheel drive layout. Ultimately, it was the rapid rise in the retail price of its competitors due to changes in exchange rates that won the test for Cadillac. At that time, the Allante's price seemed a bargain compared with the $71,888 Jaguar and $90,335 Mercedes-Benz.