1973 was the third model year for the Eldorado's ninth generation. It was also the first model year that the Eldo was formally separated out of the Fleetwood series to become its own model.
It gained the clunky new mandatory five mile per hour front bumper and lost the faux intake vents from the rear fenders that the '71-'72 models had sported. The hood was flatter and the grille was now a huge egg crate-styled expanse between the quad headlamps.
The 8.2L V-8 carried over from the previous model year, still rated at 235 SAE net horsepower, as the real Malaise Era haircut wouldn't start until the '74s debuted.
Variable ratio power steering was, of course, standard and you could get optional steel-belted radials from the factory.
This Cotillion White '73 ragtop rides on a 126.3" wheelbase, casts a shadow 222" long, and has a curb weight of 5130 road-hugging pounds.
It was photographed with a Nikon D300S and 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR II zoom lens in June of 2022.
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