As many brands have done before and since, Cadillac’s executives desired to produce a high-end “halo” model in the 1980s. While the brand had the flagship Fleetwood and Series 75 limousines, GM determined a low-production roadster would be the perfect vehicle to grab headlines and garner attention to the brand. Therefore, the Allante (stylized as “Allanté”) was born. While GM’s internal designers were eager to tackle such a project, Cadillac decided to go with a “designer label”, choosing Pininfarina as their partner (the company had previously assisted with production of the 1959-60 Eldorado Brougham).

The result of their efforts was a luxurious, two-seat roadster designed to compete with the Mercedes-Benz SL and Jaguar XJS. With bodies built in Italy and then air shipped to Detroit for assembly, the Allante’s “Air Bridge” production line was a tremendous effort in and of itself. The production version of the car, with its myriad standard amenities including an adaptive damping suspension and surround sound audio, was necessarily quite expensive, though 21,430 were sold by the end of production in 1993. The superlative 1993 Cadillac Allante Convertible featured here is finished in gorgeous Pearl Red over a Natural Beige leather interior with a Black power-latching convertible top. The superlative 1993 Cadillac Allante Convertible featured here is finished in gorgeous Pearl Red over a Natural Beige leather interior with a Black power-latching convertible top.