Red Cadillac Eldorado owned by Chuck Berry

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

The car is part of Berry’s personal fleet of Cadillacs and was driven during the filming of Hail! Hail! Rock ’n’ Roll, a 1987 documentary that chronicles two 1986 concerts. A red Cadillac Eldorado, model year 1973, owned and driven by Chuck Berry.

Catalog date

1973

Recorded subjects

African American; Identity; Musicians; Rock and roll (Music); Transportation

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