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Another 59 Cadillac found!

Started by 76eldo, October 27, 2014, 09:25:06 PM

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76eldo

About 30 minutes from my home.  My garage is completely full so I had to pass, but my car collecting brother in law just built a new building for his Packard collection and he had some room for this 59 Dream Project Coupe DeVille.

Super straight rust free body with any speck of rust already repaired.  Body was dipped and primed, along with the doors, hood and trunk.

Starts and runs and we drove it on and off of the trailer!

Missing front and rear glass and has two incorrect rims, but here's all the good stuff:

1.  Frame restored, new lines, brakes, bearings, etc
2.  Engine completely rebuilt
3.  Complete air conditioning system from shroud to vents with all hoses redone.  Every part for the air is there.
4.  Not so great steering wheel, but MINT horn ring.
5.  Starts and runs, drove it up on the trailer this afternoon.
6.  Original chrome in nice shape, may clean up to nice driver condition.
7.  A mountain of stainless parts to sort through, supposedly all there.
8.  A true CDV, 6300 series on the data plate.
9.  Clean PA title
10. Door Jamb service tag intact.

Best of all, a motivated seller and a very fair price.

Stay tuned for some slow but steady progress.

Brian
Brian Rachlin
Huntingdon Valley, Pa
I prefer email's not PM's rachlin@comcast.net

1960 62 Series Conv with Factory Tri Power
1970 DeVille Conv
1970 Eldo
1970 Caribu (?) "The Cadmino"
1973 Eldorado Conv Pace Car
1976 Eldorado Conv
1980 Eldorado H & E Conv
1993 Allante with Hardtop (X2)
2008 DTS
2012 CTS Coupe
2017 XT
1956 Thunderbird
1966 Olds Toronado

gary griffin

Great find and wonderful project.
Gary Griffin

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Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621

Nice find Brian. Appears a Georgian Blue car - pretty color.

Looking forward to seeing the progress.

Best of luck with it.

A Cadillac Motorcar is a Possession for which there is no Acceptable Substitute

76eldo

It's my brother in law's car, but I will be helping out with the work on it.

Car was originally white with black and white interior according to the cowl tag.  The guy that started the restoration had the firewall and all of the parts edged in blue.  Not sure how this will end up, but it will NOT be another red 59 Caddy.

Brian
Brian Rachlin
Huntingdon Valley, Pa
I prefer email's not PM's rachlin@comcast.net

1960 62 Series Conv with Factory Tri Power
1970 DeVille Conv
1970 Eldo
1970 Caribu (?) "The Cadmino"
1973 Eldorado Conv Pace Car
1976 Eldorado Conv
1980 Eldorado H & E Conv
1993 Allante with Hardtop (X2)
2008 DTS
2012 CTS Coupe
2017 XT
1956 Thunderbird
1966 Olds Toronado

Ken Perry

Thanks for sharing! Nice find. Ken Perry
Cadillac Ken

Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621

Quote from: 76eldo on October 27, 2014, 11:46:26 PM
  Not sure how this will end up, but it will NOT be another red 59 Caddy.

Brian

Glad to hear that.

Perhaps that "terrible" combo of black w/ b & w interior...?  ;) ;D
A Cadillac Motorcar is a Possession for which there is no Acceptable Substitute

76eldo

If it were mine I would do it in black with a red and white interior, or some grey with red.

I think he will be doing it in blue with white painted roof and a blue and white interior, with a white lower dash.

The firewall is blue and every part has been primed and edged in blue too.

You never know, it's going to be a while unless he jumps on it right away.  He has quite a collection of Packards, trucks, a Corvette, an Elcamino and a 59 Triumph, plus motorcycles.  With this new 20+ car building, it's going to get really out of control.

Paint booth is coming in the older storage building, and the garage under the house that holds about 6 cars (heated and air conditioned) will be strictly for chassis restoration and mechanical work.

Very nice set up...

Brian
Brian Rachlin
Huntingdon Valley, Pa
I prefer email's not PM's rachlin@comcast.net

1960 62 Series Conv with Factory Tri Power
1970 DeVille Conv
1970 Eldo
1970 Caribu (?) "The Cadmino"
1973 Eldorado Conv Pace Car
1976 Eldorado Conv
1980 Eldorado H & E Conv
1993 Allante with Hardtop (X2)
2008 DTS
2012 CTS Coupe
2017 XT
1956 Thunderbird
1966 Olds Toronado

Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621

If I were to do a '59 CdV for myself, I'd do black exterior with red leather interior with red trunk lining of a S 62 convertible. I think that combo would look positively killer in a '59 CdV - and probably have the only one around!  8)
A Cadillac Motorcar is a Possession for which there is no Acceptable Substitute