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30 years Love Story with a 1958 Eldorado

Started by Belgium1958owner, October 19, 2017, 07:49:46 AM

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Belgium1958owner

My "Love Story" with the 1958 Eldorado Seville began 30 years ago ... I was 13.
I had seen, for the first time, a Dakota Red '58. I fell in love with the car, not only the 1958 Cadillac model, but especially the Eldorado Seville.

For many years, I dreamed to own one. I missed one in 2001, stored in a sales-museum in Netherland, in original condition (Metallic Green with Bimini green interior).

After I had owned some other cars from 2004 to 2011 (not American cars), I started to search one 1958 Seville.
In 2014, I bought a restoration project in California (stored in Carmel for 10 years) and worked on during three years, to make it drivable.
My plan was to make a full restoration, starting in 2018. All on the car must be restored : frame, engine, chromes, bodyworks, interior, floors.
But a good sharp, and straight driving car.

I had always in my mind the souvenirs of the Dakota Red Cadillac, and some pictures, from 1988 to 1995, during U.S. cars meetings.

A day of September, the thing happened ... I could buy THE car, the genuine one of my childhood, the Dakota Red Eldorado Seville ...

(Here are pictures from 1988 and 1993, and the Green one in 2001)
1958 Eldorado Seville, body 481
1956 Eldorado Seville, body 1968
1958 Eldorado Seville, body 612 (parts car)
Member of : 1958 Cadillac Owner Association
CLC # 29119
1956 Packard Four Hundred Coupe, body 3002
1956 Packard Caribbean hardtop, body 81

cadillac ken

so cool.  My favorite year too.  I've had a few (1957 and a 1958)

Good for you!
Enjoy life-- even at your age it gets shorter all the time.  ;D

Belgium1958owner

Here is a "season" shot in the autumn's wood in my neighborhood.
1958 Eldorado Seville, body 481
1956 Eldorado Seville, body 1968
1958 Eldorado Seville, body 612 (parts car)
Member of : 1958 Cadillac Owner Association
CLC # 29119
1956 Packard Four Hundred Coupe, body 3002
1956 Packard Caribbean hardtop, body 81

Roger Zimmermann

1956 Sedan de Ville (sold)
1956 Eldorado Biarritz
1957 Eldorado Brougham (sold)
1972 Coupe de Ville
2011 DTS
CLCMRC benefactor #101

Ralph Messina CLC 4937

1966 Fleetwood Brougham-with a new caretaker http://bit.ly/1GCn8I4
1966 Eldorado-with a new caretaker  http://bit.ly/1OrxLoY
2018 GMC Yukon