The 1938 LaSalle Series 50 Damascus hearse by Sayers & Scovill represents one of the most elegantly crafted automobiles of the pre-World War II era. Of the seven Damascus hearses originally produced on the LaSalle platform, only four are believed to exist today, according to available documentation. The vehicle reportedly remained in continuous funeral service… Read More Going in style: 1938 LaSalle S&S Damascus Hearse
We believe that a classic car enthusiast has the right to be interested in only a limited number of favorite car types, but we also believe that for a true enthusiast no rare car is unworthy of attention. In this case the object of our attention is this Eldorado Seville: you might think that you… Read More Rare breed: 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Seville
Gabriel, a reader from Venezuela, contacted us because he decided to sell his collection of classic cars, some more, others a little less). The collection on sale consists of 15 cars and two motorcycles; for each of these vehicles gabrial has provided us with photos and detailed explanation (in this he has been very precise),… Read More The southern sale, part 1
The seller is very clear: the price he asks is for the entire Cadillac lot, consisting of five cars, and is not negotiable. The lot we are talking about includes: a 1954 Series 62 Sedan, blue with white top, a 1959 Six Window Sedan silver 1959 Six Window Sedan, a 1959 Convertible, white with black… Read More Fins everywhere: A Cadillac collection for sale
This Caddy really fulfills the “patina” concept: it’s a survivor in stunnig conditions, especially when you think that it came out from the factory 68 years ago. The seller says that this convertible is originally from Florida, and that it was bought from an older gentleman who had it for 30+ years in his Barn when… Read More Patina monster/2: 1949 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible
Brooks Stevens, one of the greatest american industrial designers of the 20th century (he designed cars and bikes, along with kithchen appliances and other architectural items) is the father of this very special Cadillac. This car was built on a 1954 Cadillac sedan chassis and so its proportions are huge: it’s a 22 feet long… Read More Retrospective: 1955 Cadillac Die Valkyrie by Spohn
This 1960 Series 62 Convertible, other than being our favourite series ever in the Cadillac family, is said to have been in the same family since new and parked in the late 70’s. Clearly, the Maryland climate hasn’t helped the car much in preserving its metal but on the other side we see usual rust… Read More Running in the family/2: 1960 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible
To most people this could seem the “usual” Cadillac but somehow it isn’t. Indeed this particular model was built in only 1,075 specimens: a low number even for the european car production in those years, but ridiculously low for the american car industry. Apart from being, in our opinion, the most beautiful classic Caddy, the 1960… Read More Rare fins: 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Seville
That’s not easy to find a true barn find Coupé Deville in the (almost) same shape as when it left the factory, but sometimes it still happens and this blue ’59 proofs that. By the way we never saw this color combo on a ’59: we’ve far away to be Cadillac experts but we’ve seen hundreds… Read More Fifty years long sleep: 1959 Cadillac Coupé Deville
This hand-built car has been, almost 60 years ago, the absolute peak of the american automotive production: it featured a lot of gadgets and it was more expensive than its contemporary competitor, the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud. Its price tag was $13,000 (back in 1958 the average yearly wage in the U.S. was $4,600) It… Read More Space age ship: 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham
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