I hope everyone is having a great Labor Day weekend!   I just saw an event in the Baltimore -Washington DC area that I would like to attend. The Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potomac Region are having a gathering of Classic Cadillacs at Capitol Cadillac in Greenbelt Maryland on Sunday October 24th. They have two events a year and this fall meet up is featuring Fleetwoods.

Just taking a look around the site it looks like a great event, you can read more on the Cadillac & LaSalle Club Potamac Region website. I will have to look at my schedule and maybe hop on the Amtrak for the event. I love Fleetwoods, last year we had a beautiful 1957 Fleetwood featured on our site.  Since then every time I think of Fleetwood’s now I think of that beauty. If you are in the area I suggest you take in the event it looks like a lot of fun. For directions and more details visit Capitol Cadillac of Maryland. I hope to see you there.

This week I am going to focus on some Cadillac’s from the 1960′s. I stumbled across this beauty which just happens to be for sale.

1968 Cadillac Deville Convertible, baby blue with dark blue top, 472 cubic inch engine, power windows, power seat, power steering, power brakes, heat and air, radio, very nice driver, located in Henry County, 45 miles southeast of Atlanta, Georgia, $14,950.00, please contact Al Chelena 770/957-8794 for more information as I do not respond to questionable emails.You can see more info here. 1968 Cadillac for sale

Every once in a while I stumble across a great story about a Cadillac owner and his ride. This week it is Don Bluhm and his 1969 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 Special. You can read more about Don here and his 1969 Cadillac.

While this seems to be a newsletter filled with Cadillacs from the 1960′s era take a look at this beauty. 1963 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible that almost looks like the batmobile with its fins and glossy black paint. Glossy black 1963 Cadillac.

Got an email from Dan who is helping a friend sell a 1956 Cadillac Deville Convertible.

You are looking at a beautiful classic original 1956 Cadillac Convertible Coupe DeVille that is super powerful and just “flies.” The current owner got it from a friend in the Kentucky area who kept it in a storage container for 6 years. The odometer shows 31833, but it is safe to assume it went around once. The rebuilt Eldorado engine with 2 four barrel carburetors, runs well, but could use a tune-up. New brakes. The bumper area has a squeak you can hear on the video, but goes away when the suspected area is WD40ed–should be an easy fix. Has red paint and white leather interior. Comes with a perfectly working town and country “Wonderbar” radio, including the electric antenna that raises and lowers… The electric top is operational (see video).
The “extras” for this car are amazing:
–> A 1956 car record player (shown in the video) and is including it with this sale.
–> Books: Cadillac Shop Manual, Cadillac Master Parts for 1956, Cadillac Service Bulletin, various pictures and sales brochures.
–> Extra grill and bumper set with almost all of the chrome trim.
–> Spare Wonderbar radio (untested).
–> New (old stock) Spotlight (in its original box) specifically for this car, but never installed.

Note: This car is located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The car is currently up for auction on EBay You can see the car here.

Fred from Pennsylvania sent in a few pictures of his 1988 Cadillac STS. Here is some of the info Fred sent me.

This STS is interesting in that it was one of the first STS units built. I have verified the vehicle and it is a pre-production prototype of the 1989 STS consumer vehicles. The car was custom built in May of 88 and shipped to a dealer in NH. The 1988 STS wasn’t shown to the public until June of 88 at the Detroit Grand Prix. Production started in June and 1499 were built.This particular car has a sticker on the door identifying it as having been custom built be the C&C group (Cars & Concepts) for the Cadillac division. Here is the picture if you care to use it, and I have included a picture of the C&C sticker.

You can see more pictures and information on our 1988 Cadillac STS concept page. Thanks Fred for sending it in I really appreciate it as I am sure our readers will also.

I got an email asking for help with their 94 if anyone has any ideas send me an email or leave a comment. Here is the email.

I have a 94 Concours with the Northstar engine that is overheating. Have replaced the water pump (this was the original problem when it started leaking around the o-ring seal, radiator, hoses, etc. The car sat for 5 years but now I have it running, but it still overheats. I suspect sediment in the heads, and am wondering if anyone knows of a cleaner that may remove the scale without having to result to pulling the heads to be ‘boiled out’. There is no evidence of antifreeze in the oil or in the cylinders, checked by pulling the plugs,

Suggestions? Many thanks,
Ed

Here is a video of a guy that is restoring Al Capone’s 1927 Cadillac.I found it very interesting. Will be waiting for his follow ups.

If you are located in the Oregon region you may want to become a member of the Horseless Carriage Club of America – Portland Region Group They have a bunch of classics and there was even a 1912 Cadillac spotted there. Looks like a bunch of fun.

Just saw a 1962 Cadillac Fleetwood for sale on craigslist for only $4000. It has 98,000 miles. click the link for more details.

Received an email from Elizabeth Eisenberg this week and she has some old Cadillac sales brochures that need to find a new home. I told her I would help. Here is her email to me with the descriptions.

Vinny:
We have the following Cadillac sales brochures that we are seeking a new home for. We are willing to share for the cost of postage. Any help would be appreciated. We own a 1993 Allante and a 2007 Sedan Deville, although we have owned many other Cadillac through the years.

1.Cadillac – Seville 1976 Fisher Body Service Manual. (No stains or rips)

2.Cadillac – Seville Chassie & Body Parts Catalog – Effective March 1975. (no rips or stains – name of manual written on bottom of booklet)

3.Cadillac – Seville 1976 Shop Manual – Tear in front cover repaired with scotch tape, name written on inside on first page, minor cover wear – no stains or torn pages.

4.Fisher Body 1971 Folding Top Service Manual “B & E” Bodies – slight edge wear, no stains.

5.Fisher Body 1971 Service Manual – slight edge wear, no tears or stains.

6.Cadillac – 1994 Sales Brochure 10” x 13” 74 pages no stains or wear. Full color with exterior paint chips. Has salesmen’s business card stapled on front.

7.Cadillac – 1994 Sales Brochure 7 ½” x 10” 20 pages. No stains or wear.

8.Cadillac – 1994 Sales Brochure 10 pages 9” x 9”. No rips or stains.

9.Cadillac – 1992 Sales Brochure – Cadillac Style 80 Pages approx. 11” X 11”. Full color slight front cover discoloration due to storage, but no stains or tears.

10.Cadillac – Illustrated Buyers Guide (Second Edition) By Richard Langworth. 192 pages, black and white.

You can contact Elizabeth at eisenbe324@yahoo.com Lets find these a new home.

1965 Cadillac Limo Imperial 9 Passenger Sedan With Drivers Partition

SERIES 75 FLEETWOOD

Very rare, only 795 ever made!

This Series 75 Cadillac Limousine has been privately owned for over two decades. The engine purrs without the typical lifter noise normally associated with these engines. It is strong and burns clean… The interior is immaculate with the exception of some dash work and one tear in the roof cloth, These should be replaced.

Everything in this beautiful Cadillac limousine works, Ac needs recharged. All gauges are operational and all switches function. This is a superb vehicle to put into regular commercial service for wine tours or as a billboard maybe even a movie car.

Use as a personal vehicle or add to your collection. It comes with a clear title, has a very reasonable reserve and is ready to show after some mild restoration. You can be the owner of this rare limo by selecting the buy it now option for less than $9,000. Click Here to Bid on this Cadillac.

Obama’s limo came from the parts bin at GM

I got a kick out of this story as I was reading it. I don’t know why but I never noticed that the headlights on the presidential limo were from an Escalade.

Classic Cadillac of Atlanta is helping fight cancer.

If you are down near Classic Cadillac you can help out by visiting them during August and getting your oil changed see here for more details.

1959 Cadillac Stamp

Great story about the stamp of a 1959 Cadillac that was issued by the USPS. This year is really special because of the high tail fins. Read more about this stamp here.

I was just looking back through some pictures that my girlfriend Debbie took while on vacation and I stumbled across a folder labeled 1976 Cadillac that I didn’t know I had. I am not sure if this Cadillac is for sale still but it is still nice to look at.

As you can imagine I get a lot of pictures sent to me so it is easy for some to slip through the cracks. Usually it is ones that I shot but in this case Debbie took some great pictures of a Cadillac that looked like it just came off the showroom floor.

As you will see the car only has 30,000 miles on it and was kept in a climate controlled garage for many years. This sure is a beauty you can see more pictures on our 1976 Cadillac Sedan Deville pictures page.

I have been exchanging a few emails back and forth with Nino. He asked me to feature his Cadillac because he needs to sell it and he wants it to find a nice home. Although it is not what I usually do Nino sounds like a nice guy that want to see his Cadillac in good hands.

You can see more pictures of Nino’s Cadillac on the 1996 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible page. You can also get Nino’s contact information there.

Just saw something interesting that is happening this weekend and if you are up in Canada you may want to check out this 1980 Classic Armored Cadillac. Yes you read that right. I will let the story explain more as I didn’t know this type of Cadillac existed. If you are in the area you may want to take in this show.

There have been quite a few Cadillac’s seen at the car shows up in Minnesota. If you are up in this part of the country check out Minnesota Classic car shows.

Here is a classic that you would never know was really a Cadillac unless you saw it and saw the tag. 1942 Cadillac Flower car.

Something New:

I have been doing a lot of reading about the new Cadillac XTS and if you are looking for information on it head on over to EMG Car Tech. They have a nice selection of articles about the new Cadillac line.

I have been getting a lot of positive emails about our newsletter. Thanks for all the great comments and thanks for being part of our Cadillac club.

Was just doing some research on Cadillac’s from the 1950′s and found an interesting note. The Bat-mobile was almost a Cadillac. Here is the excerpt from Wikipedia.

“In late 1965 20th Century Fox Television and William Dozier‘s Greenway Productions contracted renowned Hollywood car customizer Dean Jeffries to design and build a “Batmobile” for their upcoming Batman TV series. He started customizing a 1959 Cadillac, but when the studio wanted the program on the air in January 1966, and therefore filming sooner than he could provide the car, Jeffries was paid off, and the project went to Barris.^[12] Barris had somehow already come into possession of the Futura, which had been parked behind his Hollywood shop for several years. With only three weeks to finish the Batmobile (although in recent years Jeffries says that his car was dropped because he was told it was needed in “a week and a half”^[13], he was quoted in 1988 as saying “three weeks”^[14] as well), Barris decided that, rather than building a car from scratch, it would be relatively easy to transform the distinctive Futura into the famous crime-fighting vehicle. Design work was conducted by Herb Grasse, working as an associate designer for Barris.

Barris hired Bill Cushenberry to do the metal modifications to the car and its conversion into the Batmobile was completed in just three weeks, at a reported cost of US$30,000. Barris retained ownership of the car and leased it back to 20th Century Fox and Greenway Productions for use in the series. The estimated 1966 value of the Barris Batmobile was about $125,000, but today it is estimated to be worth at least US$2 million.^[15]“

Here is the whole story on The Batmobile

Since we are talking about 1959 Cadillac’s here is one for sale in the St. Louis area. This 1959 Cadillac for sale sure is a beauty. Some of the details:

1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille in stunning blue paint and blue interior. The original 390 CID V8 has been rebuilt with just 5,000 miles since and she runs like new! Options include: A/C, AM/FM radio, cloth interior, power windows, power locks, power brakes, power steering, white wall radial tires, Autronic Eye, and more! These cars are famous for their big fins and double bullet taillights! Don’t miss out on this very nice Caddy at a good price! Please, call 800-213-1616 or 618-271-3000 for additional information.

I hope you have a great weekend and a safe July 4th.