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Buy A Cadillac Junkyard

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Have you ever wanted to own your own Cadillac Junkyard?

Cadillacs in junkyard
You Can Own 100's of Cadillacs

Now you can! I was surfing through some Cadillac websites when I found this Cadillac parts extravaganza up in Washington.

The owner is looking to retire and wants to see his business go to someone that would appreciate the business of helping people find parts for their Cadillac.

Cadillacville.com is for sale and if you ever wanted to be in the Cadillac Parts business this may be your opportunity to become the king of Cadillac Parts in the Northwest.

Sounds like  a great place for the right person. It also looks like a great place to get Cadillac parts right off a sister car that is probably original. These are becoming harder and harder to find. If this sounds like something you may be interested in then hit them up and make an offer.

2009 Cadillac XLR-V in Texas

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Beverly from Texas sent us in a picture of her 2009 Cadillac XLR-V and wanted to share it with everyone. Here is her email.

Red Cadillac 2009 XLR-V
Beverly's 2009 Cadillac XLR-V

Hi Vinny. I’m enjoying your newsletter very much. Thank you!

Below is a pic of my 2009 Limited Edition Cadillac XLR-V, red with black interior, which I just drove back from Austin and finally turned the odometer past 5,000 miles (Didn’t wash the road dust before I took this pic, so it is really much brighter and shinier when clean). I rarely drive the car, only when I want a joy ride with the top down and the wind blowing through my hair. It attracts so much attention, I have to dress up to drive it. The weather here in Texas has not been friendly to such treats lately.

2009 was the last year GM Cadillac made these cars, and they are rare. I have in writing from my dealer where I bought the car straight from Detroit to Houston for me, that only 892 total 2009 XLR-V’s were made, and only 11 in this color combination. It is a very rare and collectible car, which I love way too much, considering it can’t love me back.

I am very interested in finding all the info I can, and getting opinions and comments from you and your readers on my car. Of course, it is always for sale, but I promise you it is not available at a bargain price.

I anxiously await your comments, and any that your readers would like to share.

Beverly K
Houston TX

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Update 9/19/2011 Beverly sent us in some more pictures. Thanks Beverly.

1978 Hillcrest Fleetwood Limo

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Today’s Cadillac Story comes from Bruce from Shaky Christchurch, New Zealand

1978 Cadillac Limo
1978 Cadillac Limo

I had wanted a Cadillac for forty years, and finally had the means to buy one in 2003. While looking for a ’58 Fleetwood and surfing sites, I spotted this ’78 on EBay, and ”had” to have it.

The car got lost twice during shipping out to New Zealand, so took about 6 months to arrive. Christmas eve 2004, we opened the container and found redbacks and webs everywhere, shut the doors, and called the fumigators. Bought from a seller in Nevada, on a few long distance photos, I’m thinking ‘what have I done’. But all was ok and just a sunburnt exterior and cracked vinyl top. My son took 4 days to make the hood respectable, and I spent similar time on the top, with ‘no more gaps’ and silver paint which exactly matches the original color.

Well, 6 years now and she’s yet to see polish or interior cleaning. Starts first time and never misses a beat. Only gets taken out on club days or the occasional wedding. An absolute head-turning attention grabber everywhere she goes.

The only thing I’ve had to attend to was a welch plug that leaked and a new fuel pump. The mileage increased now from 95000 to 98000.
I call her the ‘Long Cool Woman’, as in the Hollies song, ” Just one look, I was a bad mess, the long cool woman had it all…..’

The silver pin striping was shot, so I’ve had it redone in mulberry and cream to match the badge coloring. With a little added flourish, you know, to say it’s mine.

The Hillcrest origin intrigues me and I’d love to hear from anyone with any knowledge either of the car’s Bel Air history, or anything on Hillcrest themselves. You never know, someone may recognize it in the photo. bruceej@ihug.co.nz

We get immense enjoyment out of this car, well beyond expectation. Somehow has also escaped damage through our now, 8000 plus earthquakes.

Thanks Bruce for sending in the pictures and for sharing your Cadillac story. If you want to see your Cadillac here and share your story click on the share your story. Include as much details as you wish. No story is too long, our readers love details.