Posted on 09/25/2021 6:38:10 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
This 1959 Series 62 Coupe has a design flourish that passersby can’t help but notice
There it was, all 225 inches of it [nearly 19 feet long].
The price was much lower than I thought it would be for a Series 62 Coupe—about what it would cost to buy a basic new Toyota. My brother said to me, “Todd, if not now, then when?” And he was right. I bought the car and had it shipped it back to California.
Surprisingly, I get more comments about the Vegas turquoise paint than about the outrageous styling.
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"Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly."
—” back to Italy to visit, and HAD THE CAR SHIPPED WITH HIM,”
My sister worked many years for a young and successful guy from Italy, also had his Caddy shipped to Italy, not many roads into his village!
He enjoyed showing his photos of the big car in the small village.
“Under powered for a 5000lb car.” This was 1959! The engine displacement was a 390 cu in V8. Two flavors. Base was 325hp 350 ft. lbs. torque. The optional engine was 345 hp with 390 ft. lbs. of torque. Not too shabby for 1959.
I hope parallel parking was not on the test?
That's what curb feelers are for!
One of the first instances of me against the world was my skirmish involving people who insulted America for our “big tail fin cars.” They wanted us to be modest and meek like they felt we deserved so they could bully us. Screw them.
That was one of the first instances of Dems wanting scaling back and cutting down——which the phony man-made climate change hoax does today so the USA will be low and Communist China high.
Self-help guy the late Jim Rohn (mentor of Tony Robbins) said: How tall should a tree be allowed to grow? As tall as it can. Same with us. Achieve what we can. Don’t limit yourself by what others say.
“Not too shabby for 1959.”
True. And Cadillac was known for their big, powerful engines.
But still under powered.
And no doubt that 390 could be kicked up considerably given that it’s enormous.
That’s a land yacht!
—”52k (needs lots of love) to a high asking price of 200k (Love provided for you).”
Surprising they are selling so high?
My friends that are into frame-up restoration claim, unless it’s something very special, basically it will sell(?) for the hours and dollars you have put into it.
Build it because you enjoy the car; not a future payout.
—”Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.”
Very good!
That is a keeper!
Great license plate: LAND YOT
—”That’s a land yacht!”
And a fine-looking on indeed!
Should have used this in Love Shack by B52s. Instead used a Chrysler.
Our grandmother Gwenny had a jet black one of these. We grew up in Menlo Park, CA, long before it became Kalifornia. Qwenny would drive up from Los Angeles with the back seat and trunk FILLED with presents for her grandkids. When I say FILLED, I mean STUFFED!! I have 2 brothers and 4 sisters. That car was incredible. She always kept it shinny new.
One of these showed up at my town’s monthly cruise night last week. Having not seen one for a while, I had forgotten how massive they are.
I had a ‘71 Coupe de Ville. 472 V8, turbo hydramatic, still had big fins even then. What a monster.
CC
We used to have a cruise night in our downtown area, and I remember taking photos of one of these.
Our town stopped doing the “Cool Cars Under the Stars” each week because the local shops lost their parking. That used to bring so much business downtown, and a pizza place that had been there since the thirties has since closed. They boomed on cruise nights.
I had some great memories of cruise nights.
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to the 1962 Cadillac Deville sedan.
Dad worked on the F8s and owned a '62 Deville.
I think the lower fins, looked so much like the strakes on the F8U-2N he simply had to have it.
Crusaders rule!
I guess the F-18’s go in the trunk.
Steam catapult or ski jump off the rear?
It’s good for the Sea Harriers.
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