1959 Cadillac Other for sale $39,500
| 1959 Cadillac Other $39,500 | |
| Car Ad from: Hemmings View Original Ad | |
| Price: | $39,500 |
| Contact: | View Original Ad from Hemmings |
| Location: | Los Angeles, CA |
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Named for the seventeenth century, French explorer who founded Detroit, the Cadillac Automobile Company was founded in 1902. It is the second oldest American automobile manufacturer in business today, after Buick. Interestingly enough, it was created from the remnants of Henry Fords first eponymous company, after Ford himself quit, following a dispute with his backers. Cadillac quickly gained a reputation for quality and were soon acquired by General Motors (in 1909) to become GMs flagship brand. After the Second World War, under legendary chief stylist, Harley Earl, Cadillac produced some of the most outrageous yet luxurious and technologically advanced cars that the world had ever seen. In 1957, they launched an all-new model with significantly, an all new X-frame chassis. This offered greater rigidity whilst allowing the cars to have a lower ride height. Each year, the new models further reflected the period obsession with futuristic styling and the jet age. And each year, the looks became more outrageous and the fins grew higher. This craze reached its zenith in 1959 with the introduction of possibly the most recognizable car in American (if not the Worlds) history, the 1959 Cadillac Coupe. Almost nineteen feet long and a whisker under 5,000 pounds, they were outrageously over the top, both literally and figuratively. With just 83,000 original miles, the Series 6200 example offered here is in amazingly good original condition throughout and runs and drives very well. Finished in the wonderfully named shade of Vegas Turquoise, the incredibly straight and rust-free body, predominantly still wears its original coat of paint and displays excellent shut lines. Likewise, the matching, black and turquoise interior is almost wholly original and equally superb. Aesthetically, they are the non plus ultra of automobiles but solid, original examples that run well are increasingly hard to find. So, while just to have as an objet dart and gaze upon it, it is fabulous, the fact that you and your (many) friends, can hop in this one and drive it to your favourite diner, makes it beyond compare! Please visit our website for more details. |