Barn Find! Cadillacs Everywhere! 1961 Fleetwood, 1958 De Ville, and Alot More! First Wash in 30 yrs!
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- čas přidán 9. 03. 2023
- Welcome Back to Americana! Today we are on a journey to a Cadillac Farm! This Farmer has a Huge collection of rare vintage cadillacs. some in restoration and others in original condition. This 1961 fleetwood gets its first wash in over 30 years!
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The name "DeVille" is derived from the French de la ville or de ville meaning "of the town".[1] In French coach building parlance, a coupé de ville, from the French couper (to cut) i.e. shorten or reduce, was a short four-wheeled closed carriage with an inside seat for two and an outside seat for the driver and this smaller vehicle was intended for use in the town or city (de ville). An (unshortened) limousine or (in the United States) town car has a division between the passenger and driver compartments and if the driver's seat is outside it may be called a sedanca de ville or town car.[1]
The first Cadillac "Coupe de Ville" was shown during the 1949 Motorama. It was built on a Cadillac Sixty Special chassis and featured a dummy air-scoop, chrome trim around front wheel openings, and a one-piece windshield and rear glass. The interior was black and trimmed in gray leather, including the headliner, to match the roof color. It was equipped with a telephone in the glove compartment, a vanity case and a secretarial pad in the rear armrest, power windows and highly decorative chrome interior trim. The prototype "Coupe de Ville" was used by GM President Charles E. Wilson until 1957 when he presented it to his secretary. At some time during this period it acquired a dark Vicodec roof. The prototype "Coupe de Ville" was found and restored in the 2nd decade of the New Millennium; it is currently (2016-17) in a private collection in London, Ontario, Canada.[2]
The Cadillac Series 62 Coupe de Ville was introduced late in the 1949 model year. Along with the Buick Roadmaster Riviera, and the Oldsmobile 98 Holiday, it was among the first pillarless hardtop coupes ever produced. At US$3,496 ($39,815 in 2021 dollars [3]) it was only a dollar less than the Series 62 convertible, and like the convertible, it came with power windows standard. It was luxuriously trimmed, with leather upholstery and chrome 'bows' in the headliner to simulate the ribs of a convertible top. In its first year the Series 62 Coupe de Ville only sold 2,150 units. But 1950 sales more than doubled to 4507, and in 1951 sales more than doubled again to 10,241 exceeding the sales for the Series 62 Club Coupe that year. Also, in 1951, Coupe de Ville chrome script appeared on the rear roof pillar for the first time, to further distinguish it from the Series 62 Club Coupe.[4][5] - Zábava
It's kind of bitter sweet to see decades of dirt hosed off in minutes, but it looks great after the bath. At least you have pictures of before and after. My dad had a 61 4 door back in the 60s.
Very nice!
It’s got the front light safety beam -,way before bits time,Beam me up Scottie 🇺🇸💥
Oh yes, our 1960 plymouth fury had one too, pretty cool
Americana 🤘🏼 thanks for sharing these cars are still around deep in American garages. Wow sweet memorabilia.
Thanks for watching!
Nice collection! Just bought a 62 fleetwood for parts. My kid just picked up a 62 coupe. I have a 40 Lasalle, 46 4 dr, 54 coupe, 56 4 dr hdtp, 63 4 dr bucket seat and console car, 65 convertible, 78 fleetwood, 2 79 coupes, 96 fleetwood, and of course an escalade 08. I have other parts cars too.
Hey nice! Sounds like youve got a few yourself. Keep at it. Thanks for watching!
My favorite is the 67 Eldorado,but 61 is Sick
Oh ya sick one.
cool af, the fleetwood is really loaded up ! power dr locks, ac, cruise, will be great when u get her fixed up .
Yes, i couldn't believe the options available in 1961, very cool
That power washing is a double edged sword. It cleans it very good, but forces water into a lot of nooks & crannies that you dont want on such an old car. 😳
You are right about that! Thanks for watching
It was great seeing those classic caddy's. The Fleetwood that you bought looks to be in pretty awesome shape. Can't wait to see what you do with it. Keep up the good work and the awesome videos 👍✌️🇺🇲
Thanks
Beautiful Cadillac, hopefully it'll get to see the road again
the buyers plan was to cummins swap it, lol not original but cool nonetheless
$💰Green color Caddy,
Definetly nice
The 1961 is either a Series 60 Special, or Fleetwood Brougham addition which is the top of the Cadillac line. Options like Separate rear climate control are Brougham only. I believe 60 Special & Brougham offered two rear jump seats making it an 8-passenger car or rear tray tables & footrests. The 8 power windows came on both as well. In the glove compartment, there may be either a Vacuum or electric trunk release with optional auto close pulldown. The cruise control has a dual function, you set the dial for the desired speed and activate It will hold that speed. if you apply the brake it will disengage the auto control but will not allow the car to exceed the set speed, so if you come to a stop you can mash the gas pedal to the floor but when you get to the set speed the gas pedal will push off the floor against your foot and not allow you to exceed the set speed until you turn the system off or dial a higher speed.
Cool info, appreciate it
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Thanks for watching
Hey Lars, thanks for sharing a true hidden collection, don't like the barn find term. My Grandparents had a '61 Sedan d' Ville flat top. Loved that car, wisper quiet on the road. 390 was a strong puller. Take some time and look closely at the detail of that grille. That car has stood the test of time, just beautiful. That car was $9500. MSRP, $95,000 in today's dollars adjusted for inflation. That '48 was most likely a series 62, last year for the flat head V8. That Caddy you didn't know the model was a '69 or '70 front wheel drive El Dorado. That Honda 50 was a QA 50 not a Z50. The QA was the cheaper 50 model. Too bad you weren't able to deal on that '58. It looked extremly straight and also a factory air car. Even being a four door, all of those cars up to at least '66 are very sought after.
Thanks for sharing.
thanks for the info!
3:15 -- 1972 Eldorado convertible
Nice thanks
Damnit why can't I find these old cadis?!
thanks for watching! doesnt happen everyday unfortunately!
not a Chrysler Imperial - Imperial was a separate marque at the time
Ok interesting thanjs
4:20 - '68 Cadillac
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The jet age🎉😢
Right!
The 61 Cadillac Fleetwood looks like a limousine........is it ?
It is technically not the limo model, the stretch model is slightly longer. Just fully loaded sedan here. Thanks for watching!
68 SDV
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I think that the baby puke green 67 cad colour is called covet.
Interesting!
68
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