Bad habits kicked in again

[dar83501]

It's unfortunetly not an Oldsmobile, but I simply can't help myself. I've wanted an old man cruiser land yacht project for years, and those people won't sell me their '63 ninety-eight 4 door hard top that's in beautiful condition, and now i've found a new junker.

it's a 1961 Cadillac 4 door hard top 6 window.

It's definitely a project...the dash looks good, the carpet's don't look too awful bad, but all the interior fabric and seats need replaced. It doesn't run, but could be made to run, last ran 4 years ago but spent 3 years garaged. One side window is knocked out, another has a crack. very minor rust patches, a couple minor dings.

*Edit* Forgot to mention, it has a 390 V8, I believe that's the correct ci.

Price: $650.00 + 100 mile drive to pick it up with a trailer and haul it back.

Thoughts?

[J-(Chicago)]

I dig it. You gotta ditch that pink, pronto.

[dar83501]

yeah, the guy who has it and I both agreed the interior color needs changed. he's an upholsterer, so he was gonna do the work, but he's moving soon and doesn't want to drag the car with him.

[rocketraider]

Nah. Leave it pink, it's what makes a car like that. Early 60s GM cars were outrageous to start with, and they look their best in outrageous color and trim. They look kinda dull and cheap in subdued colors. You don't want yer Caddy to look like a low-line Chevrolet, now do you?

Looks like it's a deVille short deck sedan that started life either white or Persian Sand before somebody got loose with what looks like 1966 Ford Emberglo. Check the body plate- 6399 is a deVille short deck car. deVille 6-window is 6329 and Series 62 6-window is 6229.

For roughly $750 you didn't get hurt anyway. You can part it out and get your money back and then some.

[ozoneblue]

OK say 3 hail General Motors & you will be forgiven. Kool Car Lot of potential especially if you drive it Down Town.

[dar83501]

I haven't bought it yet, still thinking about it and researching the thing. Also awaiting more pictures.

[dar83501]

[quote=rocketraider;23612]Check the body plate- 6399 is a deVille short deck car. deVille 6-window is 6329 and Series 62 6-window is 6229.

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Where exactly are the numbers located?

[rocketraider]

There'll be a body data plate underhood, probably on the firewall or maybe on the ledge at the back edge of the hood. It'll say something like "This car finished in Magic Mirror acrylic lacquer" and you should see letter/number codes stamped into it. 61-6399 would indicate the body style. Also PNT, TR and TIME codes stamped in it, plus some ACC codes.

[dar83501]

After determining the amount it would cost me to redo the interior on that thing...i had to turn it down. eeesh...like 3 months wages if i didn't make any bills or car payments or anything, haha.

[maskinen]

I restored an 1962 cad sixwindow before i bought my olds
nice cars here´s a picture of it