http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cadalliac-Coupe-DeVille-1959-CUSTOM-RARE-1-OF-A-KIND_W0QQitemZ300368436834QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item45ef5a9e62
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1959-cadillac-coupe-de-ville-with-great-continental-k_W0QQitemZ110458971461QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item19b7de2545
bizzare.
Good Lord!
At least the pink/red one could be put right comparitively easily. The black monstrosity is good for parts only. Too bad.
The black 59 was on display at the Las Vegas Grand National this year. I am generally not in favor of modifying a Cadillac in this fashion, but it was not all that bad. The car had a very nice paint job and was, in my opinion, very well done. The Ebay pictures really do not do the vehicle justice. Although I am sure he has more than the asking price invested in the car, I think that he will have a hard time getting his money out of it. But, each to his own. My 59 will remain stock.
I am usually of the "its YOUR car, do whatever makes you happy" mind-set...but, man-oh-man, that's just jarringly ugly...in my opinion.
Ouch!
The second offering is not a "Coupe de Ville, but a "Series 62 coupe".
:o umm i sort of like the black one, needs different steering wheel though.....
Jessie:
I have to agree with your statement about the steering wheel. The steering wheel cover only makes the situation worse. Had I done the conversion, I would have made the back into more of a pick up bed like my 75 Cadillac Mirage. But, as I stated in my post above, the car was much more attractive when seen in person.
The black one isn't bad, I can follow the idea and what they're going for. It needs a complete custom interior to match. But that "continental kit" idea?!? That's a lot of bother and a pretty bad result for something that could have been done well pretty easily. But hey! They didn't destroy the fins!!