1973 Fleetwood Brougham, NICE!

[jwwseville60]

54K miles.
Gold/white top.
Wow...seats are in good shape!

https://www.thewestcoastclassics.com/1973-cadillac-fleetwood-brougham-472-v8-sedan-c-1851.htm

[Bryan J Moran]

That is a nice looking 70's Cadillac I will agree.  Dealer I believe, but maybe not.  Anyway, $19,500 is likely reasonable but out of my ballpark. 

[Cadman-iac]

  It's awfully odd that the odometer has landed exactly on 54,000 miles. It's possible, just odd.

 Rick

[James Landi]

  "It's awfully odd that the odometer has landed exactly on 54,000 miles. It's possible, just odd."

While I agree, Rick, those seats would not hold up much longer than that amount of mileage and seat time.  Never have a seen upholstery  of this style. Reminds me of my mother's  Italian Venetian decadent living room furniture... Not something one would ever feel comfortable sitting on or eating a burger while driving. 

[Cadman-iac]

  Yes, very, very nice interior. I don't doubt it's only got 54k on it. Just funny that they stopped driving it with exactly that showing on the odo.

 Rick

[Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621]

The "5" in the odometer reading is not lined up with the rest of the numerals. Could be nothing. Appears to be a solid citizen otherwise and extra points for period correct tires and whitewalls. Only authenticity item I noticed is the added standup hood ornament. Driver's door appears slightly off color which could have been that way since the original owner took delivery. Asking price is reasonable assuming the car looks as good in person as it does in pictures. 

[Cadman-iac]

 I looked at the odometer again, it appears that the 4000 was just rolling up into position, the "5" is squarely in the window as it should be.
 If I had somewhere to keep it, I'd buy it. Very nice car.

Rick

[BlackCads]

I have had odometer problems with my 1965 Eldorado. Odometer would hit a certain number and then just freeze. Finally got it resolved but a broken odometer is not unusual in a 50+ year old vehicle,

[James Landi]

"I have had odometer problems with my 1965 Eldorado. Odometer would hit a certain number and then just freeze. Finally got it resolved but a broken odometer is not unusual in a 50+ year old vehicle,"


I, too, have had the same issue with a number of Cadillacs from that period. Those tiny plastic gears get stuck, strip, or break.  Then you can have a speedometer cable snap.  How many of us drove our old Cadillacs without the benefit of a working speedometer-- "But officer, I had no way of knowing how fast I was going." 

[Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621]

Many years ago I sold an absolutely mint one-owner '83 CdV with 56,xxx miles. Within a couple weeks the customer said just as the odometer was about to advance to 57,000, it suddenly jumped to 67,000 miles accompanied by a loud snapping noise as he was driving the car. I don't recall what the problem was but we got it repaired and reset the mileage.   

[Bryan J Moran]

I think we all agree it's just a nice car and mileage helps to know, but condition is excellent, and hopefully there are other records to support mileage.