Couple of interesting 59 Caddys on Ebay....Thoughts???

[domer]

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

[Doug 22747]

bizzare. 

[Otto Skorzeny]

Good Lord!

At least the pink/red one could be put right comparitively easily. The black monstrosity is good for parts only. Too bad.

[Bill Hedge CLC 14424]

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.

[Steve W]

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!

[veesixteen]

The second offering is not a "Coupe de Ville, but a "Series 62 coupe".

[J]

  umm i sort of like the black one, needs different steering wheel though.....

[Bill Hedge CLC 14424]

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.

[Chris Conklin]

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!!