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Need a 54 vert body

Started by mark22, April 30, 2018, 05:16:00 PM

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mark22

Hello, everyone. I blasted my car which I am restoring and I am certain the body is too far gone. I didn't do my research when I bought it, and it ended up being a bondo/fiberglass rust bucket. The even better news is I bought an entire suspension/frame/diff setup from Art Morrison and now I have no car to put this on. Does anyone have any idea how long the frame design lasted for these cars?  Was it 54-56? I really need an unfinished body/project to continue this journey. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks again

Caddy Wizard

Well, certainly the 57 and up bodies are quite different, as is the chassis starting in 57.  So anything newer than 56 is definitely out.

If you can't find a decent donor 54 convertible, a 54 coupe should do nicely, I would think, as a donor.  Either a S62 or a CDV.  You should be able to find a western example of such for a fair price.
Art Gardner


1955 S60 Fleetwood sedan (now under cosmetic resto)
1955 S62 Coupe (future show car? 2/3 done)
1949 S6107 Fastback Coupe -- soon to be back home with me...

mark22

Still looking for a 54 convertible project car.

mark22

Still looking for a 1954 convertible car to restore. Any leads are appreciated.