Cadillac Eldorado Convertible, 1955
Cadillac Eldorado ثانياً
Cadillac Eldorado ثانياً•
•12 مشاهدة
Chassis No.: 556268348
Auction: Monterey 2023
Auction date: August 19, 2023
Lot No.: F174
$40,000 | High bid
- Odometer: 60,074 miles
- Engine: V-8
- Transmission: Automatic
- Exterior: Goddess Gold
- Interior: Red/Cream
- Body: Convertible
- Goddess Gold paint with Red and Cream leather interior
- Triple-plated chrome bumpers
- Rebuilt original 331/270 HP V-8 engine
- Dual 4-barrel carburetters with factory batwing air cleaner
- Correct GM 4-speed Hydramatic transmission
- Wonderbar signal-seeking radio
- Autronic eye
- Fiberglass parade boot
- Polished Sabre aluminum wheels
- Firestone wide Whitewall tires
For 1953, the big news at General Motors was the Motorama show-car inspired Eldorado, which, along with the Buick Skylark and Olds Fiesta, heralded the massive company’s landmark 50th anniversary. Long, low and fully equipped with comfort and convenience items, the Series 62-based Eldorado famously carried newly elected U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, on the January 1953 inaugural parade through Washington. Reprised for 1954 and 1955, the Eldorado continued to preview the latest stylistic and engineering advancements at GM as Cadillac’s most glamorous and expensive model to date.
In addition to a power boost to 270 HP, changes to the Eldorado for 1955 were detail-oriented in nature, most notably including a new rear treatment with a pair of rounded tail lights placed halfway up the fenders, terminating in pointed tailfins. This rear styling would continue essentially unchanged through 1956 and reach its ultimate expression for 1959-60. Eldorado sales continued their uptrend for 1955, with pricing from $6,286. Very rare as one of 3,950 examples produced, this glamorous 1955 Cadillac Series 62 Eldorado convertible is distinctively finished in Goddess Gold paint with a red and cream two-tone leather interior.
Power is delivered by the rebuilt original 331/270 HP V-8 engine sporting dual 4-barrel carburetors and the factory “Batwing” air cleaner, paired with a correct GM 4-speed Hydra-Matic automatic transmission. Features and amenities include a Wonderbar signal-seeking AM radio and the space-age Autronic Eye headlamp dimmer. Accented by gleaming, triple-plated chrome bumpers and a fiberglass parade boot, this Eldorado is highly equipped with power brakes and steering, a power-adjustable front seat and power windows. Also featured are a power-operated convertible top, an in-dash clock and a tinted windshield.
A handsome set of polished factory Sabre-spoke alloy wheels and period-style Firestone wide whitewall tires provide a fitting finishing touch to this captivating American luxury-car icon.
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التكلفة
146,900 AED
