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Cadillac DeVille (1964)
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Price: US $2,000.00

Description:

1964 Cadillac DeVille Convertible Basket Case
Basket Case Frame off Restoration Project In Progress. ..for you to take over!
Lots of Documents and Records including letter from appearance on VH1 Country Countdown Episode 50 in 1994!
Here's the story. ..I bought this car in 2011. It was a pea green Caddy and the car ran and drove fine. The convertible top worked. There was some minor rust on the rocker panels. I have included some pics of the car from back in 2011 to show what it looked like before we started our project.
I immediately put it in a body shop here in Colorado to be completely restored. The car was disassembled 100% to the frame. The frame has been repainted, the engine rebuilt and the body was restored on a rotisserie and repainted inside and out. They sent the transmission out to a transmission shop to be gone over too. We selected a Newport Blue color to replace the pea green. The engine compartment and the frame is painted high-gloss black.
In the process of reassembling the car, the shop lost interest, slowed way down and eventually went out of business. I estimate that had done between $75, 000 to $100, 000 of body and mechanical work on the car at that point.
Fast forward to 2015. ..My Cadillac was never finished. It was left by them exactly like you see it in the pics. They abandoned the car with all the unassembled parts in the passenger compartment like you see. It's a mess.
The hood was repainted, but the shop stripped it down again for some reason, so it's not painted. You can see it in a pic leaning against the wall off the car. There's also an extra passenger door.
Over that time period, between 2011 and 2015, I paid for a lot of parts and work including converting it from drum to disc brakes and getting new Coker real wire wheels and tires (not hubcap wire wheels), a new manifold, new body panels, and tons of nickel and dime miscellaneous parts that will be needed to complete the rebuild. Everything they left comes with the car.
The car sat in primer for over a year before it was painted.
The passenger compartment is filled with most of the the parts. There are several labeled zip-lock bags filled with hardware for various items.
The trunk is full of bumper parts that look to be returned from a chrome shop wrapped in black plastic wrap - rechromed?
There are several of old records and documents included too. Most are from the 80's and are for normal repairs, vehicle maintenance and oil changes, etc. Some of the highlights are a 1994 letter from a producer at VH-1 thanking the owner for letting VH-1 use the car for Episode 50 of VH-1 Country Countdown (see pic), an Historic Vehicle parade mileage log from 1996-2000 for appearances in parades and car shows in Rolla and Salem, MO (see pic) and also what appears to be the original 1964 owners manual. These are some nice records, for sure.
I would be happy to take more pics as requested and answer any questions that I can. I do not have any ability to get under the vehicle to take undercarriage photos without a lift. So that's not possible.
The vehicle is located at a place of business just outside of the Denver, CO area. I encourage and will accommodate your requests for a pre-bid inspection during regular business hours! Please come take a look.
**Due to the way the Cadillac was left as you can see it in its' present state of disrepair, you should anticipate some challenges reassembling it including potential missing, broken inoperable and unknown parts. The previous body shop is out of business and any buyer should not expect or relay on any help, advice, recollection or assistance from them whatsoever. I'll gladly provide their contact info to the buyer, but do not expect them to help you.
The car will come with a clean, free and clear Colorado title (on the way from the Colorado DMV to me as we speak) and it is being sold 100% AS IS! What you see is what you get.
1964 Cadillac Deville Convertible

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