This is slyly presented as the one millionth Caddy off the line in '49. Holy cats! Its awarded to death and perfect in every way. Does anyone think its worth the 145K asking price? Most '49 Sedanettes this nice go for 75K. Should it be in a museum? Does it need a three deuce setup, a Beehive, and a 12V conversion? https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/cadillac/62/2438971.html#&gid=1&pid=34
It is a beautiful, well restored automobile, but....... The Hemmings ad says "In 1949 the one millionth Cadillac rolled off the production line, and the stunning Series 62 Club Coupe or Sedanette was born." It does not say that this particular Cadillac automobile was the millionth one built. I suspect that the asking price reflects the cost of having commissioned Borneman's Restorations and Customs in Pottstown, PA do a concours level factory correct restoration.
I'm always a bit amused when I see these 'concours restorations' on mass-produced vehicles. Yes, they're fabulous but certainly don't represent reality. They're what the manufacturers would have you believe you're purchasing but that level of perfection was never achieved in actuality. When I was still working in service stations in the late '60s I had a customer who was a big-time perfectionist. Everything he owned was detailed to the max; he had a early '50s Chevy refrigerated delivery truck converted to a camper that would have rivaled any current big $$$$ custom motorhome for fit/finish and quality of materials used if not features. His 'hunting rig', he towed an equally-detailed CJ2 behind it (he had 'Tonka' embossed into the tailgate!). Pontiac had come out with the new-for-69 Gran Prix and he just had to have one. He ordered a top-of-the-line version ($6K plus) from the local dealer. He brought it in to show off shortly after he got it and it was a beautiful car with typical fit-and-finish for the time. But he wasn't happy with that aspect, said he was going back to the dealer to see if they'd address that. They wouldn't of course ('it meets all GM quality standards'), so he spent nearly the purchase price having virtually everything on the car refitted/refinished to meet his standards. Easily the nicest example I ever saw... I often wonder where his stuff ended up as he had no children and had never married.
This one is the one millionth built car. https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/gm-vehicle-collection/1949_Cadillac_Deville.html The green fastback is just an exceptionally well restored car with a confusingly worded description.
A "concours restoration" on an assembly line car is like putting a gold frame on the Mona Lisa. While it might make the total package more expensive, it's still gonna be the same ol' Mona Lisa.
The sellers must be smoking a hitherto unknown and unrecorded intoxicant/hallucinogen that has medical science in a quandary...
John, stop using all of those BIG words. You know we're just a bunch of Hoodlums on here...............Don.
I'd say this is the same exact car that is in the link that Squablow posted from the GM herritage center. November 25, 1949 - The 1,000,000th Cadillac - This Day in Automotive History Pretty well documented I'd venture to say.
Could be anywhere. You'd never really know unless you knew the vin number of the millionth car. I really doubt it's 1000000.
A mild chop that accentuates/ exagerates the rear slope of the roof and lower it 3". I like the color. We were talking about cutting it up right?
Sorry Don, Ill translate. Them idiots must be smokin' chunks ah old tires, an no fancy degree sawbones is ever gonna help 'em!
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