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1953 Cadillac Fleetwood 4 Door 60s (model 6019sx) Full Restoration 7 Years Ago on 2040-cars

Year:1953 Mileage:25890
Location:

Hugo, Minnesota, United States

Hugo, Minnesota, United States

 This 1953 Cadillac Fleetwood Four Door 60S is an almost perfect example of one of the most luxurious cars built in that era.  There were only 109,651 Cadillacs built that year including all models and of that total only 20,000 were Fleetwood 60S models.  This was the top of the line Cadillac most being purchased by Doctors, Lawyers, Corporate CEO's and other top professionals.  Today, only 2,200 of these rare Fleetwoods remain on State auto registries, with an estimated additional 2,000 spread around in junk yards across the Country.  The 1953 Model was the first of the Cadillacs to utilize the 12 volt electrical system, and the one piece rear window.   The engine for 53 was a 331 Cu In V8, rated at 210 HP.  Transmissions were either GM Hydramatic, or Dynaflow depending on whether the car was built before or after the big fire at the Hydramatic production facility.  This car is equipped with the Hydramatic Automatic Transmission.  The speedometer shows 25,890 and that appears to be authentic when one reads the restoration records for the car.  This fine automobile spend most of it's life in Connecticut and later in the early 2000's it shows up in Wisconsin records.  In 2010 the car was documented by an appraisal service in Cloquet, Minnesota and it was most recently appraised by a service in White Bear Lake, MN in February of 2014.  That appraisal listed the cars value at from 60,000 to 70,000.  The receipt file is extensive to say the least - with over $25,000 in chrome plating alone.  The file goes on and on, Professional engine rebuild, transmission, radiator, generator, transmission cooler, new tires, glass, window regulators, window rubbers and the list of small detail parts purchased is endless.  The photos tell the story - look them over good.  The car drives like a Cadillac should.  Smooth, quiet, and fairly quick for it's age and weight.  This is luxury once you sit in these couch like seats.  The interior is just a perfect as the exterior, the dash board is just exquisite in detail and class.  We can be of some assistance with shipping arrangements if that is required, just let us know in advance.  Call before bidding for details that may be missing in the description.  Car has a clear title and is ready to be transferred to you right away.  Sixonetwo Sevenfiveone Five0sevennine will get me anytime during the day in the central time zone for questions.  If the asking price seems to be out of your range, just let me know and I can potentially list a "buy it now" price for you that meets your needs.  Lets get this car to it's new owner quickly. Thanks for looking, appreciated!  Jerry.

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General Motors says its next-generation Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade models will offer shoppers improved interior differentiation. Car and Driver recently caught up with Chris Hilts, GM's creative manager of interior design, who said that the cabins will all feature unique instrument panels, consoles, center stacks and switchgear moving forward. Apparently GM is now aware that consumers may be bothered by the fact that today's $85,000 Escalade has effectively the same cabin as a $45,000 Tahoe. Hilts says SUV buyers want more refinement than their pickup purchasing counterparts - and those same buyers also want their SUVs to have more exterior differentiation between the company's Silverado and Sierra pickup lines. Shocking.
That all sounds good to us, but we've heard this song and dance before. GM made big waves about how different the new-for-2013 Silverado and Sierra would look from each other, but judging by what we've seen so far, GM's stylists are painting in shades rather than with the full spectrum. For more on the what to expect out of GM's new SUVs, click on the C/D link below.

GM recalls 61k more vehicles in three campaigns

Sun, 05 Oct 2014

Following a stop-delivery order for its new midsize trucks and a rash of recent recalls, General Motors is issuing three more campaigns covering 60,575 vehicles in North America with 57,182 of them in the US. As of October 1, the automaker has issued a total of 74 recalls (see the ridiculously long chart to the right) this year covering 26,495,070 units in the US.
The largest campaign covers 46,873 examples in the US of the 2008-2009 Pontiac G8 and 2011-2013 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle imported from Australia. It's possible for the driver's knee to hit the key and make it move from the "Run" to "ACC" position while driving. GM says its Holden division is developing a fixed-blade key that's supposed to fix the problem by only allowing it to rotate toward the "On" position. There has been one crash caused by this fault but no injuries or fatalities.
The second recall is for 10,005 units of the 2004-2007 Cadillac CTS-V and 2006-2007 Cadillac STS-V because "the fuel pump module electrical terminal may overheat." This can cause a flange to melt and allow the pump to leak fuel. GM specifies that the remedy for the CTS-V is replacing the fuel module and fuel tank jumper harness, but it doesn't specify how the STS-V is being repaired.

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Looking at first-owner cars from the 2011 model year, the study found an average of 133 problems per 100 cars (PP100, for short), up 6 percent from 126 PP100 in last year's study, which covered 2010 model-year vehicles. Disturbingly, the bulk of the increase is being attributed to engine and transmission problems, with a 6 PP100 boost.
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