Convertible Limousine Show Car, One Of A Kind Phaeton on 2040-cars
Tampa, Florida, United States
Up for
Auction is a custom built show car, one of a kind 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood
Phaeton CONVERTIBLE LIMOUSINE with some unbelievable features and only 48 K
miles. The vehicle is in like new
condition. We leased it to Disney World
for Christmas Parades and it was in new Orleans in Madigras Parade this year, We use it for several auto shows and it has won
several awards. This vehicle
started its life as a rear wheel drive Cadillac Fleetwood Sedan. This is the last year of the rear wheel drive
Fleetwood Cadillac and this vehicle left the factory in May of 1996. Factory Features Include:
Stretch Limousine Specifications: It was then stretched 48 inches in the middle behind the driver doors. The rear compartment is double the size. A rear facing middle seat was added and two middle doors with concealed door handles in the frame and no exterior door handles. The middle exterior looks like a standard limousine with no door handles. Hidden openers are in the front driver and passenger door frame. The rear 1/3 of the roof was cut off above the rear seat for wide open air riding. This vehicle is called the Phaeton model reminiscent of vehicles of Kings, Queens, Popes and Presidents. This is an
awesome ride reminiscent of early 20th century open rear compartment Parade
Cars the President rode in and seen in every parade. This is the perfect
vehicle for promoting a business, weekend touring, site seeing, charity
promotions, vineyard tours, city tours, historic tours, a real estate business
and of course parades. OR what i use it for just cruising to car shows and
driving on sunny weekends. You can fit six people in the back compartment
comfortably. Phaeton is a
term that comes from early 20th century coach building and it means open top.
In this case the roof above the rear seat has been removed. The rear seat has
been raised ten inches and a parade seat and chrome grab handles have been
added on the rear deck. In case it
rains there is a snap on white vinyl manual top that covers the rear seat so no
rain will spoil your fun. It takes 3
minutes to put on and stores in the trunk. This vehicle
is custom built and one of a kind built by Parade Coachbuilders in Florida. www.paradelimos.com. www.convertiblelimos.com with many one of a
kind features including; front fender flag stands, front fender flag up lights,
flashing red lights on the front bumper. Awesome stereo with interior and
exterior parade speakers. Brand new
emblems and custom rear fender Cadillac marker lights, Fleetwood Phaeton
badging, chrome roof grab handle (in case you want to stand up), rear parade
deck chrome surround rails and much more.
THIS IS A
HEAD TURNER. You will NEVER see another one pull up next to you and this one is
in mint condition. THIS VEHICLE
HAS just 48K miles on it!!!! THAT IS RIGHT JUST 48 THOUSAND ORIGINAL MILES.
Mechanically for the gear heads, this Cadillac came from the factory with the
formidable Corvette LT-1 V-8 Engine and
matched automatic transmission which Cadillac borrowed from Chevrolet to give
unbelievable power to this huge rear wheel drive car. This model is the last rear
wheel drive model Cadillac built. The engine is the same engine as the Corvette
of this year. Power is unreal and the ride is incredible. Exterior is
finished in Cadillac Cotillion White paint and the paint is flawless and brand
new. The vehicle has no dents or dings or scratches. The chrome trim and
bumpers are also in excellent condition. All the
chrome on the vehicle is showroom new. The exterior features lighted flag
stands on the front fenders. All badging is brand new chrome and it is fitted
with "FLEETWOOD PHAETON" emblems on the rear doors. There are a total
of six doors that open but the middle doors have no door handles for a clean
and finished limousine look. The front driver’s compartment is finished in original medium blue leather and it is in very good shape with no rips or tears. The front interior has perfect and original leather and original carpet and mats in excellent condition. The car looks new inside and out with all original gauges, AC and everything works. We installed a brand new Pioneer Stereo System with new front speakers, rear speakers and parade speakers under the hood. It also has a SIREN/PA System. The rear
compartment is brand new in all aspects. The middle seat faces the rear. On
each side of the middle seat are two cup holders and champagne buckets built in
to the door panels. The rear seat is raised ten inches and has air conditioning
vents under it that blows ice cold. The rear salon is fitted with medium blue
vinyl which is brand new on the parade seat. The entire interior is like new
and carpet is brand new dark blue with absolutely no wear anywhere. Dark blue
Carpet and mats inside the rear are brand new. Parade seat in the rear is
perfect matching medium blue and brand new. All door panels are like new
condition. The interior and exterior shows absolutely no wear at all. The front
compartment is factory with the addition of flag stand light switch (never ever
fly the American Flag at night without lighting it) and interior special light
package switch. There are
two air conditioning systems in the vehicle with controls in the front for the
factory air and the rear air conditioning system that has vents under the
middle and rear seats for use to cool passengers during long parades. White wall
tires are excellent 235/75/R15 all four Hankook and brand new and like new Cadillac
Factory Chrome Correct Rims. The trunk is like factory with brand new full size
spare, jack. Interior
Coach Features include: - Elevated
Rear Seat- elevated 10 inches. - Parade
Seat on rear deck. -Interior
lighting package to light up inside during parades. -Cup holders
in the middle compartment. -Champagne Buckets in the middle doors. Exterior
Features Include: - All new
chrome emblems -Cadillac , Fleetwood emblems and keyhole crest emblems. -New
Fleetwood Phaeton Badging on rear doors. -Flashing lights
on front bumper with red lenses -New Fender
Flag stands -Two
American flags for fenders -Waterproof
Flag Up lights -Working
windows on middle and rear doors that hug the snap on roof -Middle door
shaved handles. -Perfect Chrome Grab / Safety Bars on roof, if passengers stand) and surrounding parade seat. -Perfect
Chrome trim and perfect white paint. Snap on Rear
Manual Vinyl Top that covers the entire rear compartment. It stores in the trunk or sits on the rear
parade deck. This vehicle is wide open
in the rear 1/3 rear compartment with a snap on roof that stores on the back
deck or in the trunk. The manual
top is vinyl just like the roof and clear plastic back window to cover the back
totally if it gets caught in the rain. It stores either on the back parade deck
or in the trunk and installs manually. The limousine is in mint condition with 48K miles on it. Reserve is low considering the original purchase and build cost of this vehicle is over $45K. This car was custom built for Disney World to lease for the Christmas Parade this year. This car is the ultimate one of a kind car to cruise around in. It turns heads and wins awards everywhere it is shown. Rent it, parade in it, promote your business the value will only go up because these are one of a kind no two alike. If you ahve questions please email. Please email if you have any questions.
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