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1979 Cadillac Phaeton Time Capsule 9,100 Original Miles Collector Owned on 2040-cars

Year:1979 Mileage:9100
Location:

South Plainfield, New Jersey, United States

South Plainfield, New Jersey, United States
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For Sale is my 1979 Cadillac Phaeton with 9,100 original miles. I am a collector and the second owner of this spectacular time capsule Cadillac. I purchased this car from the original Texas owner in 2005 with 6,800 miles on it. I have documentation and photos of the then elderly man standing in front of the car in front of his home the day I purchased it. It was a family treasure parked in the garage for Sunday drives. This car had been kept all original as a drivable collector.   
Since I purchased this car I performed annual services, changed battery, headliner (factory correct) bumper fillers, new power antenna, new remote alarm and door and trunk unlock, air shocks and built in battery tender etc. I drove the car on average 350 miles per year to keep it active. The Car is stored in my temperature controlled warehouse with the rest of my collection. 
This phaeton is fully equipped with special edition leather in as new condition (smells new), am/fm cassette, and cruise control. Twilight auto headlights. Illuminated entry, auto pull down trunk, all manual and best of all a set of NOS 1979 vintage appliance true spokes on vogue tires. These are period correct and could be purchased brand new on this car in 1979. I have the original hub caps as well. I have over $5,000 invested in the car that I am not looking to recoup, I am selling for fair market value only. 
The car is all original. 
The slight flaws- very few but I will list every single thing my perfection eyes know of, no hold backs at all. 
A small dent on the underside of the driver side rear quarter panel, see photo- unless I pointed it out you would not see it. I did not want to repair it and risk blending the paint on the quarter panel. There is extremely light discoloration on the driver door armrest; from light wear again I did not want to risk a color match. The trip odometer sometimes sticks when you press to reset the trip mileage. On my last ride home I noticed the fuel gauge sticks after a fill up for a few seconds, then releases. The car is a true 9,100 miles, the undercarriage and gas tank still factory clean. Paint is all original except bumper fillers, which match great and pinstripe was matched perfect. The hood and trunk paint are not as bright as the rest of the car, but shows very well as you can see in the photos. 
I never sell cars, and never intended on selling this one.  I searched for this year, make and model for years, however I recently purchased an additional collector car I have been searching for and I getting tight on space in my temperature controlled storage warehouse. 
This is a great car, turns heads and stops traffic, and rides like a dream. My price is set very fair; you can buy this car take out the entire family, keep it for a few years and sell it for more than you purchased it for. 
The car is in South Plainfield, NJ 07080. Buyer must pick up or ship at their expense. 
$1,000 deposit within 24 hours of winning bid, full payment and pick up with certified or bank check within 7 days of winning bid.

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