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1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible Original Low Miles on 2040-cars

Year:1957 Mileage:51116 Color: with a black and white leather interior
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1957 CADILLAC ELDORADO BIARRITZ CONVERTIBLE


Original Paint *  Original Chrome * Original Leather Interior 

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Just about everybody will agree that the most iconic 1950s American classic is the Cadillac Eldorado.  Of course the first Cadillac Eldorado was made in 1953 and had serious sheet metal changes from the production convertible while the 1954 was a standard Cadillac convertible decorated with Eldorado trim.  The 1957 Cadillac Eldorado had entirely different sheet metal on the rear end from the production Cadillac convertible.   While it is easy to clone a Cadillac convertible to an Eldorado when there are no sheet metal changes it is almost impossible to clone a 1957 Cadillac convertible to a 1957 Eldorado because there are so many sheet metal differences. 

 

There are those that consider the 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible to be the most elegant and in the best taste (yes, the 1959 had bigger fins but many consider this model to be garish).  

 

Those that restore 1957 Cadillac Eldorado convertibles know that the original leather in this model was specially made with a special texture that is extremely hard if not impossible to duplicate exactly on restored car.  Yes this car has the beautiful original leather interior it was born with.  The car that you see before you is in everybody’s favorite combination of black exterior with a black and white leather interior (many black cars had red and white interiors) and a white top and the original fiberglass boot.  Yes, the interior leather in this car is 100% original.  Just take a look at it, it is absolutely gorgeous.  Yes, yes the paint is original and yes, yes the chrome is original.  It is hard to beat that combination. 

 

The current owner of the car who is an elderly gentleman is the third owner who purchased the car in 2003 with only 27,000 miles on it and since then he has put on another 24,000 miles, averaging about 2,200 miles a year driving it to shows.  One of his longest trips to a show was a 160 mile round trip.  This lets you know besides being one of the best original 1957 in the U.S. it is also 100% a driver.  Many cars that you can purchase today are freshly restored with ten miles on them and are not sorted out.  Sorting out on a restored car can take a year to get all the bugs out of the restoration.  This car is original as put together by Cadillac Motor Car Company in 1957 and has not mechanically been fooled with and there are no known bugs to sort out. 

 

Further we suggest that you take a look at the dashboard on this car.  If you know these Eldorados you will be aware that the dashboards on these cars are usually beat up and get chipped very easily; not this one, just look at the pictures.  You should make special note that the only thing that has been restored are the cosmetics in the engine.  The frame, chassis, bottom of car have been steam cleaned and as you can see it all looks exceptional.

 

1957 Cadillac Eldorados are held in the same high esteem as the 1959 Eldorado except that recently the first 1957 Eldorado Biarritz convertible made and restored to close to 100 points sold for $649,000 at the Hollywood Wheels Auction in Florida and it was green in color.  (Not the great color combination of this one!)  Certainly we are not suggesting that this car is anywhere near that price and the owner has put a reserve of book value on it.  However it is the only 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz with original black paint, original black and white leather interior (carpet was replaced with NOS material), original chrome and original fiberglass boot that is known to exist in such fine condition as we have been told.

 

The car of course has the original carburetion with the bat wing air cleaner; original radio that has been upgraded on the backside to AM/FM and the carpet has been replaced with N.O.S.  material and may be the only change from original on this car.  If you are a Cadillac collector or have a museum or just want the bench mark Cadillac Eldorado that all other restorers will want to take a look at to see how things are when they are supposed to be original.  This could be the car you are looking for.  We at MissChiTown couldn’t be more impressed with this classic and we consider the reserve to be so low that it might as well not have a reserve.

 

Take a look at the pictures and accessory list and there is no way that you will not be impressed.


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