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Year:1963 Mileage:79800 Color: Gold /
 Tan
Location:

Solana Beach, California, United States

Solana Beach, California, United States
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:390
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Year: 1963
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Cadillac
Model: DeVille
Trim: Series 63 TRUE DeVille
Options: Tilt, Cruise, Power Vents, Auto Dimmer, Leather Seats
Drive Type: RWD
Power Options: Power Vents, Tilt, Auto Dimmer,, Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Windows, Power Seats
Mileage: 79,800
Exterior Color: Gold
Interior Color: Tan
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

I am an inveterate car guy and have been for at least 50 of my 66 years. I am NOT a dealer, nor am I involved in the car business- I am just an old nostalgic nerd who LOVES old cars (especially the ones my father had or I had when I was a kid). Now, I've discovered as I've gotten older that I have the one quality I never had as a kid: PATIENCE, So, that means that now I can take apart, clean and rebuild a carburetor, do the brakes, correctly fix other stuff - none of which I had the patience to do as a kid-so I'm making up for it now. BUT, I get bored easily so from time to time I buy a car and sell the one I have. 

My usual "MO" is to carefully look to find the nicest car I can find and address whatever mechanical issues it requires; usually meaning maintenance issues like re-building a carburetor, or putting brakes on, or something that has to do with non-critical mechanical stuff (fixing a power seat, for example). I cannot and do not restore them, I rejuvenate them-BIG DIFFERENCE because they have to be REAL GOOD to start. Then, I drive them and enjoy them for a while UNTIL the next beauty I see "winks" at me and I take her home to play with. 

That's how I came to buy this Caddy about 2 years ago, here's why:

Every once in a while a car from the 60's comes along that is in truly remarkable original condition and it looks and drives like it was just a 3 year old car. This is such a car (I know because I drove them back then when they WERE 3 years old).

This car came from the heirs of the ORIGINAL owner and was garaged and properly cared for from day one. There is no rust whatsoever on the car's body and there never was. This has always been a west coast car.

EVERY OPTION AND FEATURE ON THE CAR WORKS PROPERLY- NO EXCEPTIONS. EVERYTHING I LISTED WORKS CORRECTLY INCLUDING THE AC which is STILL on R-12 and BLOWS STRONGLY AND COLD. 

The body is beautiful and looks to me to be nearly totally factory original paint with only the door on the driver's side showing evidence of prior repair (family told me it was damaged early on at a church parking lot and fixed many, many years ago). There ARE a few minor dings here and there but you have to WANT to find them to see them. The car looks new from 5 feet away. 

The Interior is near perfect and is still the factory original leather; there are no rips or cracks. No rips or even signs of wear in the headliner or door panels, either. Original carpeting is still beautiful. 

The original Chrome is very nice with only a super small rust spot on the driver's side front bumper bucket. It is not readily visible unless you look for it, but it is there so I am mentioning it. 

Every light works properly-including the cornering lights.

The car runs perfectly and silently after it is warmed up. 

The Engine blows NO SMOKE. There is NEVER any smoke from the exhaust-at any speed or at any time. NEVER !

5 NEW Tires, ALL new Brake Shoes, Hoses, Hardware and Master Cylinder. 
Car runs COOL (normal) all the time.

If you are a collector looking for a REALLY well preserved example (NOT PERFECT, BUT SUPERB NEVERTHELESS) this would be a good choice. 

If you are a novice looking for your first collector car and want one that you just put the key in and don't have to do anything to, this is an EVEN BETTER CHOICE. 

I have purchased another car and I need the room, because there's only so long my wife will let me keep her A-8 in the driveway. 

Come see it and come drive it. 

Norm 858 692 8888

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