Up for auction is a solid 1948 Cadillac Fleetwood 4 door sedan (133 inch wheelbase). This is Cadillac’s first year for tailfins and last year for the infamous flathead V8. This car runs and drives as is, however, nothing is beautiful on her other than the hidden beauty in her potential.

Mechanically, she runs very strong and has been updated with an electric fuel pump and an 8 volt battery to assist in starting. Transmission shifts well and the car drives well. The master cylinder is questionable, she stops well when the pedal is near the floor so it could use a rebuild.

Three of the four power windows work fine, the passenger rear window does not work and needs a new hydraulic cylinder (included), the power seat works well.

Cosmetically, she needs some loving care, the paint is cracking on most panels from a 1970’s amateur lacquer repaint in dark green, chrome is rough, dashboard needs repaint and the interior is usable and fairly comfortable to sit on but does not look too nice with cheap seat covers on the front seat and worn original fabric/leather on the rear seat. The original headliner is in very good condition. The is very minimal rust on this car, it has been garage kept the vast majority of its life so there are two small areas of rust through cancer only, RF fender and LF quarter each smaller than a baseball. Stainless window and body trim is in very nice shape and there are some spare pieces that go along to the next owner.

With brake work complete, you could easily drive this car as a “rat rod” so to speak with confidence, and what you are starting with if restoration is in your mind is an extremely solid example of a neat late forty’s Caddy.

The wheels are non-stock 90’s vintage Cadillac wearing radial tires for a better ride, this baby just floats down the road like driving your couch. I believe I have the original wheels to go with the car.

These Caddy’s are gaining in value with a number 5 condition at $3,720 and a number 4 condition at $6200, from a 2010 edition of the value guide. This car is way above a 5 but not quite a solid 4 so my expectation is quite reasonable.

I have posted enough pictures to get a flavor for overall condition and I do have a short video of the running engine so you could hear how strong it sounds, just e-mail me with a request to receive the video.

I have owned and driven this car since 2001 but I simply have to start thinning my heard and I have projects that are ahead in line from this one.

E-mail questions and thanks for taking the time to look.

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Cadillac ELR regen on demand brakes win 2014 Green Car Technology award

Wed, Jan 22 2014

Just like the Oscars, Green Car Journal decided a few years ago to up the number of nominees for its annual award. For the annual "Green Car of the Year" award, given out at the Los Angeles Auto Show each year, there are five finalists. For the "Green Car Technology" award, there are a fantastic ten. At the 2014 Washington Auto Show today, the Cadillac ELR and its regen on demand brakes managed to beat out the nine other finalists to claim the second annual "Green Car Technology" award. What is the purpose of the "Green Car Technology" award? Green Car Journal says it wants to reward "technologies that enable significantly improved environmental performance in vehicles today," which is why only fuel-saving technologies that were "in use on American highways during the award year" can be considered. The Caddy's brakes beat out the Acura Sport Hybrid SH-AWD powertrain, the Audi 3.0-liter turbodiesel engine, the BMW carbon-fiber passenger shell from the i3, the 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine used by Ford, the plug-in hybrid powertrain in the Honda Accord, Hyundai's hydrogen fuel cell technology, the regenerative brakes in the Mazda i-ELOOP, the plug-in hybrid powertrain used in some Porsche models and, finally, the Ram 3.0-Liter EcoDiesel engine. Last year, Green Car Journal gave Mazda's Skyactiv technology the inaugural Green Car Technology award. Cadillac ELR Regen On Demand Wins 2014 Green Car Technology Award Green Car Journal Lauds Cadillac's Electric Car Tech at Washington Auto Show WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadillac's innovative Regen on Demand technology has taken top honors as the winner of Green Car Journal's 2014 Green Car Technology Award™. The prestigious award was presented at a Green Car Journal press conference during the Washington Auto Show's second Policy Day. "Cadillac has cleverly evolved a common electric-drive efficiency system into an intriguing feature that adds a new dimension to the driving experience," said Ron Cogan, editor and publisher of Green Car Journal and CarsOfChange.com. "Ever-increasing efficiency is crucial to our driving future, yet efficiency itself is not an attraction for a great many car buyers.

Chrysler, Nissan looking into claim that their cars are industry's most hackable

Sun, 10 Aug 2014

A pair of cyber security experts have awarded the ignominious title of most hackable vehicles on American roads to the 2014 Jeep Cherokee, 2014 Infiniti Q50 and 2015 Cadillac Escalade.
Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek are set to release a report at the Black Hat hacking conference in Las Vegas, Automotive News reports. The two men found the Jeep, Caddy and Q50 were easiest to hack based not on actual tests with the vehicles, but a detailed analysis of systems like Bluetooth and wireless internet access - basically, anything that'd allow a hacker to remotely gain access to the vehicle's systems.
Considering this lack of hands-on testing, the pair acknowledge that "most hackable" could be a relative term - they point out that the vehicles may actually be quite secure.

eBay Find of the Day: Ryan Gosling Eldorado from Lost River

Thu, Apr 9 2015

What's better than a car connected to Ryan Gosling? A car connected to Ryan Gosling and Matt Smith (the eleventh Doctor Who for our less nerdy readers). This 1966 Cadillac Eldorado convertible is driven by Smith in Lost River, Gosling's directorial debut. The movie was filmed in Detroit, with plenty of footage at the Packard factory, and the car is located in the nearby enclave of Hamtramck. Truth be told, this car has questionable star appeal and it needs a lot of work. Lost River currently holds a 20% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. I've never seen an episode of any Doctor Who – a fact that amazes Seyth Miersma. And while I agree with Kroll Show character Wendell Shawn that Gosling is a "beautiful idiot," that's not enough for me to buy a car with an exhaust leak. The body on this Eldorado looks clean, but there is plenty of restoration work for the next owner. The listing states that most of the exterior and trim needs to be installed, and the front seats are in rough shape. Other details are vague Â– the carburetor "might need to be rebuilt" and the radiator and fan "may need to be replaced" but neither statements explain why. On the upside, the 340 horsepower (gross rating), 429 cubic inch V8 runs well. Reserve is not met at the current price of $4,000, but this could be a chance to get a classic '60's convertible for cheap. Featured Gallery eBay 1966 Cadilac Eldorado View 18 Photos News Source: eBay Celebrities TV/Movies Cadillac Auctions ebay Find of the Day celebrity ryan gosling

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