1969 Cadillac Fleetwood

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Cadill...ery-Rare-/171525735468?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

 

" The Owner needs for this Sale to move on. He Does Not want this Sale to Drag on any more."

Based on the price, I'd say that is not true.

 

$25k lettered on the wagon - way too much. $15.5k as the B-I-N, now it's in the parking lot, if not the ballpark.

Mechanically, this wagon looks very sharp. Needs upholstery (which is going to be spendy...), and something done with the paint. Might only need a good rub-out, polish and wax - hard to tell.

If this were a '69 Pontiac Bonneville in similar shape, it could be a $8k wagon. Being a Caddy, maybe $12k?

 

Looks like some ugliness going on under that vinyl roof.

 

Oh yeah......
Didn't catch that in my first look-see at the pics. Pretty common in these wagon conversions with a vinyl roof. Conversion trades their problem (hiding seam between existing sedan roof panel and new wagon roof panel) for future owner's problem - lots of rust under the vinyl top.

If I were doing a wagon conversion like this, I would simply put the roof seam under a piece of trim - perhaps a band of brushed aluminum. And also seal it real good.......

 

parking should be interesting =0)

 

We need to thank the owner of this extremely rare well preserved station wagon for letting us join him at his table to buy this vehicle while the price is so low.
It comes with original dull and dirty paint and ample amounts of rust under the vinyl roof. Someone please help the owner to move on before the price is lowered to a more realistic figure of around $12,000.
The photo has painstakingly been doctored to appear to be sitting parked in front of a combination train station/brothel for your enjoyment complete with phony shadows.

 

Why is it that in my mind, it looks like in the photos above my post that Bill Hines' face looks about as expressive as a statue? That is, does it not look as if he kept the same facial expression for each of those photos?

And Tedy, What is it about using lead to hide seams? Could this be one of those "Foxfire" Things? (That is, like the Foxfire books.)

 

I don't think I've ever seen a picture of Bill Hines smiling or without his cigar. I'll bet he sleeps with one in his mouth.
That man was a wizz with lead and body work.

Yes 101V, a form of lead was melted under heat and worked along and into seams even on new cars for years to fill gaps and make panels appear as one. Now body shops use various forms of what is called bondo. New cars are simply hooked together leaving seams or pieces of plastic or trim put over them to hide the seams.

Using the "Little Books" car books and stories in them I learned to use lead on my cars to customize them. Not to be confused with Foxfire books which I've never heard of. I do remember Little Golden Books.
Actually using a small propane torch and a few tools it can be easy and fun using lead.
Like others, later I discovered my new friend bondo and filling holes and seams was so much faster.

 

Stuck at $10,000.