1974 Cadillac Fleetwood Clamshell in Dayton, OH

https://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/d/1974-cadillac-fleet-wood/6572744244.html

More desirable Clamshell conversion instead of the bulky looking swing/hatch gate Cadillac wagons. No mention of what needs finishing. Stated as 39,000 miles and triple black is nice. $7200 asking price.....what would this be worth when finished....$18-20k?

 

I'm confused. The first pic where it is in good condition - I guess that is an old photo? So what happened to it? Wrecked on the passenger side?

 

Sadly, this is another conversion that didn't use doors that line up with the rear windows.

Lazy photos showing the process of restoration, maybe.

 

Says "Car currently in primer.", so I'm guessing pic #3 is where it's at right now.

It boggles my mind that people can't seem to spend half an hour to prepare a decent ad........

 

Pic #1 has a new style Ohio license plate, so it's a recent photo. I'm guessing reason for restoring was either:

1. Low mileage car that needed touched up to take it to showroom level. Car looks good in the black pic but we all know 1 photo doesn't show much. Might of had surface rust issues or paint issues.
2. Fender bender and now is painting the whole car while replacing a panel.

Either way, you'd be buying a car in primer that did not look that bad to start with. Since it's a recent tear-down, there is less of a chance to have parts get misplaced.