1953 Cadillac Convertible Road Test March 1 2013

This 53 Cadillac convertible has been owned by the same family since 1962. It has been very well preserved and is in gorgeous original condition. Looks real close at fit and finish and you will agree that this is a fabulous car! It was not an easy decision for them to decide to part with the car. Lots of great memories are attached and they feel it is time for a new chapter for this wonderful Cadillac. I am sure it will be a long time before another this nice comes along. Remember, this is not a restored car. Enjoy!

[@williewallace8781]

Nice car... I would have like to have seen more than the dashboard during the test drive video.....

[@flyingscrapyard]

Love the slow idle. No car on earth does it better. You can nearly count the fan blades going around. Thanks for sharing. I only wish it was parked in my driveway.

[@wholeNwon]

We had one when I was a kid. It replaced our Packard Caribbean. As I remember, the Cadillac was significantly more powerful and easier to maintain. I think the Packard was a little smaller, handled and rode better and just had a more solid feel. Windows, seats, etc. were all hydraulic in the Packard and I think it had self-leveling, torsion bar suspension. The Cadillac was more reliable.

[@carlab630]

we had one when I was a kid- remember how hot the red leather seats were when the top was down. wish we still had it!!!!

[@haimbenavraham1502]

Beautiful workmanship.

[@ВоваВова-ж9ъ9й]

Beautiful ! Absolutely !

[@saintmichael1779]

Dagmars in the front and the back. Splendid.

[@flyingscrapyard]

Another slow Cadillac idle. Gorgeous.

[@incognitotorpedo42]

I love these fifties Caddies. Most of them sound like they need a new exhaust system, but I've heard one that sounded like a Cadillac should sound. This one, beautiful as it is, is in the former category.

[@johnfranklin5277]

We have owned our 58 caddy since it was 2 years old. It has always had a burble rumbling sound to the exhaust in park. And it does have a slow idle. A little more so upon acceleration. That's the way they are. Of course one can alter the exhaust system too make it louder. I dont agree with that.

[@mikegehre570]

My favorite 50's car. Nice color combination too

[@johnfury6481]

Beautiful Caddy. Love that super slow idle. A guy down the street has a 1952 Series 62 50th Anniversary 4-dr Sedan in green that I’ve had my eye on for years. Just waiting for him to sell!

[@sorasetkhamlao8370]

Beautiful Cadillac

[@randhirs99]

Very nice. Thank you!

[@Random-rt5ec]

Wow what a beauty

[@acts2211]

Crazy nice

[@jessiejames2155]

Yeah. Nice 50`s dashboard..

[@ronripplinger5235]

Great video and great car! Keep ‘em coming!

[@alanspagnolia9474]

Good ol' american Detroit chrome and steel. Solid as a rock !!! PRAISE GOD FOR THE U.S.A. !!!!

[@davea5150]

Heavy car. Perfect, Beautiful. Comfort at it's finest.

[@hotrodcarguys1243]

Eldorado engine had chrome value covers. Nice touch for the series 62 convertible. Yes the engine is blue as it should be.

[@I4Inst1nct]

Simply amazing..

[@wholeNwon]

I remember them well. We had a '54 convertible that replaced a Packard Caribbean.

[@georgeb8701]

Yeah, I'd say it's pretty nice.... 2dr Ragtops are soo sexy..... and being a Caddy of that era...👍🏻😊💕

[@alanritchie9781]

Beautiful car.

[@vicentedesantiago3036]

nice video and nice car

[@anderander5662]

I came home from the hospital in one of these...."sedan"..

[@sairaqsa]

She's beautiful lady.

[@rodneyracer]

yes, great road car. Cadillac cars were raced in cross country type events in the early 50's. also participated in the Mexican La Carrera Panamerica

[@tibchy144]

every car review video should start with a full walkaround, i hate looking only at close-ups

[@califdad4]

I remember around the mid 60's these were a dime a dozen, now they are collectibles . around 1961 we had neighbors with the prettiest 52 Sedan DeVille in light green with a dark green top and interior, even had power windows, they were sorry when they sold it and bought a used Coupe DeVille as the 52 was a much better car, since they had bought it from someone they knew . It was so nice, I still remember it. This one is really nice, and it has its original black and gold California licence that came out about 60-61 everyone had to convert to those plates. What part of California are you in?

[@daviddubois7560]

Would be nice to see the car drive by and not looking at the speedo the entire video!

[@duiliobellino4845]

BELLA!

[@austinevplab7167]

Well, if any gnats were walking around on the car we were close enough to see what color shoes it had on.

[@davidfarmer2049]

Engine comp looks like a city sky line haha.

[@rouser301]

Note the generator warning light stayed on even after showing the motor and rounding the car. 1:36 - 2:11

[@keb107]

Beautiful caddy, but should it be that loud out the exhaust?

[@richardknott2021]

To much video of dash..but looks like a great car.

[@rodneyracer]

Remember I am not a Videographer (not even sure I got that right) I just take a short one-shot video so I dont need to edit. That is all I can do for all to watch.

[@sonny12681]

I was looking at cars like this cadillac on ebay and other web sites and could not believe that most of those cars go for under $15,000. the same thing goes for the Lincoln from the same time frame.

[@cudaus1]

Chrome valve covers don't seem stock to me. My Dad had a 53 Coupe De Dille with I believe ,blue valve covers. That was in 1953.

[@rodneyracer]

The Cadillac has been sold to a private collection.

[@vernwallen4246]

A lot of those 53 caddy's had Buick dynaflow transmissions.The hydramatic plant had a major fire and caddy had too use the dynaflows.Next Witness.

[@rodneyracer]

NADA Guides say average value 55,000 with a high value of 96,000. You decide where this one fall in line.

[@clobbyhops]

Do this model have a smooth ride like the Cadillacs of the 60s and 70s?

[@Wetsuitntie]

I would like to have been given at least a brief full-length view of the car at the beginning of the video - or somewhere before it ended. You may know what the whole car looks like on the road, but I've only seen a series of close-up bits of it.

[@rodneyracer]

Interesting comments. I try to tell everyone I am not a film maker-- I'm just a car-guy. I dont write a script, I just tell it as I see it. I'm not a car sales person, I put up theses videos for fun when I have time to do one. It is all as-is where is -- one hand on camera and one hand on the car... If you want a script or a film crew produced video, Check out Jay Leno's videos, He does it like a TV show and they are done very well.

[@garychristensen8740]

All you have to do is step back and hold the camera steady and let us have a full view.

[@jimjardine4705]

What's it worth?

[@davea5150]

Hydramatic transmission?

[@jessebyrd5272]

The camera work is awful. This could be an amazing channel with millions of subscribers but the camera work is holding this back. It’s very choppy, focus wanders and the “stabilization” on the camera stretches the image too much.

[@dflf]

The exhaust was a little loud for a Cadillac

[@jessiejames2155]

If you really want one you can have one. If the millitary can go back in time and steal one, So can I...

[@tablettablet263]

Scary! ;-O

[@harleykingman]

THY DON'T MAKEM LIKE THIS ANY MORE !!

[@garychristensen8740]

you average new car will go longer with less issues.

[@visconti24]

And thank God for that. For a time after the Second World War, my family, every other year or so, bought 3 Cadillacs: one was my father's, one for one of his brothers and one for my grand-mother. By 1959 it was clearly evident that the cars had more and more problems each year. Plus, the style of the "59 was not appropriate (my uncle's opinion, which I share) for serious people. Instead of spending resources and time on the mechanicals of the car, GM chose to ignore the world and pay no attention to its new standards. When the family's 1958 Cads became too onerous to maintain, they were replaced with Mercedes-Benz.

[@claudelafrance8728]

ON AIMERAIS CA VOIR LE CHAR AU COMPLET,PAS SEULEMENT DES MORCEAUX

[@nocommentnoname1111]

great car, boring vid!

[@danielthomas791]

...give me a new car any day...I need a/c, cruise control, safety features and good mpg......…...

[@johnfranklin5277]

These beautiful old cars are absolutely NOT, DAILY DRIVERS. And you shouldn't view them as such. When you own a 50 60 70 year old car, its because you love them, and enjoy caring for them, and riding around in them on beautiful sunny day, just cruising around, with family or friends, or running errands around town. You also own a modern car with modern amenities and good mpg. Best of both worlds.

[@vicentedesantiago3036]

n

[@jamesdcaldeira]

What a piece of shit car is all over the road

[@katana258]

useless video .all dash view all the time

[@vicentedesantiago3036]

nice video and nice car