Barn Find 1953 Cadillac Eldorado sitting for 40 years RESCUED!

[@robertchristie9434]

I have a special place in my heart for the '53s. When I was a kid, an uncle's neighbor had an all-white 2-door DeVille. The guy was a salesman & back in those days driving a Caddy said to the world that you have arrived. Great times. Saw an older gent driving one on I-94 in St Clair Shores last summer (2023). The '53 Eldo was a gleaming creamy light-yellow convertible with a matching color top. The driver had a huge white Panama hat & he looked like an old mob boss. The smile on his face looked like he swallowed a coat hanger. I gave him a thumbs up when I drove by him & he waved. Whatever it takes to bring this one back will be well worth it.

[@stephengilmour8114]

had 1 for a moment in time #360 off the line . but decided to stay married passed it to a CADY fan in Seattle stored at Urbans in Issaquah peace out Steve G ps mine had the continental kit on the back as standard. 70 and still looking good

[@barryhill1044]

It was Lovely to watch, I owned a 51 Fleetwood back in 1961 Here in the UK… It was immaculate back then, Once belonged to the Ethiopian embassy. So totally immaculate, I used to go To the local coffee cafes around the East End of London and it stood out because of its beauty and size, , The boss of the Coffee cafes used to like it outside, their custom Went up when it was parked outside, Lovely old days .. good memories.

[@JohnSmith-vc4yg]

Fabulous is the only word for it

[@joehammond2586]

I love that massive grille/bumper on the '53. Looking forward to this.

[@essug6863]

She is beautiful can't wait for the makeover

[@garyporter516]

An amazing find. Good luck on the restoration of this diamond in the rough.

[@cliffgraubard2152]

I was also there this morning and really enjoyed seeing this super solid old time SoCal car

[@Cadillac_Coach_Works]

It was fun. Let's do more of it

[@jeffreyyoung8727]

Its got that Cadillac style

[@barryhill1044]

Here in the UK I owned a 1951 Fleetwood back in 1961/2 It once belonged to the Ethiopian Embassy So was totally immaculate , I bought it for £250 It got a crowd around it even back then It’s beauty and size looked stunning against English cars like Austin and Morris etc,

[@davidwoodham1307]

They are a great looking old car mate

[@jerrytraub8074]

What a great car!

[@Mercmad]

Oil Filter is a aftermarket Franz filter which uses toilet rolls as filter medium. The Booster is the same as used on some Chevy trucks (1938-46 etc) and Mercedes ponton and 190SL models from 1951-1961 and a re rebuildable .There's a guy called Will Samples , who specialises in the rebuilding of them.

[@slicksnewonenow]

That original Eldorado is one of my all time favorites. That's sure gonna cost a few bux to do RIGHT... the top and interior alone are probably going to run a good $25 Large. The sad part is that I'd bet it wasn't in too bad of shape when it was parked... It just looks like it got hot and cold and wet about 1,000 times in whatever building it was being stored in. That Class III hitch is worth it's weight in gold to someone that has a pre-'54 Cadillac, who also has a couple of vintage camping trailers! Oh... And that spare tire. It's old, but it's not the original spare. It's probably a Denman or a Broadway bias ply... Really popular in the Seventies and Eighties with the Collector Car crowd. Those were the only Wide White Wall tires one could readily buy, unless you bought the Silvertown tires from Sears... But not many people did, because they were "expensive" at the time... A WHOLE $65 to $80 per tire! 😂 Those Broadway bias plys were something like $45 each and would last forever.

[@larryfeeks6620]

Beauty! Just incredible!

[@Magicmaetti]

She's a yet sleepin' Beauty. 😊

[@beatglauser9444]

That is an extremely rare car. It requires a ton of work, money and spare parts, but at least it will not only be beautiful but also valuable enough to put all the effort into it. Thanks for showing it to us! Coldwar motors showed the restoration of the hydraulic window regulators on a 1953 Oldsmobile 98. It is somehow over complicated. I suppose those windows might have the same system. Love the blue of the interior: I hope you will show us the progress and end result of this vehicle on your channel.

[@slicksnewonenow]

@@beatglauser Man... I used to tour playing music. I remember being in Long Beach in the really early 90s and the folks that my band and I were staying with, took us around town one day to see all of the vintage clothes stores and whatnot. I specifically remember seeing a white Eldo sitting FORLORN in a driveway someplace there! The couple that was driving us around also mentioned that even they tried a million times to get ahold of the owner, but to no avail. I'd bet that it's the very same car! Not too many of them in the first place, right?

[@townhall05446]

I wonder if there was a year soon after with a similar body / window design which had electrics, and could be transplanted back? I've heard those hydraulics are a lot of trouble. Normally I really prefer authenticity but not when it's gonna be trouble.

[@dave1956]

What a monumental project, but oh what you would have when it’s finished. This is back when you actually wanted a Cadillac.

[@johncaldwell-wq1hp]

I used to own a 56 Eldorado-Coupe,-a beautiful Caddy--that 53,-is from the "1953-G.M.-Motorama"-days,-the first of the "Eldorado's"--that is better than any "Picasso''-they had one on "display"-at the "N.Y.met ART museum !!-I really hope you Know what you have there !!

[@jimhickey2276]

There used to be one in down in So Cal possibly Long Beach area in 1987 that was sitting in someone's driveway. The top was up, destroyed, four flats, it looked like it sat there from the 1960s. I rang the doorbell, knocked on the door, and nobody answered. I left a note in the mailbox but never heard anything. I was visiting a college girl I was dating at the time and we were out driving my 59 Cadillac Coupe De Ville that I still have and never had the opportunity to revisit the car. Anyone out there remember that one, or know where it went? They're so rare, I am sure I wasn't the only one who tried to buy it.

[@Cadillac_Coach_Works]

It could be? It was down in San Diego for years.

[@jimhickey2276]

@@Cadillac_Coach_Works It could have been down that far. I'm not sure 100% where it was. I just know it was outside in their driveway when I saw it.

[@cliffgraubard2152]

well….long beach also had a large USNavy presence…Terminal Island

[@williamlovely450]

there was a black 53 eldo in st louis a guy bought it off a car lot in the 60,s for 400 dollars and put it in a garage in south city I was still there in the early eightys when I gave up trying to buy it he also had a pink 56 convertable stored in another garage lost track of them if hes still alive they probably would still be there

[@quagmiredavis4117]

Keep the hitch i pull a 55 airstream with my 56 Eldorado hitch was installed in 56 to pull airstream and engine is original we just installed warmer cam Custom short headers .. dont LS bullshit this car .. thats lazy route. Awesome video thanks for posting 😊😅

[@randallpickering9944]

Obviously barn finds exist, but I don't think I'll ever understand just leaving any car, especially cars like this one.

[@Cadillac_Coach_Works]

Owner had passed. And sat untouched

[@a-dub]

Thanks for the video! It's definitely a great find. Is he taking the car back to stock? If you said in the video, I missed that, sorry. That battery is massive!

[@Cadillac_Coach_Works]

Yes it will eventually be restored but going to get it on road 1st

[@Ctrl-XYZ]

Why are there two power window switches on the driver side of the back seat?

[@Cadillac_Coach_Works]

Good question I believe it was for the top as the boot is manual

[@squinn9700]

I have parts for the 53. Even a windshield if interested

[@Cadillac_Coach_Works]

@@squinn9700 please email me at [e-mail] thanks

[@melbuenger9791]

Does it have a Dynoflo transmismisson or Hydromatic, my 53 had the Dynoflo, it was also same color Court grey....

[@Cadillac_Coach_Works]

I believe it's a hydramatic

[@Ctrl-XYZ]

Hydra-Matic. Dynaflow.

[@autobug2]

EASILY a $200K car when restored. Somebody struck the Mother load!!

[@newtronix]

This is what Cadillac is about! To have this marque for an F1 team seems kinda weird. Makes no sense to me.

[@larrymcclain8874]

My favorite car. This car is $.

[@Phil-w7u]

It would cost a 100000 to do a frame off if you do all the work yourself

[@Cadillac_Coach_Works]

Yup

[@julokliment1649]

krasne auto

[@freddysoto7021]

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[@Cadillac_Coach_Works]

He is

[@freddysoto7021]

@@Cadillac_Coach_Works THANK U !!!!