Is this 1955 Cadillac Limo stock or not? This Cadillac Fleetwood Limo Series 75 was originally used by Sun Valley Lodge as an airport shuttle in the 1950's. We discovered this rare Caddy in Idaho at the Emmett Show and Shine.
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@MoGreazy10 ай бұрын
It’s not a limousine. It is a Series 75 7-passenger sedan. No divider.
@ronwinkles2601Ай бұрын
Correct!
@jameshaddan853810 ай бұрын
It feels like that interior has Cadillac fabric….but from the 70s. I swear I’ve seen that fabric from Cadillacs of that period.
@emjayay10 ай бұрын
Yes, even on a limo that could be optioned the material looks more 70's than 50's.
@allenwayne20332 ай бұрын
Yep, I too remember seeing mid 70's Caddys with this upholstery. I think they may also have had it in red, blue, brown and green tones.
@ClassicChrome8610 ай бұрын
Love the Caddy's. Especially the early to mid 50's Cadillacs. Love the big bullets on the front bumper and of course the fins!
@larrynorsworthy858210 ай бұрын
A proper tuneup would be great.
@roykygames880510 ай бұрын
I absolutely love this one🤩, I also own a series 75 imperial sedan(the one with a dividing glass) but mine is from '52. It's incredible how much cool features these cars have. Love the bumper on this one, greetings from Belgium😁
@steelman8610 ай бұрын
If yours has a partition glass, it is a 75 series Imperial LIMOUSINE, this one is a 75 series SEDAN since there is no partition glass. No, not original interior FOR sure! BTW, THE outlets in the ceiling are for the AC and the ones under the back seat are for heat.
@roykygames880510 ай бұрын
@@steelman86you're absolutely correct. My bad officially it's a series 75 fleetwood imperial limousine. But i've got some older ducuments of the car where they called it an 'Imperial Sedan'. 😁👍🏻
@MrJayrock62010 ай бұрын
I get the feeling that it was redone sometime in the 70’s given it still looks like lacquer paint. Especially if the motor was swapped I’d probably guess it was bought as a non running car, and was all done at the same time.
@17addidas10 ай бұрын
Those Braun and Gold Fabric colors and patterns ...were very popular along with avocado green in the late 60's .. Just makes me wonder how much unaccounted work the car has had. Nevertheless its an unusual and jolly sight .
@lockman00410 ай бұрын
Dagmars. Learn something new everyday. So wow, she's got a great set of Dagmars. I couldn't take my eyes off her Dagmars.
@youtold772710 ай бұрын
Dagmar was an actress with big you know what and that’s why they’re called Dagmars
@anderander566210 ай бұрын
We had a couch with that same upholstery back in the 70s...😅
@user-bk4dl5vt7e10 ай бұрын
If you own a classic as this, not restoring it is COOL. The far out interior, the weathered and historic body is amazing. WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOY NOT GET THE MOTOR RUNNING BETTER!!
@cardinaloflannagancr892910 ай бұрын
I was thinking that myself kind of sad when people are more concerned with cosmetics and appearance than reliability. Hopefully he follows through like he said and gets it running right.
@styldsteel110 ай бұрын
Relax. He might have just picked it up. He said he's not a car guy, and it's hard to find a mechanic for these cars.
@badapple6510 ай бұрын
I do understand leaving it alone but also understand someone that wants to explore its full potential. I am torn.
@styldsteel110 ай бұрын
@@badapple65 IMHO I like, and go for pretty. None of this "patina" Garbage.
@jwalster941210 ай бұрын
Some people cars Guay just aren't car guys I guess.
@JBO302210 ай бұрын
Definitely a refurbished interior from the 70's.
@larryhullinger414110 ай бұрын
Better watch it again He said it was factory original
@darkwood77710 ай бұрын
That's what he was told. He says he's not a car guy and I believe it. He seems to know very little about the car.@@larryhullinger4141
@noscwoh110 ай бұрын
That's not a Cadillac original fabric from the mid 1950s... Unless Lay-Z-Boy used that same exact fabric in 1975 for their rocker recliners. I sat in said recliner for most of my life; there's no mistaking it!
@billolsen436010 ай бұрын
@@noscwoh1 My first impression was "Lay-Z-Boy"
@roylcraft10 ай бұрын
@@larryhullinger4141 ...better listen again, he "thinks" it was. Def. NOT, it's from the 70's.
@MrPendell10 ай бұрын
Loving the 70s pimp chic interior- if this was original Caddy stuff in the 50s, I’m guessing that might be part of the inspiration behind the whole gold shag rug, velour furniture, and avocado coloured appliances aesthetic that I remember from my childhood in the 70s.
@benjaminkoontz271110 ай бұрын
The upholstery is from the mid-seventies. It is probably Cadillac sourced but not original to this car.
@randyfitz831010 ай бұрын
See the brougham upholstery in the 1977 Oldsmobile Toronado - I believe that is where the fabric was factory original.
@KRich40810 ай бұрын
I worked at Trail Creek Cabin in Sun Valley my guess is that the colors of that Caddy were meant to look like a baked Idaho Potato 🥔 brown outside and buttery inside. They picked you up in a Potato 😮😮😮😮
@advohelp9 ай бұрын
Hi from Russia. It's a great car. And a part of auto history. It was glad to hear that it's not rusty, but covered with salt from the ocean. Hope that the present owner will manage to restore the car.
@christophernoto10 ай бұрын
This thing is perfectly imperfect! ❤❤❤
@smartysmarty171410 ай бұрын
That IS original Cadillac fabric, but it is from around 1974-76, and most likely 1976 as they were changing them quickly in those few years. That striped pattern came in a few different flavors of browns, tans, reds, blues, and maybe even some greens. I absolutely loved them all. But this is definitely not even close to an original 50's interior.
@billolsen436010 ай бұрын
Shag carpet would go well with that upholstery
@trudygreer249110 ай бұрын
@@billolsen4360Needs a few ferns, too..!
@martinliehs251310 ай бұрын
The fabric is interesting. My parents bought a rustic, mission-style living room set in the mid-70s that had similar looking fabric on the cushions.
@jonhamilton578910 ай бұрын
I would guess 1975, in 1976 Cadillac mostly had solid colors.
@rareblues78daddy10 ай бұрын
4:25 The wasp nest in the AC intake! At 4:32, one comes out to say "Hi!"
@AaronSmith-kr5yf10 ай бұрын
Feel like that interior is 70's, not 50's. Not sure what Cadillac was using for upholstery in their limos, but 1950's cars had more nylon and a sort of flat "sheen" to the upholstery. Fuzzy bathrobe upholstery hadn't become popular yet.
@Oldbmwr100rs10 ай бұрын
It isn't hard to find another Caddy engine to go in, I figure a mid 60's to early 70's one would be perfect with a TH400 to get those silky shifts. Wouldn't be original, but it'd still be all Cadillac and better then some chevy engine hack job. That interior is a precursor to the stylings of the late 60's into the 70's, kind of nightmarish, but cool and wild at the same time. Just amazing condition for it's age.
@richardthompson636610 ай бұрын
Caddy had a decent 429 in the mid 60s did they not?
@danielulz164010 ай бұрын
1970's fabrics.
@kdsboosted495410 ай бұрын
Cool car. As a cadillac collector I'm not a fan of limo's but it's in decent shape. Now as far as the interior goes I'm no expert. However I'm not sure that fabric was out in the 50's. Velour was a 70's material please tell me the last time you've seen original Velour in a 60's car let alone the 50's. On a side note the engine doesn't sound like it's going to treat you very well. Sbc's can be made to look like the original engine with exception of the water pump the intake is a little different too but most don't notice. I have a twin turbo sbc 54 cadillac I built 5 ish years ago pulled it from a field it was complete minus the drive train. I brought it home rebuilt the brakes cleaned up the interior installed the 91 tpi 305 I payed 200 for installed a $75 junkyard trans turbo 400. Did this in 30 days the only trouble I've had is breaking my u joints and the rear end yoke a couple times.
@kelliintexas357510 ай бұрын
I agree! Late 1960's 100%. This interior is VERY CLOSE to the interior that George Barris did for Elvis in a limo.
@mikeavona299210 ай бұрын
Awesome find
@HM2SGT10 ай бұрын
*This thing is upholstered like a sofa! It's intended to be a couch that drives people to and from the airport. Crazy!*
@flipppy8310 ай бұрын
it's real close to the velour stripe pattern on the 1974-76 cadillac's but all the reference images I could find they didn't have that many colors, they were usually 1-2 colors with a thin white dividing stripe. This more like couch upholstery from the 70s, I have actually found a few vintage ones for sale on google almost identical to this color/pattern but this is definitely not the correct pattern/material for 1955.
@styldsteel110 ай бұрын
Absolutely the most unique car you've done Dennis in the history of My Classic Car. Well done.
@MrCunningham410 ай бұрын
Engine sounds a little, tractor-y... I wonder if it's just out of timing a little. The interior/exterior choices sure were odd, almost something you'd might see in the mid 70s
@danam022810 ай бұрын
Lol, yeah, I was thinking the interior looked like something from the 70s
@watthaile20539 ай бұрын
That's because it IS from the 70s. The guy is very nice, but he knows absolutely nothing about hi car. That's not even close to original.
@sambaritone10 ай бұрын
“I’m not a car guy” - You are now!
@robertdryburgh145710 ай бұрын
😅The interior does not appear factory. The Fleetwood 75 had tasteful broadcloth in the the interior front and rear. The limo (partition privacy window) had leather on the driver seat. Fun daily driver or appears worthy of restoration. Nice to see these out rather than abandon and rotting away forgotten.
@cardinaloflannagancr892910 ай бұрын
It's a factory built limo so the factory very likely would have allowed or arranged for specific requests.
@danielulz164010 ай бұрын
@@cardinaloflannagancr8929it is NOT a limousine, it is a sedan and the factory would have had to have had a time machine because those fabrics are from the 1970's. LOL.
@kennethwise710810 ай бұрын
Cool car, great job Dennis and crew 👍🏻
@bigsarge208510 ай бұрын
Awesome. I bought an old extra-long couch from a thrift store with this same fabric, or something very similar, hahaha, delightful!
@ukdnbmarsh10 ай бұрын
very nice and very rare
@joeseeking357210 ай бұрын
Interior material stikingly reminescent of what Olds was putting in some of its Cutlass Supreme Brougham of the late 70s and slightly less so of the Pontiac Valencia option for Bonneville Broughams of same period. Cadillac did offer a copper metallic, a russet metallic and and some other similar shades - I believe the color. I do question the interior however - it's just too much even for the 7 passenger vs. limo (which would have a leather front seat), and the headliner is clearly someone's 'interpretation'. As for condition, for me, the patina crowd is a bit much - an overreaction to the overrestoration craze. Let's strike a middle ground and celebrate old cars that have been brought back to more or less factory appearance and specs rather than no paint, missing trim jobs with trashed interiors.
@severinjohn10 ай бұрын
Agree. I was thinking Pontiac's Valencia Velour immediately, as well. Velour everything for the interior is just so '70's.
@bryduhbikeguy10 ай бұрын
There were 2 setting in a field south of West Branch MI. in the early-mid 80's.I purple,and the other black.The black one had a minor t-bone,so they were selling as a pair for $1200. The purple ran,both could drive.I was too young and broke.The interiors were cloth,button tufted,single color,and not velour./His is well worth tuning, polishing with the chrome missing parts replaced,and then just enjoyed for years to come.
@Nevakonaza.7 ай бұрын
Now thats a treat for the eyes,What a beast..love it :)
@kelliintexas357510 ай бұрын
It's a Caddy. OF COURSE it had power everything & AC. THIS IS THE SAME CAR MODEL Elvis, Scotty & DJ used to tour the entire US in 54-55!! It was blue, painted yellow then PAINTED PINK! 🥰 They tied the stand up base on the roof & zipped it in a custom waterproof canvas bag!
@21stcenturyozman2010 ай бұрын
The stand up base of what? Did you mean bass?
@billolsen436010 ай бұрын
THANK YEW! thankyouverymuch
@photogazer9 ай бұрын
Years ago I had a chance to get a 1956 Cadillac Limo for free. All I needed to do was get a tow truck that would put it on a bed to take it away and I could have it. It had to happen quickly because it was in a barn, and the barn was getting ready to fall on it. I arraigned for a large flatbed to pick it up on the coming Saturday morning. Unfortunately, the owner called Friday morning to let me know not to come by. The barn fell on the car Thursday night, crushing it under the large barn beams. It looked very similar to this 55 Limo., but was in much better shape.
@chrisjeffries232210 ай бұрын
I can picture Marilyn Monroe pulling up to a Movie Premier in this car in the day! Thank you for sharing.
@jwelchon241610 ай бұрын
I dunno...That can't be the original interior. It sure looks like 1970's material. But fabulous nonetheless!!
@user-zp7jp1vk2i10 ай бұрын
the dash is cracked because in light it's the first to go; the only thing on our Olds Convert. that needs to be done! and uphostelry shops have rolls of factory from that era: our Olds hardtop our uphostelry guy (now third generation in the SGV LA) had a full roll of origianal brocade blue so we did both Olds in the original, even though the fabric wasn't completely shot. And THEN found a full set of Chromed pieces at a dealer in Canada: an accident in the 70's, they ordered the full parts, then wrote the car off. We flew the parts down to LA for the hardtop. !! that brocade material is actually quite common in gold. !!
@careful__Icarus9 ай бұрын
Breathtakingly beautiful car. Hopefully never to be fully restored. Epic
@Friedbrain1110 ай бұрын
I would put it back to like new condition, especially the paint color.
@user-ti7yt9vj2f10 ай бұрын
Would have loved to see in the trunk, looks like a Buick interior or Olds either way a great find
@neils553910 ай бұрын
Did they use build sheets back then? Wonder if there's anything under the back seat?
@HeavyChevy10 ай бұрын
Beautiful caddy, I love the interior but doubt that it’s original. I would put a modern caddy engine, get the missing chrome and fix that hole on the fender. 😅
@ronaldmiller274010 ай бұрын
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@steves990510 ай бұрын
Cool car. Fix the holes and any rust, replace the missing chrome, and then leave as-is so the history remains. Restoring loses all of that. Luv the interior but ya it's a late upgrade, no manufacturers used velour until early 70's...i think the '72 98 Regency was the first.
@emjayay10 ай бұрын
The Stereo Magic unit is almost certainly a reverb for the rear speaker from around 1970. Those reverbs actually worked mechanically, not electronically. My personal choice would be to restore the car to as-new condition as possible. The "patina-ed" dash and other interior bits might take a while. It certainly needs holes in the sheet metal repaired. It wasn't conceived to have shabby worn out and faded paint, besides the protection aspect. The AC probably doesn't work but should be fixed - it's expected in a usable car today. This will take an expert who is interested in old AC systems, but there are worse ones out there (like on the insane '61-63 Lincoln system). Often a good idea is to switch to a modern compressor since it probably needs replacing anyway. Fixing it up to decent standards would also enable it to be used for making money with rentals and, depending on where it is, movie and TV productions. Neither of these want shabby old cars.
@styldsteel110 ай бұрын
Yeah, I agree. Patina is a nice word for rust. I like pretty, and shiny. Not old and tired
@jk-7610 ай бұрын
"As new" means it comes with all the warrenty etc. "Like new" is what you are looking for.
@glbrown426210 ай бұрын
Stereo magic IS a reverb unit. I have one in my car.
@MattGuzman-ng2yx10 ай бұрын
@@jk-76 Everyone knows what being said here.. no need to nitpick.. 🙄
@Paul-fx4hb10 ай бұрын
At least he acknowledges he’s not a car guy
@VinylToVideo9 ай бұрын
It looks like Marty Crane's chair in "Frasier" which was made from fabric found in the costume department of the original "Star Trek."
@danam022810 ай бұрын
Lol, it sounds like a biplane from WW1 when idling
@WesTheHunter10 ай бұрын
I wish modern cars had beautifully comfortable bench seats and not horrible bucket ball killing super hard super cheap foam german seats.
@MattGuzman-ng2yx10 ай бұрын
😂👍😉
@badapple6510 ай бұрын
I wanna party in this masterpiece. I’d bet people would hire it with a driver for special occasions.
@earllutz266310 ай бұрын
Nice survivor. Probably Cadillac interior, but from the 1970's. Personally I very much like the 1956 Fleetwood 60 Special.
@RegenerativeHomes10 ай бұрын
I love reading the comments, every car has its experts who know all the details. The question to ask as far as restoration or upgrade is 'What would Jay Leno do?'. I don't see him keeping the paint or interior, and he would abdolutely upgrade the engine. May not be enough there for his interest, but some intersting things in this one.
@TCadillacM10 ай бұрын
CADILLAC!
@christopherkraft132710 ай бұрын
Wow!!! 👍👍
@Iamrightyouarewrong10 ай бұрын
The fact the headliner is still intact,...
@THROTTLEPOWER10 ай бұрын
😎Nice!!!!👍
@ostrich6710 ай бұрын
Looks like a 70s sofa in there.
@erepsekahs10 ай бұрын
It looks like a brothel out of a nightmare, or something Jerry Lee Lewis might have owned.
@ms.sonshine88789 ай бұрын
Very cool car. ❤❤❤❤❤
@opera9310 ай бұрын
Thanks, always a treat and, interesting History : incredible lot of Add-on, Liveries, Dekuxe, Special Mission Builds & the many Vehicles ……Some if the specials just for Luxury Vehicle leasing/ Trips ate incredible (;not even touching on “ truck like builds”( e.g Explorer Vans, WARSAW Ind, et al)……,
@santiagorubio83310 ай бұрын
Magnífico Cadillac. Gracias por compartir video. Discrepo en el año del carro: este es un Fleetwood serie 75 del año 1954, no 1955. La palabra Fleetwood en la tapa de la maleta sale sólo en 1954.
@emdb198110 ай бұрын
I would hazard a guess this car was refurbed in about 1975 to try to squeeze a few more years out of it in a livery service.
@user-lu9oc7rb7w10 ай бұрын
It's the long lost Purple Pimpmobile!
@billsmith725510 ай бұрын
It’s a cool car, but I do not think the interior is original.
@FeverDreamRemix10 ай бұрын
Oh man to turn that into a restomod with all of today's new technology. That would be a dream car for me😊
@dave583310 ай бұрын
As a child I skied in Sun Valley
@lance16O110 ай бұрын
I thought he was gonna say yes 1 more time
@domfer254010 ай бұрын
I do not about the interior, but these cars were auction at PDO by the military in the early 70’s due to oil crisis. These were embassy cars at the time.
@robertludwig127810 ай бұрын
interior was done over looks like 78 gm caddy or oldsmobile - tune that thing up its a chevy v8 running on 6 cylinders
@styldsteel110 ай бұрын
I'd love to know where he stores it. It won't fit in any garage, and ya can't leave it outside. Did you ask him perhaps? I hope he has a parking garage big enough. Great day Dennis!
@cardinaloflannagancr892910 ай бұрын
Could have either simply extended a garage just above the trunk a few feet friends father did that for an impala. Had a boat garage if he lives within range of a lake or even built a garage. It seems really a pain but really not too bad if you've got some breathing room around the garage, unless you're out daily driving it.
@cowboy659110 ай бұрын
That looks like the one "Judd Strout" owned he was know for the song "Daisy a Day".
@michaelduncan23210 ай бұрын
Check the history of this beautiful work of art. Most likely the interior was black leather.
@christophernoto10 ай бұрын
QUESTION! Searching for an episode that this might have come from, I only find one ep. that mentions the Emmett Show and Shine, Season 21, Episode 9, and this Caddy doesn't show up in that ep. as broadcast. Does anyone know the source of this video? Is it a bit of "tape" that didn't make it into the broadcast? == In any case, thanks, Dennis, for a great show. I sure love your work and all the love and talent that goes into it!
@MyClassicCarTV10 ай бұрын
We shot this in July 2023. The entire episode will air on Motor Trend in 2024 which BTW will be the 28th season of the show. Hard to believe! Glad you like the show and thanks for watching!
@christophernoto10 ай бұрын
@@MyClassicCarTV Wow! A David Letterman style “Brush With Greatness!” 🔥 Thanks, Dennis! 🔥
@bobbates734310 ай бұрын
I think he should put at least the same year make of engine back in it . That hole in the side by the mirror needs fixing as well. Other then that I suppose he could leave it as is
@donelmore25409 ай бұрын
The owner should talk to the owner of ICON Motors in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles to see how to stabilize the original paint. ICON Motors have a line of cars called “Derelict” that have “patina” that they leave.
@joserafaelgrangefuenmayor77443 ай бұрын
Desde Marcos Pérez Jiménez hasta Rómulo Betancourt; era el carro presidencial de los presidentes de Venezuela; saludos.
@dannyplanck649810 ай бұрын
The Caddy is begging for a 472. Can't you hear it?
@MattGuzman-ng2yx10 ай бұрын
... Or MAYBE an LT1 5.7 350, like mine has! 😏😉 Alas, mine is a Fleetwood... 😊
@sammolloy110 ай бұрын
The front clip is from another car. Just put the chrome back and paint the front to match the rest of the car. And fix the engine
@tadzionl10 ай бұрын
An amazing car. But if you want to save it for the future, it needs some restoration. At least those holes in the left front fender.
@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman10 ай бұрын
I dig it! I would just fix all the minor stuff, clear coat it & put in a modern Caddy motor ✌💖☮
@hectorraigosa714910 ай бұрын
Don't think original.. that material we used in 72 to customize interiors. Velour isn't wasn't used in the 50s to my understanding.
@pyrexmaniac10 ай бұрын
No way is that fabric circa 1955.....looks like 1970s Pontiac or Oldsmobile.
@youtold772710 ай бұрын
Bonneville had interior much like that and the Oldsmobile Toronado
@JSDesignHK10 ай бұрын
That interior is definitely not original. Both the solid and the striped velour are a 1970s fabric.
@erichiatt611910 ай бұрын
I have a rocking chair that was passed down to me from my aunt…she had it reupholstered when she inherited it in 1975…IN THE EXACT SAME FABRIC. Definitely not original fabric.
@arnoldanderson150110 ай бұрын
The engine just wrecks the whole experience of this fantastic Cadillac. It should be silent when running. It doesn't necessarily have to be a Cadillac engine but for heavens sake make it quiet!
@dancetweety1010 ай бұрын
Was that hole in the front from a bullet?
@HM2SGT10 ай бұрын
4:18 😅 *yeah, as soon as I saw him reaching for that light I had the same thought! Just a little professional paranoia from a 37-year medic and firefighter*
@timward311610 ай бұрын
I really think the exterior needs to be carefully and authentically restored to its original color.
@kevinwallace979110 ай бұрын
Is the original color
@HypocriticYT10 ай бұрын
Wonderful, restore and paint it it will truly pop 😅
@steamboatwillie93510 ай бұрын
Check the trunk, you might find Hoffa !! 😆
@jacobbornman949410 ай бұрын
All jokes aside . Just fix the engine . It's a Chevy . You can do it
@MrImpalaRider10 ай бұрын
Cool car but I’m sorry there is nothing factory about it. Just a quick search would tell you Cadillac never painted any cars brown in the 1950’s also that interior??? And the engine is a Chevy? Come on man. That’s someone cheap restore in the early 80’s
@danielulz164010 ай бұрын
You COULD get a brown Cadillac in the 50's, but otherwise you are spot on.
@kevinwallace979110 ай бұрын
Car was special order from the Factory in the brown, reason it has a Chevy motor in it was due to the original motor being blown. Found it in an alley and wanted to get it running for the show. Definitely needs some work but like any car project it's a project and needs money lol
@billolsen436010 ай бұрын
That's Don Barzini's car, sold off in 1957 because he didn't need it anymore.
@mikefriedman5935 ай бұрын
It looks like the exterior color is Tangler Brown
@Mobythemerpup151510 ай бұрын
Ella: “That is the interior of that car that I was in before it was owned by Miss Cruella De-Vil.”
@youtold772710 ай бұрын
Looks like fabric from Oldsmobile Toronado
@rossjon479510 ай бұрын
This is ice T's first car
@turbinexman10 ай бұрын
I would at least rebuild the engine!!
@Chevdriver10 ай бұрын
sometimes patina looks cool but i would paint this one lost some elegance with holes in the body