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Re: Caprice engine swap?
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:47 am
by kevm14
Low mileage soutern Fleetwood parade continues. This is the second one at possibly the same place. And it might be that sketchy dealer where I found the one with nasty hale damage.
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/6213470321.html
1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham 33k original miles Florida - $13500 (Bow nh)
One non-smoking owner just up from Orlando Florida Original Paint paint shines like new
Neutral leather interior in perfect condition
33,000 original miles
showroom condition
They do not come in be nicer
One of the finest in existence
Hey once-in-a-lifetime find
True collectors item
The last of an era of the best Cadillac ever built
The ad even seems familiar...scroll up.
It would be a fun conspiracy theory to propose that they are doing rollbacks and just nicely detailing vehicles. I suppose that is possible but I have not seen anything that suggests these are just washed and waxed regular 120k examples. They look pretty good to me - look at how fresh the seat bolster looks for example. I've never seen one that looked that new.
Re: Caprice engine swap?
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 5:46 pm
by Adam
The B-pillar cover isn't even ruined.
Re: Caprice engine swap?
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 6:15 pm
by kevm14
The down side is someone used ALL the gas, and the car has 33,666 miles. Mark of the beast.
It also seems rare to have that light interior color with white exterior. I like this 1000x better than the blue I had in mine.
Re: Caprice engine swap?
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 8:17 am
by Adam
Re: Caprice engine swap?
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 10:47 am
by bill25
Wow! That is pristine! 14K miles. I would love to hear the story behind this car. Never in service, so maybe bought, but was extra? Then sold to the public and someone drove it for 14K? It is interesting that there is some rust near the hood latch area. I guess even with so little mileage, it is still over 20 years old.
It was at 7300 with 16 bids and the reserve isn't met yet. Wonder what they are looking for. Looks like about 6 unique accounts bidding.
Re: Caprice engine swap?
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 5:36 pm
by kevm14
I've seen less rust there on southern cars with over 100k. Not even exaggerating.
Re: Caprice engine swap?
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 6:31 pm
by bill25
Up to $7,500...
Re: Caprice engine swap?
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:22 pm
by bill25
$7,900... - Reserve not met... 53 minutes left!!! What will happen?
Re: Caprice engine swap?
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 4:31 am
by bill25
Went up to $9,255.00!
Re: Caprice engine swap?
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 6:01 am
by kevm14
This is FWD and I have been avoiding clicking on it for a while but this is actually pretty cool - not as a Caprice replacement but just in general.
https://westernmass.craigslist.org/cto/ ... 45091.html
1990 Cadillac Fleetwood d'Elegance REDUCED!! - $4300 (Longmeadow)
For sale is my 1990 Fleetwood d'Elegance, all original paint, roof top and interior, very clean engine bay and under side, true survivor! This car has been garaged since day 1, rubber is still soft and not dried out, no tree debris in the cowl and lower fenders and the trunk looks like it was never used. This generation had the plastic body panels so there is no rust issues at all. Car has 74,600 miles on it, fully loaded with the 4.5 L motor, no over heating issues like the Northstar motors, FWD and automatic transmission. All black with silver Aero package trim on bottom of exterior. Black button tufted leather interior with black carriage top.
Typical options including AC, PS, PB, PW, Instant Heated windshield deicer, rear seat vanity mirrors, rear opera lights etc. Brand new Firestones (less than 400 miles on them) all around with Lace factory wheels, car is very clean and rides like it just came off the assembly line, nice and quiet!! All controls function properly, no oil leaks, car starts right up on the first crank every time and just runs very well for a 27 year old car. Will eventually need a new headliner and an AC recharge. I drove it over the weekend with the hot weather and the AC couldn't keep up with the heat. No indication anywhere that the AC has been converted from R-12. Price reduced to compensate for these items. I've had several Cadillac's and for its age this one has the looks and the ride. Hate to sell but unfortunately I can't get my wife's wheel chair close enough the the front seat to transfer her in so I'm looking for a coupe now. If your looking for a classic and not a lot having to spend a lot of money this is worth checking out. My classic car insurance is under $190 per year! No tire kickers please, I don't need help selling it either. Thank you.
I can't figure out if this has extra wheelbase but it actually looks pretty damn roomy. The 4.5L this year was up to 180 hp which wasn't bad. The 4.9L for 91 is better of course, at 200 hp. I believe both engines are considered very reliable. These were lighter than the big RWD cars but with tons of interior room, the heaviest model being 3,900 lbs. So the smaller V8s work pretty well in this application.
Anyway this car is sweet. It sounds like it has functional original R-12 A/C, which may need a charge. Or a complete conversion. I'd look into keeping the R-12 if it is really the original charge.
This would just be a neat, comfortable and reliable car to own - the FWD-ness I don't think really changes anything because it's not about which end does burnouts or whatever.
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