Unrestored Original

VIN-8M101414

Miles: 79,061

For your consideration, we are offering this original unrestored "top-of-the-line" Cadillac Model 58M-60 Hard Top Sedan from 1958 which was one of only 12,900 produced.  This 19' "land yacht" was reportedly purchased new by Leon Leonwood Bean, famous clothier and founder of LL Bean in Maine.  While we have no written documentation of this fact, we checked with our contacts in New England and the man who had it through the years purchased it from a dealer who was selling it for the Bean family as Mr. LL was getting too old to drive.

What we do know is that this car is unrestored with original Versailles Green & Alpine White paint which is tired, all original EZ-I Soft Ray tinted glass with a few bull's eye chips in the windshield, and the original chrome & trim is mostly really good except the right rear bumper end has rust probably from the exhaust pipe.  It runs and drives great, transmission pulls and shifts good, 365 ci V-8 motor is smooth and quiet, and the brakes stop this monster good.  Power windows and vent windows all work good except the passenger vent, and the 6-way power seat works also.  Auto headlight dimmer works as do all of the rest of the gauges except, of course, the clock.  AM/Signal Seeking radio works as it should but the power antenna does not.  It has very, very nice original interior, door panels, dash, and headliner.  As was vogue in the day, there are 3 ash trays and 3 cigarette lighters, all in easy reach of any passenger. The original spare tire and mat are still in the trunk compartment.  The tires on the ground are Coker Classic wide whitewalls.  The body has a nick or scratch here or there, nothing bad, OK for driver-quality or survivor showing.  This car listed for $6,763 in 1958, which was equal to THREE CHEVROLETS!  Very luxurious.....

Rust situation:  As this is a car that was a car from the Northeast, we checked it over pretty good for rust.  We found as follows:  A little rust in the corners of the doors and jambs, not terrible, but it is there.  Surface rust in the floorboards could be cleaned up easily.  We found a little rust in the rear wheel wells.  There is no rust in the massive frame and we found nothing in need of immediate attention.  Quite obviously garage-kept and used very little during the winters (Only 1,500 miles per year).

This wonderful unrestored piece of history can be yours for $24,900.