I spotted this STUNNING Woodrose 1959 Cadillac Series 62 coupe in the wilds of Palm Springs ... When discovered it has an interesting story to tell I just had t share it with you !!! ... ENJOY the JOYRIDE !!! ...
Amazing. 1959 is my favorite year for every GM make. I would love to have one of each. But all I can do now is admire other people's cars like this. What a beauty. Back in 1983 I almost bought a 1959 Sedan DeVille Flat Top. But my parents wouldn't let me have it after they had their mechanic check it out. I would have only paid $650 for it. What a shame.
What a great history, as the decade rolled on these were considered garish and didn't survive. Mom had foresight to realize these cars were special. Thanks for sharing.
I love this car too! An icon of big finned, luxury, modernity. Also I would love it more with this family history behind it. Thanks Charles for your special style and grace in showing cars.
We had the same model. Black with b&w interior. Manual windows. 12/18 mpg on bias ply tires. Learned to drive by backing it out of the garage and down the driveway. Used fins to align the wheels with the driveway’s gravel tracks. Took my driving test in it. Successfully parallel parked it on the first try. That was in Dec 1967.
@@cryingdemocrats1460 you're wrong, it started in the 50's because American WW2 pilots would have a pair of dice in their planes for good luck so the GI's continued that tradition with their hot rods after the war but plastic dice melt so they came out with the fuzzy dice in the 50's, so it's actually cool history but I agree this Cadillac is too classy for that, it's not a Mercury or Buick gasser you park in your front yard.
Awesome Charles! As always. You hear about pink Cadillacs all the time, but, unless they're custom painted, you rarely see them factory pink. That's a beauty and so suited for that beautiful town.
@@PeterMcDonald-sl9rt Yes. With all makes you never heard the word "pink". Maybe with the 1956 Plymouth "Le Femme". Sometimes the salmon colors looked very pink.
My dad's 58 Fury was stabbed in the rear quarter panel by a 60 Coupe de Ville when the lady driver decided to make a 3 point turn in the middle of our block and she backed into the Fury. We had do rock both cars to get them separated. Weird Sunday afternoon for sure. The Caddy fin came right thru to the interior. Strangest thing I've ever seen.
Fantastic car and story, Charles! Cars aren't easy family keepsakes to store and maintain - especially when they're the size of a '59 Cadillac - but when it can happen, they're a great way for people to remember their family, their childhood and a world that used to be. Thanks for the great video!
THE ALMOST NON EXISTANT C PILLAR! RIDING IN THESE IS LIKE RIDING ON A CLOUD, RODE IN A 60 COUPE DE VILLE PROBABLY 200 TIMES WHEN I WAS A KID, SO QUIET, SEATS LIKE YOUR SOFA BUT BETTER, HUGE, SO LONG, FANTASTIC CAR,, LOVE THEM.
I prefer the 59 Brougham for its more restrained lines but there's no doubting this body shape is iconic and art in its own right. Imagine seeing that sat on your driveway every morning. You'd never tire of it.
I think the incredibly rare Pininfarina Brougham cost $13,000 in 1959.This subject '59 coupe was well under $6,000. A then HUGE amount of cabbage. Complete with tax and license, and those rare, optional, power vent windows! The '59 Brougham styling cues showed--up, big time on the standard production 1960.
My dad had an Eldorado when I was a kid. I sat on phone books and drove it around an empty pkg lot. Swoon. I love you for your pink Cadillac. Don't forget the Hush Puppy shoes. Respect.
Absolutely agree, heritage cars are so special. There are all of the memories plus simply the enjoyment of being a custodian of someone’s dream that came true!! 🥰🥰🥰
magnificent. kudos to the family. interesting to see that 2 door cars were even popular fo a behemouth such as this one. looking for more finds, charles. thanks
What you see before youv is a beautiful, survivor, sort of like moi. Hard to believe now, but the vast majority of these iconic '59 Cadillacs were sent to the crusher, and scrapped. Not so long after their debut. We had an eccentric neighbor, here in Los Feliz,in the 1970's who had a chauffeur-driven silver, '59, with the rare flat-top, and wrap-around back window. Some of that "heavy metal" came-back to these shores as Japanese export cars. Palm Springs resident, and brilliant design maven Raymond Lowey,(he designed the Studebaker Avanti in those PS hills, with a talented team that don't get their due credit) purchased a new '59 Coupe de Ville, like this one, from I uderstand, the old Palm Springs Cadillac/Oldsmobile dealer, Plaza Motors, and REMOVED the fins and trim. He sold those parts back to a body shop. He later designed a 1960 Cadillac showcar, called the "Jacqueline" in honor of the then, First Lady.
What an awesome car @charlesphoenix I am looking for this exact car for an upcoming conference in Palm Springs. Just to be on display. DO you know how I might reach the owner?
I washed and polished ours in the 1960’s. It’s not hard if you keep the paint waxed, wash it frequently so pollutants don’t stick, and keep it garaged. Rain Dance was best polish for our black one. I think it had more silicone than others so saturated the paint, making it look really black. That’s the only wax my Dad and I used during its 12 years of ownership by our family.
It's interesting that a Tesla weighs, 5390 lbs whereas a 59 Cadillac land yacht possibly the largest car of all time weighed, 4834 lbs, think about that for a second!
What a cruiser! I found a video of the neon signs that were on El Cajon Blvd in San Diego. Can you imagine cruising down the Blvd at night in this Cadillac? Behold the glory! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BIcCvQasiCM.html
Do the radio is sorted the least impressive part about the car cuz it's only A.M. but the pink Cadillac 59 eldorado the only thing that would make that car better as if it had to cruise control option and it was a drop head but the hardtop version is beautiful too
