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The Story

Fins - big, small, or none at all? Cadillac’s iconic tailfins had shrunk by ’64, but this second-gen Coupe DeVille still flaunts just enough rear flair to scream "Caddy" from a mile away. Up front, it’s a one-year-only stunner. A bi-angular grille sweeps around the sides, paired with a sleeker bumper than its ’63 predecessor. Under the hood, the jump from 390ci to a meaty 429ci V8 unleashed 340 horsepower and a tire-shredding 480 lb-ft of torque. A quote from the March 1964 issue of Motor Trend stated that "if there's ever been anything this big that'll move this fast, we haven't heard of it". Reported 0-60 times were 8.5 seconds!

The seller purchased this DeVille 4 years ago from an estate sale auction in Culver City, CA. The DeVille was reportedly a one owner car and always located in Southern California, evidenced by the lack of rust in the body and floors. The seller owns a body shop and was not satisfied with the paint at the time of purchase, so his team sanded, primed, and painted it in it's original shade of blue. The DeVille originally had a vinyl top, which was deleted to give it a more sleek look. The seller was told that "all of the trim was there", but it turned out that some of it was missing. This stalled the project and then the body shop moved to a smaller location and there was no room to store it. The DeVille currently resides in a friend's backyard as pictured and has been under a car cover for one year.

It holds a clean California title in the name of the body shop. There is a reserve price that will need to be met in order for it to sell.