Elvis Presley Owned 1974 Cadillac Sedan de Ville station wagon on My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're in Volo IL on 10-20-14.
We're looking at a 1974 Cadillac Sedan de Ville station wagon Personally Owned Car of Elvis Presley at the Volo Auto Museum.
Today I'm speaking with Brian Grams, Director of the Volo Auto Museum.
The car's located at Volo Auto Museum, 27582 Volo Village Rd., Volo IL 60073.
Web site is www.VoloCars.com
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Really glad you found this car twice "The Epic Search for Elvis Presley's Lost Cadillac | Volo House Of Cars" Choppertown.
This is one of the coolest and gorgeous station wagons I've ever seen, and it's custom-built! The color combination is gorgeous too.
Hi John, High praise for this Wagon :-) Lou
Good thing is, it was found twice... by these guys...this is 8 years later. lol. Good thing, it has the TCB under the handle now. 3:07 "The Epic Search for Elvis Presley's Lost Cadillac | Volo House Of Cars"
It is a GM 501 but that is not the 502 cubic inch engine, The engine in that car is a 472 Cubic Inch named GM 501
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@@loucostabile 500 was available in 1971 Eldorado I had one
This car WAS on public display in 1981 at a grand opening for a Ford dealership in Lynchburg, Va. It was located on Lakeside drive. It was advertised for the grand opening and I managed a hotel just two blocks away. I went to the opening and saw the car just 5 feet away from me on the showcase floor. These young whippersnappers need to get the story right!
I appreciate you viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
Getting the facts straight would be great. Along with elvis died in 77 to
HI! I'M CAPTAIN AMERICA. 🙋🙋🙋MY GRANDPA WASHED THIS CAR. IT WAS ON DISPLAY IN I THINK 81!! He was paid 5 dollars.
Yes his actual *1977* death takes maybe 5 seconds to find the real info online.
@@davidjoles9737- Thank you. That was making me feel like I was losing my mind :) You saved me from having to google Elvis’ death.
Wow that's one beautiful car .just proves what fantastic taste Elvis had
Hi Simon Burton, Glad to receive a "Wow" :-) Lou
The interior of the back is from a Buick estate Wagon. Looks identical to the one my mother had. Hers was a 1974
Hi Jimmy, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Mothers car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Agreed. I also spent a good part of my childhood traveling and carpooling in my parents’ 1973 Estate Wagon.
👍Yep, Elvis loved the Cadillac! Can you blame him?! This beast probably achieves a whole 7 or 8 miles to the gallon 👀IF it had a proper tune! Ha!
(472 cubes) Thx Lou ✌️
Hi Major Payne, Elvis loves the Cadillac & the Cadillac loves the gas :-) You're welcome, Lou
From the rear sedan pillar back it appears the roof and tailgate actually looks far more like a Pontiac Catalina Wagon sheet metal. Obviously very custom. Very unique. Certainly Elvis' style!
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In 1974 the motor was a 472, which is stated by the tag in the fan shroud. The 500 was available in the rear wheel drive Cadillacs from 75-76. After that, they went to the 425.
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that mystery machine...
+PC Yu Yep.
Gorgeous car, and such great history! Thanks!
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well he said it has the 500 in it but if you look at the data tag/sticker on the core support by the radiator it says it has the 472 in it....
Hi Steven Hagebusch, Thank you for viewing and for picking up and sharing the details, Lou
@ 6:32
He was just rounding it
@Grindr Tennessee There is no such thing as a Cadillac 501. You have a 500 in your Eldorado and in '74 all other non Eldorados had the 472.
It may be 472 inches but was a much different motor then the older 472. They called these the 501 and it was a torque monster but only had a couple hundred HP. My dad had a 74 and a 70. The seventy had the 472 making more power then a vette. It was over 350 HP and a much higher compression. It would smoke the tires at a stop. The 74 was the first car I drove and it was very smooth but was nothing like the old 472. In the late sixties early seventies Cadillacs were hot rods. This one here, not so much. Not even remotely so. My dad's 74 was a fleetwood so it had the pillar. Also was the talisman model with only 4 seats. Had like a desk up front with a light and the back had a huge build in arm rest. It had huge crushed velvet pillow top like interior. It was a real cruiser with the best ride I can recall for interstates. About 8 MPG.
Yes, Elvis listened to other people's music. Hence, "TCB" from Bachman Turner Overdrive's "Takin' Care Of Business". He also listened to and sang four or five of The Beatles' songs. As well as Patsy Cline, Charlie Daniels, James Taylor, Bob Dylan, Ketty Lester......the list goes one.
He also sang songs written by OTIS BLACKWELL
That term was around long before BTO you twit.
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Makes me want to take a road trip... This wagon would be the ultimate Road Trip ride!
Nice :-)
My dad had a 74 fleetwood and the ride was incredible. You could not feel the road at all. The wheelbase was so long. These road and had room like a limo.
The Caddy wagon shares a lot of similarities with my dad's 1976 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser.
Hi Tom Nelson, Happy to read this one is like your Dad's Olds :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and I hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Lou, you share some of the most fabulous cars that I've ever seen! Thank you, so much!
Hi Alex, Happy to read you're enjoying the selections on the Channel with me :-) My pleasure sharing with you, and you're welcome, Lou
@@loucostabile This episode was especially wonderful as I'm an Elvis fan and love Cadillacs! I own a 1972 Eldorado convertible project and it's a passion.
So you say Elvis traded this car in to a dealership in 1975 and it was sold to someone in 1977, 3 years after Elvis died. Elvis died in 1977!
But according to your story Elvis died in 1974 and traded in this car a year after he died! Geez, get the facts right before making a video.
Elvis bought this one new, hope that helps, Lou
chad017 you are right, man
Hello im Michael Phipps i can prove Elvis Aron Presley faked his own death cause i cn it on my own cell phone that wasn't Elvis n that casket it was an expensive wax dummy Elvis ain't an never was dead n fact i heard from him 3 wks.ago an he's doin just fine except he's 83yrs.old now an he's not livin n the United States he n another country where nobody knows him cause he didn't tour outside the United States me an him keep n touch it sure was good hearin from him( Elvis Aron Presley ) on the day of aug.15,1977 he swore everybody to silence includin Lisa Marie an Priscilla too on aug.16,1977 he( Elvis Presley ) placed a wax dummy n that casket with a small air conditioner put at the foot of the casket so it wouldn't desolve too quick but it's not him n that casket n that copper lined casket an it was buried an it was a real casket but a real body ain't n it but anyway it was placed n a real Hearst so it would look real an it had 16 Cadillacs followin behind it so it wouldn't make anybody suspicious an it was taken to the hospital then it was buried but like i said the real life Elvis Presley is still alive an well except for bein 83yrs.old now well everyone that's bout it for now but f any of u don't won't to believe that's ok too when i started my investigatin i found all this out i wouldn't believed it either for any comment txt me at 931335-1868
Everybody Elvis ain't an never was dead an i can prove it
Michael Phipps “we got a bad ass over here!”
Love it! *The expression is “for all intents and purposes,” not “for all intensive purposes.”
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3:07 The good thing is, you put the TCB back on it in your newer fake video uploaded 8 years later. . "The Epic Search for Elvis Presley's Lost Cadillac | Volo House Of Cars" 134K subs here, and 164k subs there, doing pretty good for a used car salesman.
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@@loucostabile Yeah, i would have more subs, if I was uploading fake videos like you.. Im going to spread this all over youtube,,lol.
@@loucostabile Id have more subs if I was jobless and uploading fake Elvis videos to youtube for a living. Stay in school kids.
Another fabulous original. This car beyond priceless.
Hi Boyd, High praise :-) Lou
Caprice Estate meets Cadillac!!! I love it, as we had a 73 Caprice Estate when I was a kid, learned how to drive in it!! 454 under the hood!!!
Happy to read you "love it" :-)
@@loucostabile Cool!!
It's got a 472 c.u. a lot of caddies from that era had 501 at the top left corner of the sticker on the radio support. Right under that you can see the true displacement in smaller print. That's a cool wagon Ive always loved that gm body style. My parents had a bright yellow 3 row 76 Impala a a 400.
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Thank you Lou. I do truly enjoy your videos. That would be another dream job for me to do what you do. I know a lot of hard work goes into each and every video. Being a custom builder I would love to feature restoration and custom shops. Keep up the great content. I wish you the very best. It's my pleasure to share the videos with my family and friends, as we are all into all different types of vehicles.
Also I have been helping a friend of mine with his Red 72 El Dorado convertible. It's a Red on Red, with a leather interior. We just upgraded the ignition system from a points system to an Hei, MSD, and Acccel setup. Take care!
I remember back in the early Nineties seeing a 1972 Cadillac station wagon on display at a World of Wheels show in Boston that Elvis also owned. It was a pillarless Sedan de Ville-based wagon as this '74 is.
Last year at the International Station Wagon Club convention in Buffalo, New York, there was a 1971 Cadillac wagon that was owned and bought new by Evel Knievel. This one is a Fleetwood-based wagon, and is therefore a pillared style, and unlike other big GM wagons at the time it had a two-way tailgate instead of the clamshell, and the third seat faced the rear instead of the front. It is called the El Deora (not to be confused with Eldorado), and is one of nine built. It His was painted bright yellow to match a leather jacket he often wore. The current owner runs an Evel Knievel museum in Niagara Falls. BTW, he told me Elvis was among those who owned the other eight, as were Dick Clark, Jackie Gleason and Colonel Sanders. We made it our Feature Wagon for the year, and as the club Historian, I did an article on it for our newsletter. Maybe you can do a video of it if you ever find it.
Hi iswc27, Happy to read this one brings back memories of the Cadillac Wagon you remember :-) If I see one of those Cadillac Wagons and the Care Taker will share it, you'll see it, Lou
Cadillac's biggest mistake. NOT making a station wagon. They should have made regular production station wagons. They would've done very well.
I still think its funny it got regular stock Sedan De Ville badge when it should say Wagon De Ville.
Thank you for viewing and sharing.
I was born in April of 74 when that window sticker showed
Nice :-)
This car looks A LOT like my 1976 Olds Custom Cruiser wagon (which I sold a long time ago). I called it The Space Shuttle, due to it's size. Elvis' Caddywagon with only 8,000 on a bullet-proof motor is quite a find!
Hi zanevibore, Glad you like this one :-) Thanks for viewing and sharing details on your 1976 Olds wagon. Lou
What a Unique Gorgeous Car. Elvis had excellent taste. Do you know what the wheelbase is on this car?
I grew up with the 76 Pontiac Grand Safari. It had the same clamshell electric tailgate and window and the third row forward facing seat. It was on a 127 inch wheelbase, was 231.4 inches long, 79.5 inches wide and had a 455 4-barrel... Grrreat Car. I drove it to a local College every day for 4 years.
Hi Kevin Lynch, Not sure the wheelbase. Happy to read you enjoy the uniqueness and looks of this car :-) Lou
Not such a crazy conversion. GM had several of these big wagons with the clamshell rear treatment. All that is different about this is the Cadillac body panels. Mechanically, it's not that different from the Pontiac, Olds or Buick wagons of that year.
Hi wincrasher2007, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
Nunca mais, veremos tanto estilo nos carros.
Parabéns pelo vídeo.
Hi Leonel, Happy to read you enjoy the style of this car :-) Lou
I had a 1974 hearse. It had suicide doors. The coffin table could come out the back or either side door. I had the same 500 cubic inch engine.
Hi Luther Beckett, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Hearse :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
this car is one of TWO, one was made for ELVIS and the other for DEAN MARTIN!!! THANK YOU!
Hmmm, interesting. Thanks.
That was a different car bought in 1972. It had gold spoke rims. Very similar, but a different car than this one.
You are thinking of the 1972 Cadillac wagon. Not this one
Robert Proben no there were 12. I’ve seen a brown one of these before with a vanity plate that says “1 of 12”
@@thomasdeveno5646 1971 through 1976 were the same chassis and body, with the exception of "safety" changes, i.e. bigger bumpers, and B pillars on the coupes.
NOTE: there were many 2 door hardtop wagons..... how many were made in 1974 by Meteor Coach were only 2 .... Meteor coach built this car! ..... heres a 69 hardtop ua-cam.com/video/vnx351oo698/v-deo.html
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In 1977 I was 10 years old. I was with my aunt at a Detroit metro area Cadillac dealer.
In the showroom I recall seeing a pre 1977 Cadillac station wagon, as well as either a Cadillac funeral flower car or a Cadillac version of the El Camino.
And my thought at the time was "why are these pre 1977 cars still in the dealer's showroom? Shouldn't they have been sold by now?"
We hit several dealerships that day, and at another stop I saw a Seville for the first time. I didn't believe it at first, as I had never seen or heard of this "small" Cadillac before.
And finally at another stop my aunt traded her 1972 Fleetwood Brougham (Sixty Special) for a 1977 Sedan DeVille, yellow on yellow on yellow leather.
The 1977 Cadillacs were the sharpest news cars on the road at the time, although the new Thunderbird and Cougar were pretty awesome as well.
Sounds like good times with your Aunt CH67guy1 :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
@@loucostabile
You are welcome Lou. I enjoyed your video!
No doubt good times with my aunt. Sadly, she died in 2016. She bought several new Cadillacs in her lifetime. Between her and her husband, they probably had more than a dozen!
I was in Nashville in 1982 and recall seeing a 1950s era Cadillac in a museum, a car previously owned by Elvis. I believe it was pearl white with gold flecks in the paint. Beautiful car.
The Cadillac elcamino truck is the extremely rare Cadillac mirage only about 200 where made in 76' and 77' made from a Cadillac coupe de vill body and converted into a truck
You grew up on Grosse Ile, didn't you?
The GM clamshell was offered to the B-platform for Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile models but seeing a Cadillac with the clamshell is very rare
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I had seen this car when I was about 16 years old. At A FORD dealership in Celina OH. back in around 1975. This car and a pick up truck and a few of his guitars laying in the back of this car. It was on a Elvis Traveling Exhibit at that time. With a few other things of Elvis.
Hi Airport Manager, Happy to read this car brings back memories of when you saw this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Looks like your odometer is broken why is that 3 uneven looks like it was tampered with in addition why is the other number on 055 looks out of place as though someone plays with the odometer and elvis stopped them
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Wow, I can't believe he only kept it a year... I wonder who performed this massive transformation?
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Not one of one. Two of these were built. It was not built for Elvis. The original one was built for Dean Martin. It was original bought by Madison Cadillac in Memphis and was displayed in their show room on Madison Ave, in Memphis, before Elvis bought it.
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In the 1970s Mercedes Benz had a commercial about their luxury StationWagon that was available and the narrator stated that Lincoln and Caddilac don’t have one my Dad used to shout sure Caddilac has one it’s called a Hearse LOL of course the Hearse was really built utilizing a Caddie modified by a Coach Builder Independently like Limosines were done it’s said that Elvis loved and used his StationWagon for traveling by himself to movie locations
Hi Craig, Thanks for sharing and fun memories of Dad shouting Cadillac has one too :-) Lou
Ah dude, another mistake, you said "sold 3 years after his passing and that was 1977". he died in 1977. Not 1974.
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Math is off. He died 1977. He did not like to listen to his own music. 572 cu. in. Americas biggest V8? Car has been seen by the public. This was one of his favorite cars ever. For a while he didn't want to let anyone else drive it. But thank you for showing
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my king 🥰
:-)
I am amazed that the gentleman just sat in the car like he did and was touching everything. At Graceland they wear white gloves when touching his cars and people are NOT allowed to sit in the vehicles. My question is did they check vin numbers to verify it was Elvis Presley's car?
Hi 3Angels, You are correct, the museum does not let everybody get in the car, so I feel very fortunate that I'm able to share this experience with you. Regarding the VIN, I usually look for that, however I'm not sure how many white Caddy wagons had pink vinyl tops that appear to be in original condition, so I'm pretty sure this is the car. Thank you for viewing and I hope you find many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
NOT a 500 cubic inch motor. As the sticker shows in this video,it’s a 472 cubic inch. It’s the 501 engine code
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When it was first found and he bought it, it had the TCB insignia still on it, it was under the key hole, how and why would it disappear?
Hi Nigel, Hmmm, not sure. Lou
Elvis bought over 200 Cadillacs and most he gave away. Over 200 other brand cars as well.
Nice to know.
Some 80 cent brass round bushings that go on the door pins in the hinges would fix that door and raise it back up and it will close easily like it should, any automotive stores will have em
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I’m surprised his daughter hasn’t sold these cars in put in trust account for her kids. They should not be allowed to rust out, as a car buyer would pay big money for these, I’m sure.
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I seen this car in South Hills Village in Pennsylvania it was sitting at a car dealership along with his dually pickup truck when I was a kid my father took me to see these
Hi Blaze, Happy to read this car brings back memories of when you saw it in PA :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Good afternoon, wonder who built this car? It looks like a unit from a builder in Ohio. Thanks and take care.
Hi Steve, Not sure. Hoping a Viewer can share knowledge, Lou
What a ride!! Thank you Lou. Do you have a one on one contact link?
Hi Steven, Happy to read you enjoy this ride. You're welcome. If you comment on UA-cam, I respond. Lou
The dome light beyond the Chevrolet and Oldsmobile. Does the globe has a shining star
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They were fans of each other and Elvis had planned to have Bowie produce his next album !
Hi Larry, Thanks for sharing, Lou
One of two i believe, Dean Martin had one too
Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge.
OMG FRICKING GOD, It's a hardtop TOO?!?!!!
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Hmmm a caddy station wagon? An ambulance or hearse, my dad would have loved it.
Hi James, Happy to read you Dad would love this one, Lou
As jay leno would have stated... Car is ment to be driven. Not sitting in a museum...
I like driving them too.
It's beautiful land yacht', if afford the gas it's magnificent car.
All aboard ! :-)
being an 8 track collector i,m always keen to see if the cars got an 8 track.
+Trevor Wylie Hi Trevor, Here a link to a car with a 8 track you'll enjoy, here is the link ua-cam.com/video/zM72kVgxgkE/v-deo.html
Take care, Lou
+Trevor Wylie Hi Trevor, thanks for your comment and glad you like the car. Take care, Lou
To: Trevor Wylie
In the 70's, I had a 1966 Mustang with factory 8-Track Player with AM radio.
I remember seeing a early 1960's Buick or Cadillac with a 4-Track Player too.
This is a good way to close out 2021, thank you Lou. Happy New Year 2022!
Hi Chris, Happy to read you enjoy this one :-) Happy New Year! Lou
Not bad Elvis Presley has a good taste in cars
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Who did the conversion from a 4 door hardtop to a station wagon?
Not me.
the america that i loved. so far from today. from france
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When automobile makes, (Oldsmobile, Buick, Mercury...) were exactly what they said they were; you bought a Cadillac it was 100% Cadillac through and through! The automobile market of today looks nothing like it did back then. I bought my wife a top of the line BMW 7 series last year, compared to this '74 Caddy it's like driving a Martian spaceship!
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I've got a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado convertible custom, November of 75 production, she's close to the final 199 Bicentennial "replicas"
She's all original, been loved, I bought her at 94k original miles, and didn't know much about her. Come to find out, she's got EVERY option possible, everything works, kept in dry storage for 27 years, and had a price tag new of near 31k in 76.
That's about 150ish thousand today.
They just don't build them like they used to
Hi Eisernen Fuchs, Happy to read you're loving your car :-) NICE! Lou
@@loucostabile definitely keep showing off the specialty toys. Love seeing the pieces of automotive history
That’s something you don’t see everyday. Interesting story behind this car. Unique car!
You're right :-)
"it's a regular cadillac front for all intensive purposes."
Lol. That's a new one. It's "for all intents and purposes."
2low2rl for all intensive puposes.
Some people try to use phrases they found impressive to make themselves sound more intelligent.
This poster sounds like one of those people.
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id love a Cadillac station wagon like that
Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing.
The interior looks just like my Oldsmobile 98 Regency that I used to have.
Nice :-)
All the GM 1970s C-bodies(Deville, Oldsmobile 98, Buick Park Avenue) had the same basic interior.
Thank ya. Thank ya very much.
:-)
looks like a hearse or an ambulance
I can see why you'd say that.
That is flipping' cool.
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Thats a 472 cu inch engine.
Hi Richard, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Lou
LOU, I JUST WANTED TO SAY..."THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH"🥰
You're welcome PATRICK.
Looks like they took an Olds Custom Cruiser and just replaced the interior and Olds specific sheet metal with Caddy ones. Only difference is the "hard top" part.
What they actually did was grafted on the station wagon parts from an Olds Custom Cruiser (or one of its equivalents from Buick, Pontiac or Chevrolet) to a Sedan de Ville. There are any number of custom coach builders who could have done this. They usually build ambulances and hearses though. It was ordered through Madison Cadillac of Memphis, TN.
They probably had to graft an extra 3" onto the standard roof, since the Deville wheelbase was 130" and I believe the Custom Cruiser was 127". That's probably where they eliminated to B pillar as well. The floor pan would also have needed an extension as well, then the Cadillac doors would have fit right in with maybe custom glass to match the roofline. I'll bet this car does not meet 1974 rollover standard (pillarless hardtops were fast disappearing in these years), but I'll bet that's a small price to pay for something this special.
That's a DeVille. Nothing to do with Oldsmobile wagon. Look at that front grill look at the first two windows
Ohenry436 olds is on a different chassis.
@@lincolnpaul1814 They likely had to use the rear chassis from the wagon, wagons had leaf springs and a wider rear track to give necessary clearance for the 3rd row seat and the tailgate. Even the last big wagons ever built by the US, the roadmaster estate of 1996, had a wider rear track than a sedan for the same reason.
When I searched Cadillac Station wagon I wasn’t expecting this! I love wagons
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WOW great video and LOVE that Station wagon. The two non standard Caddies I love best are the Pickups and the Station Wagons not to be confused with ambulances. This is indeed a great piece of automotive history. Hope it stays in the public eye as opposed to going into some private collection never to be seen again.
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cool
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VERY COOL
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A hearse painted white.
Bruce Shepherd hearses are much higher and have a much larger rear door
I don't think so. The top of the back half looks like a Buick station wagon. It has the clamshell tailgates.
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1:36. Elvis died in August of 1977, so three years after his passing would be 1980. If the car was offered to the public in ‘77 it would have been 3 years after the purchase possibly. The conversion was done for GM by American Sunroof Company by fusing one of the GM “clamshell” wagon back halfs (probably a Buick Estate or Olds Custom Cruiser) onto the Sedan De Ville body.
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do you think he still alive
If he is, he's 81 years young :-)
A car fit for a king
Well said :-) Lou
Ugliest car I've ever seen...no wonder Elvis traded it in!
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an incredible classic! ELVIS 1974 CADILLAC CUSTOM BUILT STATION WAGON!
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4:15 - I'm sure GM or whoever custom built this Caddy wagon spent a lot of time getting those doors and windows to line up just right, to prevent rain from seeping in between the front seat aide windows and the rear seat ones!
These large cars in general were far less rigid, structurally, than anything built since the 1990s, so I'm sure that pillarless seal occasionally leaked, especially if the King was driving on a bumpy street in the rain
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the tags should say Shelby county not knox county
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This is so cool to be a let to look inside Elvis car 😍
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My favorite year Caddie and a super ultra rare wagon makes me love this car even more. I'm a wagon fan, I love my 06 dodge magnum wagon as much as I do my suburbans and 3rd Gen Camaros. I would love to have this car in black on black
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not "1 of 1".,.,, there were several station wagon conversions made every year.....
How many of the conversions was Elvis driving?
Wow! Custom glass, old school SUV, looks like vinyl pink top, imagine Elvis personal ride, going down to 7 eleven for a sack of beer! Too cool Lou.
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Awesome ride. But Lou its "For all INTENTS AND PURPOSES". Not "For all intensive purposes".
Thank you for viewing and the tip too.
The tailgate is the slickest ever. If they had something like that today would totally rock.
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The other conversions used Fleetwood Sixty-Specials which have a pillar.
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Remind's me of John Voight's 89 LeBaron convertible sold to George Costanza.
You think John miss spelled his name? :-)
the salemen said 3 years after his passing in 1977 someone paid 50k..... he passed in 77 buddy....
The car as purchased in 1980, 3 years after Elvis died.
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Beautiful
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Lou Costabile Thank You I Love It
he drove in style and class
patrick odonnell I agree, this is a great car as many of his cars are.
A really cool station wagon, with a documented history related to its most famous owner.
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dam I had great taste tytyvmuch!
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elvis 1 I’m yur biggest fan....durrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr🤪🤪🤓
elvis 1 yes
Elvis probably popped one of Robert Goulet tapes in. Elvis loved Robert Goulet singing. 😁🤣
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