1954 Coupe de Ville

Chip Lord writes......

This Coupe de Ville hardtop  was sky blue with a white roof and was purchased in Amarillo from a private party.  We must have responded to an ad in the Amarillo  Globe-Times and paid about 250.00$ for it.  It was running but not very well. The car sat in the driveway of a modest house on the north side of town and it was a warm Saturday.   We didn't tell any of the sellers why we were buying Cadillacs, and it was easy to look like car enthusiasts with a hankering for a Caddy.

Model year 1954 was a year of restyling at G.M.  It brough longer, lower, wider, and more powerful Cadillacs. The 331 cubic inch engine got a boost in horsepower to 230.  This year the gas filler cap was hidden under  the tail lights  - you would push in on the reflector and the tail light would pop up.

We had a little trouble lining this car up, and in fact had to take it back out of the ground after putting it in, which didn't work well at all - the frame was bent and we had to find another 1954 to take it's place.

Last edited on November 11th 1998 by Rik Gruwez
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