Bought My Dream Car Today! And A Pic Request

I FINALLY FOUND MY "UNICORN" my dream of all dream cars! bought it today just got back from closing the deal. i will be going back up to get it this weekend.

1939 cadillac leSalle opera coupe 5 window! holy sheep ****! i never honestly thought id find one, especially a 100 percent complete one!

this thing has only typical arizona surface rust. no rot AT ALL! complete with an extra set of bumpers with the "cadillac" script valance panels!
100 percent complete dash and interior! including the rear jump seats!

here are the pics i have now, (front fenders are off so they didnt get smashed) but they are in the car!

when we bring it back down and i get it washed off and vacuum the inside i will post some pics! (im very excited if you couldnt tell!!!!!)


by the way, anyone got any pics of these as Kustoms?
i went to car nut and all they had was 4 doors anyone got some?

 

congratulations!!

looks like a great boneyard, too!

 

yeah the yard is the ****,..here is a couple of one section of the yard

 

Thats going to be quite a ride...whats your plan?
Bill

 

well, im fighting myself over chopping it. i want to of course, but i worry about depreciating it (first time in my life i have ever cared...lol)

but its gonna get adjustable suspension(of course) , probably bags,
and maybe a northstar v8 but we been kicking around a caddy flathead, but i want horsepower and dependability out of it.

i want to leave the interior and original as possible, make it just one bad *** summa beoch! ..lol... but tail dragger as much as possible!

 

Looks like a great project. Reminds me of a 39 Cadillac convertible I looked at in Mesa in about '96. Was a pretty solid car, in primer, had a 472 and turbo 400 in it. The car was complete and was running. I've still got pictures of it around somewhere. The guy wanted $4500 for it. Wish I had bought it.

 

Congrats man! That is awesome to hear!!

Here is a pic of one. Granted, it's not a custom, but it gives you an idea of what one might look like all fixed up.

http://www.arthurdaleheritage.org/1930s/1939_Cadillac_V16_Coupe.jpg

 

WOW, great find and pretty ironic as Roadstar and I just saw a LeSalle sitting in the parking lot of Costco's on Sunday as we drove down the main drag. It looked prestine. We should have turned around and took a photo as I did have my camera with me. Not sure what year but perhaps Roadstar will chime in. Congrats!

 

What a great purchase that is! That is one of my "Unicorns" also. Wanna sell...?
Actually I'm looking for one of those Cads or the same era Linc Z or Packard Coupe, but they seem to be too expensive for me!

 

great looking pics, just found out what the big old headlamps I bought came off.. funny how things work out ..

 

this guy has over 300 matching sets of 20's 30's 40's headlights 90 percent of them complete ***emblies, and he will sell them to me. if anyone wants something let me know i would be happy to get them for you!,....hmmmmm maybe i have a potential hamb auction in my future!


he also has a 38 packard 4 door in prestine condition for like 25k for sale.
i mean barrett jackson clean! i been thinking about buying it just to resell at barrett jackson to some gold chainer for half a million bucks!

 

This world needs more headlights, go for it!

 

Alex from Mission Auto has a Caddy he pulled out of a '62.
Might be a good compromise between the HP and dependablity, while keeping it Trad...
Give him a call to see if he still has it.

 

I like the Northstar idea... keep it Caddy...
You can even make the Northstar look kind of nostalgic....

Give http://www.chrfab.com/ a look...

 

That isn't a 63 Dynamic 88 next to it is it ?

Congrats on your score, I know it feels great when you finally what you've been hunting

 

After you get it home, you want to tell anyoone where that yard is? Is it Milo's? Looks to have some cool stuff in it.

 

i have no problem asking him if i can, he is an older guy and i had to be introduced to go there myself! but i am going to probably take some better pics of whats for sale.

are you talking about milo in sierra vista? if so, no...not him. rumor is he sold that whole place to some gold chainer for a million bucks, biz and cars and all....but sorry different guy.

 

Milo had other yards, too, not just SV. Had a couple up around Casa Grande. I'll wait to hear more.

 

that's awesome. congrats. looks like a whole bunch of good stuff in that yard. good luck with the project and keep us posted.

 

thanks, and i will certainly keep you guys posted

 

Way cool. I vote for chopping it. It could make a cool sled in the same vain as this Buick rendering that Janne put in the Friday Art Show a couple weeks ago.

The 62 Caddy motor Metalshapes mentioned would get my vote... and those things have enough torque to turn the world around. But zman's Northstar pic does have some merit... that's halfway tolerable....

 

My wife seen me looking at the pics and said '' That`s pretty sad, Are they planning on fixing that up? '' She doesn`t get it. I look at that and see one cool *** custom. Congrats on a great find!

 

No chop. Slammed. Skirted.

 

Do a poll on chopping it.......I vote chop.

 

ha ha ha h a, you guys aint gotta worry, i already plan to chop it! im waiting for the "ok bring it over" from metal shapes..lol...i told him yesterday i wanted a chop,...lol...and i think i scared him...lol.....

 

What a beautiful car. I vote for chopping it, but it has to be done almost perfectly IMO or it will just wreck the car. How much did you pay for it? (Just out of interest)

 

the thing is, is the guy pulled the front sheet metal of so it wouldnt get damaged!!!! since the fenders are so hard to find! it is 120% sheetmetal complete! it even has the extra optional sheetmetal that the dealer offered for this car! and it has NO RUST! NOT EVEN IN THE PANS!!!

 

Maybe someone can photoshop a chop on this one....... I kinda like it the way it is. I just think the proportions are right. I'm wondering if a chop wouldn't throw the length of the hood outa wack????

 

I had a buddy that lived in Tucson and he would always call me here in Topeka and say '' Man you can`t belive what I found out here & NO RUST''

 

With all my '41 Caddy Coupe thoughts and plans running in my head, I will try
do a small photoshop later. But first, don't just slam it. Let's DRAG the tail,
not stick it up in the air like an overgrown hot rod.