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10th Annual Cadillac Fall Festival
and Concours d'Elegance
Gilmore Automobile Museum
Hickory Corners Michigan

September 2019

I unfortunately did not get the owners name of this Gorgeous Cadillac. In my opinion it was one of, if not the, Best Cadillac being Displayed in the Show. With that being said I must admit that I have always been a Fan of the 1957 and 1958 Eldorado  Brougham's. They were very Limited Production Factory Custom Built Cadillac's. These Cars carried a stratospheric price of $13,074, almost 3 times the price of a regular Cadillac Sedan and over 6 times the price of a base Chevrolet Sedan. There were 400 Eldorado Broughams produced in 1957 and 304 in 1958. Fabulous Automobiles

The 1957 and 1958 Eldorado Brougham's were so unique with their Pillar Less Doors, the Stainless Steel Roof and the Worlds 1st Front and Rear  Air Suspension. There were 15 Colors of Paint offerings and an astounding 45 choices of Interior trim colors. They were all powered by a 365 cubic inch Engine's and 4 speed Automatic Transmissions. The 1957 cars were fitted with Dual 4 Barrel Carburetor's producing 325 Hp. The '58's used a 3 - 2 Barrel Carburetor Setup rather than 2 -4's. gaining an additional 10 Hp. The Cars were loaded with High End Luxurious unique features - The Dash Glove Box contained a Fold Out Shelf with 6 matching Silver Tumblers, Mirror, Cigarette Case and Tissue Dispenser. The Rear Fold Down Arm Rest was fitted with a Lady's Perfume Atomizer filled with Cadillac's Custom Formulated "Arpege" along with a Lipstick and Compact . These item's can cost Thousands of Dollars to replace today, when they do become available

GM Design displayed from their Heritage Collection, these two Cadillac Concept Cars

I found the 2013 Cadillac Elmiraj (Above, Left and Right) to be a Very Impressive, Long Sleek Automobile. The Elmiraj in my opinion should have been produced. The Dark Blue paint with it's  Caramel Leather interior was Beautiful

The 1999 Cadillac Evoke is shown below... It did Not "Evoke" much from me in '99 and its still doesn't in 2019... Sorry

Below is an early Cadillac Styling Car. Steve Plunkett brought his Cadillac "Concept Car" from Ontario, Canada. Cadillac was working on the upcoming "New"  Coupe De Ville with it's Pillar Less Hardtop Roof Design. The Car Garnered a lot of Praise as it was displayed on Saturdays Show Field

The recreated 1948 Cadillac Dealership is located on the 90 acre complex of the Gilmore Car Museum It opened in 2014. The Dealership is home to the Cadillac LaSalle Club's Museum and Research Center.  The Museum displays not only the history of Cadillac and LaSalle Automobiles, but also recognizes the Manufacturing Facilities, Dealers and those who Designed and Engineered these Fine Automobiles

This is my Cadillac. A 1960 Series 62 Convertible. I was 18 years old in 1975 when my Dad purchased the Caddy from a local Collector Car Dealership, Special Interest Auto's. He traded a 1958 Thunderbird towards the purchase. The Cadillac was a Whopping $2800 and he was allowed $700 for the Thunderbird. The Cadillac at that time was all original, except for maybe the Convertible Top. The Paint was not perfect but still Good. The Red Leather interior was showing some age but, again, still Good. Knowing what I know now we should have left the car as it was, a "Survivor". But No... I was 18 years old and thought I had to "Restore" it. I removed all of the Chrome, and a lot of the interior and sent it off to be re-painted in it's original Olympic White. At the time it was Lacquer, nothing Cool was painted in Enamel in the 70's. The paint job was $600. That would not even buy the materials today

Once the Car was back home I proceeded to reassemble it. Under the hood received a Paint Job too. The engine - "Cadillac Blue" and "Everything, I mean EVERYTHING" else was sprayed "Gloss Black" Yuk - like I said earlier, I should have left it alone (Dumb 18 year old kid). With the Under Hood mess completed, I had the Convertible Top replaced and the Carpeting. My "Restoration" was completed by '76. From there my Family used it on Vacation's, Weekend Drives and My "Dates". I even used the Caddy in my Wedding. My Dad later gave me the Cadillac and I moved it from house to house, storing it later for about 10 years in a closed Chevrolet Dealership that a friend of mine had purchased

About 4-5 years ago I built another Garage and brought it home where it sat Some More...  I started work on it again in the Spring of 2019, knowing the the Cadillac LaSalle Clubs Grand National Meet was going to be in Louisville, Ky, literally in my Backyard. While at the Show I learned of this September Michigan gathering. Suddenly thoughts of a "Road Trip" came to mind. So More Work and More Money was needed. About 2 months later me, the Cadillac and my Long Time Buddy Wes were Ready for the Trip. We traveled 800 plus miles without a Snag. The Caddy did just what it was suppose to do and we had a Great Time!     Thanks Dad