1946 Cadillac Other

Coupe

500ci Cadillac

Automatic - TH400

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1946 Cadillac Club Coupe - 2door Fastback Coupe Original Southern California car exported a few years ago. 1970 500ci Cadillac Engine mated to a recently bought new TCI TH400 transmission, with low rpm new toque converter Body straight with no dents. Paint was a high end job back then, quite thick with clear coat on top but shows minor wear & small cracks at some places up close inspection, around doors/windows and mostly on the hood center trim. Overall decent paint but now show car level. Interior seats have been recovered & new springs installed when the car was restored. Seats show minimum wear & age and no tears or holes Here is a list of upgrade/maintenance items done since I owned it. All electric temp-controlled SPAL cooling fans (four of them). Engine runs cool even when stuck in mid-summer traffic heat.Fans are running mostly at 50% of the speed - very quiet operation. The fans are variable speed temperature controlled using the SPAL Pulsed RPM fan controller and there are 4 independent controllers, one for each fan. High flow Flow-cooler water pump for more cooling at low rpm. Recently installed high density copper radiator. New 140Amp high power alternator to power all the fans and more. New starter changed a month ago (Nov. 2015) New engine and transmission rubber mounts CD player and high end floor speakers (easily removable if necessary) Installed a new master cylinder a few years back and did regular brake fluid (DOT 3) changes. New rear end axle shaft oil seal, and wheel seal. No axle oil leaks. New front wheel bearings, recent service with new drum shoes, bearing grease packing. K&N air filter (washable) The spare tire has the same tires bought when mounting the current tires. Two cherry bomb mufflers create a deep and powerful rumble of an exhaust sound.. Recent service includes grease-up of king pins, chassis, steering box grease, new rear axle oil, engine oil, oil filter, transmission oil and filter. Wipers are non-functional Key can lock/unlock the door lock but on driver side only. Chrome parts are decent but show some minor pitting and light rust in various areas - no show car but okay from 10 feet. Re-chrome if you whish but hard to see anything from the usual distance onlookers will admire this classic Art Deco beauty This is a car you can drive and enjoy without the hassle and costs of maintaining a 70 years old, under-powered and overheating drive-train & generator/regulator electric system - in today's traffic. The engine has plenty of torque at low rpm, the exhaust sounds great but the car looks totally classic from the outside, with original wheels and period correct tires. Apart from the engine, transmission and cooling the rest is original and fairly easy to maintain. Brake shoes are easy to get new on Ebay. Included in this sale: 1)Dual Master cylinder kit (safety upgrade) - full set containing everything needed for a dual master cylinder conversion ( dual master cylinder, tubes, mount). 2)New spare original water pump 3)Transmission filter 4)Cadillac 1970 Manual (large book, copy), for the engine/trans Car is presently near Yokohama - I will assist for shipping to any seaport from Yokohama Sea Port/Container or RoRo shipping. contact e-mail: 47@bigcadillac.comOn Dec-25-15 at 09:39:25 PST, seller added the following information: Starting price is 31,800 USD (not 1000..). Please do contact me via e-mail and I will be happy to call & go over detailed questions regarding this vehicle since I am the owner and have been doing all the work & maintenance myself on this vehicle for a few years now. No reserve. Priced to sell as I have 5 more classic cars and space issues. Selling Worldwide of course - pls ignore that list of countries and again, the car is currently in Japan not USA - listing required a US zip code for some reasons.On Dec-27-15 at 03:44:53 PST, seller added the following information: Also:Replaced the fuel pump (mechanical) with a new unit 6 months agoAlso replaced the fuel filter with one of those high flow summit unit. Replaced the ignition points and condenser, ignition coil a month ago. The carburetor on this car has been upgraded to an Edelbrock carb several years ago. On Dec-27-15 at 05:51:08 PST, seller added the following information: Also included in the sale is and brand new electronic distributor for that engine - but again the points are new too so its not really required but nice to try out if you like working on carsOn Dec-27-15 at 21:23:03 PST, seller added the following information: Regarding shipping costs - I called a few shipping companies today and most will send me quotes right after new year but one company said they charge USD 3000 for shipping to Long Beach USA and USD 2400 to Hamburg in a 20 ft container , that's all inclusive: (Warehouse storage, securing the car inside the container , paperwork fees and taxes , container moving and sea transport fee etc), Perhaps some others ones could be a slightly cheaper but due to year end holidays we will have to wait a week or so for their reply on costs. Will keep this updates whenever new info comes in anyway. On Dec-27-15 at 23:37:09 PST, seller added the following information: Got another shipping detailed quote back by email - prices valid until Jan 31 - total cost: - 271,000yen to Hamburg or Oslo Norway(approx. usd 2260 at today's rate) - 340,000 yen to Long Beach CA (approx Usd 2835) On Dec-30-15 at 01:33:03 PST, seller added the following information: Took the car out today (12/30/2015) and recorded this video. Haven't cleaned the tires in a while and the car was a bit dusty. You can notice in several shots that no smoke comes out of the exhaust. https://youtu.be/blZOkiivIRA