1951 Cadillac DeVille

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516242473

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Up for auction is a 51 Coupe De Ville. This is a fairly rare car with only 10,241 Coupe De Villes built in 51. The car was originally Empress Blue. The car is fairly complete except for the front seat. The story I got with the car is that it was family owned since new, and about 15 years ago the owner started to restore it and died. What I am told is that the engine was rebuilt and put back in the car and it didn't get any further. Wether or not it was ever ran or driven after that nobody seems to know. The car has been sitting and now the engine is stuck and I have not tried to free it up. However it is very possible that the engine was rebuilt because the engine has been repainted. Also the power steering pump has been painted blue, and there is overspray on the positive coil wire and the carb linkage. The positive cable also looks to be new. There is rust in the lower rear quarters and rockers. The floorpans are solid except the passengers rear pan has a hole. The trunk is a little soft and the spare sump has a hole in it. The car was parked with the windows down, but they are all there. The windshield and all of the back windows look very nice. The wonderbar radio hums when you turn it on. The rear defroster motor also comes on. This is a very cool car with lots of potential. Thanks for looking. The cowl tag reads as follows; Style: 51-6237DX--1951 Coupe De Ville with electric windows Body: FW 3109---- 3109th Coupe De Ville out of 10,241 Trim 58-------------- Blue broadcloth inserts with grey leather Paint 2-------------- Empress Blue Acc K--------------- Backseat heater fan and rear window defog The Vin# (516242473) decodes as followed; 51---------- Year 62---------- Coupe De Ville 42473------Sequencial serial number