Featured on AutoHunter, the web public sale platform pushed by ClassicCars.com, is that this low-mileage 1964 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Particular.

The phrase “Bahama Sand” evokes imagery of a beachfront trip with a piña colada in hand and an umbrella overhead. That’s the official identify for the colour of this luxurious automotive, and it offers a placing complement to the beneficiant chrome trim, whitewall tires, and a hardtop physique design. This Caddy is being provided through seller consignment, and the public sale ends tomorrow.

Design for this 223-inch-long sedan was led by automotive designer Invoice Mitchell. He was the son of a Buick seller and began sketching vehicles as a toddler. Later, he labored as an promoting illustrator earlier than being recruited to Common Motors by Harley Earl in 1935. And when Earl reached the obligatory retirement age of 65, Mitchell succeeded him and served as head of design at Common Motors for nearly 20 years (from 1958 by means of 1977). Over his profession, Mitchell’s affect carried by means of to over 70 million autos produced by GM. Likelihood is, we now have all admired his work in some unspecified time in the future.

The Sixty Particular mannequin could be traced again to the Collection 60 which initially got here out in 1936. Right this moment’s featured prolonged luxo-sedan got here from a time when tailfins had been turning into toned down from sky-high proportions after the Fifties. The silhouette appears to be like lengthy, low, and glossy, because of a four-door hardtop physique type together with streamlined rear fender skirts. Sheetmetal design remained comparatively constant from 1961 by means of 1964, after which the C-body was modified to experience on an extended wheelbase as a pillared sedan.

Energy for this Fleetwood comes from a 429cid OHV big-block V8 backed by a TH-400 three-speed automated transmission. The odometer exhibits 57,175 miles, and the vendor says the quantity is correct. The automotive is reportedly mechanically sound apart from the “Consolation Management” air con system being low on refrigerant. Service historical past features a rebuilt radiator, an upgraded digital ignition system, and a tune-up lately.

With a reputation like Bahama Sand, you’ll consider each experience as a well-deserved trip. And with a automotive this measurement, you possibly can pack as a lot baggage as you want.

The public sale for this 1964 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Particular ends Friday, October 6, 2023, at 12:15 p.m. (PDT)

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