Offered for sale here on craigslist in St. Louis, Missouri, is this 1956 Cadillac Series 62. The photos show a very straight body, that appears to have minimal rust, and possibly even original white paint. The lower trim strips have been removed from the body, and hopefully are included. Still sporting the “dagmar” bumper on the front, the chrome on it looks pretty close to being presentable. In the event of a proper restoration, chrome plated trim that is already nice to start with, will slightly reduce the size of the pile of cash it would take to have all re-done. The body looks very straight, although the seller basically does nothing to tell us this, other than the few photos.

The one shot of the dashboard, and the seller’s description tells us the dash has already been re-painted in the original color, which is light pink. Did this car come with a white body, trimmed out with pink, black and white interior? Sounds appealing, in a retro sort of way. Too bad the seller doesn’t tell us, and there aren’t any photos of it, except this one of the dash, which also shows this car’s promotion to “parts storage warehouse” status.

The right side looks just as good. Unfortunately, no shots of the rear are provided. Excellent photos of the engine compartment and the trunk are also lacking. It’s up to us to imagine for ourselves how solid the rocker panels and floors are with this beautiful land yacht. A few words about the condition (or perhaps basic existence of) the drive train would also be nice. As we all know, cars with lots of chrome are expensive to restore. But fabulously huge Cadillacs of this vintage are worth it, and bring big bucks in return if finished properly. I’d like to see someone take advantage of this seller’s laziness and snap this up. If the body is really as good as it looks, it’s a great deal and will sell fast at this price. So how do you see it? All original with white, pink and black? White over black, vice-versa? Red? Mint green? How much do you think all the chrome plating will cost?