13k-Mile Luxurious Beauty: 1969 Cadillac DeVille

I’ve got to admit that sometimes when a seller uses words such as flawless, magnificent, or time capsule when describing their 50+ year automobile, it triggers my spidey senses to look even closer than I ordinarily would as opposed to when someone admits their ride needs a total restoration.  But the owner of this 1969 Cadillac DeVille here on eBay throws out all three here, and after checking it out I tend to agree and might even add the term grandiose ’cause this one’s a true beauty.  The Caddy is located in Newton, Pennsylvania, where bidding has already reached $16,350, but there’s also an opportunity to own it today for $22,500 if you hit the buy-it-now button.

I also tend to get overly judgmental whenever an extremely low-mileage claim is suggested, in this case 13,879 which is only slightly more than 250 per year if my math skills serve me correctly, so I’m gonna want a good story to back this up.  We get it here, as the seller states that the first owner passed away after only driving the Cadillac 8,000 miles, followed by a subsequent storage of about 16 years by his widow as she didn’t possess a driver’s license.  During that time, her nephew periodically started the engine and eventually took ownership and drove it an additional 5,000 miles before the current caretaker’s acquisition.

Something else convincing involves the interior, which appears splendid overall but the seats in particular seem to add credibility here, as they still retained the plastic covering up until recently.  We get to see a photo of the owner wearing protective gloves in the process of taking off the clear wrapping on the front bench, then another after it’s been completely removed, and other than a bit of waviness on the armrest it’s a lot like traveling back to the assembly line 1969.

The seller doesn’t specifically say whether or not the finish is completely original or not, but if any of it’s ever had any respraying it must have been a primo job as I’m not really spotting any evidence of paint flaws around the trim, and the areas where the vinyl top meets the body are about as nice as one would expect for a car with this much age on it.  The one exterior flaw mentioned is a negligible scratch on the trunk lid, but fortunately, it only measures about two and a half inches long.

Under the hood, the engine bay seems to be in fine order, with one welcomed upgrade being an A/C compressor that uses modern freon and it’s actually blowing cold air.  The Cadillac is said to be running smoothly and quietly, with the seller confident that his car is roadworthy enough to get right in and drive cross-country if the buyer doesn’t live near The Keystone State.  I wouldn’t be surprised if somebody goes ahead and snaps this one up clicking the immediate gratification button at $22,500, which seems like a fairly reasonable price to pay for a full-size luxury mobile of this caliber that’s been shown so much love.  What do you think?