Quite possibly the epitome of style, luxury, and comfort, this 1966 Cadillac Deville was custom built for Ralph Levin, who previously owned a car museum that went belly up in 2010. When this car was auctioned off from the museum, it had only covered 1,300 miles in its lifetime. Lightly covered with a layer of dust, I would guess that this wagon hasn’t collected that many more miles since the auction. Check out this sweet one of a kind Cadillac here on craigslist out of Grand Haven, Michigan. Rocco B. has submitted yet another cool and unique classic! Thanks Rocco!
Under the hood of this massive wagon is a 429 V8 with “the works”. Air conditioning, power steering, power brakes, you name it. The engine compartment appears very clean, but the air cleaner sticker is peeling up, and looks to have been sprayed over with black paint. I would assume that the car is in running shape, with no issues to contend with. I would hope so anyways for 1,300 miles worth of use.
The interior is in lovely shape, but I personally am not a fan of the color of the dash. Looking closely, the steering wheel is slightly off color, and there are a couple of cracks present on the rim near the spokes. The seat upholstery is also a shade off from the dash, but I don’t believe that the seats are faded; I think it was simply a custom color choice. The driver seat has tufted buttons of which one is missing, and one has come loose and is dangling.
The back seat area is inviting, and appears to be in nice shape, minus some dirt, or seat frame paint damage at the bottom of the bench. I would say that there is dirt or greasy hand print stains on that area of the seat, and the seat frame part looks to have been sprayed white, but suffered a chip or a scrape.
Absolutely stunning, the styling and rich blue metallic really sell the looks of this Cadillac wagon. The body appears just about perfect, but there is some discoloration on the vinyl roof trim around the D pillar. While this is a very low mileage custom car, there are a few minor flaws that need to be resolved to really make this car shine as it should. With incredible looks, tons of room, loads of options, and a big heart, would you drive or savor this custom Caddy?
The Lady Gaga roof? Gotta love the effort if not the metal
LD71 😁
The Flying Nun.
I was thinking more of Sally Fields (The Flying Nun), but that could be a generational thing?
Me too. That was my first thought.
not sure bout the rear visor. Hafta drive w/it 4 awhile to decide on “keeps” or “remove”.
Luv the wagons (this 1 – too big 4 me tho).
After 40 yrs of drivin em, I miss one now.
Rocco should talk to Speed TV about getting his own show. He finds some seriously cool cars.
Make that Velocity, who I think ate up Speed.
Wonder what the car sold for from the auction of original owner’s assets. It is gorgeous –not too sure of the roof overhang either–but I think $20K is a bit much which probably means it will go for $40K+.
The only sure way of stopping this crazy price inflation is to let me buy them. The minute I get one the market immediately drops out on that particular color, model, interior etc and I am $10K in the toilet.
That’s frikking hilarious!!!! The comment! Not your “luck”!
Love the car, color, but not so much on the “flying nun” rear end treatment!! If you can afford to buy it, overpriced my 1/2¢ worth, you can afford to de bonnet the rear.
First thing I’d do is ditch the Superfly grille, then enjoy every mile in that baby.
You beat me to it. Bad choice of grilles, must have been built in that short 70’s Pimpmobile period.
Somewhat of a pimped out Ghostbusters vibe to it.
Is it just me? Or does this car have a “creepy” feel to it??
I agree. The Pimpmobile grill would have to go. I could live with the rest of it the way it is. I see it has an air pump for the level ride control so it does have everything you could want. It might be a chore keeping everything working but, that’s part of owning a car like this.
The roofline is interesting, in that the rear buttresses seem to follow the same angle as the vestigial fins. I imagine it’s pretty dramatic from a pure profile view.
This also brings back memories of the ’66 Coupe de Ville my stepfather once brought home unexpectedly (“it was a great deal!”) — I remember polishing the chrome on that thing took hours, and two bicycles would fit in the trunk without having to remove any wheels or handlebars. It was an interesting contrast to the Saab 900 Turbo that shared the driveway!
I think a Nomad top would have been a better way to go on this one…however, who would wanna Canabiize a Nomad to make this? … What was i think’in? lol
I’m a big fan of vintage wagons, I’d love to have one. I drive trucks for a living and after a day of driving a truck, I don’t want to drive home in something bigger. Interesting wagon but this one is really too big for my taste.
As others have said i’d change the grille for something a little more “classy” but the rest I love.
Bet that’s one sweet long distance cruiser. But who was Ralph Levin?
Pat, my father in the scrap metal recycling business for sixty years headquartered in Sturgis Michigan.He loved classics, rods, novelty cars and others. His collection totaled 450 cars at its peak. The collection was housed in Burr Oak Michigan as R11 Classic Cars. I liquidated the collection to Miedema Auctioneers in 2010.
Cary I’m looking at buying the car can you tell me anything more about it. Who did the custom work, anything is helpful.
I can’t look at a Caddy “wagon” without seeing a hearse.
I’m out.
Bet that’s one sweet long distance cruiser. But would probably be really expensive to keep fed.
I am a family member. I rode in this car alot as a child. No way that 1300 miles is legitimate.
Any knowledge on why Ralph had this built the way he did? I’m sure we d all be interested in knowing. Thanks
Sure. We had a large family. Seven children plus two cousins lived with us for a while. He like Cadillacs and this was the second of four wagons he had made over a ten or fifteen year period. I think it was his version of the high end mini van for families. In the seventies he switched to buying motor homes.
Thanks for the family background on this.
David Vohlken: Sorry but I was nine years old when we got that vehicle. I can tell you that my father had them stretched and customized in the Detroit area but I do not have a name. Not sure if historical title research is archived that far back but the car was always in Michigan. We sold it at auction through Miedema in about 2009 or 2010 along with rest of the R11 collection. There were three Cadillac Station Wagons in the collection at that time. I do remember they all sold for minimal dollars imho. Economy was still pretty rough. Sorry I could not be of greater help.
Rocco, thank you, and yes, you should talk to someone about a show; actually Barn Finds should do the same thing with a camera crew. Live. Brian thank you as well, I am a supporter of Bizarre Cadillac Station Wagons, of which there are a few, and this is another approach. I’d like to buy one, I have my eye on one in Texas but the problem is I have no room. A sale or two will help in that area, and
that is happening. With regard to the car; miles don’t matter. Fix it and drive it.
I had a 68 sedan Deville in high school. I loved that car!! I could put lots of friends and beer in that thing. Wish I had that car back many times. That ol 472 would haul out no matter what you had tied to the bumper.
I love Wagons but that looks more like a camper shell.
Would look good next to my ’74 Eldo-Camino!
Love the ziebart sticker on the rear glass. Being rustproofed usually means the vehicle spent time in the rustbelt. Where does it say this is a low mileage car? They actually avoid mentioning the mileage.
The description is just a link to barnfinds.com 1966 Cadillac DeVille wagon. Power everything ,air conditioning.
https://barnfinds.com/low-mileage-custom-1966-cadillac-deville-wagon/
Change the grill back and I’m ready to go cruising! I love it!
I have always loved the detail in Cadillacs of that era. Modern cars have very little stylish detail.
I think my boss bought the wagon and a handful of other cars at the auction. There is a nice Leland, and well as a couple other goofy ones.