Growing up in Elizabeth in the ‘60’s, I had quite an interest in cars, especially Cadillac’s. By the age of twelve, I knew the year of just about any Cadillac driving by. The ’59 was the most memorable and would become one of my favorite body styles. My Grandfather had a black ’64 Sedan deVille, it was probably the first Cadillac I rode in. I loved playing with the Wonderbar radio and the foot controlled changer. My other Grandfather was the head mechanic & engine rebuilder at Clinton Square Auto in Morristown. He taught me a great deal about servicing and tuning a car. He had a small build and I remember he had to climb up into the engine compartment to reach the distributor cap.

I continued to admire old Cadillac’s and dreamt about owning one;  on October 9^th, 1977, that dream became reality. I was reading the used car section of the Star Ledger when I came across a “1937 Cadillac Sedan” for sale. It was located in Rutherford. I convinced my father, who also loved Cadillacs, to take the 45 minute ride with me to see it. We thought we were going to see a 60 series Sedan and we were trying to guess what condition it would be in. We arrived and the owner walked us in the back to an old detached garage. He opened the door revealing the front of the car. He poured some gas into the carburetor and eventually succeeded in getting the car started. He pulled it out of the garage and we realized it was a 70 series Fleetwood. After negotiating for a few minutes, we bought the car for $3,750.

We sent the car directly to Twin City Auto Body in Newark and for the next two years, we watched the progress of the restoration. Twin City (now out of business) took care of most of the work; a retired Elizabeth Police Detective did the interior. We met a lot of helpful people and we learned a great deal. The car was finally completed in April, 1979. It has traveled 1600 miles in 30 years. In 2004, with a 25 year old restoration, it won a 1^st Primary at the National CCCA meet.                                                                                                   

1937 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 7019 Touring Sedan

1959 Cadillac Sedan deVille ~ "Vic's '59"

1959 Cadillac Eldorado Seville

1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz

1959 Cadillac Fleetwood

1959 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe

2004 Cadillac Escalade ESV