In 19 the dealer would send your new car to Traditional Coach Works, LTD, of Chatsworth, California. You would first purchase a Cadillac DeVille and for approximately an additional $9000 have it upgraded to a high end El Camino. The Cadillac Mirage could be purchased through your local Cadillac dealer. We have concluded that it is time to put emotional attachment aside and let it go. We relisted it with a $15,500 buy it now which was not successful on account of above mentioned bidder. We have recently listed this vehicle on eBay with a $16,500 reserve. His passion was Cadillac and he spenthis life time searching for any unusual Cadillac item. My uncle passed away and his extensive private Cadillac collection is being liquidated. Individual clicked the buy it now with no intentions of buying and then claimed his cat stepped on the keyboard.įor sale is a 1976 Cadillac Mirage.
All three together? A historical collection unto itself.I am relisting this vehicle on account of a non paying bidder. I did not rebuild the engine or transmission.
New shocks, alternator, battery, and a lot more work. There is a new Bill Dunn leather interior. It has new Winfield paint applied by Gene personally. It is 90+% of the way through restoration in my opinion. Gene drove it for a few years and parked it. He purchased the Mirage from John Bolin (the original owner) around 2009. I am the third owner, however for historical reasons I have left the title in Gene’s name. In the restoration process as I write this. Only ONE was owned by Gene personally this one. Fifteen have a “Golf Door” (this one does). In 1976 GM commissioned Gene Winfield to build Mirage Cadillac cars. If you have been hoping to add a 1976 Cadillac Mirage to your collection, now is your chance. The Drive YouTube Channel did this feature on a similar vintage Cadillac Mirage pickup a few years back: This similar restored 1976 Mirage sold for $48,000 on Bring a Trailer back in March of 2018, so we have a hard time believing the provenance is worth the $52,000 premium, especially when offered on Craigslist. The seller is hoping that provenance combined with the rarity and condition of this Mirage justifies a $100,000 asking price. The seller of this 1976 example reports this example originally listed in December 2021 on Craigslist in Palmdale, California was once owned by Gene Winfield himself. One of the more famous conversions occurred in 1976 when Cadillac commissioned famed customizer Gene Winfield to build converted Coupe DeVilles for sale in select Cadillac dealerships. Other well-heeled ranchers or those in need of a light-duty truck but who wanted something more luxurious than an El Camino commissioned Cadillac-based UTEs. JanuUpdate – We just confirmed the listing for this “Classifind” expired, so with no replacement found we’re assuming this ride “Sold?” While this one got away, please reach out either by email or call us directly if you’d like to be informed when we come across something similar.Ĭadillac was once such a symbol that when you drove one new, everyone who said you knew that somehow, you “made it.” A select few of those who “made it” also happened to have both the means and the need for either station wagons or El Camino like “Utes.” Elvis famously had Cadillacs converted to station wagons for family use.
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