1958 Cadillac Sixty Special - Original unrestored

Complete. unrestored 1958 Cadillac Sixty Special four-door hardtop with factory paint and interior. Carefully maintained by succession of owners; driven 2. 00 trouble-free miles in the past 4. 5 years. Mileage: 82. 61. Chrome and stainless galore. extra badges. leather-trimmed seats. autronic eye. and power seats. windows and vent wings. Still has disconnected air-ride equipment. Thought to have been owned by L. L. Bean. who started the company by that name in Maine. More on that later. As a Sixty Special. it is the luxury hardtop. with gold “FLEETWOOD” lettering on the trunk and elsewhere. “The Encyclopedia of American Cars 1946 to 1959” calls it “probably the most stately Cadillac for 1958” with “full stainless steel on the rear quarter panel” and production of only 12. 00. According to plaque in trunk. “This car is #11. 82. ” Sixty Special has unique features. including stainless vent ports in top of front fenders and back bumper with vertical ribs. Back fins wear “Sixty Special” script. Weighs 4. 00 pounds. stretches 225 inches with long rear deck but handles easily. With all windows down and no post. feels very open. Body is Versailles green (although plaque in trunk says Acadian green) with Alpine white roof. Roof paint very nice. Paint thin on hood and somewhat dull on deck and chipped here and there and touched up here and there over the years. Interior is stunning. Nearly perfect padded dash and flawless two-tone steering wheel. original plush brown carpet. mint headliner. Plush seats with arm rests. Tunisian beige cloth trimmed in matching metallic beige leather. Cloth has glittery thread. Crown badges on seat backs. Fabric portion of some door panels has light staining. Lower driver’s seat has moderate stain. but overall seats are fantastic. No splits. Firm. Leather very nice. It has some rust: There is some small rust-through very low and behind some of trim in usual places. but you can’t see it. Underneath has surface rust. but for an East Coast car is acceptable. Passenger rear bumper end is rotted in one spot and covered with silver tape. Original trunk mat has stains. but trunk panels are nice. Still has tire-change label. Trunk floor is original. clean. Cadillac badge on hood has missing piece but still nice color. Windshield has pitting and small chips. Power windows work great. Driver power vent wing works but passenger side doesn’t. Radio and brake lights recently stopped working. Have tuned the engine and replaced entire exhaust system with stainless. Changed oil and filter regularly and never driven in rain or started if temp is below 50. Had brakes inspected. and they work fine. Has seat belts. Whitewalls are older but nice. Lineage: Car is thought to have been bought new by L. L. Bean in Maine and used by his chauffer-driven wife after his death. Then went to another family in the same Maine town who owned it from about 1967 until the early 90s. Found old Maine temp tag in spare-tire well. Two different East Coast dealers. including one I bought it from. say they sold it as “the L. L. Bean car. ”