VERY RARE 1988 Concept Car for 1989 Debut of Cadillac STS

Very Rare 1988 Concept Car for 1989 Debut of the Cadillac STS

"The first 1988 STS's were custom built in June 1988 by Cars and Concepts and announced at the 1988 Detroit Grand Prix. These were available to VIP's within General Motors, he Cadillac Division, ome major shareholders and a short list of dignitaries.

"As of 2014, he survivability rate of this 1989 model is at about 3% (approximately 57 remaining) per the NHTSA and Broxterman Auto Survivability Rate Chart - BASRC).

These were produced prior to December 1988 for the 1989 production year and are very rare."

- Wikipedia (search: Cadillac_Seville)

Here is a very rare, odern automobile that is destined to grow in value year-by-year. Built in 1988 to promote the 1989 debut of Cadillac's STS line, his example is noted in Wikipedia (see link below) to be one of only 57 estimated to remain in existence. Some forums count the remaining number as low as 16, hough this particular car was not included in that count.

This sale is for an original condition, nrestored 1988 (registered as 1989) Cadillac STS built by GM and then customized in 1988 by Cars and Concepts and presented for sale here on Ebay by its first owner (after the dealer, ick Gidron, eceived it as a promotional delivery and drove its first 84 miles). There are less than 96,000 original miles on the odometer.

* Color: White Diamond

* Full coverage, and-stitched, eechwood Leather seats, still soft, o tears, ome wear on driver's seat and steering wheel)

* Genuine burled elm wood interior trim (the trim enhances the side doors. Most of it has noticeable cracks in the otherwise high-gloss, ransparent lacquer coating. None is pealing or loose, ut it might be advisable to refinish professionally.

* Full functional 12-way power front bucket seats, ncluding functional compressed air lumbar supports

* Touring suspension, tyled 15" aluminum wheels (need professional buffing)

* Body side moldings have been replaced with best-match after market, ainted to match

* 4.5 Liter V8 DFI engine with 4-speed auto overdrive

* Electronic climate control, C has been converted from Freon, lows cold

* Delco Bose AM/FM sound system with audio cassette (one channel needs some work)

* Car comes with its original brochure, old key, old Key audio cassette with unbroken plastic seal, elco Bose audio demonstration and head cleaning cassette, hird party product literature, riginal dealer invoice, riginal window sticker (never applied), /p>

With the exception of some very small paint damages, tiny ding here and there (easily removed by a Dent Doctor), nd typical weathering, he bodywork is excellent. The rear trunk lid had to be repainted due to an unusual case of paint crazing that appeared only on the trunk lid. Only one body repair in lifetime, ue to a scraped driver-front fender. The passenger mirror escutcheon is a bit banged up (mirror caught garage door once).

Note: Car has been sitting idle for 12 months and may need a good tune-up. Seller may do this before showing or sell as-is depending on timing and circumstances of sale. Driver's may take car for short ride with proof of insurance coverage. Car is not currently insured, ut it is inspected.

Excerpt from Wikipedia entry:

The big news for 1988 was the introduction of the Seville Touring Sedan which came equipped with GM's FE2 Touring Suspension. It featured special 15inch alloy wheels, pecial springs, ear sway bar, nd a special 15.6:1 steering ratio for enhanced handling, grille mounted Cadillac emblem, pecial cloisonné trunk lock cover, nd a unique four-place interior. 1988 Seville Touring Sedan production totaled 1,499 units. The first 1988 STS's were custom built in June 1988 by Cars and Concepts and announced at the 1988 Detroit Grand Prix. These were available to VIP's within General Motors, he Cadillac Division, ome major shareholders and a short list of dignitaries. A special label was affixed to the lower corner of the driver-side front door by Cars and Concepts identifying it as one of the original STS's. 2014 Survivability rate*: 14% (210 remaining).

For 1989, he first "production" STS's were sold to the public as a "Limited Edition" with an option code of YP6. Features from the initial concept 1988 model were carried over to the 1989 LE production model year with the addition of a retuned European-feel suspension package for more precise steering control and firmer feel of the road. The features of the STS over the standard Seville included hand-stitched beechwood ultrasoft leather seats, nti-lock braking, ouring suspension, 3.3:1 drive ratio; 15-inch cast aluminum alloy wheels and Goodyear Eagle GT4 blackwall tires. Additional STS features: Grille with flush-mounted wreath-and-crest, odified driver's front fender with the cornering light moved to the front fascia and headlight monitors removed, atching body color front lower airdam and bodyside moldings, atte black export license pocket with bright bead, atte black front bumper impact pads and rear bumper guard vertical inserts, atching body color outside rearview mirrors with black patch, odified (from Eldorado) rear reflexes (moved to the bumper), odified export tail lamps with three-color European-style lenses, TS nameplate on the deck lid and an STS exclusive cloisonné deck lid lock cover. The STS interior had a 12-way power front seat, anual articulating front seat headrests, enter front armrest with cassette and coin/cup storage console trimmed in ultrasoft leather, et-type map pockets, ear bucket seats with integral headrests, enter rear console and rear storage compartment, eather-wrapped front and rear door trim panels, oor pull straps and overhead pull straps, igh-gloss elm burl real wood appliqués on door trim panels and switch plates, orn pad and bar, nstrument panel and front and rear consoles, eechwood Thaxton floor carpet and a decklid liner in Tara material with STS logo. Other standard STS features (these were options on the standard Seville) were: automatic door locks, lluminated driver and passenger side visor vanity mirrors, lluminated entry system, ear window defogger, heft-deterrent system and trunk mat. Only 4 exterior colors were available for the STS this year: White Diamond; Sable Black; Black Sapphire; or Carmine Red. 1,893 Seville Touring Sedans (STS) were produced for the 1989 model year. The first 1989 STS's were leftovers from the Cars & Concepts run of the 1988 production year and had the special sticker located on the lower part on the inside of the driver's door. These were produced prior to December 1988 for the 1989 production year and are very rare. The last 6 digits of these VIN numbers would be below 808000. As with the 1988 model, special 3.25" x 2" black/silver chrome label was affixed to the lower inside area of the driver-side front door by Cars and Concepts identifying it as one of the original STS's{ref 7} As of 2014, he survivability rate* of this 1989 model is at about 3% (approximately 57 remaining) per the NHTSA and Broxterman Auto Survivability Rate Chart - BASRC).

Another example: search: Cadillac Country Club: 1980 Cadillac : 1988 Cadillac STS

Notes on Brochure: autosofinterest.com: 2013/05/04/marketing-material-1988-cadillac-seville-sts-brochure/