My 1949 Cadillac Fastback

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My 1949 Cadillac Fastback

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Purchased in 87 with 10,000 oem miles :<)
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tumb2 Cool!!
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Me Likey!!! Know you have had a good run with it; you've had it a long time! Have you had to do much to it, through the years? Old cars are just like old Wings. They fun!!
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Nice
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1 picture is all we get? :cry:
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ya know I was thinking that also :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Here's a picture of it after the new owner put a $10k paint job on it where he won first place at the Cadillac Lasalle Grand National 2 years ago.

It was an incredible find in 87 with perfect oem interior-mint wood grained dash-oem US Royal WW spare never down- jack/tools in the box :<)
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beautiful caddy.
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Beautiful Caddy. Tho it is a bit painful when I realize that I remember those driving around as normal daily drivers and they were not old cars yet.
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They were the cheapest of the model line back then @ $3,000 with 15,000 built.

Here's some pictures of a friends 49 club coupe being shipped from Washington to Massachusetts in 2003 :<)
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That is a nice Caddy
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Love love love gm fastbacks from the 40''s.
Thanks for sharing.
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