Vehicle Description
A great deal of time, money and new parts went in to the extensive
restoration of this 1955 Cadillac Eldorado convertible before
becoming an AACA National award winning automotive masterpiece in
2010. Professional painted in correct Arlington Green paint and
jeweled with lots of show chrome all the way around and rolling on
a beautiful set of Saber Eldorado wheels wrapped
in wide whites. The interior is absolutely gorgeous with lush
saddle tan leather interior and expense spared on the restored two
tone dash with lots of new stainless trim and new dash bezel and
refurbished instrumentation and currently showing 75000 miles,
which could be original miles. The American Dream Machine is nicely
optioned with power seats, power windows, autronic eye for auto
dimming, topped off with a newer black soft top and green parade
boot. Under the hood is also show quality embellishing and numbers
matching, rebuilt 331cubic inch V8 engine, topped off with the
desirable dual four barrel carburetors and batwing air cleaner,
nicely optioned with power steering and power brakes.
The undercarriage is solid and intact with excellent metal
structure and lots of newer suspension and brake parts.
EXTERIOR
: AACA National award winning 1955 Cadillac Eldorado
convertible
Extensive restoration completed in over several years in the early
2000s
Professionally painted in code correct 34, Arlington Green Metallic
Jeweled in show chrome bumpers, front and back, with large Dagmar
bullets, New grill, new stainless trim side trim, new door trim and
emblems Newer Eldorado aluminum Saber wheels and wrapped in wide
whites Very nice newer black convertible top and parade boot
INTERIOR
: Extensive interior restoration with attention to original
detail
Newer code correct 95, Beige/Saddle leather interior Newer leather
seat covers with new stainless seat trim Restored two tone dash
with newer dash bezel and instrumentation Original Eldorado
steering wheel and Cadillac radio Power windows, power seats,
autronic eye Restored trunk with spare Saber wheel
MECHANICS
: National show winning engine compartment
Showcasing the original numbers matching, professionally 331CID OHV
engine rated at 270 bhp at 4800 rpms Engine rebuilt to correct
specs and topped off with dual Rochester 4-barrel carburetors and
Batwing air cleaner
Rebuilt 3-speed Hydra-Matic automatic transmission Power
steering
Four wheel hydraulic drum power brakes
UNDERCARRIAGE
: Very solid, intact original frame and floors Floating rear axle
with semi-elliptical springs Rebuilt drum brakes at the time of
restoration
Lots of new partsAmerican Dream Machines
At American Dream Machines, we typically have over 100 quality
classic cars and trucks in stock and for sale. We have everything
from Corvettes to Cadillacs, Camaros, Mustangs, Mopars, GTOs,
Chevelles, Bel Airs, Blazers and exotic sports cars. Our classics
and muscle cars range from the 1950s to the 1970s. Our inventory is
diverse and continuously changing and always growing! Our #1 Goal
is to make you, our customer happy with the American classic and
muscle cars we offer. We highly recommend that ALL CUSTOMERS call
our knowledgeable, experienced staff and with Midwest values and
have very detailed discussions regarding overall condition of any
of our classics that you are considering getting in the drivers
seat of. Our phone number is (515)-245-9100 and we are centrally
located in the heartland of America, in Des Moines Iowa. American
Dream Machines occupies the historic 41,000 square foot Packard
Dealership. We are one of the largest full service classic car
dealerships in the Midwest. We have over 10 active Mechanic hoists,
a body shop and detail bays that are used by our technicians to
inspect, repair, upgrade and detail our cars so that they are ready
to be delivered to your driveway. Please give us a call and we will
be happy to help get your dream car to almost any location
worldwide! ALL OF OUR PICTURES AND VIDEOS ARE REAL, ALL THE WAY
AROUND! We photograph our cars in our professional photo studio for
the best possible image accuracy and representation of the cars. We
do this because of our commitment to the authenticity and quality
of the cars that we sell and the commitment to our customers.
