As Elvis said when he saw his first 1959 Cadillac, "It’s long baby". Actually that was on a sign displayed with Ed & Mary Happel’s ’59 Series 62 Standard Coupe based out of Spring Hill, and the sign also indicated it’s measurements were 18 feet 9 inches long, 6 foot 8 inches wide, the tail fins are 45 inches, and it weighs 5,000 pounds. It has been nosed and decked, the door handles shaved, is painted diamond white and has a black and white tuck and roll interior. Power comes from a 390 V-8 with 325hp, and a 700R4 overdrive automatic with a Lokar shifter. The average price when new was $6,500 - but obviously these days you couldn’t touch one for anywhere near that.

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