@@SonnyGTA I’ve actually been blessed to see 48 a few months ago! 🙌🏿 Now imma ask God to bless U & whoever reads this! O & Happy New Year! Get/Save Money!! 🙏🏿
GM actually built about 600 of these things over a two-year period. People wanted a Cadillac wagon, and it was ridiculously cheap and easy for the General to do. I've seen precisely and exactly ONE of these in my life, done correctly. Of course, it was a full-custom special-order rig, essentially marrying a Cadillac Series 60 Fleetwood sedan with the back-half of a Buick Electra 225 Station Wagon. There was NO vinyl on it. It was so huge, so shiny and so formal, I was humbled in front of it. And it weas a 1971; for all intents and purposes the EXACT SAME RIG.
This car is a monster with the 472 501 under the hood my aunt had a 70 Coupe garage kept 20 years later with about 12,000 miles on it that car was like a rocket ship I swear it went from 0 to 60 in like 3.4 seconds nothing could outrun it❤
It's probable the metal work on this car was done by my father, Jim Stephenson, in Detroit. I know he was building Caddy Station wagons there in from mid `69 through `70, maybe `72. He worked at Barris Kustom before and after that and I went to work with him there in `73 and I recall meeting Heinz there. He was doing sunroofs on custom cars we built at George's shop. I had no idea he was the guy my father built the Caddy Station Wagons for though, but it has to be him.
@@mikeberger1162 Some of those cars we customized have sold for over $1Million recently. That's a lot of caring and none of those buyers give even a tiny shit about what your dumpy ass thinks so FO ya douche bag.
@@mikeberger1162Then why would a trailer dweller like you who can't afford a car even close to this be contaminating the comment section in the first place?
One model of car Cadillac never built and should have. The attention to detail on these Cadillac wagon conversions is second to none. Even Elvis loved them, He owned a few.
Mr. B. Here 👀😎👍. Who ever built this vehicle did a hell of a job ! Cadillac did not build a station wagon, even the wagons for the last ride were coach company ! 🍸👍🍸👍🍸👍
looks like the nicest grocery getter' money could buy back in the 70's. i'd still rather drive this than the bubble crossover wtf's that are on the road these days.
Very cool, BUT, I can't get over the later power tailgate models that came after this. I never knew these Cadillac Wagons existed without being a hearse. PIcturing Henry Gibson driving, with some Sinatra gangster scene playing out in the middle row. Deliciously hideous faux wood pattern on the knobs was one touch too far.
Love the split front bench....,you just don't see that option on70s that often, also passenger side mirror was also an option.....,baby's loaded up...❤
Yeah, I seen it somewhere on RUclips! His was a '74 Fleetwood Wagon, used to haul their luggage to the airport whenever Elvis went out on one of his concert tours! VERY NICE!
I had a few Cadillacs in my life, starting in 1962. My 74 Eldo convertible had the 500 in it and would not pass a gas station! Just got my last Cadillac when I retired 2 yrs ago.
I had a Cadillac dealer just walking distance from where I lived back then and never knew there was a station wagon. I only looked, for the sticker shock of course. I can only imagine what this thing must have cost.
Cadillac is such an obvious choice for a station wagon, as even in those days Cadillac is really a luxury car of the people, instead of the Stodgy Mercedes or Loose cannon, Jaguar. These are such magnificent examples of the american highway's dream taking form in the late-middle 20th century, a must-have for Cadillac dealers in 1970!
For that 70’s housewife who’s married to the mob😂 But really what a stunner! I love how when you went for a color back then they did the *whole thing* paint carpets upholstery all blue in this case. I bet it just floats along the highway
Beautiful car.! GM should of put this into production! Little knocking at the end there. Might wanna put some premium in that high compression engine :-)
And the craziest thing is my 1996 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon has 120 mph on the speedometer to and this thing come over 4 years ago you would think the rolemaster would at least have 140 on it or at least 150
Riding in the back of a Cadillac station wagon is usually a one-time trip. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a non-Hearse/Ambulance Cadillac station wagon. Was this a special order?
Usually when I hear Cadillac Wagon, I thinking a Funeral Hearse. We need to get back to these style of vehicles again that have character, everything today looks the same.
@@ronaldsmith6829 THE LATER MODELS ARE NOT TO BAD , BUT YOU START FROM THE 390 , 429 , 472 , 500 C . I. ITS GETS VERY CHALLENGING BECAUSE OF THE MULTIPLE BLEND CHANGES ETC......... HAPPY NEW YEAR, !!!!!!
Nice car! I would have redone the footrest and door card carpeting and remove the stupid straight exhausts out the back. God I hate that! Keep them tucked up under the bumper where they belong. I guess I could buy it and do the same which I'm not going to LOL. Still, awesome!
I don't know if the added vinyl helps or hinders the resemblance between a funeral coach and a family hauler. The Cadillac division must have imagined their buyers being at minimum a two car family, one vehicle for formal occasions and one vehicle for family outings, but look at the Cullinan and why can't you have the same marque providing the same luxury for various purposes.
@@donalbershardt9290 hell yes it is I love this thing and you know it'll start arguments between buddy's who spot it and have differing opinions of what it is or how it got this way lol (I say argument but I mean friends bustin each others chops) it is without a doubt the coolest 70's wagon I never knew existed
Nice wagon, however I could do without the vinyl top and window sills. Also would've liked it better with a Vista Cruiser roof. Considering that it was supposed to be a top-of-the-range Fleetwood, the steering wheel looked very cheap.
That style steering wheel was used on the entire Cadillac lineup that year. They indeed did look like crap. And black was the only color. Other GM divisions had far nicer looking steering wheels that year.
Yes, this 1970 Caddy was converted to a wagon by ASC Custom Craft. This is a rare find as they did not complete many conversions. We sold this back in 2022. Thanks for watching.
I want to buy this caddy wagon. I ben trying for 2 days. Now it says sold. Hooe to me. Im 67 fighting lung cancer, so far so good. Thus may be my last car. Its a got to have last wish kinda shit i guess. Then you can bug it back from me after i croak. To much to ask? Life is short to short not to own my 5th caddy.
I suppose this is The Wagon for someone who didn't want a Wagon. Why a Fleetwood? That's a Limo Spec Car. So the Master can relax with his feet on rests in back seat, while the kids wreak havoc in the back? Why didn't they use a Calais or DeVille -- just say'n?
It's beautiful in that way that makes me want to look at it for 5 minutes or so.... but, I could never really be interested in owning and driving such an antiquated sled
@@KMauriceCrooms a difference of opinion isn't "hating"...... it's startling that so many people in the general population have no longer possess the ability to think.
Why do nearly all the dash clocks of the 60's and 70's stop working, this car is the same, maybe it's because they have turned over and over for so many years and they just run out of puff......
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Imma tell U what, I’m 47 years old, & this is thee first time that I’ve ever seen a Cadillac wagon before! Thanks for sharing!! 👍🏿
You’re 47 and you say ‘imma’???
@@SonnyGTA I’ve actually been blessed to see 48 a few months ago! 🙌🏿 Now imma ask God to bless U & whoever reads this! O & Happy New Year! Get/Save Money!! 🙏🏿
GM actually built about 600 of these things over a two-year period.
People wanted a Cadillac wagon, and it was ridiculously cheap and easy for the General to do.
I've seen precisely and exactly ONE of these in my life, done correctly.
Of course, it was a full-custom special-order rig, essentially marrying a Cadillac Series 60 Fleetwood sedan with the back-half of a Buick Electra 225 Station Wagon.
There was NO vinyl on it. It was so huge, so shiny and so formal, I was humbled in front of it. And it weas a 1971; for all intents and purposes the EXACT SAME RIG.
@@1954mightymouse Thank U for the info my friend, U learn something everyday.
Think of a hearse, in the past they were always Cadillac Fleetwoods. This is the same car without the back windows being blacked out.
Still cool nicer than anything on the road now.
Hmm your so sweet to say that, thank you hon
This car is a monster with the 472 501 under the hood my aunt had a 70 Coupe garage kept 20 years later with about 12,000 miles on it that car was like a rocket ship I swear it went from 0 to 60 in like 3.4 seconds nothing could outrun it❤
😯I had no idea there were Cadillac wagons. I need this in my life.
Even as a station wagon, Cadillac was still getN down!!!!
Magnificent Cadillac
Gorgeous car!
I love it!
It's probable the metal work on this car was done by my father, Jim Stephenson, in Detroit. I know he was building Caddy Station wagons there in from mid `69 through `70, maybe `72. He worked at Barris Kustom before and after that and I went to work with him there in `73 and I recall meeting Heinz there. He was doing sunroofs on custom cars we built at George's shop. I had no idea he was the guy my father built the Caddy Station Wagons for though, but it has to be him.
Great story. Thanks for sharing!
Oh please dude who cares
@@mikeberger1162 Some of those cars we customized have sold for over $1Million recently. That's a lot of caring and none of those buyers give even a tiny shit about what your dumpy ass thinks so FO ya douche bag.
@@mikeberger1162 deek wad
@@mikeberger1162Then why would a trailer dweller like you who can't afford a car even close to this be contaminating the comment section in the first place?
Smooth boat ..the detail back then ..true craftsmanship...love it
All you need is a 1970s 40' Airstream trailer. What a statement!
One model of car Cadillac never built and should have. The attention to detail on these Cadillac wagon conversions is second to none. Even Elvis loved them, He owned a few.
Beautiful ,that's an automobile really!!!!
Mr. B. Here 👀😎👍. Who ever built this vehicle did a hell of a job ! Cadillac did not build a station wagon, even the wagons for the last ride were coach company ! 🍸👍🍸👍🍸👍
This wagon conversion was built by ASC Custom Craft. Thanks for watching.
@@fastlanestl Mr. B. Here ! 👀😎👍 to bad Cadillac did build it ! GM executive small minded ! 😎👍😎👍
looks like the nicest grocery getter' money could buy back in the 70's. i'd still rather drive this than the bubble crossover wtf's that are on the road these days.
Dude who wouldn’t want a 9 seater caddie
Very cool, BUT, I can't get over the later power tailgate models that came after this. I never knew these Cadillac Wagons existed without being a hearse. PIcturing Henry Gibson driving, with some Sinatra gangster scene playing out in the middle row. Deliciously hideous faux wood pattern on the knobs was one touch too far.
AMC Pacers were the original bubble crossovers in the mid 1970s. What in today's market are you referring to?
Damn. What a beauty. Wish the times back 😍😍😍
Even the door pull handles are stylish
Love the split front bench....,you just don't see that option on70s that often, also passenger side mirror was also an option.....,baby's loaded up...❤
I'm usually not a fan of builds like this with Classic Cadillacs, but I gotta say, I like this , very nicely done, good job.
This car was likely ordered new from the dealership. G.M. would have sent the Fleetwood Sedan to the Coachworks to have been modified.
This is how the car came!!
Nicely done?? Yeah. Thank GM. that’s who did the “build”. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Man, what a killer fuckin' ride. That thing is so boss. All it's missing is the 500 ci. 8.2 litre. monster.
THE ELDORADO FOR 1970 WAS A 500 , WITH 400 HORSES WHAT A ROAD CAR !!!!!
ELVIS HAD ONE FOR TOYING AROUND WITH THE GUYS !!!!
Yeah, I seen it somewhere on RUclips! His was a '74 Fleetwood Wagon, used to haul their luggage to the airport whenever Elvis went out on one of his concert tours! VERY NICE!
Wooow!!!! Simply BEAUTIFUL. 😍 💯%.
I'm 67, grew up on Long Island and I've never seen one. It has to be pretty rare. Cool show car regardless of picky condition issues.
I've never seen such a beautiful Cadi 😍 that's way more beautiful than then the sedan
Absolutely love it.
Are we looking at the First Generation Escalade?...NICE
I knew someone who had one of these. He was in Florida.
When I was a kid, there was a local undertaker who had one of these. When he sold it, he said the back seat had never been up😊
Very nice. ,my grandmother owned one.very comfy ride she complained about 6 mpg. But grandpa owned a gas station.
Very nice!
Now THAT’S a beach wagon!!
I had a few Cadillacs in my life, starting in 1962. My 74 Eldo convertible had the 500 in it and would not pass a gas station! Just got my last Cadillac when I retired 2 yrs ago.
I had a Cadillac dealer just walking distance from where I lived back then and never knew there was a station wagon. I only looked, for the sticker shock of course. I can only imagine what this thing must have cost.
Cadillac is such an obvious choice for a station wagon, as even in those days Cadillac is really a luxury car of the people, instead of the Stodgy Mercedes or Loose cannon, Jaguar.
These are such magnificent examples of the american highway's dream taking form in the late-middle 20th century, a must-have for Cadillac dealers in 1970!
Beautiful! 👏🏼👏🏼💙
What a car! 😊
If your gorin 4:06 g to wheel around in a wagon ! This is the one ! Life just doesn't get any sweeter ! Highway to heaven!!!
Dopest car ever
I've only seen a few of these I know Elvis had one. Pretty radical looking it has its place in automotive history.
For that 70’s housewife who’s married to the mob😂 But really what a stunner! I love how when you went for a color back then they did the *whole thing* paint carpets upholstery all blue in this case. I bet it just floats along the highway
nice family car.
The ultimate family car
@@jacklevins9968 the one percent family car
Maybe the Addams family.
Beautiful car.! GM should of put this into production!
Little knocking at the end there. Might wanna put some premium in that high compression engine :-)
They did they made them 70 through 78 Google it
Beautiful Estate Wagon Orr Cadillac Wagon whichever you prefer if I had the cash I would buy it
This has the whole hearse thing going on. ⚰️🚗💙😍 I want one.
Yeah no matter what your never getaway we without the hearse look and feel,
And the craziest thing is my 1996 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon has 120 mph on the speedometer to and this thing come over 4 years ago you would think the rolemaster would at least have 140 on it or at least 150
SWEET
I want that!!
Buy it! It’s for sale!
I believe John Wayne had one and Burt Parks too
Up date John Wayne had a Pontiac wagon custom built.
Sweet
Riding in the back of a Cadillac station wagon is usually a one-time trip.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a non-Hearse/Ambulance Cadillac station wagon. Was this a special order?
ASC built these Cadillac wagons. It is said that less than 20 were made.
@@fastlanestl thank you! That would explain why I’ve never seen one.
Usually when I hear Cadillac Wagon, I thinking a Funeral Hearse. We need to get back to these style of vehicles again that have character, everything today looks the same.
Nice car but still has that hearse look it's in good condition nice color combination
These were usually custom ordered and sold to limousine companies and funeral homes.
Это настоящий автомобиль, с душой. Не то что сегодняшнее компьютерное уныние черного, белого и серого цвета.
The only time I ever want to be in a car that big is when I'm laid out in a box
WITH A 472 THIS S.O.B. WILL PASS EVERYTHING EXCEPT A GAS STATION ⛽️!!!!!
You would be surprised. At 18 mpg freeway, you'd get past one or two.
@@ronaldsmith6829 THE LATER MODELS ARE NOT TO BAD , BUT YOU START FROM THE 390 , 429 , 472 , 500 C . I. ITS GETS VERY CHALLENGING BECAUSE OF THE MULTIPLE BLEND CHANGES ETC......... HAPPY NEW YEAR, !!!!!!
You are a jet setting top level executive but you still want to take your 4 kids to their sporting events. What an ironic car.
The Munsters should have owned it, I can see Herman driving with a big smile :)
Great car!
Now fix the exhaust, this ain't no pony, this is class.
Nice car! I would have redone the footrest and door card carpeting and remove the stupid straight exhausts out the back. God I hate that! Keep them tucked up under the bumper where they belong. I guess I could buy it and do the same which I'm not going to LOL. Still, awesome!
Exhaust is hideous 🤢
Wait a minute........Cadillac built a station wagon in 1970???
A few Cadillac wagon conversions built by ASC Custom Craft in this era. Check the description and link to learn more.
Was this wagon sold??😮
We sold this Cadillac wagon last spring. Thanks for watching!
What does it smell like inside?
gee how much did it sell for
I don't know if the added vinyl helps or hinders the resemblance between a funeral coach and a family hauler. The Cadillac division must have imagined their buyers being at minimum a two car family, one vehicle for formal occasions and one vehicle for family outings, but look at the Cullinan and why can't you have the same marque providing the same luxury for various purposes.
That must be a conversion from a hearse, caddy never had a station wagon in the 70s
Nor did the Factory build Hearses. Both were built by outside coachworks.
Could this have been destined as a hearse and modified?
It almost looks like a hearse conversion, that was then further modified with an Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser roof.
This was a hearse originally?
No.. was sent to a coach builder the same way a hearse is. But this is an actual station wagon and was never a hearse.
Why when you have a dash that dam big you put the wiper controls on the door panel ?
It's a Caddie. Just because you can.
U still got it how much where u at
We sold this Cadillac wagon back in 2022. Thanks for watching!
@@fastlanestl do you happen to have a 69 Kingswood 427 car?
Price?
I think I saw somewhere around 44k?
@@gregoryballestero4369 Its worth Every Penny of that.. I WANT IT!! I hear some Exhaust Manifold leakage.. Common problem that can be fixed.. 👍
@@donalbershardt9290 hell yes it is I love this thing and you know it'll start arguments between buddy's who spot it and have differing opinions of what it is or how it got this way lol (I say argument but I mean friends bustin each others chops) it is without a doubt the coolest 70's wagon I never knew existed
@@gregoryballestero4369 LOL!
Nice wagon, however I could do without the vinyl top and window sills. Also would've liked it better with a Vista Cruiser roof. Considering that it was supposed to be a top-of-the-range Fleetwood, the steering wheel looked very cheap.
That style steering wheel was used on the entire Cadillac lineup that year. They indeed did look like crap. And black was the only color.
Other GM divisions had far nicer looking steering wheels that year.
Me to I'll be 50 on the 28th of December
$??
A lot.
I want to buy it.asap
Escalades grandpa!
I’m pretty surprised that people don’t know the Cadillac wagons or think they were custom builds.
Because they are customs by coachbuilders
Is this real ?
Yes, this 1970 Caddy was converted to a wagon by ASC Custom Craft. This is a rare find as they did not complete many conversions. We sold this back in 2022. Thanks for watching.
"Made IN USA" needs to come back to USA. American's did have love affairs with their automobiles and it was as good as it gets,
I want to buy this caddy wagon. I ben trying for 2 days. Now it says sold. Hooe to me. Im 67 fighting lung cancer, so far so good. Thus may be my last car. Its a got to have last wish kinda shit i guess. Then you can bug it back from me after i croak. To much to ask? Life is short to short not to own my 5th caddy.
We sold this Cadillac wagon last year. Thanks for watching.
I am 59 and I've never seen one
I suppose this is The Wagon for someone who didn't want a Wagon. Why a Fleetwood? That's a Limo Spec Car. So the Master can relax with his feet on rests in back seat, while the kids wreak havoc in the back? Why didn't they use a Calais or DeVille -- just say'n?
472ci I expect 380ci at least. I need a truck more than this car though. I need a bed to haul stuff in.
Musta cost a FORTUNE for whomever built this thing! ~~
Nice poon wagon
It's beautiful in that way that makes me want to look at it for 5 minutes or so.... but, I could never really be interested in owning and driving such an antiquated sled
This ride is the “bomb”, you need to stop hating!!
@@KMauriceCrooms a difference of opinion isn't "hating"...... it's startling that so many people in the general population have no longer possess the ability to think.
@@markallen2984 Actually, it’s some people in the population with no sense of humor. I was only joking with you. You should get out a little more.
@@KMauriceCrooms I'm out a lot. Perhaps you should learn to tell a joke better
@@markallen2984 Alright, here’s a joke. A horse walks into a bar and the bartender says. “ Hey, why the long face?
Why do nearly all the dash clocks of the 60's and 70's stop working, this car is the same, maybe it's because they have turned over and over for so many years and they just run out of puff......
Not much different from the Caddy hearse...
The Hearst is about 18 inches longer.
Hearses were built on Cadillac commercial chasis. This was a Fleetwood converted by Hess & Eisenhart or other high end coach builder..
It’s completely different. Please don’t comment anymore.
Bigger and weighs more than an escalade lol
old Herse convo lol
Nope built by ASC back in the day it was a sedan with the trunk and roof replaced with a chevy/Buick station wagon roof from the time
@@gregoryballestero4369 Likely never saw the road after factory completion before it was converted. These could be ordered from the Caddie dealers.
Not at all! And it’s HEARSE! 🤦♀️
How much?
How much?