1964 Cadillac Deville Chop Top kustom hot rat rod old school custom traditional

1964 Cadillac DeVille

It's time for my 1964 Cadillac to go to a new home. This bad machine is a loud, rowdy beast with plenty of room for you and your friends to terrorize the town. She's a head turning kustom that's deceptively stock under the surface, but still needs an owner with enough balls (or ovaries? I'm not a doctor) to manage her rambunctious disposition.
If you don't feel like reading, here's the summary: She's a chop top Cadillac that ran fine until I had the motor fully rebuilt - now thousands of dollars later she runs poorly - she can idle and get around the neighborhood, but stumbles and lunges under normal throttle - I've tried a couple things I know how to check, but she's exceeded my skills and time. Still reading? Well buckle up, and I'll give you the full story...A previous owner got together with his friend Jack Daniels and sawed the roof off, so it's a chop top hillbilly convertible, or "roadster" if you're describing it to your date. This tough ride was my constant companion, even on an 800 mile road trip to LA without issue, and a later cracked piston didn't slow her down. Eventually I pulled the 429 V8 motor out, had it totally rebuilt at great expense - bored, new pistons, mild cam, valves, the works - and she hasn't run right since. The more money you throw at this car, the less she will respect you, I swear. I've fooled around with the timing, carb mixture and idle, and made sure the cam and crank are lined up, but I can't get her dialed in. She'll idle and grumble at you all day, but she stumbles with mild throttle, so you gotta drive with a heavy foot, and this car thunders!Straight pipe exhaust ends in snazzy chrome bellflower tips, in case any exhaust makes it past the leaky manifolds, but mostly the chrome tips just catch your ankle when you least expect it. Fair warning, with the accelerator basically an on/off switch, this motor roars like a silverback gorilla in heat. I'm talking about car alarms going off, neighbors peering out their windows, and endangered owls falling out of trees when you pass by. If loud pipes save lives, you will be damn near immortal. And with a bored 429, she'll gather her skirts and go when you tell her, and I redid the brakes last year so she stops as well as a 4800 pound banshee can.The body has some rot, but the more that rusts away, the better your power-to-weight ratio, right? Front fender bottoms gone, trunk lip gone, a few dime size holes along rockers, bubbling around windshield, and a couple other small spots. However, the floors are somehow remarkably solid and so is the trunk floor. Aftermarket CD player and speakers in the rear deck stopped working sometime when Obama was president. Super spiffy Rustoleum paint job that will make you never want a shiny, professional paint job again: Get sideswiped? That's a $16 repair! Don't have time to wash off bird poop? Spray paint over it! The value of the paint job is only matched by the upholstery, tastefully finished in the finest zebra print that Target had on clearance that day, dyed black door panels, and a crushed velvet dash pad.The speedometer works until about 60 MPH then starts waving back and forth like Forrest Gump, but at that speed you have plenty else to worry about. Lap seatbelts in the front, so at least your legs and wallet will stay intact to help the coroner identify you. She still has side windows, and on average 3 out of 4 usually work, though it's never the same 3. Breaks my heart, but she needs a new home. Clear California title in my name, on non-op with DMV, all legit - black license plates not included if sold outside CA.



Remember that a bid is a contract, and if you win you are legally obligated to pay up. Car is sold as-is, where is, described to the best of my knowledge. Questions and test drives encouraged. Full payment due from winning bidder within 7 days of auction end. Car shall be picked up within 3 weeks of auction end, unless we mutually agree on an extension. Shipping is buyer's responsibility, but I will do my best to be available and coordinate with your shipper. Car is located in Hayward, CA 94545, near San Francisco and the Port of Oakland. Happy bidding!

• Condition: Used
• Make: Cadillac
• Model: DeVille
• Type: Sedan
• Year: 1964
• Mileage: 97664
• VIN: 64B042746
• Color: Black
• Engine size: Cadillac 429
• Transmission: Automatic
• Drive type: RWD
• Vehicle Title: Clean
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