'55 FLEETWOOD CADILLAC REMINDS NEW OWNER OF MARILYN MONROE, 'WONDERFUL ERA'

-OR- TOP 10 REASONS TO BUY A 1955 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD

 

We saw Elvis' similar Fleetwood, perhaps car of the decade,  in previous posts...

Tony Lukaszewski of Walnut Creek shows his 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood four door sedan, which has been repainted the original color called Pacific Coral with a Cape Ivory top. (Photo by David Krumboltz) . Otherwise the rest of the car is original with only 55,000 miles, Kukaszewski is the fourth owner.    All of the big three auto manufacturers had spectacular models   but 'Cadillac firmly established itself as 'Standard of the World,' eclipsing Packard, in  1955.

 Foreign  luxury cars were not yet a major factory in this country, says David Krumboltlz , in his article  appearing int he Contra Costa Times newspaper.  

'Luke' as he's known bought the car for the color, mainly. The car /'reminds me of a wonderful era. It's funny how cars mirror women, and to me this car reminds  me of the MARILYN MONROE-era, especially the coral-and-ivory color.' The Fleetwood was synonomous with top-of-the-line  Cadillacs. To identify it as a 1955 Fleetwood, the car had 12 vertical chrome hash marks plus a Fleetwood script on the trunk lid. The car measures nearly 19 feet  as campared to 16 feet for similar models today. It weighs 4,545 pounds -almost   2  1/2 tons.

There were 18,000 of these Fleetwoods produced. This model sold for $4,728,

(SEE ELVIS' SIMILAR '55 FLEETWOOD BUT PINK, PICTURED IN PREVIOUS POST)

 

 The 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood four door sedan sports an air scoop. (Photo by David Krumboltz)

 

Air vents are visible inside the 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood four door sedan. (Photo by David Krumboltz)

1955 Cadillac Fleetwood four door sedan features an electronic eye headlight dimmer. (Photo by David Krumboltz)

 The gas cap is hidden behind a taillight on the 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood four door sedan. (Photo by David Krumboltz)

 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood four door sedan's spacious interior. (Photo by David Krumboltz)

 (sounds like a commercial, doesn't it)

The 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood four door sedan has a spacious interior. (Photo by David Krumboltz)

Four feet for your two legs, or something like that. Back seats were not an afterthought in these days.

The 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood four door sedan has been repainted the original color called Pacific Coral with a Cape Ivory top. (Photo by David Krumboltz) We see the use

of 'fender skirts' over the tires , here, mentioned in a previous article

 

 The radiator and the grille on the 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood four door sedan. (Photo by David Krumboltz)