Mark Gregory Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) I was watching the episode of I love Lucy getting ready and Fred paid $300 for this Cadillac in 1954 How much would this car be worth now ? Edited February 9, 2020 by Mark Gregory (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gregory Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) Another question the hubs were black in the Show but they are chromed in the video above. Edited February 9, 2020 by Mark Gregory (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Hi overpaid in 1954. In very nice restored condition today............25-35K depending on quality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 "Oh, For heaven's sake, Fred!" Fred really got taken paying $300 for a 1924 Cadillac in 1954! According to the January 1954 N.A.D.A Used Car Guide, $300 would have bought either a higher mileage, below average condition 1946 Series 61 sedan or coupe which were $545 or $555 respectively as average retail. Or an above average 1942 Cadillac which at average retail were between $265 for the 61, to $285 for a 62, $275 for the 60 Special, and surprisingly, $225 for a 75. One supposes those didn't look old enough to make Fred look like the skinflint he was portrayed to be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hidden_hunter Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Mark Gregory said: How much would this car be worth now ? The early 20's (Type 57, 61 and v63) are amongst the cheapest prewar cads you can buy - though they are not cheap parts wise.... (which may have something to do with the low purchase price) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Mark Gregory said: I was watching the episode of I love Lucy getting ready and Fred paid $300 for this Cadillac in 1954 How much would this car be worth now ? Per BLS CPI Inflation Calculator, $300 in 1954 equates to just under $2,900 today - I'll buy them all day long for that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Mark Gregory said: I remember that and enjoyed it. Memory is vague though. It was not just a regular sitcom episode though? It was a made for TV movie where they bought the car to make a cross country trip to California? Maybe if it's on DVD I'll have to watch it again, 50 years after I saw it originally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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58L-Y8 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Ethel, in her most emphatic, exasperated tone: "Oh, For heaven's sake, Fred!" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, mike6024 said: I remember that and enjoyed it. Memory is vague though. It was not just a regular sitcom episode though? It was a made for TV movie where they bought the car to make a cross country trip to California? ... The episode with the run-down Cadillac and Lucy learning to drive was indeed just a regular half-hour episode of I Love Lucy. Following episodes continued the story, as you described, of driving to California, but in a late-model Pontiac. Interestingly, the same learning-to-drive escapade, with its hilarious problems, was in one of Lucille Ball's radio episodes of My Favorite Husband in the late 1940's. People who love I Love Lucy should get tapes of those old radio comedy programs-- they have some different characters, but Lucy gets into similarly absurd situations and the episodes are just as funny! Edited February 10, 2020 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Did Steve McQueen sit in it? Did he drive it? Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 9 hours ago, 1937hd45 said: Did Steve McQueen sit in it? Did he drive it? Bob NO......He looked at it.......thats got to add another 50k to the price! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Man Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Both 1922 Cadillac, same car??? No chrome strips on the back of the car? No gas cap? Bumper clamps are in a different location? be interesting to hear from a Cadillac expert... No extra stop light? Could have been changed, but why? be interesting to hear from a Cadillac expert... Would like to see the documentation. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Good eye GM. The comparison pics really do look like it could be a different car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Man Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Posted about 2011 on youtube I took this video at the Winter Park Florida Concours d'Elegance a couple years ago. I have no idea who the owner is. Thanks! :) Jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) I was always thrilled to see the episode when it would air. The front head lights were comic oversize items. They did not take the car and went instead with the new Ricardo's Pontiac convertible. Several seasons later they did a "Lucy Desi Comedy Hour". One episode has Fred MacMurray, the Ricardos and the Mertzs racing to get back to a Nevada town (Las Vegas?) to file a mining claim for uranium. The Ricardos are unknowingly PULLING the Mertz's in their disabled Cadillac touring. Quite a load to be pulling with a late 1950s Ford 1/2 ton pickup up to 70 miles an hour! I think Fred MacMurray got his T-Bird stuck in new soft asphalt. Edited February 11, 2020 by dibarlaw (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 I watched this movie, it was on DVD at my local library 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 The "Long, Long Trailer" is a classic among both film and car buffs. If I recall correctly, at least three different cars were used in the movie as the one L & D pulled the trailer with. Two different years, and two distinctly different models! I haven't seen it since I was a kid, so don't remember or sure, but I have heard both a Ford and a Mercury were used. It is a long-time favorite of "film-flub" buffs! Those of you with a serious interest in '50s Ford cars may want to watch it very closely. As for the '22 Cadillac? (Or '24 someone said above, but I suspect it is a '22 .) I always loved that episode of the show, and loved watching the car. I have known several owners of Cadillacs of that vintage, and a good friend drove one on nickel age tours for many years (his was a '22). Wonderful car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robcars Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 It is not the same car. People car say whatever they want. I have a 1938 Cadillac Town Car and it was sold new in Hartford, Conn. so a friend tells people it was owned by Betty Dais father. These cars are dropping in Value right now also. I am 50 and saw the hayday of the car clubs. There are few people my age buying Classic cars and 2 new members does not make a movement. A lot of there clubs are on life support now. I belong to one club with 200 members and maybe 5 people are into prewar cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 On 2/11/2020 at 4:21 AM, wayne sheldon said: The "Long, Long Trailer" is a classic among both film and car buffs. If I recall correctly, at least three different cars were used in the movie as the one L & D pulled the trailer with. Two different years, and two distinctly different models! I haven't seen it since I was a kid, so don't remember or sure, but I have heard both a Ford and a Mercury were used. It is a long-time favorite of "film-flub" buffs! Those of you with a serious interest in '50s Ford cars may want to watch it very closely. As for the '22 Cadillac? (Or '24 someone said above, but I suspect it is a '22 .) I always loved that episode of the show, and loved watching the car. I have known several owners of Cadillacs of that vintage, and a good friend drove one on nickel age tours for many years (his was a '22). Wonderful car! The main car was a Mercury convertible but for the mountain pass scenes they used a Lincoln disguised as a Mercury by painting over some of the chrome trim. I don't know about a third car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 On 2/9/2020 at 10:05 PM, John_S_in_Penna said: The episode with the run-down Cadillac and Lucy learning to drive was indeed just a regular half-hour episode of I Love Lucy. Following episodes continued the story, as you described, of driving to California, but in a late-model Pontiac. Interestingly, the same learning-to-drive escapade, with its hilarious problems, was in one of Lucille Ball's radio episodes of My Favorite Husband in the late 1940's. People who love I Love Lucy should get tapes of those old radio comedy programs-- they have some different characters, but Lucy gets into similarly absurd situations and the episodes are just as funny! One of the writers said the reason they could turn out so many great I Love Lucy shows so fast is that they had a complete file of the old radio scripts and when they needed ideas in a hurry they could dust one off and rewrite it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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