StillOutThere Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 https://www.allcollectorcars.com/classic-car-auctions/vehicles/1937-cadillac-series-75-sedan/ One Of A Kind Built By Rollston Coach In Manhattan For The Governor Of Minnesota All Original And Everything Works 346 Cubic Inch Monobloc Flathead V-8 Engine With 135hp Much more info and many pics at the link. NOT MINE Bid at time I posted: $10K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella Johnson Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 1937 chevy truck Solid straight body(No rust) Rebuilt and running 216 motor New Colorado 6 lug open drive rear end I'm letting it for 19k 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 1 hour ago, StillOutThere said: https://www.allcollectorcars.com/classic-car-auctions/vehicles/1937-cadillac-series-75-sedan/ One Of A Kind Built By Rollston Coach In Manhattan For The Governor Of Minnesota All Original And Everything Works 346 Cubic Inch Monobloc Flathead V-8 Engine With 135hp Much more info and many pics at the link. NOT MINE Bid at time I posted: $10K Super ugly. No way it was the governors car. Would take a ton of documentation. But who cares? Super ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 15 minutes ago, B Jake Moran said: Super ugly. No way it was the governors car. Would take a ton of documentation. But who cares? Super ugly. From the link Quote It was custom built in 1937 for the Governor of Minnesota, Elmer Austin Benson. The chassis was built in Detroit by Cadillac. It was then shipped to Rollston, a famous coach-builder in Manhattan where a custom coach was built to specifications. The build sheet comes with the car. It is documented as a “One-Off” in the encyclopedia of Cadillacs titled “80 years of Cadillac and LaSalle” by Walter McCall. Page 210. It is the only Cadillac limo Rollston. It is called a Town Car Cabriolet, featuring divider glass, jump seats, fold out mirrors in rear passenger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 I saw that but still question the authenticity of the Governor ownership comment. Benson wasn’t rich by any means. He was also only governor for 2 years and did not win another election after that 2 year term. I am in Iowa. If our sitting governor in 1936, at the depth of the depression, ordered a one off Cadillac limousine as his car, personal or state vehicle, he might get impeached! Benson wasn’t a Democrat or Republican. He was a member of some spin off Farmer Labor ticket. Would need to see documentation. Plus - it’s still an ugly car from the back. Looks like something that Potter would be driven in - in Its a Wonderful Life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Trucker Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Very reminiscent of Clara (Mrs. Henry) Ford's BRUNN Lincoln town car. 1946-48 update of a 1940 build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Jake's comment was pretty funny. We saw that movie all the way through for the first time this year. Does the wealthy pal show up in a Model J towncar? Tough to ID except for the one hige signature tail light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bloom Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 I am probably in the minority, but I don’t think it’s terrible looking. As for owning it...... I could be interested if it’s a fire sale and they’re going to give it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-mman Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 When you have a mostly original, rare coachbuilt car the best thing you can do to "improve the looks" is to stick on some modern Cadillac bling. "Yeah that'll add some class!" 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-mman Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Steve_Mack_CT said: We saw that movie all the way through for the first time this year. Does the wealthy pal show up in a Model J towncar? Tough to ID except for the one hige signature tail light. https://www.imcdb.org/v051700.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boobtube Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 It wouldn't fit in my garage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrhd29nz Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 That’s the ugliest rear end I’ve ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 11 minutes ago, paulrhd29nz said: That’s the ugliest rear end I’ve ever seen. That's what happens when you actually put a trunk on the trunk rack. Interesting novelty item, but ruins the look of a car. This car would actually look pretty nice if the trunk were removed. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 21 hours ago, m-mman said: When you have a mostly original, rare coachbuilt car the best thing you can do to "improve the looks" is to stick on some modern Cadillac bling. "Yeah that'll add some class!" Needs more ducks..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/5/2023 at 2:38 AM, B Jake Moran said: If our sitting governor in 1936, at the depth of the depression, ordered a one off Cadillac limousine as his car, personal or state vehicle, he might get impeached! Benson wasn’t a Democrat or Republican. He was a member of some spin off Farmer Labor ticket. 1936 was NOT the depth of the Depression. That was 1933. Much of the economy had recovered by 1936, then a recession hit in May of 1937, which lasted for one year. Interestingly, in regard to car sales, 1937 was a banner year. Also, Rollson records are pretty complete. I suspect there is documentation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kblake Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 I like this Rollson body (without the trunk). This car is listed on several other sites for sale at a price of $150,000, so the current auction price of 10k will have to jump quite a bit to hit the reserve. According to the Internet Movie Cars Database this car was in a music video in 1982 for Rainbow: Death Alley Driver. Interesting car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 3 hours ago, Boobtube said: It wouldn't fit in my garage. Doesn't belong in the garage. Your suppose to park it where everyone can see it and envy you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearheadengineer Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Kblake said: According to the Internet Movie Cars Database this car was in a music video in 1982 for Rainbow: Death Alley Driver. Interesting car! Interesting! In ‘82 I was a pretty strong Rainbow fan. I don’t remember that video though. However, I do remember Whitesnake’s “Here I go again” video. 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kblake Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Gearheadengineer said: Interesting! In ‘82 I was a pretty strong Rainbow fan. I don’t remember that video though. However, I do remember Whitesnake’s “Here I go again” video. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8096 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) Here’s the Rollston photo of it right after it was completed in NYC in 1937. Photo taken in front of 854 Park Ave, NY, NY. This is a famous location that Rollston used for many of their photographs, if not using Central Park. Edited January 6, 2023 by K8096 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kblake Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 The car actually has lots of screen time in this music video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8096 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 I just watched/listened to that music video. I think I lost some brain cells. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 An extremely beautiful 1937 Packard Town Car with Brewster coachwork sold at Hershey this past year for $75,000. I highly doubt this Cadillac would be of interest to anyone until it hit the $50k mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 9:19 AM, West Peterson said: 1936 was NOT the depth of the Depression. That was 1933. Much of the economy had recovered by 1936, then a recession hit in May of 1937, which lasted for one year. Interestingly, in regard to car sales, 1937 was a banner year. Also, Rollson records are pretty complete. I suspect there is documentation. My apologies for providing incorrect information. Perhaps the governor’s choice in motorcar did not sit well with his constituents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 At one point you were easily able to get factory build sheets for Cadillac's, including pre-war cars and still see the references today: our company’s collection of vehicle build documentation, dealer invoices and/or build sheets, which contains information about individual vehicles produced by GM and exists on various digital and microfilm formats. The documentation is not available for all vehicles and dates only to 1977 for most brands. To request vehicle documentation please email vehicleinvoice@gmmediaarchive.com or call 1-734-261-5086. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 By the latter part of the 1930's up to the advent of WWII, the severely formal styles such as this rather tall Rollston town car were the stock and trade of the remaining coachbuilders. The other style that generated some customer demands were Packard Darrin-style custom convertible victorias. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 As a lifelong Minnesotan, I have to say that I'm sort of dubious about this car's pedigree. I may well be wrong, but I can't imagine a car as ostentatious this ever being owned by a Minnesota politician. We're far too conservative, as a rule, to even drive regular Cadillacs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 11 minutes ago, Hudsy Wudsy said: As a lifelong Minnesotan, I have to say that I'm sort of dubious about this car's pedigree. I may well be wrong, but I can't imagine a car as ostentatious this ever being owned by a Minnesota politician. We're far too conservative, as a rule, to even drive regular Cadillacs. I just made myself laugh. Actually, we're anything but conservative politically, but we are conservative in demeanor and decorum. I imagine that such an inconsistency stems from our Scandinavian heritage. I'm all Irish, though, so what do I know? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 17 minutes ago, Hudsy Wudsy said: As a lifelong Minnesotan, I have to say that I'm sort of dubious about this car's pedigree. I may well be wrong, but I can't imagine a car as ostentatious this ever being owned by a Minnesota politician. We're far too conservative, as a rule, to even drive regular Cadillacs. Maybe the gov was very very tall? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 And, preferred to wear top hats... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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