Dave Wells Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/seattle-1976-cadillac-milan-convertable/7668227149.html This is a very rare 1976 Cadillac Milan Convertable Cadillac. Its a Seville that has been factory customized by Fisher Body Works. Only 45 original vechicles made.*** Runs and drives Great. Top goes down with no electronics needed. Original Engine. Clean Interior. (509) 630-7962 ***according to AutomotiveMileposts.com: Cadillac Seville Milan Roadster Built by: Milan Coach Builders and Milan Convertibles, Inc. 4545 Industrial Street, Suite 5A Simi Valley, CA 93063 Built on a 96 inch wheelbase, the Milan Roadster body measured 15.6 feet with an overall height of 58 inches. Conversion took approximately 50 hours to complete, and approximately 500 total were built during the four years the first generation Sevilles were built. Retail cost was $39,500 and dealer cost was $29,995. A kit was available separately, that included most of the items necessary for a local craftsman to make the conversion. The kit was priced at $1,495 but it did not include everything necessary to make the conversion look the same as a "factory" Milan unit. True Milan Roadsters include a fiberglass insert behind the seats, color-coordinated to match the interior color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 I don’t believe the “factory” had anything to do with these custom jobs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Precursor to the Allante? Not a very attractive car IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deac Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 I thought these were ugly when they first started appearing years ago. But now I think they're not just ugly, they're butt ugly!! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Is that a Seville they turned into a convertible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, alsancle said: Is that a Seville they turned into a convertible? You haven't seen a Milan before? It's what the guy who drives a Tiffany buys his wife. Edited September 21, 2023 by Matt Harwood (see edit history) 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchan Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 A solution in search of a problem. Sevilles are great-looking cars. This isn't. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Proof that some people, in their quest for individuality, can take a near perfect design and RUIN it. Now, a Seville coupe might have been interesting, and it's guaranteed Mr Mitchell would never have allowed it to be as ill-proportioned as these things were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryankazmer Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Milan also made a coupe, but just as badly proportioned as the convertible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 2 hours ago, rocketraider said: Proof that some people, in their quest for individuality, can take a near perfect design and RUIN it. Now, a Seville coupe might have been interesting, and it's guaranteed Mr Mitchell would never have allowed it to be as ill-proportioned as these things were. 2 hours ago, bryankazmer said: Milan also made a coupe, but just as badly proportioned as the convertible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48Super Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 That poor thing looks like a real car that shrunk in the wash! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee H Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 It still looks better than Derham’s attempt at killing a perfectly innocent ‘61 Lincoln. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Not by much... 4 hours ago, Reynard said: 😳😬😱😭🥺 Some poor Seville was sacrificed to make those abominations. My grandmother often said having money didn't necessarily mean having good taste. These Milan conversions have certainly proven her right. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Just needs more bling, and all would be fine... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Needs this: To go with this: So this can style and profile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty14 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Fugly not just ugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericmac Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 On 9/21/2023 at 9:37 AM, Matt Harwood said: You haven't seen a Milan before? It's what the guy who drives a Tiffany buys his wife. Or a Zimmer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 On 9/21/2023 at 5:42 PM, rocketraider said: Not by much... 😳😬😱😭🥺 Some poor Seville was sacrificed to make those abominations. My grandmother often said having money didn't necessarily mean having good taste. These Milan conversions have certainly proven her right. Perhaps, but they made a lot of these Sevilles. To sacrifice a few isn’t a big deal. Remember when most new cars were designed as 2 door models. That changed for the Seville, which was always designed to be a 4 door. Mercedes designed each series separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 The Seville Milan was intended to be an alternative sporty luxury choice to compete with the Mercedes-Benz SL roadsters. Unfortunately, cutting-down a sedan platform could in no way produce a nicely proportioned two-passenger roadster, just the compromised mess these are. They did find acceptance with the same folks who bought the neo-classics mentioned, Zimmer, Tiffany, Clenet, just the thing for conspicuous displays of wealth at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 It's doubtful that Lucifer himself, the original man of wealth and taste, would have been caught dead in ANY of the above. Woot-woo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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