1956 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz

[preston]

I an trying to get info on these cars. I have located one that has been in storage for many years and i can purchase it. The car is complete and original. It will need restoration but it is all there. The body is very good with very minimal rust. The car was started today and it seems to run fine. I would like to get as much info on this car as i can. Thanks Bob

[Peter J.Heizmann]

Bob...Welcome to the AACA Forum.

If you are in need of technical specifications and historical research from original material, contact the AACA Library & Research Center. (You can click on "Library" on the Home Page, or, kmiller@aacalibrary.org., or, 717-534-2082.)

Regards,

Peter J. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Guest imported_CarFreak]

I love the 56 Eldo - they are a stunning car especially pink! A friend who lives near Toledo Ohio owns a Seville and is restoring a Biarritz.

The AACA is a great organization to connect with members who can tell you a lot about old cars - reading this forum every day I always can count on learning something new. It is amazing what these guys can remember from 40, 50, 60+ years ago. I hope someone is writing all this stuff down and compiling it for a book. I know that when I see something pertinent to one of my vehicles I print it and throw a copy in the file.

I would suggest that you join the Cadillac & LaSalle Club (www.cadillaclasalleclub.org) if you want to connect with persons who can tell you how to authentically restore your car.

It may sound like a lot to join both clubs but it will certainly be money well spent. Good luck on your future acquisition!

[Peter J.Heizmann]

I agree to a point, however...

We are on the AACA Forum, of which, is funded by AACA Members. I feel strongly that the AACA Library & Research Center should be the first point of contact for detailed research. The AACA has a full-time staff awaiting historical and "factual" inquiries.

The AACA Library's holdings of research material is unsurpassed within our hobby. That is a known.

Peter J. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[K8096]

Before you buy the car...do this. You say it has minimal rust. These cars had an inner rocker panel on the rear quarters that rusted very quickly. Crawl under the car. Look with a flashlight over every inch of the underneath of the car. Look at the body supports that extent from the frame that the body bolts onto. These rusted away in the Northern climates. Open the trunk & pull up the trunk lining so you can see all of the trunk floor. Cadillac did not rust proof these cars or paint the undercarraiges very well. Many of them that looked good on the outside are rotted away underneath. Take my advice & look underneath it very carefully before buying it.

[preston]

Hi Peter, thank you for getting back to me. I will be checking out the AACA library tonight to see what info i can get. I have been restoring Corvettes for many years as a hobby but i have never done anything with a Cadillac. This particular car caught my attention several years ago when i first spotted it in a garage not far from where i live. It has been residing in this same garage for 25 plus years. Thank you again for the help. Bob

[tailfin58]

Preston,

Go to the Cadillac LaSalle Club website

www.cadillaclasalle.org and follow links on lower left to the INCREDIBLE

Cadillac Datadase thousands of pages of info on all cads

Be sure to look closley at rear bumper ends believe they are cast aluminum then chromed impossible to find expensive to make perfect