The 1959 Cadillac DeVille accomplishes many things, but a track star is really not one of them. Unless you’re this guy.
Jalopnik caught wind of driver Laurie B. autocrossing his 1959 Cadillac DeVille in Dubai at a proper race course. Here, the 1959 Cadillac takes to the cone apexes in a predictable manner, but somehow, it never fails to be interesting.
Nothing special is done either. The 1959 Cadillac hits the track with big, whitewall tires and all. We can’t begin to imagine what it’s like to be behind the wheel performing technical driving manners in a vehicle like this. Check it out in the video up above.
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The GM, 4 door hardtop pillarless vehicles are becoming more collectible. Most have been destroyed. Many models of all GM’s from the mid 50’s and newer, have very sporty lines with great options.
Many of these vehicles can be bought for very low prices.
I think they have very good upside potential.
I would have trouble doing this in my old 84 Fleetwood i used to own.. This car is much bigger and heavier then my car was.
Anyone else notice the silver Cadillac emblem on the fender which reminds me of the way the CT6 uses it now.
Great video and story. I learned to drive in an 8 year old, 1961 Sedan DeVille and cannot envision autocrossing that monster. Passing the parallel parking part of the driving test was enough of a challenge, with only about 4 feet of space between the car and the end cones.
Four years later, the car was stolen and totaled by some kids who wrecked doing about 100 down the main street in our town. Took out several newer cars in the process. With 120k miles on the clock, the car was still in great shape. My dad was fanatical about maintenance.
My grandparents had on of these and as a kid I was fascinates by the bullet shaped tailights . Those days the cars had bench seats up front so you could sit inbetween them , or sit in his lap and steer the car while he controlled the speed . This car wasn’t meant for track testing it was a highway cruiser and status symble .
Those were the golden years for Cadillac , when owning one actually meant something . Cadillac needs to get that image back . For 30 years Cadillac seems to have been trying to re-invent themselves and it just may take that long to really get back in the game .
Let’s hope Cadillac hasn’t canceled the CT8 , if and when it shows up it will be accepted in the marketplace . Forget China for a second and rebuild your customer base here at home , we all want that big Cadillac back again .
No Rye this isn’t the 2019 CT15 & 7/8!