Another 1962 Cadillac 4-door hardtop

[Tiger89]

Jean-Phillippe's outstanding '62 Cadillac inspired me to get one done myself.  I found the Jo-han '62 Fleetwood at the recent Atlanta show and swap meet, and when the seller said that he'd bought it as a kid from a five and dime store in 1962, I didn't try talking him down from his $110 price!  The gold leaf lacquer came off pretty nicely with Purple Power.  I painted it like our two-tone family car from '67-'73, which was actually a Park Avenue Town Sedan 4-door hardtop.  The chrome on the model has yellowed a bit, but I can live with it.  Tires from Modelhaus.  1962 Ohio plates were maroon and white, so I used those (wife lived in Toledo then). I got very little response from Page Resin, so this is the route I took, and am pretty satisfied with it.

[avidinha]

Nice score, and nice build!

[Tiger89]

There are a couple Jo-han '62s on E-bay right now.  They're normally very scarce.

[Jeffcad]

Hi David ! You did it !!! I love the colour combination and the body paint accent into the hubcaps as well. Very nice built, congrats, and thank you very very much for your pics.

[ChrisBcritter]

Love seeing the old Jo-Han Caddies built up! Thanks for sharing it.

[Tiger89]

Thanks, I'll have to post a photo of the '64 Coupe de Ville I did a while back, and there's the '59 Eldorado hardtop to be done.

[PappyD340]

Nice!

[Tom Geiger]

Very nice Caddy!

I often wonder about people who sell things they've had since they were a kid.  I'm a sentimental old fool, you'd have to buy it from my estate!

[Classicgas]

Nice.

[Tiger89]

I know, Tom!  Was a little surprised, but he seemed sincere.  The model nearly rolled off its 4-foot high perch during the show right before I looked at it.  Had it hit the deck, it would have busted into 100 pieces!  Seeing recent E-bay sales of '62 Jo-han models, I did ok.

[Tom Geiger]

Glad to see you got it instead of the floor!  

Edited November 19, 2019 by Tom Geiger