This car has an interesting history as it was purchased new in Harrisburg, Illinois and paid for by the chic of Baghdad. His son was a student at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois and was killed. The car changed two hands and came into the possession of John Colle in Nason, Illinois. He drove it for a few years and parked it in his house in 1969. The car remained untouched until 1999. I purchased the car from his daughter Joni, and within hours, it was on the road. Eighty plus hours of cleaning were required to bring it to "as new" condition. The car features its original paint, continental kit, and spotlight mounted rear view mirrors.

This is "One Sheik Car" sequence of pictures that include Joni and her stepmother with the car in the house at the Colle residence. This car did not move for thirty years. Joni had fond memories of this car and her father and was involved in seeing the car come to life. John Colle was a collector of many things, but the Cadillac was his pride and joy. After misc. pictures of convertible and removing the car from the house, Rick's Towing delivered it 15 miles to Mt. Vernon, Illinois. The car still had its 1970 license plates. I took this opportunity to blow the dust out from underneath and three of us installed the battery. Within an hour, Marge Harris and I took the car for a drive. After 88 hours of shining, the car is "AS NEW".