1956 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible 365 V8
Description
The car is finished in white over red and white leather upholstery, and power comes from a 365ci V8 equipped with two four-barrel carburetors and paired with a four-speed Hydra-Matic automatic transmission.
The 365ci V8 is equipped with dual four-barrel carburetors beneath a ‘batwing’ air cleaner and was rated at 305 horsepower when new.
The engine was rebuilt during the refurbishment.
Delivered from the factory in Alpine White (90), the car was placed on a rotisserie and stripped to bare metal before a repaint was performed in its current white.
Features include textured door sill trim, gold badging, and chrome bumpers and brightwork.
The power-operated black soft top features a plastic rear window and is stowed beneath a white top boot.
The gold-colored 15″ Sabre wheels are mounted with Firestone Deluxe Champion wide-whitewall bias-ply tires.
A matching spare wheel is mounted in the trunk.
The Eldorado utilizes a coil-spring front suspension along with a live rear axle on semi-elliptical leaf springs.
Braking is handled by power-assisted drums at all four corners.
The cabin was reupholstered during the refurbishment and features front and rear benches trimmed in white and red leather, along with matching door panels and red carpets with aluminum color-keyed floor mats.
Equipment includes an Autronic Eye headlight dimming system, an AM radio with a foot controller, a heater, tinted plexiglass sun visors, and a and three-way rearview mirror.
The three-spoke steering wheel is mounted on a chrome column ahead of a 120-mph sweep speedometer.
The five-digit odometer shows 68k miles, 1,600 of which were added since the refurbishment.
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