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1958 Cadillac Convertible Video by Arild Kolnes

Lars Schenk — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:58:09 +0000

My name is Arild Kolnes and I am the owner of this Cadillac 1958 convertible.
This car is located in Sola, Norway. I bought the car in 1995 as a restoration project. The car was in bad shape. There was a colony of ants in the driver’s door. It was heavily rusted in the floors, rocker channels and under mouldings as well in the trunk. Interior was teared up. It took me nine years to get it back on the road (2004). Well,, I didn’t restore every day, I was from time to time pretty sick of it, but inspiration from magazines,other American car enthusiasts, friends and my wife has kept me ongoing with the restoration. I’m glad it’s done, and can take it for a ride when I feel for it.
Many Pictures can be seen at this gallery and please also check out my homepage at: http://www.58cadillac.net/.

1958 Eldorado Biarritz – Listing of Known Survivors

Lars Schenk — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:11:35 +0000

The idea was to start a list of all known 1958 Biaritz – like you know it from the 1953 Eldorado database from Yann Saunders and Matt Larson. There’s also a 57/58 Brougham database available. But as far as I know there is nothing about the 58 Eldorado Biarritz.

We have a couple of pictures of 58 Biarritz in the picture gallery. Most of them are without VID /Body# and color/trimcodes yet. But it’s a start.

I you like that idea, I would be very happy about your support.
You are welcome to send an email to info@lars-schenk.de if you own or know about a 1958 Biarritz.
I would try to make a complete list with:

Body#, VIN#, Paint, Trim, Top and Current Owner, other details.

I will welcome also pictures and detailed infos about the cars.
If someone will give permission to me, I’ll upload pictures and infos to this site.

Anonymous infos are also welcome: There is no need to publish the owners name or contact info.

Thanks for your support. Special Thanks to Dirk van Dorst, Dave Becker and many other for their support.

View the 1958 Eldorado Biarritz Database – List of known survivors (under construction)

View the 1958 Eldorado Biarritz Showcase – Picture Gallery

Please link to this article with this URL:

http://www.classic-cadillac.com/1958-biarritz-database

Not every convertible is a real convertible.

Lars Schenk — Wed, 11 May 2005 15:47:58 +0000

Be warned: a so called “Parade Car Convertible” is a false convertible. It can also be called “Custom Convertible”. It’s a coupe with the hardtop cut off. Once the hardtop is cut, it’s not a coupe any more – and it’s no real convertible. In my opinion these cars are a shame. I would prefer to have a nice coupe than this. For collectors these cars don’t have a real value. Keep your eyes open when you seek for your convertible on ebay.

1969 Deville with ‘59 Fin Implants!

Lars Schenk — Thu, 13 Nov 2003 00:53:13 +0000

On June 3, 2003 I bought a 1969 Deville Convertible. Nice car, Aqua Firemist with white interior, 129K miles, and everything worked. One Week later, it started looking rather plain and boring, so I decided to give it some personality with a New Fin Job….

I worked up a plan on a CAD program, grabbed Hemmings, and sought out a set of Dolly Parton 59 Fins with tail lights and cones.

On July 7, while sweating profusely, the old fins went under the knife (er.hack saw). Never having done anything like this before and no guidlines to go by, I made up the rules as I went. I blended the new fins into the old quarter panels, cut the old tail lights housings in half to keep the reverse lights. I spot welded, ground, bondoed, and sanded until it looked right.

Having never done body work before, I was pretty proud of the result 3 weeks later. (Since I have a real job I only did this on Tues and Thurs mornings in my driveway). It took another 3 mornings to sand this monster down before it went to Maaco for a $250 paint job.

I always wanted a Big Finned 59 Cadillac Convertible to drive in a parade and now I have one – Sort OF!

But now I have to wait until Spring. JIm

PS: Check out the Pics in the gallery.

1970 de Ville Convertible

Lars Schenk — Sun, 02 Nov 2003 00:39:42 +0000

This white 70 convertible is a one owner car, and in my garage since 1998. Purchased when new @ Allen cadillac, laguna beach California (business now @ laguna Niguel)
She ( blondy ) is our “Europe ” cruiser, and we covered approxm. 20.000 mls with her, to Cadillac meetings in France ( Story appears in the Nov/Dec issue Self Starte) , England , and so on…

Last winter i rebuild the whole front end , suspension, brakes, steering , and the engine with carburettor and everything arround.
In my opinion one off the best convertbls. and engines ( 472 ) ever made by Cadillac.
I let the pict’s speak for themself.
DIrk VD (member 58Biarritz)

More pictures can be found in the album:
http://www.pink-cadillac.de/gallery/1970convertible_dvd

Published by Lars Schenk for Dirk van Dorst.

Sleeping 1958 Biarritz

Lars Schenk — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 12:21:18 +0000

The 58 Biarritz showed under “sleeping 58 Biarritz” was found by coincidence. Car was 40 years at same owner, get ill, sold to a body shop owner. The body shop owner dismanteled the bia , body off , parts in boxes……and died (stroke ).

He’s friend re-assembled the car for me, to ship it to my place in Belgium. Air ride , airco , autr eye , and all the options… 29.000 mls! Inetrior has only 2 loose stitches. I will bring the car back on the road “as found” next summer. Regulary update whit pict’s…
Dirk VD

Click here to view the pictures in the gallery.

Cadillac 1958 convertible for sale in Norway

Lars Schenk — Fri, 15 Aug 2003 12:08:38 +0000

Jarle has given his 1958 Convertible a full restoration with no expense spared. Now he is offering her for sale for the first time – never offered for sale anywhere else.

Further infos and pictures are available at /gallery/jarle.

You may contact Jarle via email at jarle.skretting(at)howcogroup.com. His cadillac is for sale at 300.000 NOK (about 36500 EURO).