BF Exclusive: 1989 Cadillac Brougham
- Seller: Jeff L
- Location: Copperhill, Tennessee
- Mileage: 35,750 Shown
- Chassis #: 1G6DW51Y5KR725872
- Title Status: Clean
As some of you may recall, I have worked with a dear friend in Georgia to share cars and trucks from his property that had the potential of being resold and restored. Many of you have even purchased these vehicles over the years (you can find some of the previous listings here) and I thank you for that. My friend called me to ask for some help with some new cars he recently bought, all of them Cadillacs – and this one here has very low miles. Find this 1989 Cadillac Brougham here on Barn Finds as one of our latest Exclusive listings.
My friend acquired these vehicles from a local estate sale, wherein the deceased owner of the property clearly had a thing for Cadillacs. There were all told about eight different generations of Cadillacs in the various garages on the property, and the rumor was that when one stopped firing up due to a simple issue like a bad battery or fuel pump, he would head over to the local dealer and buy a new one. This 1989 model has just under 36,000 miles on the clock and while the exterior needs detailing, the interior is absolutely stunning.
The new owner of this car and all of the other Cadillacs performed basic mechanical reconditioning associated with reviving a long-dormant car. He replaced fuel pumps, batteries, tires, and belts where needed, and all of the Cadillacs fired back up with ease and drove down the road without issue. The model shown here does have some cosmetic flaws and my friend is in the process of attempting to track down some good used bumper fillers so he can get rid of the gap between the fenders and the taillights. The rear bumper was removed when the photos were taken to aid in this process.
What struck me the most about this car when looking at it in person for the first time was just how perfect the interior was. Since these cars were previously owned by a solitary man, it makes sense that the passenger seats saw almost no use. The tufted seat panels are in absolutely stunning condition, and that’s without any detailing; I can’t imagine how good it will look once properly cleaned up. This Caddillac does come with a title, and is available near Copperhill, Tennessee, on the Georgia/Tennessee state line.
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Comments
Very nice, comfortable car, with that as beautiful as it is comfortable d”Elegance interior. Underpowered 307 Olds Engine, but would be nice to cruise around in it with such low mileage. Gotta wonder, though, why it’s missing its rear bumper, that is kinda important. One would think they’d mention it in the ad.
I missed it too. He has the bumper. Fillers 🤔 believe they may be available as repros. Notice speedometer only goes to 85. My 89 had plenty of power for me! Subsequent 93 Brougham (with Corvette motor) was vastly inferior to the 89 with lower quality and numerous mechanical problems.
Actually Zen they did say in the article. Trying to replace the bumper fillers they took off the bumper. Agree it’s a beautiful ride.
This is a Brougham deElegance as evidenced by script on door and tufted seats . My 89 Brougham deElegance had the plush velvet version. Issues that caused me to sell included sagging headliner and substantial rust though of rear bumper. But on this one, the trail lights also seem to be missing, suggesting a possible rear end collision. Finding bumper and tail lights could be a challenge. But I hope someone saves and restores this MONUMENT to the GREAT AMERICAN 🇺🇸 AND YACHT. 🏆
Rick, Look at image 16 of the trunk. There’s something that just barely comes into the picture. Looks like it could possibly be some taillight trim, but hard to tell. Wish there was a pic of the whole trunk. If that is a taillight assembly, makes sense to keep they there while replacing the bumper fillers. There was a mention of used ones. I wouldn’t bother with anything used as far as fillers go. It is a beauty, though. Too long for my garage. Priced about right, though.
They should be them.
Jon, I’m starting to feel like old friends with similar tastes. I checked. Remembering my 89, I don’t think there was any trim around tail lights. Just the whole chrome assembly which is not present. As for fillers, only new. Recently saw a black 89 4 sale with minor cracks in rear fillers. Several years ago, I saw an 89 with tail light assembly having lenses replaced by two per assembly 59 Cadillac bullets!😮. The 89 Brougham deElegance is still one of my favorites. Wish I had kept it and put more money into it. At this stage of life, garage space is not so much of an issue as time and energy. When I was a kid, neighbors with 1920s garage built an addition to front end just high enough for the hood of their 55 Ambassador to slide under! Guess where there’s a WILL, there’s a way and often times heirs 👪 to be waiting! LOL 👍
It’s amazing to me that there are so few comments on this car. This is an opportunity on a vehicle that is a beauty and overall in great shape.👍 Guess if it was 🎵The little old lady 🎶 from Pasadenas 🎵SUPER stock🎶Dodge 🎵 it would get more attention 🙄. To repeat myself, What Ever happened to CLASS? On to VERSAILLES! 🏰
To the seller im in the Tennessee area can we get together in person like to look at this car, make you an offer cash.
Well, Rick, you’re Mr. Cadillac, soothsayer of all things Brougham (except for my Cutlass Brougham)
and a Continental purveyor 😂up on the lilly pad.
Me, I’m stuck down in the mud as a former owner of Caprices, 98s, Park Avenues, an Electra 380, and now a lowly Lucerne CXL, diamond white with gray leather and a Louisiana car (still rust free in Mn) to boot. 😩 Lol!
Now finally a smart man. Ready to save this beauty! 👍
On the Twelve Days of Autos 🎵 I have bought for me🎶 🎵 several Caddies 🎶 numerous other GMs🎵 Two Fifth Avenues 🎵 three delightful Lincolns 🎶 and three GRAND MARQUIS 🎵! 😀 This is what people with too much spare time do. But, Jon, we’ll always be 🎵 Brougham 🎵Buddies 🎶. You are definitely a very Lucerne ing guy with the last real Buick. And guess you really 🎵love to have 🎶a Buick 🎵. 😃
“Wouldn’t you really rather have a Buick, a Buick, a Buick?”
Rick, this my second Lucerne. Both repairables from the same guy. I came to dislike the first one because it had the console with the floor shift and it wasn’t as nice as I thought which had nothing to do with the repair. My elbow was always on the edge of the armrest which was the big complaint. One day I noticed that my guy had another one for bdalr with the optional bench seat with the full length armrest. So I sold mine which was a bit difficult due to the salvage title and bought this one. I’m happy with this and it has more options too.
I’d buy another car from this guy. He knows what he’s doing.
Well, well, well! Great minds 😌? I had a 77 Buick LeSabre Custom coupe and for a very short time an 82 Roadmaster which still had Fingerhut covers, but shortly after purchase, passenger front sill cover (rubber) moved revealing rust though at base of center post, took a loss of $3,000 on that. I did reveal problem to buyer. That was ONE Buick I would NOT really rather have!
Former Mary Kay car?
Frayed knot! 😉 Mary Kay was a genuine PINK Cadillac 💗. This one is BATTIN ROUGE 😮!🤣 😂 😅
To your rusty Roadmaster, or should we say Groady Roady? We had a 2005 Rendezvous CXL. Loved the SUV. Went to Indianapolis twice and never were uncomfortable or tired.
One day I noticed the weatherstripping was loose at the right back door frame. Odd. Looked underneath later behind that nice plastic cladding and it was rusted away. I really keep after our cars here in Mpls.
You wanna throw up your hands.
Anyway, a co-worker had an older model that had gotten bad enough that their repair shop wouldn’t put it on a lift. So they dumped it. Fall of the year & I was going to wait till spring but after I heard that story we started looking since this is my wife’s car. Have had a ’15 Equinox LTZ with the 3.6 V6 now 9 years.
Well, about 4 years ago, I noticed a small hole left front fender down at the ‘nice” plastic cladding. Longer story short, we got new fenders from GM under corrosion warranty. Now when I wash, I open all the doors and rinse through the drain holes until it runs out the other end. And I also blast the front fenders through the front door opening and behind the rear wheel opening liners to rinse the lip. So far, so good.
Salt sucks.😡🤬🤬😡
I don’t know where “bdalr”came from when I wanted to say “sale”.
🤔🙄
Had I not seen the proof in the manufacture decal, I would have debated the year. I did not think Caddy still employed sealed-beam headlights for that model in that year. I thought they converted them to the composite headlights by ’87, like all the other GM cars had. Still learning new stuff; I knew they went to the composites in 1990 (through ads I remember that year), but I thought the initiation was earlier.
I’m not complaining, mind you; sealed-beam bulbs have far greater life to them than composite bulbs. And, to debunk a popular myth, sealed-beam bulbs DID come in halogen variants as well as the ancient incandescent variants.