When Jim Drummond of River heights bought this 1937 Cadillac Fleetwood Touring Sedan from his friend, the late George Ewing, back in 1990, the car included an amazing amount of history.
Originally purchased by Ben Winks of Waterloo, Iowa on November 9, 1936, this beauty sold new for a whopping $2,770.50.
Winks died in 1939, and the car was stored away for many years. In what was surely the deal of the 20th century, in October of 1959 Winks’ son Leo bought the car from the family estate for $160.00, it had only 10,000 original miles on the odometer.
The junior Winks drove the big Cadillac until 1970, then sold it to James Bentley, also of Waterloo, Iowa. Ewing bought the car from Bentley on January 28, 1970 and brought it to Winnipeg.
Since purchasing the car in 1990 from Ewing, Drummond has painstakingly preserved the originality of this rare and beautiful machine. With the exception of a paint job a number or years ago, this is a bone stock, factory original. Finished in Oshawa Blue, the big Fleetwood features a 346 cubic-inch flathead V-8 engine linked to a 3-speed manual transmission with a floor mounted shifter.
Drummond reports that the engine pumps out 135 horsepower at 3400 rpms. Although this beauty was built for comfort, not speed, even though it is more than 70 years old, the car still cruises at highway speeds with ease. Additional factory installed equipment includes a ratio with the antenna mounted under the running board, a heater, and twin side-mount spare tire covers.
Today, the car has only 61,600 original miles, and is always a big local show and shines.
Drummond, who is the president of the Manitoba Classic and Auto Club, is a retired estate and financial planning services director from Sun Life, so rest assured this beauty has been appraised considerably more than the original purchase price.
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