It looks brand new, it's a joy to see. It's a glorious car. Thanks Kim and Lou.

I fell in love with the ‘49 Cadillac Convertible the moment I saw Elizabeth Taylor driving one throughout the 1951 move, “A Place in the Sun)”. That gorgeous convertible stole every scene it graced. It still holds a place in my heart second only to my own beloved car-star, a 2008 Cadillac XLR-V. License plate: ‘Cadsila’.

Mr Kim's car is beautiful, extremely well cared for, thanks for sharing.

Car is in good hands. Carries a microfiber towel with him to wipe off any smudge or finger prints. The motor is clean like new money!

Mr Kim has one of the most gorgeous Cadillac I’ve ever seen and in person it’s even better. The attention to the small details with all the extra options are the best part, they’re the wow factor part of this car.. absolutely gorgeous car.

Sometimes you can have colour samples in your hands that just don’t impress you or stand out in any way. If I were to see a sample of this colour it would just never occur to me how beautiful it could look . Having seen this colour combination I know that for me there could be no more stunningly beautiful example of a 1949 Cadillac.

My dad got my mom one in Coral I remember she loved it even today she's class

That has got to be one of the CLEANEST cars I have ever seen. I'm surprised they were not wearing gloves when they were touching it. I see the owner has a shammy cloth at the ready. But seriously, the camera distortion when they went around the back made me go into "acid flashback" mode. Dude, the fins are waving at me, LOL.

I was just revisiting the two videos with Art Swanson's 1942 Cadillac, and I remembered this beauty. So here I am.

Appreciate the time that you took with this Cadillac. My Grandfather had a 1954 Coupe DeVille with a similar color of blue and a white hard top. What a beautiful Cadillac and a very special vehicle!

My grandfather’s brother had one of these. He lived in a mansion in the Beverly area in Chicago on Longwood Drive. About 105th or so.

I don't always watch your videos without hitting the FF button but this one was a trip! You keep showing cars I never knew existed, thank you for your channel Mr. Costabile.

Love this, the colour works so well on this. Stunning.

Style, style and more style that is what cars had back then and even back into the 1930's, very few cars today have real style. Car style came to an end somewhere around the mid seventies.Very few cars have that whow factor these days.Cars like this are gorgeous !!

Cadillacs were so distinctive in those days. We had a ´51 4-door, two-tone job, but this one is just gorgeous. Congratulations!

Lovely regal details, fit for a king, beautiful color in the hazy sunlight, sombrero hubcaps, flip up tailight is very cool,love all the chrome knobs and switches, all very deluxe, engine well detailed, would certainly be proud to own this one Lou. Surprised the owner is so circumspect about his incredible caddy!

When Cadillac truly was the "Standard of the World". Beautiful car!

Beautiful picture thank you for sharing this beautiful video

Stunning Cadillac! Thanks Lou. Btw, love the consistency of the channel over its history.

Great Car, kind of reminds me of the kind of cars Hank Williams liked to own & drive

Absolutely a real gem

The Cadillacs from 1948 to 1956 all had remarkably similar styling, including identical tailfin/taillights and single round headlights. The headlights started getting "eyebrows" around 1953. The front bumpers evolved from modest bumper guards as on this 1949 example to the boob bumper bullets starting in 1952. They started experimenting with finer grille textures starting in 1954. The hoods got gradually wider and lower relative to the fenders every couple of years. The rear fenders became a bit more integrated starting in 1950, and again in 1955. These changes were all relatively minor and the overall look of the car remained unchanged from year to year. It was 1957 that introduced a new, higher tailfin and dual "afterburner" taillights. 1958 and 1959 the tailfins got even more pronounced, especially so in 1959. I'm sure this was quite a shock after so many years of stable styling. Dual headlights started appearing about this time too, which changed the "face" of the car quite a bit. Cars started getting lower and longer too. If you'd bought a 1948 Cadillac it would have still looked up-to-date as late as 1956. But if you bought a 1956 it was starting to show its age the very next year and would have looked completely outclassed and outdated only three years later in 1959.

I always loved the square driving lamps in the front grill, beautiful car over all.

What a beautiful car, quality throughout ... so well conserved

I like the fact that he has a connection with his dad on this car. Great legacy. Every dad and son need a car connection. Lou was that your son in the reflection of the Cadillac hood doing Tai Kwondo moves, glad you are taking him with you, good memories.

I was born in 1949 and I can assure you that this car is in better shape than me LOL. Great video Lou, thanks.

The wierd warping makes me nauseous. But what a beautiful vehicle! Thanks for sharing it with us!

I love the fins and taillights on the 49s this car was unrivaled for american luxury

At 7:48 that's the motorized electrohydraulic pump for the windows, seat and antenna. The windows were pushed closed/up by hydraulic pistons. The window regulator had two springs to pull it open/down. The valve opened and the pump would pump fluid into the cylinder closing the window. When opening the valve would simply just open and the springs would pull the window open pushing the fluid back to the reservoir. Seat worked the same way back and front. The top had another pump and reservoir behind the rear seat for the top. However, those two (L & R) hydraulic cylinders were two way with a valve on top and another on the bottom. Fluid pumped into top valve and top opened, fluid pumped into bottom valve and top closed. Had a 1951 Buick Roadmaster convertible and that is how the windows, seat and top worked. This Cadillac was still the same operation. My Buick had the radio antenna at the center of the w/shield with a knob on the inside to turn and swing it up or park it down to middle of windshield. Buick had that antenna that way a lot of years. Packard too.

Beautiful - looks a lot better than I do at 73 😊

THIS ONE REALLY TOPS THEM ALL

I owned a '49 Cad in 1960/61, metallic blue, two door fast back. Loved that car!

This is an exquisite car!! It oozes class with a standard of quality! I am in heaven watching this video!!

This pushes all of my car buttons at the same time. Built 12 years before I was born, it's looks have held up WAY netter than mine.

These autocars had class and style: nowadays we have only inelegant clumsy and dark SUVs. This phenomen is named "decandency"!

I'm always a big fan. This was a popular car in all it's versions.

This brings back a lot of memories -- when I was a teenager my dad had one of these in the fastback version . It was finished in black lacquer and with a fresh wash and wax job would turn a lot of heads. No AC which was not unusual in those days. The shot of the radio reminded me of how odd it was by today's standards, transistors hadn't been invented yet so you could drain the battery if you wern't careful. There was a tube that hummed as it converted DC to AC and would get weaker as the six volt system drained the battery. After dad died mom sold it. Wish i still had it.

Another masterpiece "of series" perfectly presented and described. Thanks again, Lou Costabile.

Gorgeous Harley Earl design. Last year of the split windshield for Cadillac.

Absolutely beautiful.

Lou, this 1949 Cadillac is the same model that Liz Taylor drove in “A Place in the Sun” with Montgomery Clift. That car appeared to be white and Kim’s is powder blue. Both had the rare ivory colored steering wheel! Thanks again Lou.👏👍🙏🇺🇸

Magnificent car.

State of California standard parking space is now about 8.5ft x 18ft. I wouldn't consider trying to parallel park this car if you paid me. The owner has a really beautiful car. A the best 👌 😊

Remarkable seeing power windows, power seats and power convertible top on this 49 caddy...I know they all used the hydraulic system ( because modern systems were not yet available,and apparently were very tough to do repairs on), but still to see these ultra modern conveniences on a 49 car...simply awesome....

Breathtaking

I was born the same year,it is in much better condition!

Thanks for sharing! Wow I didn't know they had power antenna that early! She's a beauty!

I'm not a fan of later American cars but the 40s and 50s were absolutely beautiful. This Cadillac is simply a stunner.. If I owned it I wouldn't take my eyes off it, I'd have to park it outside my lounge room window.

This video makes me want to plan a trip to Volo!

When American manufacturing was dedicated to quality products.

There a lot of classic well cared for cars out there, however this is really something sweet..

For everyone who loves the styling, it was headed by the great Harley Earl. He was hired by GM in the late 1930s and by the time he retired in 1962 he had revolutionized the car industry with his design studio. The first division of any car company dedicated to only automobile design. The most beautiful cars of the late 40s - early 60s were GM and led by Earl.

What a beautiful caddy, such clean nice lines.

Beautiful Cadillac for sure!

A old friend had a picture of himself as a little kid, and mom sitting in her White 49 Cadillac convertible in their then SoCal driveway. Only thing about this one with power windows, these were hydrolics and had many problems.

The car is the BOMB and the color stunning.

Thank you for posting this up Lou,great to see this car :)

Just awesome!

Beautiful in every way.

Extremely beautiful

Wowwww ! Like new Cadillac ! Thank's for show this beatifull car ! All Cadillac' I like me so much ,but this is a Jewerly ! Regars from Quéretaro México ! Robert 😁 👍🙏🏼🇲🇽👋

LOU. THIS 49 CADDY IS THE GRANDDADDY OF THEM ALL THE HARD TOP. FAST BACK IS TIMELESS IN STYLE CATEGORY

Beautiful car! I love these old Cadillacs!❤

The young man in the hood reflection is practicing his wax on wax off.

YES THAT IS A GORGEOUS 49 CADILLAC COSTING $3523.00 BASE PRICE .BUT A 49 OLDS 98 CONV COSTING $2973.00 BASE PRICE WAS ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME .AS THE CADILLAC HAD A 331 CU IN OVERHEAD VALVED V8 THE OLDS ALSO HAD THE EXACT ENGINE IN 303.4 CU IN DISPLACEMENT. HP WAS 160 FOR CADILLAC AND 135 FOR OLDS. WB CADILLAC 126 IN AND OLDS 125 IN. JUST ONE INCH DIFFERENCE AND THE STYLING WAS THE SAME AS THEY USED SOME OF THE SAME BODY PARTS AND CHASSIS.

That beautiful car was (and is) a class and power statement. What a beauty.

Beautiful!!!!

A rolling work of art. I was fortunate to have seen some of these, though not this model, when I was a kid growing up in 60's. And then they were gone.....😔

stunning

Wheel covers... finest design feature of this vehicle.

Again, another beautiful car. Very classy and not overchromed, like some later models. Isn't this the same kind of car Elizabeth Taylor picked up Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun? I'll have to research....

Extremely nice

Love the color combination

Thank you Lou really an awesome ride

Thanks for all The Caddy's

Hi Lou, I like this car. I like a convertible and two doors ( coupe). No fury dice is good with this beautiful Cadillac. It meets my approval.

Power windows and power seats?! WOW! So, this car had features on it that still exist today?! WOW!

That is one beautiful 49 Cadillac after a year my father was born

Drop dead gorgeous! Motoring at its finest!

HUBCAPS , FINS , CONV. NICE COLOR.

Beautiful details... Just wonderful!

The hydraulic system is very impressive. 49 s are a milestone year for Caddy. The fin$ and ohv 331 v8.

brand new condition ! beautiful car !

Luxurious and elegant! Best of all it’s a Cadillac!

Quality restore!

Awesome

Beautiful, color to

BEAUTIFUL CAR I ONLY HAVE A MODEL OF ONE

Espetacular esse carro

Beautiful Cadillac!

Anybody who owns this car has impeccable taste. American cars were best in the world. Effortless design.

Nothing left to be said......outstandind !!

Just amazing!

Nice automobile. Congratulations to Mr Flores. First I've heard of hydraulics for to power the windows etc on a GM car that I can remember. Must have predated the small DC electric motors that were used on later years.

Beautiful Caddy....fascinating that the '49 had power windows, power seats, and power convertible top...features that wouldn't become commonplace for years to come...only thing missing was air conditioning, and likely was not available on even the '49 caddy convertible.....

Great video as always. Super Cadillac convertible

OMG! Perfecto!

Ken I am ready to buy your car, I was born in 1949 and I am envious. All I need now is to win the lottery.

They used to make good cars back in those days.

What a beauty !