I found this beauty while spending WAY too much time on Hemmings.com. I had never heard of the Castilian Wagon before. It was a third party conversion back in the 1970s, similar in theory to how they make hearses. While the price is too steep for me, I love the thought of packing up the family and using this rig to tug a same year Airstream up and down Route 66! Links to the ad and a video are posted below, enjoy!
"This 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 Castilian Estate Wagon is for sale in our Louisville KY showroom. Traditional Coachworks of Chatsworth, California, produced a limited series of wagons between 1975 and 1976 using the Fleetwood Brougham platform. The vehicle was called the Fleetwood 60 Castilian Estate Wagon and it featured a reworked Fisher body that had a forward-raked C-pillar that traveled up and over the roof. In the back there was a sharply angled rear lift-gate with an integrated wind deflector. They were equipped with the Brougham d'Elegance trim package, carpeted footrests, pillowed seats, AM-FM radio, outside temperature gauge and a multitude of power-operated options. It is estimated that approximately 50 of these ultra elegant station wagons were produced. Much of this was due to the Castilian option costing nearly 3 times as much as a regular Fleetwood. This particular Thorn Red ’76 Castilian Estate wagon has only 9710 miles showing on the odometer. You will be hard pressed to find another one with this low mileage. The paint is in very good shape with only showing a few minor flaws. The inside of this beautiful wagon still looks new. The plush lamb’s wool carpet is soft to the touch. The car still rides like a dream and the only reason it is being sold is that the owner does not want to ruin it by putting several miles on it per year. So if you are looking a low mileage heavily optioned Cadillac from the mid ‘70’s to collect, then look no further and give us a call! Options on this 1976 Cadillac Castilian Estate Wagon include; AC, AM/FM radio, Plush Leather Interior, Power Steering, and Steel Wheels with Wire Hub Caps wrapped in Radial Tires."
