wonderbot
04-29-2008, 09:40 AM
Filed under: Aftermarket (http://www.autoblog.com/category/aftermarket/), Convertibles (http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/), Sedans/Saloons (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Cadillac (http://www.autoblog.com/category/cadillac/)
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While Cadillac busies itself with a 2-door version of the new CTS sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/07/spy-shots-cadillac-cts-coupe-caught-with-no-door-handles/), the folks over at Coach Builders, Ltd have been busy taking their tops off. The boulevardier CTS gets an insulated, hydraulically-powered roof fitted with a heated glass rear window and cloth headliner. The top also comes in several colors. Judging by this pic, it also looks like a fair bit of work has gone into making the car look good with the top down. No word on what happens to trunk space, however.
It'll cost you more than a few quarters -- $19,000 gets the job done in eight weeks -- but that's the price of exclusivity, right? It's also employs a manual release, but these things happen when you're a style pioneer. We'd like to see pics of the car with the top up, because we wonder if this could be the first cloth-topped Caddy truly fit for the younger set.
[Source: Inside Line (http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=125958#2)]
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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/cts_convertible_coachbuilt.jpg (http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=125958#2)
While Cadillac busies itself with a 2-door version of the new CTS sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/07/spy-shots-cadillac-cts-coupe-caught-with-no-door-handles/), the folks over at Coach Builders, Ltd have been busy taking their tops off. The boulevardier CTS gets an insulated, hydraulically-powered roof fitted with a heated glass rear window and cloth headliner. The top also comes in several colors. Judging by this pic, it also looks like a fair bit of work has gone into making the car look good with the top down. No word on what happens to trunk space, however.
It'll cost you more than a few quarters -- $19,000 gets the job done in eight weeks -- but that's the price of exclusivity, right? It's also employs a manual release, but these things happen when you're a style pioneer. We'd like to see pics of the car with the top up, because we wonder if this could be the first cloth-topped Caddy truly fit for the younger set.
[Source: Inside Line (http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=125958#2)]
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