Johanna betermi
The house Silverstone Auctions will try to place a 1951 Cadillac Limousine during its Salon Privé auction, to be held on September 4. So far it might seem that we are talking about one more batch, but the truth is that This American giant was the official vehicle of Juan Domingo Perón and his wife Eva Duarte, Argentine president and first lady.
In 1951 the Cadi became part of the presidential fleet, being used frequently by the general and his wife to move from the presidential villa in Olivos to the Government House in Plaza de Mayo, or by the rest of the city on occasions. specials.
The vehicle is currently owned by the collector Martín Barrone, who, on loan, provided it in 2010 at the Evita Museum for a temporary exhibition of the life of the "Spiritual leader of the nation."
A look to the past
On September 16, 1955, the self-proclaimed uprising "Liberating Revolution" took place, a revolutionary movement that overthrew the constitutional government of General Juan Domingo Perón. From that moment on, any trace or symbol that reminded Perón or Evita was suppressed, so much so that even though the Cadillac was not their personal asset, it was withdrawn from the presidential fleet and stored in a warehouse.
Twelve years later, it went to auction and was bought by a merchant who kept it in Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos province, and only started it in almost 34 years. It was in 2001 when Barrone acquired it and restored mechanics and paint.
The car has a powerful 8-liter V5.4 engine with a four-speed automatic transmission. It measures six meters long and weighs 2300 kilos, and its price could fluctuate, according to auction specialists, between 340.000 and 440.000 dollars or, what is the same, between 255.000 and 330.000 euros.
