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Drivers in Manchester are being asked to keep their eyes open as a dazzling golf-plated Cadillac once reportedly owned by Liberace takes to the streets next month.

The 1931 Cadillic Fleetwood Drop Head Coupe is clad in 23.7 carat golf-leaf bodywork, silver door handles and has 24 carat gold-plated handles inside the car.

The flamboyant creation, which was once reportedly owned by American entertainer Liberace, is currently owned by Tameside resident Mike Radcliffe and will travel to Birmingham to appear at the Classic Motor Show at the NEC in November.

The car was built in 1931, but an owner from Kansas in the 1970s added glitzy touches with white leather upholstery and driving lamps that move with the steering wheel. The car was sold at auction in 1975 and spent 12 years in a German museum before finding its way to North West England.

David Bond, Director of Footman James, whose stand the car will appear at, says the car is believed to have belonged to Liberace, but those claims cannot be proved. He said: "Regardless of ownership, it really is a bedazzling peacock and well worth a visit! We would therefore like to encourage visitors to the show to pop by and let us know whether they think the Cadillac is either a beauty or a beast!”

The theme of the show is 'She's a beauty', but perhaps on this occasion that really is in the eyes of the beholder.