Sir John Kothalawala, bought this 1956 Cadillac off of a company called “Tucker’s Autodome” in 1956 for a whopping 17,000 rupees. The director of the said company, Mr. Cyril Gardener, presented it to the late Prime Minister at the Goldface Hotel, making him the proud owner of 1 Sri (ශ්‍)රී 1 Cadillac.