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| That is a cool ride! I know for sure if it fits in my garage I would have NO room to walk in front or back of it!
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| Think of it as. . . “We're On A Mission From God.”
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| I had a '72 Sedan Deville with the 472. In high idle it would do 35mph. Rode as smooth as glass. I'd love to have one like it again.
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| That’s one huge trunk… |
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| You know who needs this car? AirSoftGuy needs that car.
Nice is overrated
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| | | Posts: 32372 | Location: Loudoun County, Virginia | Registered: May 17, 2006 |
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| My dad had a 1971 Pontiac Catalina and it was big but not that big.
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| I had a couple of land yachts back in my college years. 1966 Chrysler 300 convertible with a 440 and a 1965 Lincoln Continental with suicide doors with a 430. Great cars. |
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| I truly miss my dad’s 66 Sedan de Ville… |
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| My dad had a 1069 Olds 98 which was just as large as one of these Caddy's. 455 CUI, 10.75:1 V8 strangled by the exhaust system. Back then Ods took the exhaust from the drivers side of the engine from the front of the exhaust manifold and passed it across the front of the engine into the passenger side manifold. Then they took the exauste from the rear of the passenger side manifold and fed that to the back of the car with a 2 1/4 inch exhaust pipe and muffler. The car would start backfiring thru the carb at 95 mph. When I told Dad about this he didn't believe me. So we had a race between my VW Beetle and the 98 and I pulled away from him in the 98. He sold the car after 2 years. Good news is the 71 had a dual exhaust option and that one would do 130.
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| | | Posts: 5783 | Location: Michigan | Registered: November 07, 2008 |
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| quote: Originally posted by signewt:
Feeding the beast might be a challenge as a daily driver.
I had a sequential collection of Caddys 47 thru 72. Nothing
is quite like a proper Caddy for actual road trips.
Enjoy! [Lust On]
Had a 69 Caprese Classic that was loaded. Had vacuum type door locks and a thermostat on the dash for the automatic HVAC system. Came from a Great Uncle who was a Chevy dealer. Anyway, I think that thing got like 10 miles to the gallon on a good day. Stickman, I like your style but dang man your style would have me in the poor house. |
| | | Posts: 2117 | Location: Just outside of Zion and Bryce Canyon NP's | Registered: March 18, 2012 |
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| When Car Talk was on (I miss it) they would play songs between the 3 halfs of the show. One of those songs is by David Wilcox. It's called Rusty Old American Dream. Good song but the best part is the start of the chorus, "I'm a tailfin road locomotive". That is the best term for Cadillacs of that vintage. In my eyes they are beautiful cars and I recall fondly all the times I was lucky enough to be a passenger.
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| | | Posts: 766 | Location: North of Pittsburgh, PA | Registered: January 29, 2013 |
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| I really like the tire and wheel combination on that car. The wide whites with the chrome trim rings and center cap looks really nice. 19’, that’s just a full-sized pickup length. No personal experience with a car like that, but if it’s sound mechanically, I can see where it would be tempting.
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