I like it. It might not look like a spaceship or a sports car, but it looks 100 percent like a Cadillac. Thin vertical tail lights with a simple, elegant trunk, matched with a big brash grille describes every great Caddy going back to the 40s. The day that goes away is the day Cadillac has truly lost its way.
Absolutely. When a product goes a quarter of a century unchanged and is still an industry standard, you know they’re doing something right. They might not be pretty or have any features to speak of, but when it comes to clear, accurate sound, they’re tough to beat. And at $100 (or less) they make some of the more…
Absolutely. When a product goes a quarter of a century unchanged and is still an industry standard, you know they’re…
Hammering around stuck pins and shafts is a useful trick for more than just tie rods. I often use it on long suspension bolts that are seized in place, or for anchor pins in large truck drum brakes, or generally anything that should be moving and currently does not. A little shock to break the corrosion loose is…
1977. The later collonade-body 442s are on my short list for a someday project car. It wouldn’t take much to make one into a mean-looking, cheap streetfighter (see Buddy Baker’s “gray ghost”).
Take it from a Lincoln-driving millenial: old folks know what’s up. Sure, your friends with Mustangs and Miatas are having more fun on twisty roads, but the vast majority of the time when you’re driving like a grown up, creature comforts, smoothness, and space win out over 50/50 weight distribution every time. I love…
I love everything about this thing. It’s from the malaise era, it’s super rare even in it’s day, it’s a glorious green-on-green, it appears to be fairly low option (with the exception of the biggest engine you could get with a 4-speed), and it’s about as clean as you’ll ever find one. If I had an extravagant amount of…
To someone who wants to preserve a piece of history or put it in a museum, there’s probably no better example left. And to that particular person, the price is probably right. To the rest of us who just want something interesting and unique, probably not. CP.
IIRC, they can be converted to gas using production or aftermarket olds 350 rods, pistons, and heads. The blocks are actually great for hot rodders because they’re higher strength iron and have reinforced mains and bulkheads.