4/8/2008 11:15:56 PM

foo u got more cars that a used car dealer on capital, u dont need another one

4/8/2008 11:18:33 PM

this ones been in storage almost 25 years only 78k original miles too

4/8/2008 11:28:16 PM

4/8/2008 11:52:10 PM

that one only has about 80k original miles!

4/9/2008 12:04:49 AM

pretty sure i've done an oil change on that car oddly enough. if i remember, it could use some serious seal replacement underneath. clean ass car though. i love the door dingers on those... sounds like they got the ringers for the pinball machines and the pinball people got a BUZZZZ or something.

4/9/2008 12:16:48 AM

pretty sure you havent touched this one, it has a pretty interesting history but you aint in it pal.

4/9/2008 12:22:05 AM

it's got a twin then. the one i did was in an estate.

4/9/2008 12:25:00 AM

well this one hasnt been out of durham in over two decades... i did buy it from an estate though

4/9/2008 12:46:16 AM

Damn, nice! What is that, a '78? Does it have the big 500 or was that out of production by that time?

4/9/2008 12:54:55 AM

nah, 500 went away in 76. that would have a 425. destroked/debored 472 basically.

4/9/2008 1:47:39 PM

also just to note since this thread sparked the thought... the 425 is the last decent engine cadillac made for almost 10 years. everything until the 4.5 in the late 80's was a horrific FAIL.

as a result of that, our generation tends to forget what a tremendous impact cadillac has had on the history of the automobile and advancement of technology. they have ALWAYS been at the forefront of taking the huge risk of putting unheard of technology into mass production. what other car company, foreign or domestic, can say that they've been gettin down like that since the 1900's are are still doing it today? i can't think of any, but maybe i've overlooked one.

i for one applaud cadillac for sticking to their guns and forging ahead 100 years later. goes to show some companies actually stick to the bullshit they advertise. below is one of the most famous ads ever produced, this is a good link explaining it. pretty cool to think about, and puts things into perspective when you want to call a company or person out for their shortcomings.
http://www.ciadvertising.org/studies/student/99_spring/interactive/manzano/mac/penalty.html



[Edited on April 9, 2008 at 2:52 PM. Reason : also very interesting cadillac is never mentioned, but everyone knew who it was referring to]

4/9/2008 2:49:37 PM

Yeah this car has all the kinds of cool shit, AM/FM stereo with the 40 channel Cadillac CB radio, automatic highbeams, power trunk pull-down, etc. Not to mention the requisite power locks, lightning quick power windows, the power antenna, intermittant wipers, cruise control, so on and so forth that made a Cadillac. And stuff that was rare in its day but you see on cars regularly these days like low fuel light. There is stuff that was a great idea but somehow dosent make it into production cars these days like "Stop Engine Overheat" and "Stop Engine Oil Pressure" warning lamps.

4/9/2008 3:28:50 PM

Damn, that's pretty nice...how do the auto highbeams work??

4/9/2008 3:42:12 PM

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"automatic highbeams"

buick had that 14 years before, dont forget they competed even within the company

4/9/2008 4:54:59 PM

modernize a little folks, Outlaw 10.5 XLR




[Edited on April 9, 2008 at 8:14 PM. Reason : .]

4/9/2008 8:13:30 PM

Sled o rama

4/9/2008 9:26:42 PM

Quote :

"buick had that 14 years before, dont forget they competed even within the company"

well the bodies and all the delco options were from fisher. and buick didnt get ANY thing from fisher before cadillac division. ever. cadillac got first shot at everything but FWD- they let olds take the gamble and it paid off so cadillac started makng fwd cars on teh same platform.

4/9/2008 10:31:54 PM

man fuck that fwd noise

4/9/2008 11:02:57 PM

yeah fwd burnouts on whitewall tires with a big block caddilac that is almost 19ft long will make some noise all right.

4/9/2008 11:04:08 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMFj0sWpIAI

4/10/2008 12:22:07 AM

i got the money for all that shit now, plus the eldo offset is a little funky IIRC

4/10/2008 12:28:02 AM

automatic highbeams work by utilizing a sensor mounted either on the exterior or on the dash. you turn on your highbeams and when it detects oncoming headlights, it switches them off until the car passes.

good stuff.

a friend has a penchant for old caddys, thus my knowledge.

[Edited on April 10, 2008 at 4:04 AM. Reason : ohh yeah ]

4/10/2008 4:03:16 AM

tell y0 friend he's trippin.

those headlights react as a result of the wave lengths of oncoming light. kinda like your winshield wipers turn on with a difference in barometric pressure

4/10/2008 8:38:57 AM

my grandma had a cadillac with automatic high beams. they fucking sucked. didn't switch to low beam until the other car was too close. folks flashed their high beams at her all the time.

4/10/2008 9:28:33 AM

haha, that's why I asked. Seems like you'd piss a lot of people off, esp. if coming around a curve, etc.

4/10/2008 10:50:00 AM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=z2lM5SdMVlc
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1Kl-XS4_9jU

[Edited on April 11, 2008 at 2:23 PM. Reason : now THAT'S a mary kay cadillac... ]

4/11/2008 2:17:12 PM

Cadillac grills
Cadillac bills
Check out the oil
My Cadillac spills
Matter of fact
Candy Paint
Cadillac kills
So check out the hoes my Cadillac fills
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x63Ym-P-Uo

4/11/2008 5:56:40 PM

Quote :

"my grandma had a cadillac with automatic high beams. they fucking sucked. didn't switch to low beam until the other car was too close. folks flashed their high beams at her all the time. "

you have to dial in the adjustment on the "eye"... durrr

4/11/2008 6:28:57 PM

4/13/2008 11:37:53 PM

contenential kit
chrome half headlamp shields
stainless mud flaps
whitewall simulators.. or maybe vogues
curb feelers
fender skirts

oh the possibilities

4/14/2008 12:02:49 AM

gorgeous

4/14/2008 12:44:42 AM

Look at how excessive the body is in sheer size.





I love it.

4/14/2008 12:58:37 AM

Nice, nice. You need some of the body-color matched hubcaps though to complete the look...(and the ones on there look too much like the ones Ford used on Fairmonts/base Mustangs in the late 70's and early 80's)

Or you could go with some wires.

4/14/2008 2:42:42 AM

Man that's clean. Did this come from that guy in Durham that had a collection of a dozen or so? Dude had limos and everything, all in showroom condition.

4/14/2008 7:49:57 AM

I like it

4/14/2008 8:27:35 AM

^^ Oh Don had a lot more than a dozen cars. Try 40 or so- that entire building was full of cars, as was the adjacent parking lot. The collection was boiled down to 16 cars and this is the last one of them all. Several years ago I used to go down there after I got of work and work on the better ones, getting them running or just keeping them running.

[Edited on April 14, 2008 at 5:04 PM. Reason : They werent really a collection anyhow, there is a long story to it...]

4/14/2008 5:03:30 PM

sweet. now all it needs is 22's, candy paint an a woodgrain wheel

4/14/2008 5:45:36 PM

Quote :

"You need some of the body-color matched hubcaps though to complete the look...(and the ones on there look too much like the ones Ford used on Fairmonts/base Mustangs in the late 70's and early 80's) Or you could go with some wires."

These are factory optional spoked alloys- much more rare than the hubcaps.

Other options:

HEAVY DUTY COOLING
80A ALTERNATOR
CRUISE CONTROL
CONTROLLED-CYCLE WIPERS
READ DEFOGGER, GRID TYPE
TILT/TELESCOPE STEERING WHEEL
ILLUMINATED ENTRY SYSTEM
FUEL MONITOR
TRUNK LID RELEASE AND POWER PULL DOWN
TWILIGHT SENTINEL
GUIDEMATIC HEADLAMP CONTROL
REMOTE CONTROL RIGHT MIRROR
LIGHTED THERMOMETER ON LEFT MIRROR
LIGHTED VANITY MIRROR, PASSENGER
AM/FM STEREO RADIO WITH DIGITAL DISPLAY W/TAPE AND CB
DOOR EDGE GUARDS
DUAL COMFORT 50/50 FRONT SEATS

4/15/2008 7:12:38 PM

i give you 5 miles before you're gettin a cavity search on the side of the road driving that thing

4/15/2008 8:23:03 PM

lol

4/16/2008 7:19:31 AM

cadillac thrillz

4/16/2008 11:47:16 AM

I decided to go ahead and fix the few trouble spots in the interior and paint the bumper fillers to match the rest of the car.

4/16/2008 8:47:24 PM

btw this car is for saleeeeeeeeeeeeee

4/18/2008 2:34:20 PM

Quote :

"this is not the classifieds"

4/18/2008 3:53:44 PM

this is a thread about a car. stfu noob.

[Edited on April 20, 2008 at 12:32 AM. Reason : i]

4/20/2008 12:30:58 AM

Quote :

"ITS NO NEWPORT"

but i like it

4/20/2008 12:32:37 AM

Quote :

"yo, i'm gonna buuuuy that monday!"

^damn right. we need to race these whores before you sell it.

4/20/2008 12:44:33 AM

man im about to cut the top off this sucker and ride around like fear and loathing in las vegas style.

4/20/2008 1:52:32 PM

the white whale was a 71.

4/20/2008 6:26:06 PM