I'm not much for the rat-rod set, and the interior would have to go. But this is sweet! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cadillac-DeVille-1960-Cadillac-Deville-Cummins-Dies...
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Nov. 11, 2011 6:57 a.m. DrBoost SuperDork
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Nov. 11, 2011 7:14 a.m. fasted58 SuperDork
sick
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Nov. 11, 2011 9:58 a.m. DoctorBlade Dork
Ugly as hell.
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Nov. 11, 2011 10:28 a.m. Twin_Cam SuperDork
I was sold until I got to the interior. It's trying WAYYY too hard.
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Nov. 11, 2011 10:36 a.m. slefain SuperDork
Saw it at SEMA last year. Kinda cool.
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Nov. 11, 2011 10:42 a.m. Cotton Dork
I like it. not a huge fan of the diamond plate interior, but I could live with it based on the rest of the car.
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Nov. 11, 2011 10:49 a.m. DrBoost SuperDork
I'd lose the chain steering wheel and diamond-plate then flip the exhaust manifold the right way. I don't want exahaust blowing up on the windshield, nor do I want to see the turbo. I saw another vid of that car on youtube with fender-exiting exhaust.
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Nov. 11, 2011 10:55 a.m. alex SuperDork
Odd to see a custom Caddy that winds up heavier than stock (barring a ton of plumbing for hydraulics).
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Nov. 11, 2011 7:20 p.m. Curmudgeon SuperDork
Not into the whole rat rod flat black thing at all but I have to admit that chain shifter is a piece of art.
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Nov. 12, 2011 12:42 a.m. 93gsxturbo HalfDork
It would be a lot cooler if all that awesome fit under the stock hood and it still had a streetable interior with working A/C.
Of course, one of my sick dreams is a 64 Lincoln Continental with diesel power. Probably a Powerstroke to keep it in the family.
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Nov. 12, 2011 12:55 a.m. Grizz HalfDork
And here is the proper way to do it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Tb02ECI4U
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Nov. 12, 2011 1:49 a.m. Trans_Maro Dork
Too bad, that was a nice car about 1 owner ago.
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Nov. 12, 2011 6:50 a.m. DrBoost SuperDork
Grizz wrote:
And here is the proper way to do it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Tb02ECI4U
OH man, I'd have had to make the venti-ports the exhaust. That'd have been cool.
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Nov. 12, 2011 7:21 a.m. spriteracer New Reader
I would have gone all the way and made it a dually.
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Nov. 12, 2011 9:26 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork
see... I have this sick urge to put a diesel into an old 70s Rolls Royce
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Nov. 16, 2011 4:57 p.m. JeremyL
Trans_Maro wrote:
Too bad, that was a nice car about 1 owner ago.
Yeah I love how he claims Ike at Morbid Rodz did a horrible job putting it together. I know the car personally, have spent many miles in the passenger seat and there were no issues whatsoever with the car. It went to the Lone Star Roundup a couple years ago and got 30 miles a gallon on the highway.
FYI for anyone who wants to see pictures of the car as it was originally put together, you can find them at http://morbid-rodz.com . There's blog posts and pictures in the site gallery.
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Nov. 17, 2011 5:47 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork
What's it like inside that incubator on a hot July day?
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Nov. 17, 2011 6:43 a.m. novaderrik Dork
93gsxturbo wrote:
hmm.. those 60's Lincolns are cruisers- i had a 66 back in 94.. has anyone ever done a Powerstroke conversion on one? it would be the perfect car, except for the vacuum operated power locks no longer working..It would be a lot cooler if all that awesome fit under the stock hood and it still had a streetable interior with working A/C.
Of course, one of my sick dreams is a 64 Lincoln Continental with diesel power. Probably a Powerstroke to keep it in the family.
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Nov. 17, 2011 7:09 a.m. DrBoost SuperDork
914Driver wrote:
What's it like inside that incubator on a hot July day?
Yeah. that looks terrible from an asthetic standpoint and from the baked human standpoint.
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Nov. 17, 2011 8:36 a.m. mndsm SuperDork
Twin_Cam wrote:
I was sold until I got to the interior. It's trying WAYYY too hard.
This. Turbo Caddy=win, Turbo Caddy trying too hard=fail
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Nov. 17, 2011 8:38 a.m. mndsm SuperDork
Grizz wrote:
And here is the proper way to do it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Tb02ECI4U
For some reason, I expected it to blow soot out of the portholes, sorta like a dragon or something.
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Nov. 17, 2011 10:17 a.m. JeremyL New Reader
914Driver wrote:
What's it like inside that incubator on a hot July day?
The car had the original interior in it when it was put together. The current owner is the one who did all the diamond plate, chain steering wheel & shifter, and stuck the turbo out of the hood.
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Nov. 17, 2011 10:19 a.m. JeremyL New Reader
novaderrik wrote:
93gsxturbo wrote:
hmm.. those 60's Lincolns are cruisers- i had a 66 back in 94.. has anyone ever done a Powerstroke conversion on one? it would be the perfect car, except for the vacuum operated power locks no longer working..It would be a lot cooler if all that awesome fit under the stock hood and it still had a streetable interior with working A/C.
Of course, one of my sick dreams is a 64 Lincoln Continental with diesel power. Probably a Powerstroke to keep it in the family.
The guy who built the caddy wanted to build a Lincoln with a diesel, and I was going to provide him with a 68 Lincoln sedan to do it. Sadly, someone swiped it from storage and it hasn't been recovered.
At one time I had 5 Lincolns. 3 - 68s, a 69, and a 65. Love those old cars.
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Nov. 17, 2011 3:13 p.m. familytruckster Reader
This looks interesting.... 47 caddy diesel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkdXSydm5ho&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=A_HlNFWHimA
