76 Caddy

Thanks Tim

I'm thinking about joining one of the clubs for Chevrolets since I now have 2(3 if I include the '99 Silverado). Any recommendations on which one to join? I've googled them and not sure which would be the best one, one for just Impalas or one for cars and trucks. Thanks Tim

On Youtube there is a video of a guy resealing an A6 compressor, Centurybob is the name. From the video, it seems to be a very simple straight forward job, so much so, I'm going to attempt to rebuild one of the ones I have. Tim

I found 2 sets of these Thursday at the Charlotte Auto Fair. I almost bought a set for my '71 Impala. The $100.00 set had 1 badly damaged one and the $125.00 set had 2 missing the center flags. I really didn't want to have to buy 2 sets just to make one good set, but they were tempting. Tim

I do not buy parts online and never have. I buy 99% of my parts from my locally owned NAPA store which has AWESOME counter people! If I get a wrong part, I want to be able to go back to the same counter, and hopefully the same person and usually with the original part in hand, to show them what I got was wrong, can't do that when ordering off the computer. If NAPA can't get the part I need, they will try to find it for me from other sources and if possible, order it to come to the store. I don't mind paying more and I don't mind having to pay NAPA for the shipping. Granted, my vehicles are not as old as most members vehicles are, and most parts are still readily available through local parts stores. I needed a transmission mount for the Brougham and NAPA couldn't source it from anywhere, went to O'Reilly's who said they could get it, but when it arrived, it was incorrect, went to AutoZone (with original) and they said they had it and it would be there the next day, it was and was exactly correct. I don't mind the time, or the gas used to drive to a store to talk to someone in person to buy something. As my wife who buys everything online, says I'm "An Old Fart" who doesn't like change. Tim

I agree 100% Tim

I too have been going for 30 plus years and look forward to it every year. My problem is there are very, very few Cadillac parts but I enjoy walking the track and looking at the cars for sale. I'm going this time to find the guy who sells owner's manuals and dealer brochures in hopes I can get one for the Impala I just got. Also going to Myrtle Beach next week for the Pee Dee Rod Runners car show and swap meet. Tim

Let me say that this is the first non-running car I have ever owned so I may be asking some dumb questions on here as I wake it up. The day it was brought home, I didn't have room in my garage for it so all I did was check the fluids and they were all full thankfully, oil a little darker than I liked, and I pulled the plugs (it had autolites, such sacrilege) and sprayed oil in the cylinders. Finally, Saturday, with help from my son, we were able to push it inside and I attempted to see if I could turn the motor over by hand. After I removed the seized belts from the pulleys, I was able to turn it with little effort, YEH, no seized motor! Here is where I need a little advice. Looking at the fuel tank, it appears to be a "new" tank that was maybe installed when it was "restored" in '07/'08?? What would be the best way to clean the inside? I've watched every video of how to clean one till I'm dizzy. Thanks Tim

I have always liked the '65-'69 Corvairs and would like to have a 4-door hard top with the telescopic steering wheel. Tim

My dad's family is from Salisbury NC. My dad and grandparents moved to Spartanburg because they closed the Spencer shop and to keep his job, my grandfather had to relocate to Spartanburg. My grandfather worked in the Spencer shop working on steam locomotives. Have been to the NCTM many times over the years and enjoy it every time. Irony is when they closed the Norfolk shop in Spartanburg, my dad had to relocate back to NC to keep his job with the railroad until he retired. PS: this is the grandfather that bought the 1969 Chevrolet pickup new that I now have. Tim

JamesR Thanks Tim

Unless I stumble across a set for a price I can’t turn down, I’m staying with the originals. Anyone notice that the rims are painted the same color as the car? I wonder if those wire caps are as heavy as the ones on my Cadillacs. Tim

I have Champaigne tastes on a Cheerwine budget, but I do it anyway. This last one ('71 Impala) is more in line with my budget than any of the Cadillacs I have (or had). I have been blessed in that I was able to buy the cars I wanted in good condition for amounts I could live with (or without). Tim

I like those and would consider them. Thanks Tim

To rocketraider; NO! I'm not changing the hubcaps. Tim

Today I had it brought home.

So far all I found was what you see. Can't wait to get it home give it a good cleaning then the process of waking it up. Only has 74,458 miles and I'd bet 74,400 were put on by the original owner between '71 and '86. Tim

Here are some photos. Tim

Try to post pictures of my latest adoption but not doing so well. Thought I would share some photos of the car before I have it brought home. One family owned since new. Original owner passed in 1986 and his wife didn't drive but kept the car until her death sometime in the nineties. Their son got the car and brought to where it is now. In 2006 he had it "restored", complete mechanical overhaul and repaint but unfortunately became ill before it's completion and never got to drive it but was taken to his eightieth birthday party in it in 2008. Sadly he passed in 2012 and the car has not been moved since. I will try to post some more photos. Tim

I bought my '76 Brougham because I wanted a '76 Brougham, the fact that it was owned by a "celebrity" and had many other celebrities "warm the seats" was just icing on the cake, nothing more. I paid $1500.00 for it in 2001 and have enjoyed driving it ever since. Tim

I like Cadillacs and I joined the AACA right after I had just bought my 2nd 1976 Cadillac, the Seville, so 76 Caddy seemed appropriate (it also happens to be my handle on the CLC). Tim

Cars I wouldn't even look at years ago when I could afford them are now cars I would really like to have such as: 1. 1972 Monte Carlo 2. 1972 Pontiac Luxury LeMans 3. 1972 Buick Skylark 2-door 4. 1970-1976 Pontiac Grand Prix Tim

My '76 Brougham come to South Carolina from California in 1984. I know who the original was and that he bought it from Casa de Cadillac, but he died in 1982. I found one of his daughters online and reached out to her and she did reply back and told me about her and her father traveling to shows in it. In 2019 I met the gentleman who drove it to SC in '84. Sadly he passed before I could get back to see him again. The gentleman who bought it and had it brought to SC is still alive and I've met him several times. He is in his 90's and still works and has tried to buy the car back several times. I have yet to met the guy he sold it to who in turn sold it to the dealer I bought it from. Tim

Thats where Dwight "The General" Manfredi stays in the tv show "The Tulsa King". Tim

Great looking pick/up. My 1969 Chevrolet C/10 was bought new by my grandfather and left to me when he passed in 1987. I'll have to get some photos of mine and post them. Tim