Cadillac Fan

Come visit the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan to see it today.

Retrofit. below are reproductions of the original ones: https://cad-carbs.com/collections/carburetors/products/cadillac-1934-1935-v-12-pair-right-and-left

The 36 will drive better. The 31 looks better. If you are interested in the 36, it was sold in 2019. https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/af19/auburn-fall/lots/r0183-1936-cadillac-series-85-seven-passenger-touring-sedan/795452

How about adding a 1919 white fire truck to the white collection? skip to 3:40.

They are not the only ones. https://www.premiercustomtrailers.com/rentals Combine that with an Enterprise 3/4 or 1 Ton truck rental, and you are good to go.

Check out the GM vehicle vehicle information kit. The pictures are great not it is better than nothing What series / body are you working on? https://www.gm.com/heritage/archive/vehicle-information-kits

Things might have been modified/ changed after the judging for drivability, etc. as the car may have had 3 owners from when it was judged. For me, judging at clubs that are not mark specific (aaca / ccca) should be taken with a grain of salt. Especially if there is not a corresponding mark club award. I.e., only ccca or only aaca.

Hyman was asking $48k for this. https://hymanltd.com/vehicles/6665-1934-packard-1100-sedan/ I think the owner had it advertised for $41k before Hyman purchased it.

Here is the red 1932 Victoria before being sold recently. A very interesting Packard in the background. On display at the Gilmore car museum in Hickory Corners MI

Could that be this one? This car’s original cowl plate indicates it was delivered new on September 30, 1931, by LeBoutillier & Dolan, the Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, dealer. When purchased by Gene Rouse in the mid-1970s, it had been much modified; the body was sectioned about two inches, with other metal reconfigured to suit, and a number of inappropriate parts were installed. Subsequent owner Jackson Brooks dismantled the car while considering the best way to proceed with a restoration. The matching original engine, number 194200, and chassis, number 194181, were sold to an Oklahoma collector at a point when Brooks was considering transferring the body to a V-12 chassis, which would’ve been allowed by the CCCA rules of the day, but they were ultimately properly reunited with the Dietrich body, number 5468. The partially restored engine, chassis, and body were turned over to Colorado restorer Mark Clayton. His meticulous work was capped off with the original Packard data plate, vehicle number 904-95. On its first outing, a CCCA national meet in Dallas, it scored 100 points and earned First Junior honors, followed soon by First Senior at Albuquerque, and the car was further honored with a CCCA Senior, medallion number 20075. After a short succession of owners, the car passed to John O’Quinn, from whose estate it is now offered. Very handsome in deep maroon, it has tan leather upholstery and a tan canvas top. Despite the fact that the restoration is now more than a decade old, it presents very well, with virtually no signs of use or wear. Convertible victorias are among the most prized of Full Classic Packards, with the Dietrich-built cars most of all. This car, with its remarkable rebirth, is in a class of its own. https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/sj13/st--john-s/lots/r106-1932-packard-individual-custom-eight-convertible-victoria-by-dietrich/293648

I believe that would be a personal loss and not deductible. Check with a cpa. If you GM have a large collection you can organize it to better deal with the taxes. But for the everyday collectors you could not take the deduction. (I’ m just the messenger, I don’t make the laws). Contact a cpa for a real answer.

While that is a nice sentiment, it is completely factually incorrect. If the car is sold with a profit, the IRS considers it a capital gain and is subject to capital gains tax, regardless of whether you sell cars for a living. Creating the paperwork to prove this is smart for the seller if he/ she wants to follow the law. Now, if you want to skirt the tax laws then good luck to you if you get audited.

The 1927 LaSalle looks appropriately painted and looks great in black walls. It is a significant car as the 1927 LaSalle is Harley Earl’s first GM design. The 1940 Cadillac series 75 convertible sedan might be a great ccca tour car if you can accept the color. If purchased appropriately, there might be some great cars going to collectors who will hopefully work on them and get the out and running. I would assume that an engine/ transmission rebuild will be in order for most of them.

Definitely a final call out number contest would be fun I am sure the Midwest dealers will be there.

Because, especially the convertible, is pretty rough body wise. And once you start you end up doing everything. I know that this is sacrilege in 2023, but they, to me, are very solid restoration projects.

What would you do with them? Restoring them to 99 points would be a minimum of 200k and more than likely you could purchase this in a few weeks for less than the cost of restoration. https://listings.worldwideauctioneers.com/listings/enthusiast-auction-2023/1934-cadillac-355d-eight-stationary-coupe/ The Cadillac has way more presence that the LaSalle. My guess is that a mechanical restoration is a minimum of $20k, if you are doing it yourself and $40k for someone else’s labor. So now you are at $70-90k. Probably now you want to paint it. $20k minimum. Now chrome, $15k. Now interior, $15k. You are getting pretty close to the worldwide Cadillac that you can enjoy for the three years you were restoring one of the LaSalles to a driver condition car.

Does the car star, run without overheating, stop, etc? Ie does the car generally work? If so, I am not sure what an government inspection would find. I would suggest joining the Bentley Drivers club. I am not a member, but anyone with an old car should join that cars club. There will be people who can help you source parts or point you to mechanics in you region of the country to work on these cars.

$5 says you can stream those stations without any static or range issues.

No one said that it was the number of listeners. “Talk radio” is thriving. Everyone has a pod cast. The point is the delivery of that content via am radio is dying. You stream it via your phone by way of a data plan. No static, no range limits. Clearer and better. Yes, there are loads of old cars without android auto or Apple CarPlay, and people have radios in their homes. That is all your numbers say. If 99 percent of new car buyers (most complaining have not purchased a new car in years) have a smart phone with a data plan, why add AM radio components to a gas/diesel car? That is a cost savings that 99 percent of NEW car buyers won’t even notice. How does EV interference relate to f150-350 with gas / diesel engines that won’t have AM components going forward?

Because it does not make financial sense. Corporations are for making money not preserving old technology.

I love apple car play and am figuring out how to add it to my late model cars. 99 percent of new buyers have a smart phone and can stream the AM stations via their phone. Corporations should not cater to the 1 percent by adding costs to all cars. To the one percent, sorry but time and technology marches on.

Fram is fine for initial start up. Oil and filter will be replaced within, what, 50-100 miles.

Some have suggested that they would choose another Duesenberg sedan, but I don’t think there is any better. Maybe equal. But not better.

Unless you are chasing a pebble beach best in class ( could a Murphy disappearing top win best of show? - I doubt it) , you would be better off buying this one next week instead of waiting four years to enjoy it. https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/am23/amelia-island/lots/r0042-1931-duesenberg-model-j-disappearing-top-convertible-coupe-by-murphy/1326359

Starting a new trend or blackwalls on back order? https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/am23/amelia-island/lots/r0063-1935-auburn-eight-supercharged-speedster/1329100