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I always preferred sedans. The body is in better proportion. The only reason to have a 2-door is when you have no one riding in the back or it is a convertible! As usual I am out-of-step with the rest of the world.
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Good job again there Jaxops. You did a good job. Hold all the emails and input, I have it fixed now!
Jaxops
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Well it looks like I may be off one tooth on the distributor, so I will run the gambit again.
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Has anyone every had the dwell and rpms change all by themselves? I replaced the distributor but the condition still exists.
Car: 56 Cadillac, 365 Cu 4bbl Rochester
Dwell: should be 26-28 normally. I get it to 25 and that's it. Then it shifts down to 22. Once the car warms up it won't go above 24 dwell.
RPMs: I shoot for 700-800 in idle and 4-500 in drive. This seems more stable now and has dropped only to about 400 even.
I have replaced the distributor, replaced the points and condensor, replaced the plugs and wires, the cap, and rotor. All seem to check out.
Any suggestions?
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Edalfa,
You missed the part about why it's worth so much completely:
1960 Edsel
Previous owner: Goldfinger
1960 Edsel Ranger Convertible 1 of 76 made very rare
all body panels are solid gold, painted in Edsel 1960 colors
Miles: 27519 Body Type: Convertible
Transmission: Automatic
Engine: 8 Interior: Black
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John D,
Clearly you haven't cruised through Germantown in Philadelphia....man those whitewalls are everywhere!
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I also loved the "Corinthian Leather." Can everyone say "Corrrrdooooba?" Ricardo Montalban was great for that ad.
My favorite slogans are: "Wouldn't you really rather have a Buick?" and "The Lark, the Lark, the Studebaker Lark..."
I thought that for modern ads, Cadillac goofed when they showed the 1955 or 1956 Cadillac convertible and then the modern Cadillac thing driving up alongside it. The audience would be thinking...."that red convertible, wow! Which one would you rather have?..."
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Dan,
The coupes have become popular, so be choosy if you are investing a lot of money. There are plenty of them out there. As you are probably aware, watch for rustouts in the trunk, around the windows (southern cars), in the fins, and the "bilge keel" or behind the wheels (northern cars). Since you're from Western New York, you've seen it all before.
I was always a sedan guy, but clearly I am out of touch with the rest of the collectors. I would recommend Hemmings (you can search their ads online as well) and the Cadillac-LaSalle Club.
All the best,
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Yes it is a hood mascot, or a flying lady. It appears to be a 1940s era car with the clear top wing. Take a look at:
Northstar Gallery - beware of popups on this site!
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I agree with Novaman on this one Peter. On a personal level, feel free to email me and I will respond with my name. As Novaman said, we know each other for the most part. It's a matter of personal security. I have enough personal information out there for the thieves, and do know that all of these forum posts come up in a search engine query.
So drop me a line and we can chat, otherwise, enjoy the forum.
Jaxops.
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I didn't drive it but rode in it.... a "trolley" made out of wood placed on top of a 1962 Plymouth body. It would be used for parades. My Dad would sit down in the car and peer out of the trolley's grille. You could fit 20-25 passengers on the trolley.
Of course, then he bought it. I guess the Kiwanis guys who sold it to him were relieved to be free of it. It languished in the rectory garage until he passed it off on another trolley lover.
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Beauty Neil! Merry Christmas!
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The best is probably Original Auto Interiors: Original Auto Interiors
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Thanks Lawteacher for the reminder for everyone. If any of you haven't been to Pearl lately, the USS MISSOURI is berthed across from the USS ARIZONA, and I read yesterday in the paper that there is a new memorial to those that were killed in USS OKLAHOMA. She took the brunt of the initial attack and rolled over, but was salvaged 2 years later.
Thank you to all veterans, and as stated in an earlier reply, God bless the USA.
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Ho, Ho, oh boy! My wife will shoot me if I get another old car, but a '59 Galaxie would be great! I'm trying to talk my youngest daughter into one instead of a euro-japanese modern car.....yeah! that's probably not happening either!
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Does anyone want to share any of their funny mishaps and adventures around Christmas and the holidays?
I had one I had to tell you (y'all, sorry).
I was stationed in the Seattle area, and after we had lived in Massachusetts, we enjoyed cutting down our own Christmas tree. That was also something you could do around the Tacoma area, so off we went in our 1989 Ford Crown Victoria Station Wagon. Well, this was definitely truck country, as the tree farm was on several large hills. Naturally the tree that we liked was on top of a pretty high peak, and no, we weren't going to drag it down and then go across the valley to the checkout area! I zipped back and crawled that station wagon up the hill, passing a few confused looking pickup truck drivers coming down. They were probably awed by the shine on that wagon! So the tree went in and we were perched over the edge of the cliff looking down and feeling like the Grinch on Mount Crumpit with the sleigh. There was a chain to keep idiots like us from doing exactly what we were contemplating, so the wife and kids lifted it while I pulled under it. Then they leaped in and down down down we went. A few sideskids, but we made it. The guy cashing us out was laughing too hard to lecture me, so we escaped any wrath. A pretty dumb thing to do, but it's amazing what crazy ideas seem rational when you're freezing on a mounaintop and have to accomplish a difficult mission.
What kind of crazy stunts did you folks pull to make the holidays special??
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That's what I was thinking. Thanks for the reply!
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Bill,
I think that the 1968 was about the best for Cadillac in that era. A lot of the earlier problems were worked out and the car has a classic 60s look with a lot of amenities as Glenn states in his reply. I have seen plenty of these out there in Hemmings. Be choosy! Good luck!!
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Glen,
Thanks for the old Mercedes tip. I had been thinking of an older Benz for my daughter but I might reconsider that.
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Thanks Woody. I appreciate it. I had a lot of good help and "the boss" (my wife) who is very organized and really got into making it a finished car.
I hear from Barry's Lincoln limo project that you are still working on yours. Best of luck with it!!
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Barry,
I enjoyed your grass mowing to paint-stripping metaphor.
I used Original Auto Interiors in Michigan Original Auto Interiors . They could make any interior material. I really liked the Lincoln velour/crushed velvet seats. They were comfortable.
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Does anyone know where I can get a flying lady mascot hood ornament for a 49 Cadillac? I saw one on Ebay but it was pretty pitted.
Thanx.
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Barry,
Thanks for sharing your restoration. I am impressed, as it is a huge job. Congratulations and the best of luck in your efforts. The '67-'68 Lincolns were favorites of mine. I always thought that the Lincolns were more comfortable in both ride (Ford suspensions!) and interior. The Cadillac limousines were so austere in gray, and of course I know now that the interiors of our cars were also OLD so they had hardened up a bit! Do you have a blue interior?
Keep the photos coming!!
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Bill,
I have a 56 Cadillac Series 75. Here is the restoration website: 56 Cadillac Restoration
and our recent trip to Gettysburg: Gettysburg and Hershey Trip
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Another version is:
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