George Smolinski
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1948 Cadillac 76 · Other_body_style · Driven 80,000 miles48 Caddy completely restored. Power windows , power front seat, 6 people can sit in the back. It has jump seatsowned by James Hill of Great Northern RR
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7 hours ago, Matt Harwood said:
That demonstrates a profound misunderstanding of why certain cars are special. The late V16 Cadillacs are just big, frumpy sedans. With a small block Chevy in there, it's nothing but a goofy old car with arguably less value than it has as a V16 project. The engine is the entire reason for its continued existence. That misunderstanding has resulted in the deaths of a lot of great cars.
Making it move isn't the point with a car like this. Without the V16, it's just an ugly, big, clumsy, uncomfortable, uninteresting old sedan that will still cost a fortune to paint and trim.
So, would it be sacrilegious to swap a good running 16 from a frumpy sedan into one of the more desirable models? And are they at all interchangeable from year to year and body style to body style?
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1 minute ago, alsancle said:
Yes, if you want to turn your 40K project car in to a 10K project.
If I bought one of these and the engine was bad, I don't think I'd want to pay $75-85,000 to rebuild the engine.
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If you owned a V16 car and the engine was bad, can a period correct V8 be swapped?
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I'm guessing he's a flipper. Strong possibility this he bought this car and it's still sitting where he found it. Here's his "information" on the other cars he mentions in the ad.
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2 hours ago, alsancle said:
Any thoughts as to why the car next to it is under a tent even though they are in a garage?
More than likely to keep dust off. No matter how clean your garage is, your car still gets dusty.
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4 hours ago, rocketraider said:
The floormat looks dried out to me. Some
No, it’s salt. Being I’ve lived my whole life in MN, I’m VERY familiar with salt and rust.
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4 hours ago, rocketraider said:
That may be nature of the color.
No, it’s rust.
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Why the rust on the hood and trunk? Must have been driven some in winter what with the salt crust on the driver carpet.
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5 hours ago, deac said:
GLWTS
Pardon my ignorance but what the heck does that mean?
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10 hours ago, paulrhd29nz said:
There is a lot of good stuff in that garage
There better be for $25K. Maybe some of it is gold plated.
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3 hours ago, West Peterson said:
I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that the owner would not want photos of the wrecked car to be shown, as it could possibly affect the value of it no matter how well it was repaired. I suspect, though, that if there were enough people crowding around and taking photos, that sooner or later, the cat will be out of the bag.
Not accusing anyone here, but if this car were to come up for sale, I would think a potential buyer would want to know about the accident, extent of damage and the repair process. Not saying anything seems rather shady.
On the not showing photos of the wreck, can someone please explain why it's ok to take and post multiple photos of a car at a show, cruise, etc. but not ok to post a photo of one that's been in an accident?
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Custom green & green custom cloth.
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There are groups on FB that offer a lot of help and advice. I’m on a couple and have been helped out through them. Is the SPID (it’s a big paper label with options listed) still on the inside of the glovebox?
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https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/1042199283469650/?
Driven 12,345 milesManual transmissionExterior color: Red · Interior color: BlackFuel type: GasolineSeller's Description
1912 Gabriel, made in Cleveland, Ohio. Only Gabriel automobile known to exist. Runs and drives. Feel free to contact me with any questions or specific additional photos.
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It will be bought by someone with big $$$ and show up at the drag strip as a gasser.
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I would think they wouldn’t be that difficult to turn on a lathe.
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On 10/12/2023 at 8:06 PM, CarNucopia said:
Here’s an oddball for someone up North
With a strong emphasis on odd!
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12 hours ago, Super Karen said:
Guessing SCAM...
Just when I thought “Finally, a project car that’s realistically priced.
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I'd much rather have the pretty green car next to it.
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Current bid is $725. I wonder if a $10,000 bid was thrown at it, would that scare off most potential bidders?
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The value of any of the remaining 36 just went up.
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Neat looking car. The last photo shows some other older cars near yours. Any possibility of finding out about them and/or getting some photos of them? One of them looks like a ‘59 Buick.
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1948 Cadillac 76 $50,000
in "Not Mine" Automobiles For Sale
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