76 Caddy Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 This should be illegal. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1976-Cadillac-Seville-Classic/192685666549?hash=item2cdcf5f0f5:g:qv0AAOSwMvpbvlYY:rk:13:pf:0&vxp=mtr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Thanks, that is really funny stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 All his taste is in his mouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Coyote Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 OMG! That's what you would call..........Pimpin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 It reads as if it were written by an eight year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Carl Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Fly ! - CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trulyvintage Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 The ebay seller has been on ebay since 2003 and has 100% positive feedback. Just because you don't like the listing - that is no reason to go create a thread on a public forum stating it should be " illegal ". Jim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Trulyvintage said: Just because you don't like the listing - that is no reason to go create a thread on a public forum stating it should be " illegal ". That comment, I'm sure, was facetious! But I agree with others that this car's modifications are in rather horrendous taste. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gungeey Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 That's what I would describe as "every conceivable option". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keninman Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 If they had put the hydraulics under it and tiny little tires I'll bet ya it would sell in minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Says the car is in Corona, Ca., only an hour drive from Pasadena. Maybe one of the Boman or Schwartz family is hacking them up like their Grandpop's did. Those old birds messed up some full classics. There is a difference. One observer embraces 80 years of dogma and the other automatically rejects anything that came after them (unless they own it). Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 There are plenty of recently modified cars I like, however that poor Caddy definitely is not one of them. Still when it comes to modified cars the one style {era ?} I come back to is late 1940's / early 1950's dry lake racers. Some were out and out race cars however most were dual purpose; daily driver, weekend racer. Usually quite low tech , just lots of ingenuity. Greg in Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 It surely gives new meaning to the term loaded....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capngrog Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 While I wonder what an ""all working" boss entertainment system" is, I'm really impressed by the curb feelers, front and rear, with duals in the rear. What are those metal panels beneath the rockers, between the front and rear wheels? Draft curtains? Surely not running boards ... ? As hideous as this thing is to me, it appears to have been "well done". Someone sunk some serious $$$ into this thing. To each his/her own. Cheers, Grog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdang Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 The lousy photoshopped pictures really cheapen the car... ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 1 hour ago, capngrog said: While I wonder what an ""all working" boss entertainment system" is Cheers, Grog Hope he means "Bose". "Boss" are swap meet quality stereos. I had one in my RV. Pretty cheesy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I think the seller has been attacked by auto correct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Harmatuk Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 She's a "REAL" Classic. Bill H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 A 'yard art' car and the kids to 'play house' in. About all old Seville is good for, anyway. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Man Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 OK I gave up trying to figure out other peoples tastes a long time ago. All said, there is a lot of time and money in this car, not my style, but the owner liked it, even has a CB radio. It is a time capsule of the 1980s, there will be a proud new owner somewhere (one bidder so far). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stooge Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 (edited) Aside from the car that isn't my taste, the houses you can see in the non-photo shopped backgrounds look like perfectly nice houses, and the ad would look a lot more 'normal' and probably wouldn't garner the negative attention if it wasn't so haphazardly edited like that Edited October 15, 2018 by Stooge (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 I think it's a kind of lowrider. It is located in Corona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Stooge said: Aside from the car that isn't my taste, the houses you can see in the non-photo shopped backgrounds look like perfectly nice houses, and the ad would look a lot more 'normal' and probably wouldn't garner the negative attention if it wasn't so haphazardly edited like that The house in California those 13 kids were found held captive in last January looked 'perfectly nice' from the street in the news footages, too!! Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 You gotta love those chrome mudflaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 At first I thought East L.A., but Corona, CA is close enough. What the heck is that on the trunk, some sort of spoiler/luggage rack? As a 1976 it qualifies for HPOF status, so if we see it on the show field at Hershey one year it will get points off for non-authorized accessories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Carl Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Say "pim". No, not the word"pin", it is not misspelled."Pim". OK. Now repeat the non word "pim" a dozen times as quickly as possible. For an inside glimpse into that lifestyle back in the '60s and'70s, listen to Curtis Mayfield's "Diamond in the Back". That type of cruising, particularly when done with a "gangster lean", was often referred to as "profiling". Yer old profilin', Cadillac drivin' friend, - Cadillac Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 On 10/13/2018 at 2:22 AM, Trulyvintage said: The ebay seller has been on ebay since 2003 and has 100% positive feedback. Just because you don't like the listing - that is no reason to go create a thread on a public forum stating it should be " illegal ". Jim By the owners own admission the car is illegal. The owner also said the vehicle is registered with the DMV as a non op. It's a non op because the owner knows if you change/tamper with the emission system he cannot pass emission testing and therefore can't register the car to drive on the road. In ca. and also with Federal emission laws it says you cannot tamper with emission controls. What did he do? You cannot change a EFI car to a carburetor, and while there is no picture of the engine/ engine compartment I bet I could find some other things that are missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 On 10/13/2018 at 3:18 PM, capngrog said: While I wonder what an ""all working" boss entertainment system" is, I'm really impressed by the curb feelers, front and rear, with duals in the rear. What are those metal panels beneath the rockers, between the front and rear wheels? Draft curtains? Surely not running boards ... ? As hideous as this thing is to me, it appears to have been "well done". Someone sunk some serious $$$ into this thing. To each his/her own. Cheers, Grog The metal panels fitted to the rockers are probably fiberglass, but if you look at many American cars of the 70's where 2/3 down from the doors the rest of the doors/fenders are canted in which exposes the fender, doors, rear quarter to all kinds of road debris kicked back from the tires, most of which are composed of rocks and pebbles which take the paint right off those panels. That was probably the inspiration for those things under the rockers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 6 hours ago, C Carl said: ... listen to Curtis Mayfield's "Diamond in the Back". ..., Cadillac drivin' friend, - Cadillac Carl Here is that song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVANQheoRUw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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