sometimes you just forget how fun

[foxpaws]

they are and why we are really here....

Love of cars.

Tonight I took out the Caddy - needed to get it moving - and get some air in one tire, as it is off to work tomorrow.

It has been over 3 months since I have had it out...

That sound - that American V8 NA sound. It might be in my American blood - but nothing sounds like that. When I got my caddy one of the first things I did was put a racing tuned exhaust on it... it sounds perfect.

The caddy really is over the top - but in a wonderful 80s sort of way. Gold chains, digital watches, Flash Dance, big shoulders, Blondie, Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

Just makes a girl grin

[Embraer]

There's a guy at the country club that has a pristine, red Allante. I always thought they were cool looking in a weird way. I liked the Buick Reatta's, too.

[Hugh R]

I checked out your garage once, that is one nice Caddie.

[Evans, Marv]

My brother in law has a Cad convertible. It's a '70 something and he says it's the longest car Cadilac ever produced. He & my sister love cruising around in that thing with the top down.

[Rick V]

What caddy? I don't see a caddy

[foxpaws]

Hey Rick - look closely....

It is a great little car - however, it is an old guy magnet... I swear if someone was looking to snare an old rich guy- this is the car to own.

[exc911ence]

Originally Posted by Embraer

There's a guy at the country club that has a pristine, red Allante. I always thought they were cool looking in a weird way. I liked the Buick Reatta's, too.

Hello. My name is Dave and I too liked the Buick Reatta.

[redstrosekNic]

I don't think the Caddy's of today have any "soul" like they used to. Although, I suppose one could say this about many cars when compared to their older versions...

[livi]

I have to agree. No other engine note can really compare with a good old American V8. Its just such a manly sound. Suits this fluffer.

[Christien]

Wasn't the Allante designed by Pinninfarina? The same guys that have done Ferrari, Alfa, Lamborghini, etc? Not my cup of tea, but I can see the attraction. One of my "bucket list" cars is a 69 Caddy, but I also love the huge boats of the 80s - I almost bought an 82 Fleetwood Brougham a few years back, but it had really bad paint. But man, I love a velour interior!

[redstrosekNic]

Originally Posted by Christien

Wasn't the Allante designed by Pinninfarina? The same guys that have done Ferrari, Alfa, Lamborghini, etc? Not my cup of tea, but I can see the attraction. One of my "bucket list" cars is a 69 Caddy, but I also love the huge boats of the 80s - I almost bought an 82 Fleetwood Brougham a few years back, but it had really bad paint. But man, I love a velour interior!

How many 911's could one paint with the amount needed to respray an 80's Caddy?

[Joeaksa]

Friend of mine has one and yes, he is a old fart... he likes it and its an ok car but he is having problems finding some parts at times.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by foxpaws

That sound - that American V8 NA sound. It might be in my American blood - but nothing sounds like that. When I got my caddy one of the first things I did was put a racing tuned exhaust on it... it sounds perfect.

Ahhh yes. For me it isn't the tuned exhaust, it's the intake. My friend had a '69 Barracuda with a 383 and dual Carter AFBs. When he opened it up the moaning ring of the air horns just sent chills down my spine.

[HardDrive]

My grand mother had a 1976 Eldorado. The hood was the size of a queen size bed.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Ahhh yes. For me it isn't the tuned exhaust, it's the intake. My friend had a '69 Barracuda with a 383 and dual Carter AFBs. When he opened it up the moaning ring of the air horns just sent chills down my spine.

Some pretty nice harmonics from this set-up as well...

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Christien

Wasn't the Allante designed by Pinninfarina? The same guys that have done Ferrari, Alfa, Lamborghini, etc? Not my cup of tea, but I can see the attraction. One of my "bucket list" cars is a 69 Caddy, but I also love the huge boats of the 80s - I almost bought an 82 Fleetwood Brougham a few years back, but it had really bad paint. But man, I love a velour interior!

Not only were they Italian design, they built the bodies and flew them over in 747's to marry the chassis here.

[foxpaws]

Yep Zeke -they have a rather long production line - the wire harness and a few other things were made in the USA first - flown over to Italy - where the body and the interior were made (alongside a more famous Pininfarina car - the Testarossa), then the bodies were flown back stateside and married to the drive train.

Rather a dumb way to make a car - but the body is all Italian - hand assembled, lots of aluminum (the bumper frames are a work of forged aluminum art) - it is rather nice, plus, I don't have to deal with Italian drive trains or electronics - all of that is made in the USA...

But it does mean the body parts (along with things like headlights) are pretty hard to source any more.

[Baz]

NICE ride Foxy!

FWIW - I've always longed to own the '87 Olds Trofeo which has a somewhat similar look to your Caddy. It's on my bucket list

[Embraer]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Some pretty nice harmonics from this set-up as well...

nice 389 tri-power. my dad had several goats. i always thought the 421 Super Duty Catalinas were cool, too. the progressive linkage on the tripower was cool. ran off the center carb until you put your foot into it...then the front and back carbs chimed in. great sound from that setup.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Cool cars, I'm a sucker for the square styling of the '80s and early '90s. My wife had a Cadillac SRX with the 4.0L Northstar, it was a great motor until it started to spring leaks at 60k.