My newest yard ornament: 54 Cadillac

Nice score!!i really love 54-55 Cadillacs and i have a 54 convertible.

 

Gasp!--------------What a beauty, congrats on a super score. ~sololobo~

 

Time to call Kanter auto parts!
Good find my friend!

 

Nice, nice, nice!

Brian

 

I love it when this kind of stuff survives with the car:

 

It's alive!!!! Just got it fired up - idle is like wide open so can't run it much but at least I know it'll run! Now to start digging into this carb.....

 

Nice score. Check out 40studedudes build thread on his Caddy, really kool

Big Rich

 

It would look better in my yard.

 

Cool car, I really like it. I'm really starting to dig those mid 50's Caddys, especially the one 40studedude put together.

 

Wow!!!Very nice.Please keep us posted.

 

If it runs as good as it looks, i wouldnt change a thing.

Have fun with it!

 

Love 54 Cadillacs. I originally wanted a 54-56 Cadillac but settled for a 56 Oldsmobile. A friend in my car club owns one and he's always getting positive feed back. Can't go wrong with a caddy.

 

Thought a little update was in order. Got the car running and driving. Rebuilt the carb - a small fiasco in itself. Drained the oil and pulled the filter. Car was last on the road in 1995 so I didn't expect things to be too ugly. When I pulled the filter it looked like it may have been in since 54! Nasty! When saw it, I decided I'd better have a look down in the canister. Sludge almighty! Really thick and gritty stuff in the bottom. When I drained the oil it didn't look too bad. Hopefully all the crap was in the filter. Pulled the canister and cleaned it. Refilled with some 10-30 and a quart of atf. Ran it long enough to get it hot and discover that the water pump is gone. Time to pull that I guess.

I pulled the Master cylinder as the plunger was stuck "in". Tore it down, soaked it, honed it and re-assembled. Bled all the way and viola - I have brakes. I wouldn't go out on the road until I inspect all the wheel cylinders, but I can at least move it around the yard.

More to come.

 

Them '54 Caddy water pumps are p-r-i-c-e-y...!!!

R-

 

I thought all the years' pumps bolted on, minus the outlet for the heater hoses... Can get new casting for $129, or shaft and seal-up kit for $60 bucks...

 

Nice! I wish stuff like that would show up in my yard.

 

Well I'm hoping it will just be a bad thermostat

 

Just noticed that my dash is green but the rest of my interior metal is grey????? Wondering if the dash has been swapped at some point.

 

Bueller.....????

 

Although the problems...still a nice Caddy...

 

thanks!

 

Wow!! I want it. That caddy looks clean.

 

Here's a couple o shots o the dash. (and bonus footage of new pump and filter)

Now I need to order exhaust gaskets and probably intake gaskets too. Recommended source?

 

Oil canister - sexy
Valve covers with no gasket - not sexy

 

50's Caddys are some of the most beautiful cars this country ever made. Great find! Congrats!!

 

Nice find!!! Once you get it on the road you'll be wondering how you ever lived with out it. I have an all original '56 it is one of the best driving older Cads I have ever had.

 

Very Nice!

 

A little late but... nice score!

 

Jumpin' J-hucifer, big blon' ba- bee..

 

that's OK, but the OEM's can be a PIA.