Maybe coming out on the roads in the future, have owned it for many years but not really got the right feeling for it yet.
Here’s my 1949 Coupe Deville I recently picked up ! It belonged to Elmer Keith we’ll known for big game hunting and helping design the .357 .44 Mag for smith and Wesson
Took my '48 Sedanet to the Leadsled event in Salina this past July, 2021...hasn't had much done to the body since then, but it drives well... R-
Coastal Cadillac Convertible Hello, Cadillacs are usually big and clunky. While our dad had his huge Buick sedans, his friend down the street always had a Cadillac sedan. At first, it was a 4 door Cadillac, as all older guys bought at the time. Then as our dad bought his two door 1957 Buick Roadmaster sedan, it was a new step for him, too. He decided that since his two teenagers drove 2 door sedans, he would get one. Well, that made his friend down the street get a two door Cadillac. Time moved on for both. Somehow, they both saw the convertibles as noisy and troublesome, so they tended to stay away from those cruisers. It was fun for my brother and I to see which person was going to get, for the next “Battle of The Large Cruisers.” Our mom liked convertibles... what woman or teenage girl does not like convertibles? But, our dad had the last say in a car purchase. So those choices were stifled with... "It is a nice car, but not for us..." Jnaki On my wife’s playbook, she, too, has always liked convertibles. Ever since her mom’s 47 Buick convertible that has been posted earlier. Despite the convertible stage of car choices, she has never insisted to get a convertible, except for an event prior to the pandemic. She saw a 1940 Ford Convertible and wanted to buy it and drive it home that day, despite the cost. (assumed $40k+) So, on our weekly cruise down the coast to our favorite surf spot viewing sites, she spotted this white Cadillac convertible sitting by the side of the road with the top down. Of course, it was a bright, sunny day, especially made for those "sunburned" drives along the tall palm tree encrusted, shoreline. So Cal, tall rows of skinny palm trees, the blue ocean and miles of viewing sites along the coast... what is not to like? YRMV
An old car/open top cruising compared to surrounding cars, there is no comparison! Hello, My wife and I were on our way to see our granddaughter and were talking in the car, as usual. Our topics range from memories to the latest family business to hot rods we just saw, last week in our coastal road trips. Just then, I thought I saw a cool convertible out of the side of my eye, hidden between several cars. It was hard to listen to the conversation and separate the old convertible from the others. So, after the conversation ended, I got my digital camera out, it was set up on infinity focus, and pushed movie, instead of photos. Here is a short film of happy old convertible owners, cruising down toward the beach amongst other non-descript vehicles. It stood out quite well for these old eyes. As my wife saw that it was a convertible, of course, she instantly liked it. The black Cadillac convertible was between other cars, but had the class and styling that made it stand out. Jnaki Since my wife has been a convertible person for most of her life starting back in 1950’s So Cal (in her mom’s 1947 Buick Convertible), she has always appreciated the cool styling of any old convertible. Plus, it showed the two older folks enjoying the fruits of their labor of love...
Anybody here running a 500 inch Caddy in a '77 Seville or '49 Caddy? Would like to know what kind of fit problems you ran into. Reason I'm asking is that the engine in my '49 with a '77 Seville clip is shot and I have a chance to get a 500 Caddy....was thinking might be a good swap...any info would be greatly appreciated.
I can't answer you specific question BUT. That is one torquey engine. I once, in the 1980s, owned a 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood. As heavy as it was that thing would climb the Grapevine out of Los Angeles like it was FLAT. No down shift. Engine did not seem to even change sound. Ben
It should fit, my '41 has a 500 engine they just made some special adapter saddles mounts to the original frame mounts and called it a day. I have the original frame throughout though. If you have a '77 clip then a '77 engine should git, sans fenderwell clearances and maybe some firewall customizing. but all that new clip stuff, we dont talk about on the HAMB so much.
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