"youshiftem" (torinosport302)
01/28/2016 at 11:32 • Filed to: None
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"youshiftem" (torinosport302)
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You can tell she was a retired mechanics car since the ball joints are cleaner than the windshield. Everything mechanical is new and shiny and the body looks like it hasn’t been touched beyond a quick soak with a hose in the past 38 years. There even some brushed on Tremclad to hide the blemishes.
Driving her home felt like floating on a cloud, the 425ci V8 barely whispering at 80mph and only the lightest touches of the wheel and brakes to alter its course.
Some easy sanding and a lick of paint topped with some new vinyl and it’ll be just as she was in 1978.
Most of you guys guessed correctly yesterday, it’s a 1978 Cadillac Coupe Deville d’Elegance. I’ll try to keep you updated on the progress.
TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
> youshiftem
01/28/2016 at 11:35 |
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Good to see I’m not the only one loving a land yacht. Mines not quite as nice as yours though.
FJ80WaitinForaLSV8
> youshiftem
01/28/2016 at 11:36 |
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Awesome buy, love these old boats.
shop-teacher
> youshiftem
01/28/2016 at 11:38 |
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Awesome. Freaking awesome! Good buy.
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youshiftem
> FJ80WaitinForaLSV8
01/28/2016 at 11:39 |
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Me too, and it was an offer I just couldn’t refuse at $500.
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youshiftem
> TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
01/28/2016 at 11:40 |
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‘83 Delta? Looks solid!
Twism
> youshiftem
01/28/2016 at 11:43 |
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okay, NOW I’m jealous.
This is ‘’demolition derby’’ price, but this car is waaaay too nice for that.
How many miles?
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youshiftem
> Twism
01/28/2016 at 11:45 |
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About 70,000 miles. The divers seat is a little worn, but the padding is good and they’re not too hard to recover.
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FJ80WaitinForaLSV8
> youshiftem
01/28/2016 at 11:45 |
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What a deal! Where’d you find her?
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youshiftem
> FJ80WaitinForaLSV8
01/28/2016 at 11:48 |
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Toronto, so that’s about 80 bucks to you Americans.
kanadanmajava1
> youshiftem
01/28/2016 at 11:50 |
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These are nice cars. I even like the color.
Your boy, BJR
> youshiftem
01/28/2016 at 12:06 |
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I said it yesterday and I’ll say it again: thank god you didn’t buy a Lincoln. Last thing oppo needs is another goddamn late ‘70s Lincoln. Also would you like authorship to Cadillac Corner?
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youshiftem
> Your boy, BJR
01/28/2016 at 12:08 |
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I don’t know what that is, and yes.
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Your boy, BJR
> youshiftem
01/28/2016 at 12:12 |
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http://cadillac-corner.kinja.com
Cadillac sub blog.
Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> youshiftem
01/28/2016 at 12:18 |
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A COUPE!!!!
cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
> youshiftem
01/28/2016 at 12:21 |
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Yeah!! Welcome to the land yacht club. Old barges are great and I love the creamy yellow paint. Pictures of the interior?
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Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> youshiftem
01/28/2016 at 12:22 |
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Full on freedom machine you got there. I still miss my yacht.
One day I guarantee I’ll have another.
mazda616
> youshiftem
01/28/2016 at 13:14 |
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That's awesome! I love these.
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TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
> youshiftem
01/28/2016 at 13:30 |
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Close. 84 Cutlass Supreme Brougham. Used to belong to G Body Man actually. Got it from him back in August.
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
01/28/2016 at 13:33 |
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I never heard what happened to that car, glad it found a home
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> Your boy, BJR
01/28/2016 at 13:33 |
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MOAR LINCOLN
(this phrase works better with Mercury)
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youshiftem
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
01/28/2016 at 13:40 |
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Long ago I had a 76 Lincoln with a 460, it was definitely quicker than this one but not nearly as buttery smooth.
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TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
01/28/2016 at 13:50 |
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It’s actually serving as my daily right now since I wadded up the SHO. Have found a donor car though.
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
01/28/2016 at 13:58 |
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sweet. always makes it happy when a car is saved from the scrap yard
JR1
> youshiftem
01/28/2016 at 14:11 |
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Congrats! Love to see when these less valued cars get saved. They are just as worthy of saving
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TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
01/28/2016 at 14:11 |
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I’d rather save a car from the Crusher than buy a new car any day.
It’s one of those things, if a car could talk, what stories would it tell? Was this Olds driven by a Grandmother who’s grand kids got excited when they saw it’s great brown bulk roll into view? Or was it used as a cross country traveller, eating up miles across the Trans Canada highway? How many different faces and places has that car seen?
I’d rather have a car with character and patina than a new car with stupid electric gizmos out the wazoo.
There is a sort of satisfaction knowing you’re driving a dinosaur, something that is still clinging to life even though it’s time has long since passed. I plan on helping this car cling on for as long as I can. And when I no longer can, it’ll be passed on to the next care taker.
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
01/28/2016 at 14:25 |
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Good man, good man.
My Montego was a Grandma car and that’s an awesome perspective you presented above.