Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

[David Conwill]

Sorry folks, 1953 was the last year for a good-looking Cadillac, Roadmaster, or Olds 98.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Yup, that is my dream car right there.

You aren't the only one who thinks that---especially the Eldorado Biarritz.


Two red ones for you this time.

 

[jamespowers]

Sorry folks, 1953 was the last year for a good-looking Cadillac, Roadmaster, or Olds 98.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

[jamespowers]

Yup, that is my dream car right there.

The hardtop of the convertible?

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Convertible, of course.

The hardtop of the convertible?

 

[Stearmen]

Convertible, of course.

In Pink?

 

[AtomicEraTom]

No, no. Red. The one in Jimmy's photo is EXACTLY what I want.

In Pink?

 

[jamespowers]

Convertible, of course.

I figured as much.

 

[jamespowers]

In Pink?

He ain't Elvis.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

[video=youtube;pBmdOeSSYbw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBmdOeSSYbw[/video]

 

[HeyMoe]

Man look at those fins! I have never really been a fan of cars newer than 1949, but I could see myself driving one of these! What happened to modern cars? They all look the same and there is no sense of style anymore. It is just plain sad IMHO.

 

[dh66]

I love cars with tailfins, there's just something a bout the excessiveness of them that isn't quite the same as with car designs of any other era

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[rjb1]

"What happened to modern cars? They all look the same and there is no sense of style anymore. It is just plain sad IMHO."
Government-imposed fuel economy standards drove everyone (car companies) to optimizing aerodynamics. They all go through the same air, so they all look the same.
And it is sad! Those '59 Caddies each have more character than any ten modern cars.

 

[HeyMoe]

Government-imposed fuel economy standards drove everyone (car companies) to optimizing aerodynamics. They all go through the same air, so they all look the same.
And it is sad! Those '59 Caddies each have more character than any ten modern cars.

And yet my 39 Dodge car gets about 25 mpg which is more than my co-workers pickup (17mpg)

 

[AtomicEraTom]

It just exudes a sense of optimism that it seems the US had in the fifties.

I love cars with tailfins, there's just something a bout the excessiveness of them that isn't quite the same as with car designs of any other era

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[jamespowers]

It just exudes a sense of optimism that it seems the US had in the fifties.

It also looks like it is moving even though it is standing still. Even the 1959 El Camino looked good with that windswept cab design.

 

[jamespowers]

Man look at those fins! I have never really been a fan of cars newer than 1949, but I could see myself driving one of these! What happened to modern cars? They all look the same and there is no sense of style anymore. It is just plain sad IMHO.

Me and 59 Cadillacs making friends.

 

[jamespowers]

"What happened to modern cars? They all look the same and there is no sense of style anymore. It is just plain sad IMHO."
Government-imposed fuel economy standards drove everyone (car companies) to optimizing aerodynamics. They all go through the same air, so they all look the same.
And it is sad! Those '59 Caddies each have more character than any ten modern cars.

Exactly. I am surprised that Cadillac even made it out of the Draconian Era. They kept trying to keep the big prestige car with a little rat engine from the early to mid 80s that nearly doomed the company in its efforts to meet CAFE standards. V8-6-4 anyone? What a mess! Although I can fix it by snipping one wire.

 

[rjb1]

GM was cutting corners all through the late-70's and early 80's in almost all ways. I had the dubious honor of driving a 79 Olds Cutlass with one of those Turbo 250 transmissions out of a Vega. Locked up solid while I was going down the road. Fortunately I was only doing about 30 so I skidded it into a driveway. Replaced the inadequate piece of junk with a Turbo 350. (Also took out the puny 305 and put in a .030 over 350.)

 

[jamespowers]

GM was cutting corners all through the late-70's and early 80's in almost all ways. I had the dubious honor of driving a 79 Olds Cutlass with one of those Turbo 250 transmissions out of a Vega. Locked up solid while I was going down the road. Fortunately I was only doing about 30 so I skidded it into a driveway. Replaced the inadequate piece of junk with a Turbo 350. (Also took out the puny 305 and put in a .030 over 350.)

Yeah they really tried to meet the CAFE standards by under powering the heck out of the vehicles. The late 70s Cadillacs not so much but the other run of the mill cars they just shaved corners off. The early 80s Cadillacs---PU! Don't touch anything with the HT 4100 engine in it. :eusa_doh:
Your replacement engine and tranny is just what the Olds should have come with originally. :eusa_doh: