Mission Accomplished!

[RCCrawler]

My goal for the weekend was to get the Cadillac up and road worthy again this weekend. The tranny pan had a hole in it and spilled all it's guts, the radiator had been rebuilt, just never put back in, and it just needed some TLC. It'd been sitting since about mid summer last year because I never took the time to get it going. I spent the day on it today and it's pretty much good to go, I'll be driving it to work a few times this week.

The wife and I decided since they were both running we'd head out and snap a few shots of the caddy with the truck this evening. The kids wouldn't stay out of the pics, so we made them be part of it.


The truck is a 1961 Chevrolet 3 door, 1 of about 300 made. They were originally made for the railroad and the forest service. It's got pretty much a full custom chassis, air ride, disc brakes, power steering, 22" front wheels, 24" rears, sliding rag top, custom interior, 350 chevy, ect.

The Cadillac is a 1965 Coupe De Ville, I bought from the original owners. 429ci engine, turbo 400, Air ride suspension, 15" astro supremes, tons of pinstriping, ect.

[Ah Pook]

Not into the truck rims but damn! Nice pair.

[RCCrawler]

Not into the truck rims but damn! Nice pair.

I'm not totally sold on them yet myself, I just can't figure out anything else that would look good.

[kidicarus13]

How'd you get to that location with both vehicles running that low?

[theGinsue]

How do you not destroy the bodies with them so low and the roads in CO so uneven?

How'd you get to that location with both vehicles running that low?

Damn, beat me by a minute.

[Gman]

I'm guessing the air suspension allows you to raise or lower the ride?

[RCCrawler]

Air ride.

The Caddy at max air pressure is a little higher than stock, the truck doesn't go up quite as high, but good enough for these shitty roads.

In these pics they are both sitting on the frames in the dirt, they can't be driven like that.

[newracer]

Very nice rides!

Is that actual "patina" on the truck?

[RCCrawler]

Fauxtina.

[Hound]

How'd you get to that location with both vehicles running that low?

That was my question!!