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Re: Jewel in the rough.
On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 05:11:13 GMT, "ironrod" <cmuza@worldnet.att.net>
wrote something wonderfully witty:
>I just acquired a 1973 Cadillac Eldorado with only 42000 original miles on
>its original GM 501 c.i. engine. The car was originally owned by my
>Grandmother who never drove it, it was inherited by my father who never
>drove it, and now has been passed on to me. I think the poor thing has
>spent the majority of its existence as "yard art" getting driven just enough
>to relocate every 6 years or so. As far as I can tell the only problems
>with this car are ones arising from neglect. I've had it for about 3 weeks
>now and have been doing just minor repairs, (vacuum hoses, alternator, fuel
>pump, tune-up etc.) and already the engine has gone from sounding like it
>was running on 5 cylinders to purring like a kitten. Brakes work, air blows
>cold & she cruises down the freeway at 70 mph+ without strain. The car is
>going to need a lot of TLC to the paint and interior but mechanically it is
>sound. Unfortunately there isn't much happing on the Cadillac news group so
>I'm probably going to be coming here when I need some help. I still have
>the 88GT vert, which is rapidly closing on a quarter of a million miles but
>the Cad is probably going to be the focus of my car projects for the next
>few months.
>
Nothing like an old-school land yacht. You need to see my buddies
Fiero that he shoe horned that same engine into. Talk about strapping
yourself onto a flying plastic car.
--
"Either kill me or take me as I am,
because I'll be damned if I ever change..."
The Marquis de Sade
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