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Here are a few vintage pics of the place along with their ancillary operations:
Full piece: https://www.curbsideclassic.com/architecture/dealership-classic-casa-de-cadillac-restored-to-its-full-1949-glory/
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Turns out that PSMCDR is not exactly "pure stock" as advertised. Hagerty opines "You’ll find cars that are showroom stock, as well as those who are maximizing every allowable advantage." That seems to include the "plain brown wrapper" Studebaker as well as the Detroit big 3 examples they featured in their article. So I'm thinking it's more like a Potentially Stock Muscle Car Drag Race.
Per the PSMCDR rules one guy competed with a 1971 340 Dart built with compression bumped from the factory 10.5 to 12.0:1! “I also installed a 4.30 gear, and finely tuned the suspension with replacement parts,” he said. “Now I’m able to run with quicker cars at this event and similar events across the country.” Well that definitely will help get your 70s Dart to rip the quarter mile @ 12.75 and 108 mph! Apparently without swapping in a 6 pack induction (or even a parts department Paxton supercharger). I'm assuming the Stude did not roll off the showroom floor as a 12 sec street eliminator, no?
I can't be the only guy who remembers high school in the 70s and the very real presence of Mopar at both National Trails and the HS parking lot. Showroom stock 12 second performers were a bit scarce from Detroit or anywhere else. At least back then. A lot of today's pure stock survivors seem to be more like custom, hand-built pro street machines which at least look "period correct."
From what little I've seen about PSMCDR so far it does look like a lot of fun for folks trying to keep old Detroit iron on the track - and maybe even cruising. Although I doubt that anybody is driving their 4.30 rear axle Dart to and from the track.
Hagerty featured a nice contrast to the pure stock ringers with this amazing throwback to Colonnade coupes. Meet the Kojak kid:
1973 Buick GS, 350 automatic, "unknown cam" and 2.73 gears. After running high 16s, a little carb tuning brought the ET down to 16.33 at 84 mph. Who loves ya baby?
I went to the one in 2001. It was the weekend right after 9/11. I thought about bailing, but my wife said, 'go'. I remember the Ohio turnpike looking rather empty and every overpass having a U.S. flag hanging from it. It was a fun time that weekend. I remember a silver '66 Bonneville two-door hardtop 421 with black buckets and 4-speed, and eight-lug wheels...very sharp.
They played Kate Smith's "God Bless America" after the National Anthem and after the flag raising both days that particular weekend. Couldn't do that today; Kate's been cancelled, sigh.
I get your comment about pics hiding some stuff. A few days ago I posted a couple pics of my Stude on the "All Original Cars" forum on FB. I mentioned that it has some patina, but the pics also hide stuff. I've gotten over 1,000 likes and a bunch of comments, all positive but one ("Bad car but nice condition"). Who feels the need to say something like that directly to the owner, LOL?!
The '66's shown--probably the last really great standard-size Cadillacs IMHO--the Eldorado and Fleetwood Brougham were majestic IMHO....and rarely-ever seen in my little hometown.
My eyes are drawn to the 2020 List of All Time Fastest Small Blocks at the PSMCDR. Note #4 is a 1972 Dodge Demon 340/240hp with automatic and posted a 12.3 ET @ 108 mph!
I can't find a pic of that particular miracle Mopar but I couldn't resist posting a get-me-to-the-church-on-time ad from the 1972 Dodge Dart/Demon brochure.
The Caddy dealer in my previous location is in a building once used by the Hummer dealer, one of those half-Quonset style buildings, which never quite looked right to me. The prior location was a very 70s looking tile roofed Spanish style thing, later razed and replaced by overpriced condos (likely aimed at the residency purchasing demographic who is a significant force in suburban Seattle real estate).
As well as being the dealer in Let's Make a Deal, as uplanderguy mentions, Casa de Cadillac was also seen in the music video for Tom Petty's "Free Fallin".
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I was a subscriber to the original Special Interest Automobile magazine that got turned into HCC. I got off on the wrong foot with Lentinello and he never redeemed himself with me. When he first took over and HCC happened, he wrote a piece explaining why it was changing. While he may not have meant it as such, it came across to me as a bit of a diss of SIA (which I loved) and its readers. It didn't help that the "new" HCC was less than great at first.
I still miss SIA.
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Probably sold already.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Noxa5JPaS10&t=481s
It was the Olive Gold color and I think the roof was black vinyl. All polished up in a salty street lately from the salt, but' I'd guess it was out for a warm up while the weather was nicer in 40's.
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Question for Cadillac guy(s) here--whatever year was the last year for this style Brougham BEFORE the cladding at the bottom and vinyl top on 'vent' on rear door--did any of those cars have the 5.7 engine, or only this revision?
For the following series-Ultraseven- the Terrestrial Defense Force had the Pointer 1; how's this for a modified(apparently while on an acid trip) 1958 Imperial?
The Monster Attack Team in Return of Ultraman had a way-cool Mazda Cosmo:
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
My 10 year old niece is a big fan of old monster movies like Gamera and Mothra.
Here's a blurry shot of a brief fintail sighting from the 1961 Mothra movie:
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
https://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/d/easton-1968-pontiac-boneville-two-door/7265797232.html
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I'd have certainly done that, or if the window sticker's still available, included that in the ad.
I remember a lot of those '68 Pontiacs being the Pontiac-only Verduro (olive) green, or that light champagne color, name escapes me.
The 52-year-old tires are indeed scary.
Had I ordered that car new, I'd have forsaken the optional cornering lights for an optional wheelcover.
You know, I mentioned liking the Brougham that year.
My friend's had the strato-back (like bucket seat backs) front seat. Looked very nice/elegant, but I remember being unimpressed with how they felt. They were hard and thinly-padded--the backs I'm talking about.
The standard Bonneville front seat, which the car for sale has, I'm sure was much-more confortable if not as elegant-looking.
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As for the 5.7, I want to say they started offering it in 1989, but only with a "Coachbuilders package". The rest of them used an Olds 307. The 307 was replaced by the 305 for 1991-92. For some reason I'm thinking the 350 was still fairly limited for 1990. One issue might have been transmissions. The Olds 307 used the THM 200-R4, which traces its roots back to the infamous "Chevette transmission" THM 200 of the 1970s. The 350 used the 4L60, which was a fancy way of saying THM700-R4, which itself, I believe, was evolved from the old THM350, just with a 4th gear for overdrive. So in 1989-90, they had to have two different transmissions available, which might have complicated the assembly process a little. But once they went with Chevy engines all the way, they only used the one transmission.
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This would have been nice with Super Duty power in '73.
Those honeycomb wheels look nice, but in my hometown, I seem to recall those, and the Turbine I wheels on Monte Carlo Landaus, losing their bright trim rings pretty easily, and both wheels look downright ugly without them.
I remember thinking in the late '80's, your new Caprice Classic had more output than the same-year Cadillac.
As for power, the 307 started with 150 hp in 1980, but was cut to 140 in 1981-88. When the HO version came out for the Hurst/4-4-2 models, it initially had 180 hp, but I think it dropped to 170 in its final year. The HO 307 was always slower than the HO 305 in the Monte Carlo SS, however I heard one reason for this was the Olds used a heavier, beefier rear-end that most likely sapped a bit of power.
As for the 305, when the 4-bbl came out for 1979, it was actually kind of powerful for the time, with 160 hp. It was cut slightly in 1980 to 155, and then to 150 for 1981-84. In 1985, in large cars like the Impala/Caprice and Parisienne, it improved a bit to 165, but stayed at 150 in the likes of the Monte Carlo, Bonneville-G, and Grand Prix. I think a more restrictive exhaust was the culprit. Whatever year it was that the 305 went to TBI, it had 170 hp.
The 307 usually had more torque than a 305, and usually hit its peak at a slightly lower rpm. For instance, in 1985, the 165 hp 305 hit 245 ft-lb@2400 rpm, while the 307 hit 255 ft-lb@2000. I dunno if that's enough torque advantage to offset the hp difference.
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I still want a '78 Malibu Classic but would like the four-barrel of the '79, just not enough to make me like the '79 styling small changes enough though.
Man, check out that uber-plain-jane Biscayne in the background.
Better times in our corner of Ohio then, for sure.
I did like those dual-stripe whitewalls then. I notice the Impala Custom Coupe behind it doesn't have them.
As for interiors, this might sound like a contradiction, but the '72 interior looks more expensive to me, while the '73 interior looks more attractive. Actually, I feel the same about the exterior. The '72 looks like a more expensive car to me, but I just like the looks of the '73 better.
1) I never really noticed it before, but with the way the fenders peak over the headlights, and the center of the hood, I swear it looks like if you rear-ended someone, you'd smash those parts of the car before the bumper even made contact!
2) GM toned down those fender bulges around the wheel openings noticeably compared to 1969. But for some reason, in that picture, my eye goes right to them! Maybe it's just the angle and the lighting/reflections.
So is that the same plant that turned out Vegas, and other small cars in later years? I remember driving past it every time we went to Cedar Point, and one time there was a big sign that said "The Cruze is Coming!" The last time I went out there was 2013, I think. I remember it was the first year Cedar Point had their new "Gatekeeper" roller coaster.
So what's happening with that Lordstown plant now? Is it just sitting there, going to waste?
First up was a nicely equipped Trans Am:
Then a Monte Carlo LS:
Then a very loaded Town Car - moonroof, leather, wire wheels, etc:
IIRC all the cars were won by their contestants.
Yeah, the '70 Chevy got the '64 Cadillac look over the headlights. Not a fan of that.
We had a new '74 Impala with full wheelcovers, and it took me awhile to realize that they were 100% the 1970 wheelcovers, just used again. Other than early Corvair Monza wheelcovers used on the Monza Towne Coupe, I can't recall whenever that was done before at Chevrolet.
You went all the way to Cedar Point from Maryland?! I'm impressed!
Lordstown was totally retooled to build the Vega and was the only place it was built, until Ste. Therese, Quebec was utilized as supplemental production starting in '73 or '74. It (Lordstown) was supposedly the most-automated plant anywhere, but the line was speeded up (can't recall the number per hour), which led to worker dissatisfaction and even sabotage of cars in '72 I think it was.
There is a company in there now called "Lordstown Motors" which is supposedly readying building an electric pickup truck. They have ambitious plans; I don't know. GM has built a battery plant near the old plant.