Another excellent engine 101 video from Matt at Irontrap One of the most popular engine swaps for early hot rodding has to be the early Cadillac OHV engines. The 331 was first released in 1949 and was used in hot… Read More ›
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Which of these 1960s luxury coupes deserves to be restored, preserved, or modified? – Jeff Koch @Hemmings
No wonder America’s luxury car companies did so well (and offered so much choice) in the ’60s. Far from the Sturm und Drang of the muscle car scene playing out on America’s streets, the complexity of a war being fought half… Read More ›
400 Cadillacs Deep!! The Dan Morehouse Cadillac Collection – Irontrap Garage
Dan bought his first few 1959 Cadillacs back in college and he hasnt really stopped since! Dan has owned well over 400 Cadillacs and currently owns 30. Dan has allowed us to come take a look at this collection of… Read More ›
The 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz was GM’s best when GM was building the best – Terry Shea @Hemmings
There was a period from the mid-1950s through the late 1960s when, it could be argued, General Motors was almost certainly building the best cars in the American market. Not only was the company the largest automaker in the world,… Read More ›
Rudy Makela’s 1950 WOW Cadillac – One of America’s Earliest Custom Cadillacs – @UndiscoveredClassics
Hi Gang… The story below was written by my good friend Rik Hoving who runs the Custom Car Chronicle. Rik and I share a great appreciation for both custom cars and sport customs. Those of you interested in these kinds of… Read More ›
Is Al Capone’s bulletproof 1928 Cadillac Town Sedan really worth $1M? – Jeff Peek @Hagerty
Al Capone had a big ego and an equally big car. He never lost the ego; the car, on the other hand, was sold four years after he bought it. There are many places where a bulletproof 1928 Cadillac Town… Read More ›
End of an Era – 1947 Cadillac – Jeff Koch @Hemmings
A pair of 1947 models from the extreme ends of Cadillac’s immediate postwar lineup Cadillac’s 1947 lineup was the end of a chapter – one that began in the prewar era. Starting in the 1940s, Cadillac focused its energies. Gone… Read More ›
What if the Ford Flathead V8 failed? (and some Tan Tuesday) – GhostZ @oppositelock
Interesting story based on the premise that the Ford Flathead V8 failed and the V12 ruled the roost. Here’s an alternate world scenario: The Ford Flathead V8 doesn’t catch on in its first three years, but the Lincoln-Zephyr V12 is… Read More ›
Well-traveled 1930 Cadillac V-16, now wearing a Fleetwood roadster body, is top seller in Hershey – Kurt Ernst @Hemmings
Looking to promote its new-for-1930 V-16 automobiles in markets outside the United States, Cadillac shipped a “Madam X” seven-passenger Imperial sedan body to the 1930 Earls Court Auto Show in London, England, where it was purchased by an Italian count… Read More ›
Madam X 1939 Cadillac Sixty Special – A Work of Art With a Great Back Story from Chip Foose
Madam X 1939 Cadillac Sixty Special The Styling Section, and Art and Colour Studio at General Motors were created, and headed by Harley Earl (1893-1969). From the late 1920s, and on into the 1950s Harley Earl headed the design evolution at… Read More ›