This car didn’t need much. First thing we did was pull the surfboards off it and stowed then away on my old storage truck in Reno. Don’t get me wrong… surfers and surfboards are cool but my feelings were that they were a bit much. This car was far from subtle with or without them anyway!
After that, we super detailed every nook and cranny with some clean & simple™ SUPER CLEANER, then threw some nice carpet in it along with some factory original rubber floor mats. We also pulled off the bullet hole decals (which were basically covering up some light paint damage). It did need a little bodywork and some touch up paint (maybe one too many salty winters in Indy). The flames were supposedly laid on it in California and I can say that whoever did’em, did a bang up job! I’ve seen some crap flame work through the years and this guy knew what he was doing! I also had the rear bumper re-chromed as it was a little pitted and rusty.
The mill held on for about a year then finally let go on a road trip to Reno on Highway 80 just East of Salt Lake City. The original motor was pulled and ironically shipped back to Indiana to the Jasper factory for a full rebuild. Jasper put the original carb back on it, but that was soon replaced with a new Edelbrock 700. As a final touch we installed a sound system and dual exhaust when we were in San Antonio, Texas on business.
This Caddy pretty much stays with my sales company Sierra Solutions, as we travel throughout the United States. When we feel like whoopin’ it up, we take it out to concerts, honky tonks and various other questionable establishments. She’s looking good, running strong and gets a lot of attention wherever she goes!
After losing the surfboards and a little touch up paint!
Black & White
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