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love those ‘55 and ‘56 caddy couple devilles. i remember my first date we were so young neither one of us could drive legally, so her dad brought us to the show. he had a several years old caddy coupe deville, solid black with a red leather interior. my memory of that car was it so so shiny and at night in southern la. it was hot in the summertime.
i can still remember when debbie and i got into the backseat and i could smell the leather and the cooled interior on that ‘56. this was ‘61.
Only thing I want to know is did you guys change the oil before you started these cars. Even driving them down the driveway with old oil that would have lost any protection would not be good for classics. Amazing cars. Glad to see the passion you have in appreciating them.
I own 2 classics. My father gave me 1968 RAMBLER 440 with 29,000 original miles and paint. Then i went and bought myself a 75 vette. I,ve owned 6 classic muscle cars and love the repect that car nutz have for the histoery of a well buit car.We,ll never see cars restored or restorable like these cars again..Nice video and thanks for sharing with the other car nutz!
The caretaker did probably run these engines for a minute once per 14 days and kept the tires under pressure.
But the handbrake of the old Stud was stuck and it looks like the pneumnatic suspension of the 55 Caddy was shot ( it was laying far too deep), so guess they were never driven.
yes and they bin cared 4 heated garage not a find i bet someone said somethink cus the ppl who cars they was and i think the car was safer in there and look like this ppl where out 2 make money and that sad it cud not be about making money cus the ppl who like the car cant get them cus ppl like them they take more then they needed and i bet they sold them it just sad
i am a car ”person”. inherited it from my dad. i’m 56 and my first date was in the 6th grade and my girlfriend’s dad drove us to the movies in a ‘56 caddy. it was a few years old in the early ’60’s and was new enough it still looked good. it was a solid black coupe de ville with a red leather interior. i can still remember that hot summer night and feeling the ice cold a/c as i climbed into the back seat and smelled the red leather as he ”chauffeaured” us to the movies. those were the days.
Starting cars that have been sitting so long can do a lot of damage. There are a lot of things that should have been checked first including fresh oil and gas.
Maybe he’s raced at Daytona, but you don’t race the engine of an old car like that when you start it up after it’s been sitting…particularly on a freezing day. Anyway…love both of those Cadillacs!
Ok so what ever happened to these cars? Anyone know?
Actually you are all wrong the first front wheel drive car was the 1930 Cord L-29, it predated the Toronado by 36 years!
love those ‘55 and ‘56 caddy couple devilles. i remember my first date we were so young neither one of us could drive legally, so her dad brought us to the show. he had a several years old caddy coupe deville, solid black with a red leather interior. my memory of that car was it so so shiny and at night in southern la. it was hot in the summertime.
i can still remember when debbie and i got into the backseat and i could smell the leather and the cooled interior on that ‘56. this was ‘61.
how match cost in this condition this studebaker…anybody?
Yes front wheel drive for sure.
Great video, love the “Barn Finds”
i smell money here this car worth money
Only thing I want to know is did you guys change the oil before you started these cars. Even driving them down the driveway with old oil that would have lost any protection would not be good for classics. Amazing cars. Glad to see the passion you have in appreciating them.
Nice cars, a heated garage is not really a barn find though.
The Tornado is the first FWD US car you’re right.
This generation of Eldos was front wheel drive however, 100% sure.
Are you sure you’re not thinking of the 1966 Olds Toronado?
that ‘55 caddy is a gem and the stude aswell great find
I think they wouldn’t have started so easy if it didn’t have freash gas. Hopefully they changed the oil.
That Eldo is the first Front Wheel Drive American car!
These cars are all 13 yrs apart in age!.I guess the person that bougt them was carefull and new how to spend a buck!
I own 2 classics. My father gave me 1968 RAMBLER 440 with 29,000 original miles and paint. Then i went and bought myself a 75 vette. I,ve owned 6 classic muscle cars and love the repect that car nutz have for the histoery of a well buit car.We,ll never see cars restored or restorable like these cars again..Nice video and thanks for sharing with the other car nutz!
Its sad that the person that took care of this cars never got to enjoy them, and finally, when the time came, meet and decide who he sold them to.
that catty looks rareer then rare
The caretaker did probably run these engines for a minute once per 14 days and kept the tires under pressure.
But the handbrake of the old Stud was stuck and it looks like the pneumnatic suspension of the 55 Caddy was shot ( it was laying far too deep), so guess they were never driven.
yes and they bin cared 4 heated garage not a find i bet someone said somethink cus the ppl who cars they was and i think the car was safer in there and look like this ppl where out 2 make money and that sad it cud not be about making money cus the ppl who like the car cant get them cus ppl like them they take more then they needed and i bet they sold them it just sad
no! thats a garage dumbass!
i am a car ”person”. inherited it from my dad. i’m 56 and my first date was in the 6th grade and my girlfriend’s dad drove us to the movies in a ‘56 caddy. it was a few years old in the early ’60’s and was new enough it still looked good. it was a solid black coupe de ville with a red leather interior. i can still remember that hot summer night and feeling the ice cold a/c as i climbed into the back seat and smelled the red leather as he ”chauffeaured” us to the movies. those were the days.
Starting cars that have been sitting so long can do a lot of damage. There are a lot of things that should have been checked first including fresh oil and gas.
Those 55 Cadillacs are not only classic artform in looks but also have the best engine note to listen to.
Maybe he’s raced at Daytona, but you don’t race the engine of an old car like that when you start it up after it’s been sitting…particularly on a freezing day. Anyway…love both of those Cadillacs!