Automotive swill from the '70s and '80s
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Ahh, the old pillow-soft Caddy suspension. Back when disco ruled the airwaves, leisure suits were considered acceptable to wear in public, and Pet Rocks were the hot toy.
Originally Posted By: sciphi
Ahh, the old pillow-soft Caddy suspension. Back when disco ruled the airwaves, leisure suits were considered acceptable to wear in public, and Pet Rocks were the hot toy.
Don't forget the Billy Beer!
Ahh, the old pillow-soft Caddy suspension. Back when disco ruled the airwaves, leisure suits were considered acceptable to wear in public, and Pet Rocks were the hot toy.
Don't forget the Billy Beer!
Originally Posted By: sciphi
Ahh, the old pillow-soft Caddy suspension. Back when disco ruled the airwaves, leisure suits were considered acceptable to wear in public, and Pet Rocks were the hot toy.
Yes, and Cadillac was building what their customers wanted back then, that was what, 2 or 3 generations of car buyers ago.
Ahh, the old pillow-soft Caddy suspension. Back when disco ruled the airwaves, leisure suits were considered acceptable to wear in public, and Pet Rocks were the hot toy.
Yes, and Cadillac was building what their customers wanted back then, that was what, 2 or 3 generations of car buyers ago.
'This one runs a bit better than the ones the OP posted.
*0-60 in 4 seconds.
*Quarter mile e.t's in the 11's
*1.02 lateral G's on the skidpad
*It will do 150 mph.
And it's still Cadillac powered'.
Just think how fast it would be if it didn't weigh 5,000 lbs!
*0-60 in 4 seconds.
*Quarter mile e.t's in the 11's
*1.02 lateral G's on the skidpad
*It will do 150 mph.
And it's still Cadillac powered'.
Just think how fast it would be if it didn't weigh 5,000 lbs!
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Originally Posted By: gman2304
'This one runs a bit better than the ones the OP posted.
*0-60 in 4 seconds.
*Quarter mile e.t's in the 11's
*1.02 lateral G's on the skidpad
*It will do 150 mph.
And it's still Cadillac powered'.
Just think how fast it would be if it didn't weigh 5,000 lbs!
Actually, curb weight on the '82 Coupe Deville (which I believe is what is shown above) is 3,924 lbs, so lighter than both my Chargers and my previous M5.
'This one runs a bit better than the ones the OP posted.
*0-60 in 4 seconds.
*Quarter mile e.t's in the 11's
*1.02 lateral G's on the skidpad
*It will do 150 mph.
And it's still Cadillac powered'.
Just think how fast it would be if it didn't weigh 5,000 lbs!
Actually, curb weight on the '82 Coupe Deville (which I believe is what is shown above) is 3,924 lbs, so lighter than both my Chargers and my previous M5.
Yeah, you think the '80s boats are heavy, and they might be by '90s standards, but manufacturers have had to add a lot of steel to meet ever more stringent crash testing. Then you have to account for everyone expects them to be more comfortable and have more integration with their devices, etc, etc.
They drive heavy, because of the suspension and underpowered emission-choked boat anchor motor that all the manufacturers were saddled with.
But I bet that Caddy doesn't.
They drive heavy, because of the suspension and underpowered emission-choked boat anchor motor that all the manufacturers were saddled with.
But I bet that Caddy doesn't.
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You can certainly take a Caddy 472 or 500 and make quite a nice hot rod mill out of it. We threw a 1970 Caddy 500 with a few mods(better intake/carb, valve job, cam/springs) into a 62 Bel Air and it was quite the ride stoplight to stoplight.
Originally Posted By: sciphi
Ahh, the old pillow-soft Caddy suspension. Back when disco ruled the airwaves, leisure suits were considered acceptable to wear in public, and Pet Rocks were the hot toy.
You could find a job and get hired the same day, instead of having to get yourself processed through 47 layers of make-work "approvals."
Ahh, the old pillow-soft Caddy suspension. Back when disco ruled the airwaves, leisure suits were considered acceptable to wear in public, and Pet Rocks were the hot toy.
You could find a job and get hired the same day, instead of having to get yourself processed through 47 layers of make-work "approvals."
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Originally Posted By: gman2304
'This one runs a bit better than the ones the OP posted.
*0-60 in 4 seconds.
*Quarter mile e.t's in the 11's
*1.02 lateral G's on the skidpad
*It will do 150 mph.
And it's still Cadillac powered'.
Just think how fast it would be if it didn't weigh 5,000 lbs!
Actually, curb weight on the '82 Coupe Deville (which I believe is what is shown above) is 3,924 lbs, so lighter than both my Chargers and my previous M5.
Close: it's a 2-door Fleetwood, not a CDV.
Originally Posted By: gman2304
'This one runs a bit better than the ones the OP posted.
*0-60 in 4 seconds.
*Quarter mile e.t's in the 11's
*1.02 lateral G's on the skidpad
*It will do 150 mph.
And it's still Cadillac powered'.
Just think how fast it would be if it didn't weigh 5,000 lbs!
Actually, curb weight on the '82 Coupe Deville (which I believe is what is shown above) is 3,924 lbs, so lighter than both my Chargers and my previous M5.
Close: it's a 2-door Fleetwood, not a CDV.
One of the first issues in my Hot Rod Magazine subscription back in the '80s had the story where they removed progressively more pieces from a big 'ol Cadillac and tested it on the drag strip. I can't remember the numbers, but the article obviously made an impression on me.
Didn't Caddies from the era of the original post have the 4-6-8 cylinder deactivation? Was that ahead of its time, or junk? I suspect it didn't work very well, since the feature didn't come back around until the later two-thousands.
Didn't Caddies from the era of the original post have the 4-6-8 cylinder deactivation? Was that ahead of its time, or junk? I suspect it didn't work very well, since the feature didn't come back around until the later two-thousands.
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Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Originally Posted By: gman2304
'This one runs a bit better than the ones the OP posted.
*0-60 in 4 seconds.
*Quarter mile e.t's in the 11's
*1.02 lateral G's on the skidpad
*It will do 150 mph.
And it's still Cadillac powered'.
Just think how fast it would be if it didn't weigh 5,000 lbs!
Actually, curb weight on the '82 Coupe Deville (which I believe is what is shown above) is 3,924 lbs, so lighter than both my Chargers and my previous M5.
Close: it's a 2-door Fleetwood, not a CDV.
Thanks for the correction. I thought it was a Fleetwood but couldn't find any pics of a 2-door version. As soon as I mentioned fleetwood coupe to Google a pic of the early 80's CDV came up which I thought looked like the earlier pic so thought that it was perhaps what that car was.
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Originally Posted By: gman2304
'This one runs a bit better than the ones the OP posted.
*0-60 in 4 seconds.
*Quarter mile e.t's in the 11's
*1.02 lateral G's on the skidpad
*It will do 150 mph.
And it's still Cadillac powered'.
Just think how fast it would be if it didn't weigh 5,000 lbs!
Actually, curb weight on the '82 Coupe Deville (which I believe is what is shown above) is 3,924 lbs, so lighter than both my Chargers and my previous M5.
Close: it's a 2-door Fleetwood, not a CDV.
Thanks for the correction. I thought it was a Fleetwood but couldn't find any pics of a 2-door version. As soon as I mentioned fleetwood coupe to Google a pic of the early 80's CDV came up which I thought looked like the earlier pic so thought that it was perhaps what that car was.
Originally Posted By: Rhymingmechanic
One of the first issues in my Hot Rod Magazine subscription back in the '80s had the story where they removed progressively more pieces from a big 'ol Cadillac and tested it on the drag strip. I can't remember the numbers, but the article obviously made an impression on me.
Didn't Caddies from the era of the original post have the 4-6-8 cylinder deactivation? Was that ahead of its time, or junk? I suspect it didn't work very well, since the feature didn't come back around until the later two-thousands.
My buddy in HS had one, and you could feel it working and the digital display would show 8-6-4 as you eased of the gas and the mpg would climb up to the high teens! But we mostly matted the pedal to watch the mpg drop down to 2 or 3. Also the horn was only a notch below a freight trains... He would sneak into peoples blind spot and give them a toot. Would be great for waking up texters now.
One of the first issues in my Hot Rod Magazine subscription back in the '80s had the story where they removed progressively more pieces from a big 'ol Cadillac and tested it on the drag strip. I can't remember the numbers, but the article obviously made an impression on me.
Didn't Caddies from the era of the original post have the 4-6-8 cylinder deactivation? Was that ahead of its time, or junk? I suspect it didn't work very well, since the feature didn't come back around until the later two-thousands.
My buddy in HS had one, and you could feel it working and the digital display would show 8-6-4 as you eased of the gas and the mpg would climb up to the high teens! But we mostly matted the pedal to watch the mpg drop down to 2 or 3. Also the horn was only a notch below a freight trains... He would sneak into peoples blind spot and give them a toot. Would be great for waking up texters now.
From what Ive read on the intertubes (those never lie) Yeah, the 8-6-4 didn't work too well and a lot of them ended up with it disabled.
Originally Posted By: Rhymingmechanic
One of the first issues in my Hot Rod Magazine subscription back in the '80s had the story where they removed progressively more pieces from a big 'ol Cadillac and tested it on the drag strip. I can't remember the numbers, but the article obviously made an impression on me.
"Caddyhack" was the name of the article. Stared out with five guys in the car with a welder in the trunk to set a low time, ended with only a firewall and enough floorplan for the benchseat IIRC.
Would have gone faster but in the end the fuel pump couldn't keep up with the engine.
One of the first issues in my Hot Rod Magazine subscription back in the '80s had the story where they removed progressively more pieces from a big 'ol Cadillac and tested it on the drag strip. I can't remember the numbers, but the article obviously made an impression on me.
"Caddyhack" was the name of the article. Stared out with five guys in the car with a welder in the trunk to set a low time, ended with only a firewall and enough floorplan for the benchseat IIRC.
Would have gone faster but in the end the fuel pump couldn't keep up with the engine.
Here's probably the most famous one of those cars: Frank Rosenthal, the mob handicapper as portrayed in the movie Casino. His '81 El Dorado was bombed. He survived.
Originally Posted By: Benzadmiral
Originally Posted By: sciphi
Ahh, the old pillow-soft Caddy suspension. Back when disco ruled the airwaves, leisure suits were considered acceptable to wear in public, and Pet Rocks were the hot toy.
You could find a job and get hired the same day, instead of having to get yourself processed through 47 layers of make-work "approvals."
Yea I remember those days!!
Originally Posted By: sciphi
Ahh, the old pillow-soft Caddy suspension. Back when disco ruled the airwaves, leisure suits were considered acceptable to wear in public, and Pet Rocks were the hot toy.
You could find a job and get hired the same day, instead of having to get yourself processed through 47 layers of make-work "approvals."
Yea I remember those days!!
Originally Posted By: 390pi
Here's probably the most famous one of those cars: Frank Rosenthal, the mob handicapper as portrayed in the movie Casino. His '81 El Dorado was bombed. He survived.
WTH, the "wire wheels" were really just hubcaps!!??? My Gawd, who would have thunk it!
I bet those are Vogue brand tires too. The ones with the textured surface.
Scott
Here's probably the most famous one of those cars: Frank Rosenthal, the mob handicapper as portrayed in the movie Casino. His '81 El Dorado was bombed. He survived.
WTH, the "wire wheels" were really just hubcaps!!??? My Gawd, who would have thunk it!
I bet those are Vogue brand tires too. The ones with the textured surface.
Scott
Originally Posted By: Virtus_Probi
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The interstates also had to have straight sections every so often for landing jets in case the military runways were destroyed by nuclear strikes.
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Pure myth!
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/interstate/interstatemyths.cfm#question5
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The interstates also had to have straight sections every so often for landing jets in case the military runways were destroyed by nuclear strikes.
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Pure myth!
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/interstate/interstatemyths.cfm#question5
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