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The Cool, odd and unusual car pics thread...
Camino LS6 replied to A Horse With No Name's topic in The Lounge
Yeah, I believe it is a Devin. So much to comment on in this thread - I don't know where to begin... -
I'd say that they could go for three times that when the right restorer wants them. I've been watching the prices on 'vette seats...
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The price is right. One just like it lives just down the street from me.
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Hmm, I remember the "Spirit of 76" cars, but I don't recall any trucks. Something about this seems a bit fishy. Neat truck though.
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Perhaps the word "flagship" gets in the way a bit here. It implies large, exclusive, and expensive. Maybe what's missing is just a third size of Cadillac that is clearly the top of the line. XTS, Escalade, and SRX, are all sort of side business - the legacy of trend. So, CTS, ATS, and ? The 7 and the S aren't really two versions of the same formula, perhaps this new Caddy should follow yet another road.
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I guess what I'm saying is that they have to prove that they can do it, and the only way is to actually do it. It's a risk, maybe a dangerous one, but I think it's one they will eventually have to take to get where they want to be.
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That's one way to look at it. The other is that Cadillac will never be seen to be on an equal level with its main competitors until it can offer a genuine competitor to the 7 and the S. It isn't so much that a CTS buyer will lust after the flagship, but that the whole brand's image is lacking because one isn't there. The brand has something to prove and the flagship level is where that has to be done.
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Seems to me that Cadillac's biggest problem here is that they don't have the same global market that BMW and MB have. That's fine for ATS,CTS, and SRX, but more problematic for the flagship. Still think that they need to do this though. It would go a long way toward making the doubters take Caddy seriously.
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Cheers or Jeers: Cummins Powered 1959 Dodge Power Wagon
Camino LS6 replied to wildmanjoe's topic in Auctions and Classifieds
Looks great to me, I don't see any rust worth mentioning. From an East Coast perspective the underbody is excellent. I love this sort of project updating a classic rig with modern gear. Cheers. -
Thanks, I'll post an update when I've given it its shot.
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Actually, it's 2k in repairs and the car only goes a few thousand miles per year now. I gave them all of the info. I found, enumerated the options, and left it at that. They tend to make decisions slowly, so for now, all is limbo.
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8, but who's counting?
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I'd expect that.
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I'd just about forgotten that these ever existed...
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I wish I had time to go look - just for curiosity's sake.
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Yeah, I know - but explaining the logic behind that , well, it might be kind of hopeless... I don't think so, but I guess the mechanic does.
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Pre-Caminos, Phantom-Caminos, and one Rare Ford
Camino LS6 replied to Camino LS6's topic in The Lounge
Pretty wild looking design study. -
Bearings are cheap - it's worth a shot.
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Mechanic won't replace just the spring - says the struts can't handle a new spring.
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I noticed that "something" hanging down too, DF - makes me think Flintstone mobile. Or worse, it could be a chunk of frame...
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Cheers or Jeers: 1958 General Motors Offerings
Camino LS6 replied to wildmanjoe's topic in Auctions and Classifieds
Yep. Clean is good. -
The spring broke on one end - so the car has a small sag.
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Cheers or Jeers: 1958 General Motors Offerings
Camino LS6 replied to wildmanjoe's topic in Auctions and Classifieds
Valid questions. -
No spring compressor (though I need to buy one) and to get at the spring, the strut has to come out... That's a thought.
