The car arrived today! It definitely needs some interior work as the door panels are loose and other odds & ends. However, the body seems to be in pretty good shape with no noticeable rust on the whole thing. The chrome is mostly there, but there are some trim pieces missing which is going to be a nice project to do. The convertible top does work, the car starts up immediately with no smoke, and there's only a few drops of oil leaking after a few hours. Underneath looks pretty spotless and the engine compartment is quite good.
The brakes need to be redone and my second test drive snapped the generator belt when I gunned it for the first time. It will definitely need a new belt and the belt tension adjusted. The right rear passenger window is badly cracked but all of the power windows do work well.
All and all, it's a pretty cool car. 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz, bright red exterior with red/white guts....couldn't ask for a cooler ride! It's just too bad it's not in a little better shape..but that's what this blog will be used for - to track the progress of this fine ride!
2 comments:
Have fun with it.
One BADASS car! Not shown but SUPERBAD is a real parade boot. Very rare and very cool!
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