Looking for the owners of the "rare" 4.9L powered Cadillacs!

[bigboi00069]

i do know that 1990 devilles had no airbags, and the 1991 was the first year to have one.

[gdwriter]

My '91 DeVille has the wreath emblems on the seats. I believe this was the last year for them. I~LUV~Caddys8792 has a '92, so he can confirm if '91 was indeed the last year.

[gdwriter]

Originally Posted by COBlackZ06

While I agree with you about the whitewalls being appropriate on a Fleetwood (I have some on my Sixty Special), I hate them. At the best of times, they are P.I.T.A to keep clean. And in particular at this time of year, when the roads are muddy and slushy, and the weather is too cold to wash the car by hand, they are darn near impossible to keep clean.

Worse, even if the rest of the car is spotlessly clean, dirty whitewalls ruin the effect.

Patrick, you're right that it's hard to keep your whitewalls clean in the winter. I only have to deal with rain for the most part, but it makes my tires—and the rest of my car—look pretty crummy:



I posted a thread in the Detailing section about my process for getting my whitewalls really white. Unless it rains, my tires generally will look good for at least a couple of weeks.



BTW, it was in the low 40s in Oregon yesterday. Not ideal car washing weather, but I did fill the wash bucket with hot water from the kitchen sink.

[I~LUV~Caddys8792]

Originally Posted by gdwriter

My '91 DeVille has the wreath emblems on the seats. I believe this was the last year for them. I~LUV~Caddys8792 has a '92, so he can confirm if '91 was indeed the last year.

You are correct. 1991 was the last year for the emblems embroidered in the seats. I wish they kept it thru 1993 but hey, what can ya do?

[90Brougham350]

Originally Posted by gdwriter

BTW, it was in the low 40s in Oregon yesterday. Not ideal car washing weather, but I did fill the wash bucket with hot water from the kitchen sink.

GD, your tires and wheels look great! One thing about hot water, it takes the wax off. The colder the better!

[gdwriter]

Originally Posted by 90Brougham350

GD, your tires and wheels look great! One thing about hot water, it takes the wax off. The colder the better!

Good to know! It had cooled off by the time I started washing the car (I do the tires and wheels first). Most of the water on the car is cold from the hose, so not much warm water actually gets on the car.

[COBlackZ06]

GD,
I just realized you named your DeVille... Cruella. That's pretty good. Your dog- from your avatar... it isn't a Dalmation, is it?

Originally Posted by gdwriter

Patrick, you're right that it's hard to keep your whitewalls clean in the winter. I only have to deal with rain for the most part, but it makes my tires—and the rest of my car—look pretty crummy:



I posted a thread in the Detailing section about my process for getting my whitewalls really white. Unless it rains, my tires generally will look good for at least a couple of weeks.



BTW, it was in the low 40s in Oregon yesterday. Not ideal car washing weather, but I did fill the wash bucket with hot water from the kitchen sink.

I'm going to check out your method a bit more thoroughly from that other thread. The only method I use (because I grew up using it on my Mom's Oldsmobile whitewalls) is a brillo pad on the white section of the tire after I've gotten the tire nice and soapy. It works fine, when it's reasonably warm outside. The last couple of weekends, I've had snow and high temps for the day in the 20 degree range. While I love both my cars, I am not going to risk frostbite to keep them clean.


-Patrick

[gdwriter]

Originally Posted by COBlackZ06

GD,
I just realized you named your DeVille... Cruella. That's pretty good. Your dog- from your avatar... it isn't a Dalmation, is it?

I'm going to check out your method a bit more thoroughly from that other thread. The only method I use (because I grew up using it on my Mom's Oldsmobile whitewalls) is a brillo pad on the white section of the tire after I've gotten the tire nice and soapy. It works fine, when it's reasonably warm outside. The last couple of weekends, I've had snow and high temps for the day in the 20 degree range. While I love both my cars, I am not going to risk frostbite to keep them clean.


-Patrick

Cruella DeVille (the cartoon version) is one of my favorite movie villians, so it was a natural. Many days, I will greet my car with a husky, "Hello, dahling." Yes, I know I'm somewhat whacked.

Hoover's a yellow Lab, no spots, so I think he's safe. Had him before I had the car.

I did my tires on Sunday when it was probably in the low 40s outside. Having a good brush with a long handle keeps your hands from getting too wet wet and cold.

[pimpdaddycaddy91]

Sorry I have been gone for awhile. Thanks Patrick and JRau for the compliments.

The red toggle switch was for a set of fog lights I had installed under the front bumper but after smashing them twice I decided to leave them off. so the switch does nothing.

As for white walls, I really wanted some but those are 16" rims and the only 16" ww tires I could find were either Michelin or Vogue which were both out of my price range so I bought this set from my brother for $75. I would put up with cleaning them cause they look so good clean. I wash my cars often enough anyway. They brighten right up with degreaser and a pressure washer.

I have also been driving around with out the fender skirts cause they have been scraping with these tires. I dont know if the wheels are different offset or if its cause it way out of alignment from me changing the springs. the tires are only 10mm wider than stock. I have been waiting to align it til i change the front springs and struts but I have been too busy and no cash.

As for my seats, the drivers side is all torn up on the door side and the passenger seat is cracking and spliting. I saw a set in same color in great condition at the wrecking yard but were off a deville and were not the tufted design and the guy wanted as much as it would cost to reupholsted mine.

[6V92TA]

why not mount the fog lights behind the front grille like them ole skool playahs used to do. Im tryin to find a good spot on my 94 Deville to mount a set of lights on but im not sure if it would even look good with a set of fog lights perched ontop the front bumper.

BTW,i didnt see nothin bout any 1994 4.9 powered Devilles on the list on the first post. Why stop at 93? :P

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[pimpdaddycaddy91]

why stop at '94? I think that '95 was the last year for the 4.9.

[I~LUV~Caddys8792]

In 1994, they stopped making the rare nameplates. They just had the Sedan deVille.

[COBlackZ06]

Originally Posted by pimpdaddycaddy91

why stop at '94? I think that '95 was the last year for the 4.9.

Originally Posted by I~LUV~Caddys8792

In 1994, they stopped making the rare nameplates. They just had the Sedan deVille.

I believe I~Luv~Caddys is correct: In '94 and '95, only the Deville had the 4.9L platform. And as the subject of this thread was "rare" 4.9L FWD Caddys, those weren't considered rare or limited productions.

The only '93 Fleetwood with the 4.9L FWD was the Sixty Special. The remainder of the Fleetwood line in '93 was a 5.7L RWD Broughm. Prior to '93, you did have increasingly rare FWD Fleetwood Sedans and Coupes. The limited production I haven't seen too much of recently are the '91 and '92 Deville Touring Sedans. These were Sedan Devilles with a saddle/tan leather interior and exterior door handles color matched to the car's exterior color. Now, those I'd like to see.

-Patrick

[grgrose]

I just saved a 94 Sedan Deville from the scrap yard. It has the 4.9L engine.

[Skullman]

Originally Posted by I~LUV~Caddys8792

I've always wondered, how many members on here own a rare 4.9L powered Cadillac.

I'm talking about the:
1991-93 Fleetwoods (especially Coupes)
~Big Snip~

-Chad

~ I'm coming in a little late on this subject but I'm going to throw My Fleetwood Coupe into the Mix!
It's not a daily Driver but I do drive her allot. Especially up and down the Central Coast of Cali. She's a Great Ride!

Skullman {:{}

My Fleetwood Coupe
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/406096