this car was completely buried under boxes i have been here many times and never knew it existed. It is a 1973 Caddilac Fleetwood 75 limo it has 23,000 miles on it
i dont have pics of the rear area will get them tomorrow i got it turning over and running on gas but i will be rebuilding the carb on it monday when the kit comes in
Also, before you take it on the road, get some newer tires on it. Old tires will at best give bad traction in anything but good weather and at worse delaminate (tread comes off) or have a sidewall split, causing damage to the car.
You'll also need to change all the fluids and probably put some new brakes shoes/ pads on it.
Nice! Had a 73 new. Silver cdv black leather white top. It never ran right due to a intake vacuum leak. Always in the shop. Traded it for a 77. Great looking car. If your going to sell it dont touch anything. Dont even start it. Let the buyer do it. Its worth more that way trust me.
That's a Fleetwood 75 "formal" limousine. It has a cross grain vinyl top on it and looks to be in stellar shape. Be VERY gentle if you decide to wake her.
Grandparents are the best! Sit at their feet when you're young and clean up behind them when they're old and you'll never guess how much those things will benefit you. Great car. I like Lexol products myself, though geared towards leather, I see they also make a product specifically for vinyl. I've never used the vinyl product but their stuff for leather treats your leather nicely. If no one here comes up with a product you like, I suggest you ask a reputable auto upholsterer in your area, with a guy who has knowledge of and has worked on or owned older cars... Good luck with it.
That's the exact same thing I was going to say when I saw that picture.
The phones look like they are just for the passenger to talk to the driver which is kind of pointless in a car that size. Even in the 70s the CB car phones had more to them then those ones do.
Before rebuilding the carb, pull and clean the fuel tank. I would not trust the wheel cylinders, master cylinder or brake hoses. Great car, lucky man! I would also smoke bomb it for spiders and varmits!
Heard on the Mafia Staff car lol i will have more pics tomorrow i went to Oklahoma for work and got stranded 500 miles from home i just got back to Illinois today so ill be able to get pics tomorrow
that phone lets you speak to the driver when the window is up. we rebuilt the carb yesterday and now today we will be putting on a new fuel pump. we should have her up and running very soon
well to day was a bust we changed the fuel pump and now i have to re- rebuild the carb i screwed something up its over fueling so ill get that fixed tomorrow so i can get it to the exhaust shop Wednesday im doing 3in duals
You'll probably find a speck of dirt under the float needle. Also if the carb has a plastic float, they tended to soak up fuel and become too heavy. Hard to spot during a rebuild. Just my opinion but the brakes should be looked at prior to the exhaust upgrade. Not for wear but seepage in the hydraulics. Peel back a rubber cup on each wheel cylinder. It should be dry. If wet, it needs replacement. Pull the master cyl. away from the booster, leaving the lines attached, and look for fluid seepage on the pushrod.
yeah tomorrow was supposed to be brake day but its just another carb rebuild day lol oh well we will do brakes sunday
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