greymack Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Hey guys well I seen a very interesting vehicle yesterday in one of my hunts for a project vehicle.I was at this guys place and he had this shorten Cadillac it looked like a mid 80's or early 90's model .So my question is would this of been a illegal chopped vehicle or was there a custom fabrication shop that would of done this ? The guy told me there are only 20 cars of this nature in the world true or false ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin T Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Got a picture that we can work with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Wasn't there a company that shortened Seville's ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I've seen shortened/reconfigured '75-79 Sevilles--made into 2dr coupes and roadsters, but nothing newer than that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 These guys? Global Coach & Armor Mfg. Inc., 3527 Forsythe Rd, Orlando, Florida. Global specialized in creating convertibles out of Cadillac and Chrysler Corporation coupes. For 1981 they offered both standard and short-wheelbase Eldorado and Seville convertibles as well as Chrysler Imperial, Cordoba and Dodge Mirada convertibles. One assumes that they made limousines as well as they have the word "armor" in the firm's title. For reasons unknown, Global also marketed their cars using a different corporate name, Insbrook Mfg. & Marketing Inc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Speaking of Cordoba's my dad had a 1975 Cordoba Green on Green. any kits of one out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 http://autofug.blogspot.com/2005/07/cadillac-seville-opera-coupe-part-1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 http://autofug.blogspot.com/2005/07/cadillac-seville-opera-coupe-part-1.html Yes, that's the kind I've seen...there was also one done that was quite tasteful called the San Remo...but again, those are all '70s cars.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 http://milanroadster.weebly.com/seville.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Grandeur Motor Car Corporation 1405 SW 8th Street Pompano Beach, FL The Opera Coupe featured a stretched hood and a shortened rear body. Dual simulated side-mounted spare tires were mounted forward of the doors. Apparently there were several of these "chop shops" that specialized in creating shortened Cadillacs. If your friend says there are only 20 like it in the world, he's lying. One of the companies I looked up made about 250 of them... and that's just one of the companies that did this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) It was a wierd niche trend in the late '70s and early 80s, making strange baroque redos of the '75-79 Seville (and a few of the '80-85 models). I wonder how it started. I've also seen a '77-79 Coupe de Ville made into a convertible in Florida, saw it probably 30 years ago. Someone around here has an '00-05 DTS that has been made into a 4dr convertible, looks pretty well finished. Edited July 24, 2014 by Rob Hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Those are indeed the ones I was thinking of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) Speaking of Cordoba's my dad had a 1975 Cordoba Green on Green. any kits of one out there? Yes. Lindberg did both the Cordoba and matching Dodge Charger in their 1/32 scale line. These are two of the harder to find ones, Edited July 25, 2014 by Tom Geiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greymack Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Hi Harry and thanks to all the guys for the info. I also should of said it was a convertible and had no back seat.Still a weird looking thing but neat . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Yes, that's the kind I've seen...there was also one done that was quite tasteful called the San Remo...but again, those are all '70s cars.. Yep, Great proportions, stock wheelbase IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Yep, Great proportions, stock wheelbase IIRC. Yes..that is the one I was thinking of...saw one in Palm Springs a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I saw this abomination near a customer's house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I can try to post more pics when I get home. They're on my phone and I'm having trouble posting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I saw this abomination near a customer's house. ick. poor Eldo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 That poor Cadillac never hurt anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Yep, Great proportions, stock wheelbase IIRC. They weren't all that tasteful... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Yes. Lindberg did both the Cordoba and matching Dodge Charger in their 1/32 scale line. These are two of the harder to find ones, Thanks Tom ., I will keep my eyes peeled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I have to agree with Harry... I love that convertible Seville. That car had great lines, but was only sold as a 4 door sedan so the convertible is pretty cool. Kinda like if Chrysler took the current 300 and did a convertible. I'd be so all over that! The other ones... I cannot imagine anyone buying any one of those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 (edited) The other ones... I cannot imagine anyone buying any one of those! How about these beauties... Cadillac SoVile Edited July 27, 2014 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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