Jon Haigwood Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 The Wife came home from the Goodwill store with a Monogram 59 Pink Caddy kit. Complete partially built (engine, interior and chassis) unpainted and a clean job of gluing.For $3 is kinda of cool but I am not much on Cads. I thinking maybe drop a Hemi in it with some of those rubber band wheels and tires, dropped in to the weeds with some kind bright flake paint (maybe pink). Any ideas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Sounds like Swap Fodder to me. Either that, or lay a nice shiny pink paint job on it and give it to her for her office, cubicle, or lady-cave. She'll adore you for it. What woman doesn't love a Pink Cadillac? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTallDad Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Sounds like Swap Fodder to me. Either that, or lay a nice shiny pink paint job on it and give it to her for her office, cubicle, or lady-cave. She'll adore you for it. What woman doesn't love a Pink Cadillac? I second that motion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Build the Wild Cad....! You guys should Google it, it's a cool car................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharoah Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 make a 4x4 out of it? I know,it's neem done. The lowrider is cool,too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Shorten that puppy up and make it a 2 seat roadster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Get the '59 Impala kit for the lowering goodies and make a sled out of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 Shorten that puppy up and make it a 2 seat roadster. Not that sounds interestig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Sounds like Swap Fodder to me. Either that, or lay a nice shiny pink paint job on it and give it to her for her office, cubicle, or lady-cave. She'll adore you for it. What woman doesn't love a Pink Cadillac? I wouldn't use it for swap fodder, remember a happy wife=happy life! She may get......for a lack of a PG term.....upset that you didn't like what she got you when clearly she was thinking of you. I agree with building it for her, and if not for her, then at least make it something like the roadster idea. Of course, if you use it for something custom, I might need the stock wheels! I got a secondhand partial built from a friend that I had bought it for as a birthday gift for him when we were teenagers, but some of the parts have gone MIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Shorten that puppy up and make it a 2 seat roadster. Yeah! Do that! And then paint it HER favorite color (if it's not pink)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Here's some inspiration on doing a 2 seater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Now I think I might have to try something like this. I really like the short wheel base idea but with that huge trunk you could make it into an El Camino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 The wife has a good eye for finding things for me such a new or old Hotwheel Mustang or Mopar. She seems to find these kits at the Goodwill often (after I walk past them). She always asks me to buy or not and knows a few end up as "Parts". There is no emotional connection to a Pink Cad so I am free to do as I like with it. Still like the shorten thing with a Hemi , dropped with rubber band tires. I will keep you in mind highway if I don't use the stock ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 The wife has a good eye for finding things for me such a new or old Hotwheel Mustang or Mopar. She seems to find these kits at the Goodwill often (after I walk past them). She always asks me to buy or not and knows a few end up as "Parts". There is no emotional connection to a Pink Cad so I am free to do as I like with it. Still like the shorten thing with a Hemi , dropped with rubber band tires. I will keep you in mind highway if I don't use the stock ones Thanks Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Wann Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Does your wife work in an office and have her own desk? Or a desk at home? Perhaps you could turn it into a business card holder ( card CADDY) or some kind of useful desk decoration for her or yourself. She will like it that you returned her caring gesture for you by making it a unique item. Maybe a cool place to park a computer mouse or post it notes. I'm sure you will think of something nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Suburban Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) Maybe a cross between these two in this color Edited August 25, 2016 by Jon Haigwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell C Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) Shorten that puppy up and make it a 2 seat roadster. Usually I can find photos of what I'm thinking in Google image searches, but it seems to let me down this time, so I just made my own - take Rob Shmit's mild custom seen in the Favorite Caddy thread and lose a good chunk of the middle. But in order to make it look right, instead of moving the rear wheels forward along with the body, they'd look more factory-ish if they ended up centered within the 'moved-forward' section. Edited August 25, 2016 by Russell C fix link bug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 Usually I can find photos of what I'm thinking in Google image searches, but it seems to let me down this time, so I just made my own - take Rob Shmit's mild custom seen in the Favorite Caddy thread and lose a good chunk of the middle. But in order to make it look right, instead of moving the rear wheels forward along with the body, they'd look more factory-ish if they ended up centered within the 'moved-forward' section. Thanks gives me a good idea of the outcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Cohen Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 try this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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