Jeffcad Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Hi guys !. It's been a long time since I posted here. I was buzy trying to do the craziest project I had ever started, the one and only, the American Dream Cadillac. Ridiculous, useless and ugly for some, amazing and cool for others, this Cadillac leaves no one indifferent. About 40 years ago she came out of Jay Ohrberg's imagination, the father of a lot of famous TV and movie cars, as well as some world's record limousines. She had different sizes, colors and configurations during all these years and she became once again the longest Cadillac in the world, according to the Guinness book of records. After rusting in a parking lot for the last decade she was brought back to life and sits now in the Dezerland Park's hall in Florida. I grew up fascinated by this Cadillac, and decided to make a model of her. So this is the Amercian Dream, in the early stages of her life, when she was the "shortest" version of herself. ( I had to think of room's storage LOL ). I used the 1976 Eldorado from JoHan as a donor. All the rest is hand made. Hope you'll like her. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perspective Customs Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 No you didn't! That's one of the craziest customs ever made and you nailed it. Wow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 That's awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Cool!!! details plez! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Salut Jean-Philippe! Well, if this is 1/25, it must be at least 3 foot long? Just curious. Impressive, bravo! CT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Sooo cooooool!!! It would be perfect for the run between Dallas and Galveston - - - just one big long straight road! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spex84 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 What a wacky and wonderful subject for a model (and no small amount of hard work!) It turned out beautifully! Congrats on owning the world's longest scale model limousine! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Speechless 🤪 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Now you hold the world’s record for the longest 1/25 scale Cadillac! What a unique build. Crazy and cool. I remember reading about it in the Guinness Book of World Records when I was young. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 It's as cool as it is huge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Very impressive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Great idea for a model, and you nailed it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 That is insane! Two drivers?!?! TOO much! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Your next project a room addition on your house? You did a fab job on that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Fantastic! That brings back a lot of childhood memories! Thanks for posting, no, thanks for BUILDING it! I love to see builds that make me smile and I can assure you that the 10-year old kid inside of me is grinning ear to ear! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Looks great!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Very cool, well done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Incredible work, that's fantastic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Holy cow. Hard to believe there's an actualc ar like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffcad Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 18 hours ago, Dave Van said: Cool!!! details plez! Hi Dave, what details would you like to know ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffcad Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 17 hours ago, Claude Thibodeau said: Salut Jean-Philippe! Well, if this is 1/25, it must be at least 3 foot long? Just curious. Impressive, bravo! CT Salut Claude! Merci beaucoup !!!. She's about 34.5 inches long. Long enough to sit in my display cabinet. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffcad Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 9 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said: Fantastic! That brings back a lot of childhood memories! Thanks for posting, no, thanks for BUILDING it! I love to see builds that make me smile and I can assure you that the 10-year old kid inside of me is grinning ear to ear! Thank you very much for your kind words. It's really appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Jeffcad said: Hi Dave, what details would you like to know ? Just some 'how'd you do that'!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Ridiculous is the word for it. I love it. What would the actual 1:1 length be? Now you MUST build the Worlds Shortest Cadillac! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Great looking build based on the concept that when too much just isn't enough. The detailing of all the unusual features along with the rear driver set up is all very believable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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