Jeffcad
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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.
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Hi Jay ! Oh yes it is !!!. Knowing what a regular Jo-Han's interior looks like and what you did with it is great. The wood-grain paint treatment is awesome too. The wire wheels make her a bit more sporty and the color combo is a success. Did you rechrome the bumpers ?
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Very nice and cool Caddy!.
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Hi Jon. Thank you so much for your question, it's very flattering. In all honesty I am very critical towards my own skills and don't think I am good enough to sell or do models for someone. I am also very attached to them so it would be hard to let them go, plus the considerable time I spent to finish one would make impossible to put a fair price tag on them. Sorry
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Beautiful Cadillac!. That roof suits the design very well, and the color's pretty cool. Great job!
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Hi Bill, thank you very much!. Sadly you're right...I doubt we will see models again as beautiful as what Jo-Han had created. This time is long gone. So I humbly try to give a bit of love, a new life to damaged ones.
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Hi Bill, Thank you very much. Yes you're right. By "sedan" I meant a 4 doors version. This one is the Hardtop Sedan DeVille for 67, compared to the other versions. Calais pillared Sedan, Calais hardtop Sedan, Sedan DeVille Hardtop and Sedan DeVille pillared were the 4 options offered by Cadillac that year. And apart from the limousines series 75, the 2 other "sedans" versions also offered that year were the Fleetwood Sixty Special and the Fleetwood Brougham, just a bit longer in wheelbase. That was a lot of versions back then, and these options were almost the same from 1965 to 1970. Quite complicated to naviguate into Cadillac terms at the time
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Hi Claude, Thanks !. Passes de bonnes fêtes, et bonne année, full en santé !
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Hi everyone. Here's my new conversion. Restored and made from a damaged Jo-Han's Coupe DeVille kit bought on Ebay earlier this year (see last pictures). The kit was missing a few parts so I decided to turn it into a 4 door sedan version. Color is Olive green over "Sudan Beige", as close as possible. New interior front seats, roof line and pillars, new dual stripes white walls. Hope you'll like it, and thanks for watching.
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Hi Thomas. Wheels choice is personal, not really not my cup of tea for this iconic model but your repair, paint and foil work are absolutely gorgeous. Stuning skills here, congrats !.
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Hi Rich ! Very nice Fleetwood, I love it !. I know what you mean with BMF. You have thin sheets, I have 2 very thick ones !. Once peeled, it leaves an orange skin effect on flat surfaces. Never had these issues before. Anyway. Great work on that Caddy !.
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Hi Rich !. You did a wonderful restoration. Great work, I love it !
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1979 Cadillac Limousine Stretch "Moloney-Embassy" style
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Hi Michael, Sorry, I am not selling. Can't think about letting one of my Cadillac go -
Yep, I am a bit crazy about Caddies Almost 40 years of unconditional love...and still new things to learn about the brand every day !.
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Hi Steve, thanks. I did curved a bit the outer corner edges of the windshield's frame but it is maybe not enough... I could have also transformed the inner corners, that is what accentuates the square effect. Next one will be better, still have a 73 Eldorado convertible to do.
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Hi Claude! You're right about the Caribou and the Mirage. Mirage was a specific model made by Traditional Coach Work LTD, familiar with their 76 Caddy conversion that the now late Modelhaus created a decade ago ( and that I lost the chance to buy at the time). I am not aware about 1960s conversions though. But it's not less fun to make one !. . It happens when people mix pickup conversions with flower-cars. But Flower-cars were built on professionnal chassis, they were way longer than regular series, longer than the series 75 limousine Chassis. These were boats !. One exception though...The Mc Clain Flower-cars, from late 60s to late 70s if I recall correctly. can't wait to see your 64 pickup !
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Hi Claude !. Merci beaucoup. That's a fantastic story you are sharing with me and you must have seen so much wonderful cars!. I came up very close buying a real Eldorado Coupe 1972 last year but with Covid it was not really serious. Partie remise ! I can't wait to see your converted 64 Cadillac!. I am generally not into heavy customs but some mild ones are obviously quite elegant. Check this really cool one, made from a 1964 Fleetwood Sixty-Special. IMO, with whitewalls, it would be even better
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Hello Monty, Thank you very very much!. As long as I have relatively steady hands and not so bad eyes I will never stop doing Cadillacs. I love them too much, and only them. The Nebraska license plate is just a coincidence. It is part of a 1970s's era license set I bought on Ebay. I choose this one cause the year 72 appears on the bottom.
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Thank you very much Rusty. I am also very very fund of this design, one of my favorite especially in the Coupe version. The designer's name who had created this ninth generation of Eldorado for Cadillac back in 1971 is Wayne Kady!. What a premonitory name to then become a chef designer for Cadillac . A man of great talent, without a doubt.
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Hi Trevor, Thank you very much. As I said to Jay just above, pinstripes are from decals called "Studio27". They are sold per sheet with lines that go from 0.1 milimeters to 0.5 milimeters. They are water decals, not stickers. Available in various shapes and colors, you can buy them on Ebay. Coming from Japan. The quality is very good but they are not easy to apply cause of their narrowness.
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Hi Jay ! Thanks so much !. For the accent stripes I have used some water decal lines. ( 0.1 and 0.2 milimeters ) The decals brand's name is Studio27, you can find sheets on Ebay. As I have used the finest and narrowest lines possible, a 10th and a 20th of a milimeter, I apply them by pieces of 3,5 to 4 centimeters max in lenght, one piece after another on the body, cause the decal line in its full lenght ( 14 centimeters ) is too flexible, delicate to adjust and stretch. These decal lines exist in black, white of course, gold, silver, bright yellow... and in many other shapes. It's tough to apply them stretched though. Stikers would be way easier to apply but none of the ones foundable on the market are that thin. See ya !
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Thanks Glen !.
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Hello Douglas !. Thanks so much for your kind words. Hope you'll try your own !. With a little bit of practice, I am still surprised of what I can do now. I am sure yours will be wonderful too !
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Hi guys ! Sharing today my latest Cadillac to enter my collection. Again, converted, detailed and restored from a rough promo model. Jo-Han only made the Coupe so why not feeling summer air with a top down version ?. I gave the Caddy new paint, hand sanded clear coats, thin accent stripes, larger white walls, mirrors, wood-ish interior panel doors, carpet etc etc... Hope some will like her!. Thanks for watching.
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Hi Jay. The kit is more rare than the promo. Especially if it's sealed. But now almost all Jo-Han's Cadillac kit or promo are quite rare and pricey anyway. Around 130-150 bucks if pristine for the 67 DeVille and Eldorado. A few years ago, it was quite cheap to buy a 1968 Cadillac convertible kit on Ebay, now she's getting expensive too, including the X-el reissues. Only 1975, 1976 Eldorados and 77 to 79 DeVilles are still affordable. I am also saving and converting one these days...turning a poorly and also glue bombed '67 Coupe into a Sedan DeVille. Will share it soon. Enjoy your restorations, and please share them. JP.
