We just pulled this 66 Cadillac out of the bushes and are super excited to make it one of our next projects. Stay tuned for the next steps in this restoration process. Enjoy!
Growing up, my dad had a 1966 Sedan de Ville. He brought it new when I was 3 years old, and kept it till 1977 when he brought a new 77 Fleetwood Brougham. The '66 was white with a black vinyl top and black leather interior. It was a looker! He kept that car immaculate and never had any major mechanical issues (or any issues) with it. I remember the interior was so spacious and rich looking. I always thought the dashboard was very futuristic looking. The '77 Fleetwood Brougham, while also a very nice car, couldn't compare with the '66 Sedan de Ville. The interior was nice, but there was so much plastic wood it was insane. Mom picked out the colors, so it was white with a white vinyl top and a baby blue leather interior. A pretty car indeed, but just didn't have the presence of the '66 Sedan de Ville. Good luck with this car, and I can't wait to see future videos about it.
That is awesome! I really do like the dash design on these cars. It actually has surprised me on how many extra options that are present. I didn’t even think electric doors and things like that were available in the 60s but it has it. I’m super excited to see how this car will turn out! We will keep the videos coming.
I had the opportunity once to buy one of these, but in the end I decided not to because one of the back doors was badly damaged and I had doubts about sourcing another one. Biggest mistake of my life. I should have snagged it. Good luck with this sleeping beauty!
Thanks we are super excited for it! We hope to get it started soon. I know the feeling. I think we all have cars we wish we wouldn’t have walked away from.
I had a 1967 Cadillac Calais which was the base model. Bought it off a old farmer for $100 back in 1981. It got me around for 4 years. Problem was it needed premium and for time there was no premium unleaded for a few years. So when you trump on it, it sounded like a bunch of gravel was dumped in the engine from the bad pinging of the low octane gas.
That’s cool! I didn’t realize that these engines were ran on premium. I’ll keep that in mind. Seems like these cars ran pretty well back in the day from what people tell me.
I agree with not changing the timing. But since Premium is available and mostly would not drive it much, the cost wouldn’t be prohibited. Also the engines were design to run on leaded fuel.
