1960 Cadillac, backing her into my small driveway for the first time....
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Having just bought the Cadillac and finding it to be a very tight squeeze into my driveway we had to remove a post and shave the hedge down to get the right angle of approach.
Sweet rig! Nice maneuvering.
Thank you, I will try to do a POV video so you guys can see how tight it is.
That car reminds me of my grandpa..the car is still with us until this day!
That's fantastic that she's still in the family. A real piece of family heritage.
Upto this day, twice a month I drive the Cadillac around town and still a head turner! I drive it only at night..uses alot of gasoline though! My friend's father even offered me P2.250M for it. Not for sale I said.
Where are you located? Fuel prices have gone crazy admittedly and 12mpg doesn’t help but I still drive her whenever I am not working.
From the Philippines.
It DOES? You grandfather looked like a 1960 Cadillac? 🤔😂
Thank you. That was fun. It's a beautiful car. You must be proud.
Thanks William, I appreciate it. Yes, I love her. She's far from perfect and I have a list of jobs small and large before I'll be truly happy with her.
Still looks fabulous after 50+ years! Bravo
Thanks Jake, she’s holding up.
Damn she's as sweet as sugar. Congratulations and enjoy. Please take good care of her.
Great backing job ! That is a lot of car to back into such tight quarters. Didn’t even have to straighten up, did it all in one turn. 🏆 Driver of the year award !
Thanks, I don’t always manage it in one go but I’ve done it enough times now to get it right 1st time more often then not.
Nice! Did pretty good backing around that dogleg. 60 is a great year. Have fun with it.
Thanks Steve, Appreciate it.
i was watching with one eye covered
Hehehehehe, yeah it’s a little nerve racking for me too especially in the dark and rain.
1960 Beauty 😍
Thank you
Wow just like a rocket ship
Great job ! Beautiful ride !
Great parking job and nice Caddy! I owned American cars too when I lived in the UK so know what you have to go through to own one there .
Thanks, I’ve been driving these since getting my license at 18. It’s not too bad now but pre-internet it was really tough. Fuel cost is probably the biggest challenge but at least we don’t have high servicing costs of modern cars.
@@oldcarsnstuff Yes I remember the pre internet days, reading the auto trader and exchange and mart ads to find the cars and parts, not to mention the trips to the states to bring parts back. Now I live over here its kinda easy to get anything for them.
A real wheel man. golly. him parked da car good. I got to see again and save to watch later list.
Good job!!
Más bello imposible
That's a tight driveway
Yeah it’s just about big enough with the dog,eg I have to do. I was considering buying a ‘57 Imperial but there’s just no chance I’d have got that in!
@@oldcarsnstuff I have a 67 Imperial Crown Coupe but I'm in California and have a paved 75 foot long driveway 2 cars wide, I'm thinking about adding a 64 imperial 4dr
Yeah, it's a different story in the UK, we're all living on top of each other here!
Nice job considering there is no side mirror !
Thanks, I have one ready to fit passenger side but I have to wait for better weather.
Sweet!
Oh $#!t I forgot to pick up toilet paper!💩
🤣
One of the dream cars. Could you possibly do some more videos of the sound? Impressive manoeuvring as well, must be difficult around some of the smaller streets.
It can get a bit tight in places! I plan on doing more videos and proper road trips but I blew the transmission three weeks ago. We are fitting new one tomorrow. Fingers crossed!
My grandfather bought a new black 1960 sedan de ville. It was $6000.00
He must have been a successful guy, imagine walking into a dealership in late '59 to put your order in. Imagine the cars in the showroom. I'd love to have seen it.
@Saul Clissold he retired as Treasure of Prentice Hall publishing.
They gave him a check for $100,000
The next day, he went to the cadillac dealer.
That’s how we did it before backup cameras.
That looks like somewhere in Europe.
Yes, The UK.
@@oldcarsnstuff The looks you must get driving that beast in England. The rarity and design factor make those cars so appealing from that era. Nice score on that Caddy. Use to see them fairly often as a kid here Stateside, but today they are scarce as hen's teeth.
You definitely need to move out to the country!!
@@jeffmiller3150 why?
Wasn't the sixty Cadillac one of the biggest cars ever made? Cubic inches. That ride and roominess sets it apart from today's Cadillacs cars and SUV s.
I believe the Imperial was the largest. At the time I bought this I was also considering a 1957 Imperial but parts availability just wasn't there.
130” wheelbase. Traditionally and in most years, except 59/60, the Fleetwoods (which this is not) used 133” wheelbase.
Great car but it deserves a 1080p at least !
You’re right, this wasn’t a planned video it was just my wife seeing if I’d get the car in! I will do a better video in 1080p when I g et the time.
Yeah..
Bold strong caddy.. bubble back glass
Unique lines ; dad had a 62 sedan got hit in rear quarter panel guy that hit him was already being sued so dad said he will fix himself he did just that & somebody ask my dad if he wanted parts car..
As it turned out my dad said I am driving parts car & restore yours being a convertible same 62 model..
Never park on grass .any car especially a legend lole that car. I have a 66 .... causes rust from humidity. PLEASE DONT DO THAT LOL
Don't worry, there's no grass and she's not standing still long enough...
Sounds like it needs a TUNE-UP !!! ~~
I'd take TWO posts out!
It'd be a real shame to d*ck either side of that beautiful car.
I’m pretty careful as you can imagine. The other post protects a gas meter so I can’t really move it.
@@oldcarsnstuff thank God that post is there to shield the gas meter... But if you could get rid of about four running feet of that hedge, it'd be a much easier swing at less of a weird angle.
Years ago, I had a '58 Imperial. I kept it in my grandparent's barn.
They had a driveway that was about 150 long and about 7 feet wide, right up against the side of their house on one side and up against a five foot tall concrete wall on the other... THAT was an exercise in sheer terror, every time I went up or down that thing 😳
That's one beautiful Cadillac.
Enjoy it in good health!
You need to get a new house for your new ride.
You need a couple of fiat 500 like little tugboats connected to your aircraft carrier 😅
Driveway? Looked more like you parked it in the yard! 😂
What's wrong with the exhaust? It sounds awful!
Gas crunch coming
Already here, £160/litre in dollars $2.09/litre....... In Rubles 256/litre. Thought I'd throw in the Rubles just to be current. My average fill is usually about 60 odd litres depending on what's left in my tank. The price of that fill up has gone up about £10 which I can handle for the time being I don't need to worry about expensive servicing as in a modern car.
@@oldcarsnstuff you could always rent out the rear, as we say trunk, to a small family as a flat
It’s full of bodies…. 🤣
carbroke
lives in a shed drives a super rare antique luxury car
Super rare….?
@@oldcarsnstuff
Yeah, really! 🤣
I'm guessing he means, that your car is super rare in your country.
I don't know that I'd go through the trouble for a 4dr. model. They're just not as sexy or classy.
Yeah you’re right I should just abandon in the middle of the street with all the other abandoned four door cars.
Beautiful!