Love this, I also have a 61 Caddy, mild custom, daily driver, we drive it every where, recently drove across Australia in it, 7500 miles, mas so much fun. Good Job, looks great.
Lets go over to the appearance of this car: it is a "in your face, get out of my way, i dont care who you are and what you do automobile". PERFECT description. Thank You!
Back in the early 70s my friends Granny Smith gave him her white 4 door 61 Caddy. It was the shorter 4 door though. Absolutely the sweetest ride around back then. The air was icy cold, the power brakes would put you through the wind shield. Remember the car wasn’t that old back then. It was a cream puff! We used to cruise a lot in the ol girl. One time it was a rainy late afternoon we were cruising slow through the foothills of Altadena and either KLOS or KMET was playing, Riders On The Storm. I’m sure we had a spleef buzz going on. It was one of those perfect moments.
Hi! I have found 2 1961 Cadillac's for a friend in NY. One Red Convertible and recently a Black Coupe which he is currently working on! I use Cadillac Diva as my nickname and on a Pinterest Board! My real name is Mary Jane!!! Great to know that my name is now official on a 1961 Cadillac!!
Love the fact that the cars you show-case on this channel have their own unique character...and are also used as daily drivers...and did not have to have $50,000 spent on them to make them put a smile on your face.
+Jono Nicholls I agree, but I kept getting drawn back in and soon I realized the only thing I didn't like were the emblems. I wanted it to be a massive sea of satin black with no markings to add mystique. Faux alligator upholstery would never have been on my radar, but Willy knows his shit I suppose because that is just crazy like a fox cool.
This car checks all the right boxes for someone who's GENUINELY enthusiastic about cars. It's really all about the experience. Not carbon fiber, not turbos, not awd, not extreme G's in the corners. This is why I say Musto gets cars. I think he's having a hard time telling people and conveying to people how awesome these things are because realistically. You're only watching a video. But when I watched this I smell the exhaust, the ground shaking beneath my feet, and the massive amount of torque that car uses to get down the road. Cars are visceral. They appeal to the senses and I think Willy REALLY gets that. It doesn't have to be the fastest thing in the world to be more satisfying.
***** What does that have to do with the car? Seriously!?!?!?! What does that have to do with his outlook on cars? It sounds to me like you're just looking to smear the dude, not only that I have no clue why he's a registered sex offender and I really don't care. If he's served his time and served his debt to society why are we bringing it up? Did you see him rape another child? Do you KNOW he did anything to the first child that got him registered? Why are you even bringing this up? There's plenty of child molesters that aren't registered sex offenders because they haven't been caught. Jared is a great example of that. Demonizing this dude for doing whatever he did in a system where you can be registered as a sex offender for claims with no evidence and using that to demonize people is a JOKE!! It makes you look not only stupid but ingorant as fuck to the reality of the world men live in.
I like when people choose unconventional platforms to go fast. I'm a big fan of Fieros. And am build on mine to run 10's and be a daily driver. Plenty of easier ways, but that's not as fun.
+mr bad example I don't want to see the car wrecked or the owner for that matter, but I think also that this car was not driven in snow.Maybe it was a slip of tongue on Musto's side with the snow, I just thought it would be funny seeing that tank slide around in the snow.
I saw this car at the Blackhawk Cars & Coffee back in May of this year. Everything looked the same except the shifter was different. That interior stood out to me. This car is way different and must be seen to be appreciated. Thumbs up to the owner from me too.
Thanks Big Muscle for showing me just how much I love customs and hot rods. Never something I thought I would say, but I'm finding more and more that this is my style. Improving cars with a vision, and making it a reality.
I saw this car parked on the street in Los Gatos, CA while I was doing food deliveries several months ago and I had to snap a picture because it was by far the coolest Caddy I'd ever seen. Such a beautiful car.
I love the '61 Caddy! The only thing I don't like is the hardtop roof profile. They raised it a couple inches higher than the '60 model, so it makes it look a little gawky. I bought a '61 Caddy convertible back in '99. That baby looked sharp with the top down! When the ragtop was up, it still had a nice, lower profile than the hardtop.
Love the Caddy. My best friend has a 69/70 half breed that we went over 200 in this summer land speed racing. Its black and bad ass just like this old girl.
When I pick up the family mail in Downtown Los Gatos on Saturday nights during the summer I see this car a lot. It was deep purple with purple flames before this
i love how most people end up going with black paint in the long run but atleast its not Matte black. dont really see that many older Caddies so this is a pretty sweet build.
I own a 1981 Fleetwood Brougham DeElegance Coupe it has the 6.0L and TH400/12bolt with 62,187 miles on it. Car was my grandfathers and was given to me in 2013 when he passed away. I am currently going through the engine and freshening it up, also swapping rear gears with some 5:13's. Car is a deep burgundy with burgundy interior. Curious about the 6.0L Caddy engine does it share any parts with the Chevy 6.0L cuz I would love to get a cam and maybe heads, not trying to build a rocket just something different and fun!
I had a 69 sedan deville in 76 my dad bought for ma New I put 40,000 miles on it in 6 months What a car That was 472 rocket ship When i was 16 years old I put 50s on the back with the hubcaps and the skirts It looked Bad Ass But Your Caddy Is Beautiful Sir
All the people critiquing in the comments, pretty sure he's not up for suggestionsor has he ever been lol . Thants why its such an amazing build, some people see what they want but wont execute because its to against the grain. His car, and he knows how to show it!
i'm a 60's cad fan. i like this. i also like the fact that the car has tires that have side walls. seems a lot people want to have big rims, with triple over tires. and this to me is dumb on so many levels.
I had a 69 deville 472, i ran amsoil dominator 2 stroke oil in the bottom and mixed 80:1 with valvoline tcw3, it worked fin as i run these oil in my truck. Now i want to go with a VRO pump if i can get it to work with the throttle body.
Just in time for Halloween, no less. That thing is awesome. Always something interesting happening at Willy's garage, I'll bet. Whether it involves cars or not.
+Will Best that would be my best guess. He is shunned at events in the San Jose area because everyone knows his dirty secret, so he's been going to places further away where people don't know him as well. The Drive crew obviously were taken in also. Look him up on the Megans Law Website William Flores Taitano of San Jose.
2:32 on the right of the screen, 2nd car from the front with the hood popped... it looks like an (Australian) Holden Kingswood :-o Does anyone know what it actually is?
He's even got the ZZ Top key-chain! Absolutely love the car and he seems like a really cool guy.
"it looks ridiculous now, yeah, but I wanna make it more like, yeah, he's lost it."
Hahahah true passion!
Willy and his car are just pure awesome. This is the most beautiful car I've seen on this show yet. Thank you Big Muscle, and Thank you Willy.
+ShamelessTR I definitely wouldn't go that far, not even close. I mean it's an awesome ride, very very cool, but not "the most beautiful".
+Sasha Zvyagin To each their own. To me this is easily the most Beautiful car I've seen on this show to date.
Oh man, that idle is pure evil sounding......I love it!
Jeff E fucking great
+focused313 zdqff
1961 Coupe, my favorite Caddy of all. Nicely done.
Thank goodness these shows live out here forever, cause they give automotive joy. 👍🤙
Love this, I also have a 61 Caddy, mild custom, daily driver, we drive it every where, recently drove across Australia in it, 7500 miles, mas so much fun. Good Job, looks great.
Lets go over to the appearance of this car: it is a "in your face, get out of my way, i dont care who you are and what you do automobile". PERFECT description. Thank You!
Most original looking Caddy I have ever seen
the amount of cool shit on this channel is outstanding
Back in the early 70s my friends Granny Smith gave him her white 4 door 61 Caddy. It was the shorter 4 door though. Absolutely the sweetest ride around back then. The air was icy cold, the power brakes would put you through the wind shield. Remember the car wasn’t that old back then. It was a cream puff! We used to cruise a lot in the ol girl. One time it was a rainy late afternoon we were cruising slow through the foothills of Altadena and either KLOS or KMET was playing, Riders On The Storm. I’m sure we had a spleef buzz going on. It was one of those perfect moments.
This thing looks like it needs a gun rack with a Gibson Led Paul in the back window xD
Hi! I have found 2 1961 Cadillac's for a friend in NY. One Red Convertible and recently a Black Coupe which he is currently working on! I use Cadillac Diva as my nickname and on a Pinterest Board! My real name is Mary Jane!!! Great to know that my name is now official on a 1961 Cadillac!!
Eleanor's mother;)
Ah you made me laugh
Hahaha Eleanor was not a crappy Honda.... Get ur facts straight
+beatsByZlaya no Eleanor was a 67/68 mustang.
+beatsByZlaya says the guy who thinks Eleanor is a Honda
+beatsByZlaya LOL!!!
61's are awesome. Best looking caddy ever.
That's cool like how it's not just another ls swap
2:34 "...and one day, I just finished a '53 Bel Air..." shows pic of '55?
Wicked car! I love the owner, and the philosophy behind it. Best sounding car I've heard in a long time...
Love the fact that the cars you show-case on this channel have their own unique character...and are also used as daily drivers...and did not have to have $50,000 spent on them to make them put a smile on your face.
This car is definitely not in my taste range. However, it is well executed.
+Jono Nicholls agree with you
+Jono Nicholls I agree, but I kept getting drawn back in and soon I realized the only thing I didn't like were the emblems. I wanted it to be a massive sea of satin black with no markings to add mystique.
Faux alligator upholstery would never have been on my radar, but Willy knows his shit I suppose because that is just crazy like a fox cool.
+Jono Nicholls And this ladies and gents, is a true car enthusiast. It's to their taste but appreciates it anyway.
Need more people like you. :D
+Hiway Its owned by a registered child sex offender...that POS interviewed in the clip
*****
Didn't know that- if true, then I retract.
Them 472 and 500 cube engines are no joke
Whole new level of fun and cool! Nice ride!
This car checks all the right boxes for someone who's GENUINELY enthusiastic about cars. It's really all about the experience. Not carbon fiber, not turbos, not awd, not extreme G's in the corners. This is why I say Musto gets cars. I think he's having a hard time telling people and conveying to people how awesome these things are because realistically. You're only watching a video. But when I watched this I smell the exhaust, the ground shaking beneath my feet, and the massive amount of torque that car uses to get down the road. Cars are visceral. They appeal to the senses and I think Willy REALLY gets that. It doesn't have to be the fastest thing in the world to be more satisfying.
+nezerac Its owned by a registered child sex offender...that POS interviewed in the clip
*****
What does that have to do with the car? Seriously!?!?!?! What does that have to do with his outlook on cars? It sounds to me like you're just looking to smear the dude, not only that I have no clue why he's a registered sex offender and I really don't care. If he's served his time and served his debt to society why are we bringing it up? Did you see him rape another child? Do you KNOW he did anything to the first child that got him registered? Why are you even bringing this up? There's plenty of child molesters that aren't registered sex offenders because they haven't been caught. Jared is a great example of that. Demonizing this dude for doing whatever he did in a system where you can be registered as a sex offender for claims with no evidence and using that to demonize people is a JOKE!! It makes you look not only stupid but ingorant as fuck to the reality of the world men live in.
I wanted to own a big Cadillac like this, but then I took an arrow to the knee.
(Blank stare)
+AutoJunkieMan Its early so ill give it to you lol.
More like super late 2011
This comment almost makes me wish for a nuclear winter.
+camarowland4 9 more days, dude. :)
My favorite Drive episode man! love it! People like willie. are true car junkies
I like when people choose unconventional platforms to go fast. I'm a big fan of Fieros. And am build on mine to run 10's and be a daily driver. Plenty of easier ways, but that's not as fun.
Just when i thought it couldn't get much cooler, i saw the ZZ-Top key. This guy is a man that i will bow down to.
hands down most interesting BIG MUSCLE ride I have seen in this channel
Will someone give this man a giant kiss for creating this car?
So kool! I love everything about this car. That interior is way kool!!
I love this guy and his car. Great video.
The car has a very unique look and attitude. Awesome Car!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I LOVE IT!!!! VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!
Tighten the front bumper lol my ocd is kicking in
this is the car 4 you Mr. Punisher
wish I had the money or skills for it
I saw it moving around too, and thought the same thing !!!
@@fecklarjenkins2549 I have the skill... not the money 🤣💯
i would pay to see that caddy drive in a snow storm.
+wizzyboy333
I think it would blow off the road.
+Fast Er Not a five thousand pounds.
+Fast Er you mean the car would blow the snow off the road and the road off the earth? then you are right.
+mr bad example a car that heavy wont spin out easily, i would know.. and as for the airbags and waist belt thing grow a pair of balls aha
+mr bad example I don't want to see the car wrecked or the owner for that matter, but I think also that this car was not driven in snow.Maybe it was a slip of tongue on Musto's side with the snow, I just thought it would be funny seeing that tank slide around in the snow.
Cadillac and Racing. Let me just die of laughter for a minute. But then this is why we love da show
catch up on your news feed:Cadillac RACING is no one's idea of a JOKE....because they are out there winning RACES. RIGHT NOW.
the sound of it's amazing one of the different best cars on here
Favorite show on /Drive!
I saw this car at the Blackhawk Cars & Coffee back in May of this year. Everything looked the same except the shifter was different. That interior stood out to me. This car is way different and must be seen to be appreciated. Thumbs up to the owner from me too.
I Love that Caddy, I had a 59 CD before I went in the Navy and that is exactly what I was going to do with mine, Man I miss that car.
Thanks Big Muscle for showing me just how much I love customs and hot rods. Never something I thought I would say, but I'm finding more and more that this is my style. Improving cars with a vision, and making it a reality.
+IntrepidRacer13 Good to hear!
Drive BigMuscle Best account to reply with ever! haha! Cheers, mate!
Awesome video. Awesome owner. Awesome car. I wish I could give two thumbs up.
+saqib1786 Its owned by a registered child sex offender...that POS interviewed in the clip
Man! DoI love that Caddy. Perry
Very cool to see so many different shades of one car. That has to be one expensive hobby.
That's a great looking Cadillac right there.
Awesome creation!
Fantastic job I love it thank you
I like the spoiler and how it just fits in-between the top taillights
This car is wobbly af its like a tank on four wheels with a bouncy house as suspension
Straight up evil looking absolutely love it !!!!
Lol "ctsv blowing away bimmers and benzes" I don't think he watched it all the way lmao
I saw this car parked on the street in Los Gatos, CA while I was doing food deliveries several months ago and I had to snap a picture because it was by far the coolest Caddy I'd ever seen. Such a beautiful car.
+Philip Bair Its owned by a registered child sex offender...that POS interviewed in the clip
Looks like Batman designed his ride while smashed on moonshine.Love it !!!
Gorgeous and great made it your own. Origenal.
Im so glad big muscle is back.
I love the '61 Caddy! The only thing I don't like is the hardtop roof profile. They raised it a couple inches higher than the '60 model, so it makes it look a little gawky. I bought a '61 Caddy convertible back in '99. That baby looked sharp with the top down! When the ragtop was up, it still had a nice, lower profile than the hardtop.
Totally super BADASS love it.
Love the Caddy. My best friend has a 69/70 half breed that we went over 200 in this summer land speed racing. Its black and bad ass just like this old girl.
I have a 500 in my caddy with a mild cam. Runs great. I have lots of 500 parts around including extra 500 caddy engines.
That is a A1 SWEEEET Caddy.😨😎
When I pick up the family mail in Downtown Los Gatos on Saturday nights during the summer I see this car a lot. It was deep purple with purple flames before this
Awesome, cool owner too!
The interior fits it
haha awesome. i love it.
now it just needs a proper 4 link, sticky tires and a bit of power.
love the car looks great
i have a black 61 sedan , wish i had the bucks to do it like this , love the fog lights
Love the Caddy!
At least your car is happy now!!!.😁😁😁😁
this thing is awesome!! a bit more power and update the suspension and im in! lol yesss!!
Pretty cool owner.
love it
this is so awesome
i love how most people end up going with black paint in the long run but atleast its not Matte black. dont really see that many older Caddies so this is a pretty sweet build.
this show is turning from big muscle to huge cruisers
I own a 1981 Fleetwood Brougham DeElegance Coupe it has the 6.0L and TH400/12bolt with 62,187 miles on it. Car was my grandfathers and was given to me in 2013 when he passed away. I am currently going through the engine and freshening it up, also swapping rear gears with some 5:13's. Car is a deep burgundy with burgundy interior. Curious about the 6.0L Caddy engine does it share any parts with the Chevy 6.0L cuz I would love to get a cam and maybe heads, not trying to build a rocket just something different and fun!
I had a 69 sedan deville in 76 my dad bought for ma New I put 40,000 miles on it in 6 months What a car That was 472 rocket ship When i was 16 years old I put 50s on the back with the hubcaps and the skirts It looked Bad Ass But Your Caddy Is Beautiful Sir
Beyond dope.
I want to put a 500 caddy into my 2010 challenger 6spd. Project...NA Torque Monster.... what do I need ?
Named her MaryJane after putting in a Rick James cd...*wink...wink*. :D
Pretty cool man!
What a character!
uniquely beautiful...
That's sick
So awesome...
All the people critiquing in the comments,
pretty sure he's not up for suggestionsor has he ever been lol .
Thants why its such an amazing build, some people see what they want but wont execute because its to against the grain.
His car, and he knows how to show it!
that front facia and the leaf springs need some tending. That said, much respect for daily driven...same as ours (regular tags, no antique tags).
please put wider wheels on this! it deserves some 17x11's or something in the rear!
i'm a 60's cad fan. i like this. i also like the fact that the car has tires that have side walls. seems a lot people want to have big rims, with triple over tires. and this to me is dumb on so many levels.
I had a 69 deville 472, i ran amsoil dominator 2 stroke oil in the bottom and mixed 80:1 with valvoline tcw3, it worked fin as i run these oil in my truck. Now i want to go with a VRO pump if i can get it to work with the throttle body.
I love Cadillac, this Cadillac, i don't know yet. But i tip my hat off to the owner to built it to its liking to keep it.
Just in time for Halloween, no less. That thing is awesome. Always something interesting happening at Willy's garage, I'll bet. Whether it involves cars or not.
+Will Best Its owned by a registered child sex offender...that POS interviewed in the clip
ah geez, had no idea. Why would they do a piece on him? did they not know?
+Will Best that would be my best guess. He is shunned at events in the San Jose area because everyone knows his dirty secret, so he's been going to places further away where people don't know him as well. The Drive crew obviously were taken in also.
Look him up on the Megans Law Website William Flores Taitano of San Jose.
Well, I'll see if I can delete my original comment then. Don't want to be associated with that.
i think that the ouner is even cooler that the car itself
Mary Jane the Ganja Train? ;)
Somehow it's beautiful and hideous at the same time. What a beast!
2:32 on the right of the screen, 2nd car from the front with the hood popped... it looks like an (Australian) Holden Kingswood :-o Does anyone know what it actually is?
Does anybody have an idea at what the spoiler on the car is called?
Anyone know what type of cam he has in his caddy?
Mike, i hope that if he does change it you will do another feature on it again. I'm really digging its vibe and Willy is chill as hell!
TheDuckumz ....for a sex offender
ZZ Top key chain!! Nice!
Cadillac late 50's and 60's styling was so cool. This Caddy is just as cool as they come. Wonder what he could do with a 69 Camaro?
That thing is bad ass.
Filmed in Sunol, CA? DANG another one filmed in my backyard. I gotta get my old Camaro running see if they wana do another car from this area LOL.