Can't wait till electrification kits become mass market. Imagine being able to go to an EV shop and make any car you want into an EV. Imagine all those busted Northstar Cadillacs being converted to EVs? Wow.
This vehicle is project of passion. Passion for legacy, nostalgia, advancement. I see a lot of complaints and judgement over the high price tag, but the intention was not to sell. IF someone came along and offered up money, im guessing 289k is the mark that the builders would feel comfortable letting their baby go. An electric conversion in 2022 is the only way to keep this cars alive for decades and maybe centuries to come. Enjoying our craftsmanship, no matter how it compares to others, is a luxury that we all might be so lucky to experience. Congratulations to this build team for, likely, a personal accomplishment of technical, physical, and emotional endurance.
No mention of range or charging specs seems odd. It would also have been nice to know if the conversion was done in a way that allows it to be reversible. These are things people want to know about classic car conversions.
It's an electric conversion. You shouldn't expect competitive figures compared to mass-market vehicles. These are mainly project cars and novelties, range or charging speed isn't too important to consider when a vehicle is built for fun.
@@r3versingm4chine There are plenty of other channels that cover these conversions and do provide that information. I don't care if they are competitive and frankly don't expect them to be. Still...it would be interesting to know what kind of range they were able to build into a car that big. And with an asking price of around 200K I think people would want to know what the specs are.
It's quite easy to work out, you need about a 20kw battery to move a 1 ton car 100 miles so a 50kw battery (which that has) will move a 2.5 ton cadillac about 100 miles
I love this caddy EV is there a build video that shows the planning and preperation for this build. I would like to consider the application and apply it to another classic car. I like that the interior and Colum are original and operate the vehicle. Absolutely amazing work and detail guys. Is it possible to get more information about the design and components recommend for this project.
@suspicionofdeceit I get that, but it's still $300,000. For that money, they could at least put more effort into its showing the car and not be so sloppy. Also, I just noticed the squealing and the cables dangling under the car. It all makes me wonder what else they're neglecting.
Its a really cool concept, and very fitting for the Cadillac ethos, but that price is insane for what amounts to a novelty item that has a bunch of imperfections. Thats Ring Brothers money for local shop quality. For a quarter-million dollars, you better believe I would expect everything in the interior to NOT sound like its all falling apart.
YEA, IT SOUNDS LIKE CRAP, GREAT IDEA THOUGH, POOR EXECUTION, I HAD ONE OF THOSE, A 66 CONV, SOUNDED MUCH BETTER AND SOLD IT FOR 250 BUCKS..............SHOULD HAVE HELD ON TO IT AND CONVERTED IT, 45 YEARS LATER........OH WELL........TOMARROW 'S ANOTHER DAY, THE RANGE ON THIS PIECE OF JUNK HAS GOT TO BE AROUND 100 MILES WHICH THEY NEVER MENTION, VERY POOR VIDEO JOURNALISM, MORE LIKE A LOUSY COMMERCIAL
Awesome alternate for a blown engine. Imagine driving a 60 years old car, with all its awesome design elements and size with absolute 0 noise. Thats what the guys back in the 60s wanted to have in these big cars. I drive a stock 66 Caddy. The engine is whisperquiet. And IMHO, not every car has to be loud. Different game for muscles, but a landyacht like this? Awesome! And: The acceleration!
I bougth my mercedez s class because its a big car 2013. Nothing like driving a big car. But this electric, makes it even better. Imagine other upgrades. I will buy classic one day.
An almost $300,000 car, and the left side brake lights don’t work. It’s got a bunch of cables dangling under the center of the chassis. Plus the car has poor suspension compliance and ride. A number of the road going refinement and performance sorting is still needed. But it sure looks great! Love the red interior. This is a cool car.
There are a few out there. Mitch with the zombie 67, aviar with the r67 c.f. bodied fastback, charge cars with their fastback 67. A few homebuilt one's here on youtube to. 👍🏻😎
People say EVs are expensive... but also ugly Conversions might be also expensive but you'll give old beutiful cars a new lease of life, with many old cars with broken motors can trigger a new restoration market
I will happily keep my 1966 Cadillac Fleetwood brougham with its original motor and for a fraction of the price you're selling it for I'll make it run just as nice but do your thing 👍👌💯
@@waterheaterservices it is truly a remarkable car and something definitely to behold throughout time itself and I'm very glad I got to get a car like this hopefully I'm able to keep and it in the family and if not send it to a close friend or someone I trust the most but in due time will tell
Nice project.... I'm sure there will be better details in the future, projects like this are expensive, however they have to be practical, otherwise it's just a display... but I love the concept.
Great looking car. But $289k for a $30k Caddy! Also might want to fix up the cables hanging down underneath before they wear through, with it bouncing up and down like it is. With no engine sound, it sure highlights all the rattles.
If you think 300K is expensive... hang on... Rolls Royce is planning to go all electric... for the money (if I had it)... I'm all in on this Caddy. On a side note... anyone notice the emblems on the hub caps?
This is the type of stuff I want from the emerging EV market. Also would like them to start adding gears to these electric motors... a manual transmission would be awesome.
What the heck cables are hanging underneath that $285k car - scroll to 7:11. Is that safe? Love the idea of electric classics. ICE classics smell like heck and ride like heck and scream loud without going all that fast. The best part of a classic car is the outward appearance, everything else is old-school useless. Want to hear the rumble? Add a speaker like the new mustangs do… lol.
triple!!!!-Hyper-9's is insone on its own...but then a gear reduction...why? 3 of these EEEEEEASILY can run this car and it still runs in the low 4's or even low 3's to 0-60
I have a 70s Cadillac which was the low point of build quality and don't have anywhere near that many rattles and squeaks. It's also bouncing way too much. This looks like a bodge job or a prototype.
Pretty car. Except for the wheels and steering wheel. lol EV for it makes sense. Can load it up on the car trailers being towed by ICE vehicles to car shows. Because at $289K I would not be driving it. And good luck capturing that price tag at the time of sale since it has no ICE. Now, Andre, where is the review/news on the Winnebago EV?
@@patricksweeney6334 True but considering they are trying to push for electric cars, they are going to continue to get more resistance if they don't make it convenient and affordable. I got an 81 Seville 6L V8 I'm still driving and will continue to if those mfers don't make it affordable or put real infrastructure behind this ev push 🤷🏾♂️✌🏾
@@TheBlessedone37 Understood/agreed. I do honestly believe Tesla will get us there, both through its own cost-effectiveness efforts, and through the *need* that it's inflicting on legacy auto-makers to try to offer something large numbers of people will buy. That said... I think one thing people just don't factor in (because it's a bit hard to) is the savings involved in going electric. The obvious one is the cost of gas vs electricity (in most cases), but the less obvious one... is that maintenance costs go to practically zero. No more tune-ups, oil/tranny fluid changes, radiator flushes, replacement of this-that-and-the-other pump, no spendy "oh shit, I didn't replace my timing belt soon enough", etc etc. Some of that essentially gets translated into the cost of the vehicle up front.
@@patricksweeney6334 Bro it isn't affordable NOW that's the problem. Not sure I'm a fan of a company having the ability to shut off your car remotely or remotely being able to control safety features on your vehicle and charging you a subscription fee for standard vehicle safety features functionality. Not to mention if something is seriously wrong with the Tesla not having local dealerships and having to ship the entire vehicle to Tesla to be fixed. Not sure what's convenient or affordable about those options. 🤷🏾♂️✌🏾✌🏾
$300,000 and the tail light bulbs don’t all work 🤔. Someone got robbed! Can it burn rubber? And it still has the power steering squeal! What a waste of money! But a beautiful car should cost what a Tesla costs.
Wow, a non-binary 66 DeVille!! If cars could talk, this one would pull up next to an LSA swapped DeVille and say... I identify as a custom classic car! Very creative
Maybe in USA people love that big engines,and keep it as much originaly as is possible.. In Europe 1Liter of Gas cost 3$..!! That old USA carsnare beautiful, with much much details on it and we would love to owned some With electric engine dream would come true,but with tath V12 Gas suckers.. is to much exspensive.. Year of driving, buys you new car, based on how much you would spend on f..n Gas..!!!
Lets hope it does not burn down because of a Battery Fire. Shame that another great car fell to the Church of Control. Sounds disgusting like all EV but atleast it still looks good.
Sorry but that kind of conversion killed the car. When I look this type of car would like hear a v8 roar, not electric hum. Disastrous craftmanship is nail to the coffin.
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Can't wait till electrification kits become mass market. Imagine being able to go to an EV shop and make any car you want into an EV. Imagine all those busted Northstar Cadillacs being converted to EVs? Wow.
my Silverado shortbox !
Northstar cadillac's were turds with or without the engine.
Fastest way to get ev's on the road with spare parts available
12th gen eldorado EV conversion would be fantastic
@Fouzaan Noble
I got a '59 Coupe Deville I'm thinking of doing
This vehicle is project of passion. Passion for legacy, nostalgia, advancement. I see a lot of complaints and judgement over the high price tag, but the intention was not to sell. IF someone came along and offered up money, im guessing 289k is the mark that the builders would feel comfortable letting their baby go. An electric conversion in 2022 is the only way to keep this cars alive for decades and maybe centuries to come. Enjoying our craftsmanship, no matter how it compares to others, is a luxury that we all might be so lucky to experience. Congratulations to this build team for, likely, a personal accomplishment of technical, physical, and emotional endurance.
It’s just a deville, not a coup de ville, for the love of god
Great work boys! 289 is insanity, still for sale?
Those cables look like they hang really low at 7:10
Wow, it sure does. YIKES. Maybe they ran outta zip ties. :)
Owning a car like this is stil a dream for me
No mention of range or charging specs seems odd. It would also have been nice to know if the conversion was done in a way that allows it to be reversible. These are things people want to know about classic car conversions.
It's an electric conversion. You shouldn't expect competitive figures compared to mass-market vehicles. These are mainly project cars and novelties, range or charging speed isn't too important to consider when a vehicle is built for fun.
@@r3versingm4chine There are plenty of other channels that cover these conversions and do provide that information. I don't care if they are competitive and frankly don't expect them to be. Still...it would be interesting to know what kind of range they were able to build into a car that big. And with an asking price of around 200K I think people would want to know what the specs are.
@@r3versingm4chine At almost $300k for the car, I would definitely be interested in its technical specs. haha
It's quite easy to work out, you need about a 20kw battery to move a 1 ton car 100 miles so a 50kw battery (which that has) will move a 2.5 ton cadillac about 100 miles
Sure rattles around like a 250k car smh they are very proud of it. Not in a hurry to swap my 65 Convertible cadillac.
I love this caddy EV is there a build video that shows the planning and preperation for this build.
I would like to consider the application and apply it to another classic car.
I like that the interior and Colum are original and operate the vehicle.
Absolutely amazing work and detail guys.
Is it possible to get more information about the design and components recommend for this project.
A $300k souless rattle trap with a burned out brake lamp. Good job!
@suspicionofdeceit I get that, but it's still $300,000. For that money, they could at least put more effort into its showing the car and not be so sloppy.
Also, I just noticed the squealing and the cables dangling under the car. It all makes me wonder what else they're neglecting.
@@alanj7306 a gasoline engine would hide all of those noises
Hide it, not remove it.
I can't believe they didn't even fix the brake lights (2:05)!! For $289,000 EVERYTHING should be perfect.
It cost that much because of the heated seats duhh
Car sounds like it's about to fall apart and the brake light doesn't work that car is worth under 100,000 for sure
Watching the video with headphones makes it sound like a rattle trap. It definitely sounds as old as it really is.
300k and the brake lights dont work correctly?..what other items dont work as they should..
I thought the same thing🤔
3:00 good to see those high voltage cables properly secured… This could have been cool if it was done properly. It’s the little details that matter.
also those engines are weirdly weak for the size
This thing is the sexiest thing i’ve seen in ages! super cool dude and super cool machine!
Its a really cool concept, and very fitting for the Cadillac ethos, but that price is insane for what amounts to a novelty item that has a bunch of imperfections. Thats Ring Brothers money for local shop quality. For a quarter-million dollars, you better believe I would expect everything in the interior to NOT sound like its all falling apart.
YEA, IT SOUNDS LIKE CRAP, GREAT IDEA THOUGH, POOR EXECUTION, I HAD ONE OF THOSE, A 66 CONV, SOUNDED MUCH BETTER AND SOLD IT FOR 250 BUCKS..............SHOULD HAVE HELD ON TO IT AND CONVERTED IT, 45 YEARS LATER........OH WELL........TOMARROW 'S ANOTHER DAY, THE RANGE ON THIS PIECE OF JUNK HAS GOT TO BE AROUND 100 MILES WHICH THEY NEVER MENTION, VERY POOR VIDEO JOURNALISM, MORE LIKE A LOUSY COMMERCIAL
My folks owned two of these over the years. I loved them, absolutely
Awesome alternate for a blown engine. Imagine driving a 60 years old car, with all its awesome design elements and size with absolute 0 noise. Thats what the guys back in the 60s wanted to have in these big cars. I drive a stock 66 Caddy. The engine is whisperquiet. And IMHO, not every car has to be loud. Different game for muscles, but a landyacht like this? Awesome! And: The acceleration!
Through the video it sounds like my electric bike. That car is amazing.
Where did you get the 20”Cadillac rims sir?
I wish someone would do this to the 1960s Lincoln continentals
I had a 1967 and always wished it was electric. Such a cool car
Any idea why the cnvt. boot sticks up more than stock???
When you see the bodywork at 7:05. Good thing its white! That thing has more waves than the ocean. Almost $300k for that turd lol.
If it ain’t right paint it white Lmao
What a beauty! Glad you shared it with us. Thank you
I need a set of these wheels. Anyone have any info?
Absolute Pressure 🔥
When they start making the old school cars electric the prices and worth is gonna sky rocket 🚀!!
I bougth my mercedez s class because its a big car 2013. Nothing like driving a big car. But this electric, makes it even better. Imagine other upgrades. I will buy classic one day.
This is the new way to do resto mods.
What wheels are these? 🔥🔥
Nine Cad, you must really love it, because it will never sell at $289,000.
What is the point of heated seats in a convertible?
can't get any better
Did it ever sell?
Love this! Can't wait to see more conversions.
An almost $300,000 car, and the left side brake lights don’t work. It’s got a bunch of cables dangling under the center of the chassis. Plus the car has poor suspension compliance and ride. A number of the road going refinement and performance sorting is still needed. But it sure looks great! Love the red interior. This is a cool car.
Amazing car, but why does it sound like it's rattling apart in the video?
Im gonna asume the camera picked up wind noise and shook abit
@@basscwe11 Yeah I had the same thought. I hope that’s it or else it would be kind of a shame
Have you ever driven a 60’s caddy? They all rattle haha
@@bryangoyette5364 Sure haven’t, but I’d kill for the opportunity.
That is beyond words of cool! Need an EV '59 Cadillac!
Yes, yes, yes...!
$289k and no seatbelts? That's the price of 2 Plaids 😂
Car sounds like you need to spend a week with a wrench and a couple Screwdrivers every thing sounds like it’s about to fall apart
This is so dope! I’d love to do this to an old mustang
There are a few out there. Mitch with the zombie 67, aviar with the r67 c.f. bodied fastback, charge cars with their fastback 67.
A few homebuilt one's here on youtube to. 👍🏻😎
People say EVs are expensive... but also ugly
Conversions might be also expensive but you'll give old beutiful cars a new lease of life, with many old cars with broken motors can trigger a new restoration market
I will happily keep my 1966 Cadillac Fleetwood brougham with its original motor and for a fraction of the price you're selling it for I'll make it run just as nice but do your thing 👍👌💯
66 Brougham is a epic classic
@@waterheaterservices it is truly a remarkable car and something definitely to behold throughout time itself and I'm very glad I got to get a car like this hopefully I'm able to keep and it in the family and if not send it to a close friend or someone I trust the most but in due time will tell
Is the roof automatic?
Great conversion. A shame you didn't put lav mics with wind screens on the people in the video. A-MA -TEUR.
Beautiful Car… hands down. The dinner plates are exquisite.
I would love this Caddy to have in one of our Music Video.Hella Clean and Electric ⚡🔥👊🏼✌🏼
Them wheels are sick
Nice project.... I'm sure there will be better details in the future, projects like this are expensive, however they have to be practical, otherwise it's just a display... but I love the concept.
One day I hope to be able to convert my Ford Transit
Interesting Ride
Excellent build, but I got some work to do to have to pay 282 grand for it😳
Amazing
Great looking car. But $289k for a $30k Caddy! Also might want to fix up the cables hanging down underneath before they wear through, with it bouncing up and down like it is. With no engine sound, it sure highlights all the rattles.
Still for sale?
Those rims 🎉🎉
If you think 300K is expensive... hang on... Rolls Royce is planning to go all electric... for the money (if I had it)... I'm all in on this Caddy. On a side note... anyone notice the emblems on the hub caps?
Im physically sick right now as a 67 owner
I'm suprised they don't know a coupe is a hardtop 2 door. A Coupe deVille and the deVille conv are two different cars.
Want to do a 62 Custom Lincoln Continental?
Nice I like it.
This is the type of stuff I want from the emerging EV market.
Also would like them to start adding gears to these electric motors... a manual transmission would be awesome.
I can’t wait for some idiot to put a supercharger in a Tesla...oh wait someone already did?!?!
That's a s*** box
Rolling art
I'd *love* to see someone convert a late-50s to mid-60s Fleetwood... or even a Hearse. Talk about a sleeper... lol
Man he's driving that thing like an ol Chevy truck 🤣
Would've liked to seen the heated seats demo in Tempe in August!
♨️🥵♨️🍳😈
Can you get one like this pleaseeee
Can I give it a few beams??
What a dork
Deville. NOT a coup de ville
Nice, accept for that aftermarket speedometer.😖
That's a lot of car for a 55kwh battery pack.
You could almost buy a house for that! 🤔🇬🇧
What the heck cables are hanging underneath that $285k car - scroll to 7:11. Is that safe? Love the idea of electric classics. ICE classics smell like heck and ride like heck and scream loud without going all that fast. The best part of a classic car is the outward appearance, everything else is old-school useless. Want to hear the rumble? Add a speaker like the new mustangs do… lol.
triple!!!!-Hyper-9's is insone on its own...but then a gear reduction...why? 3 of these EEEEEEASILY can run this car and it still runs in the low 4's or even low 3's to 0-60
TIGHT!!!!!!
One of your rear left brakelights is dead !
There's a lot of rattling in the video
I lvoe this but 300K man???
The car is beautiful. The electric humming bugs me a little.
I have a 70s Cadillac which was the low point of build quality and don't have anywhere near that many rattles and squeaks. It's also bouncing way too much. This looks like a bodge job or a prototype.
Pretty car. Except for the wheels and steering wheel. lol EV for it makes sense. Can load it up on the car trailers being towed by ICE vehicles to car shows. Because at $289K I would not be driving it. And good luck capturing that price tag at the time of sale since it has no ICE. Now, Andre, where is the review/news on the Winnebago EV?
Awesome
nice but until companies drop the price for the conversions, this is a pipe dream for most
True enough. Gotta start somewhere, though, eh?
@@patricksweeney6334 True but considering they are trying to push for electric cars, they are going to continue to get more resistance if they don't make it convenient and affordable. I got an 81 Seville 6L V8 I'm still driving and will continue to if those mfers don't make it affordable or put real infrastructure behind this ev push 🤷🏾♂️✌🏾
@@TheBlessedone37 Understood/agreed. I do honestly believe Tesla will get us there, both through its own cost-effectiveness efforts, and through the *need* that it's inflicting on legacy auto-makers to try to offer something large numbers of people will buy.
That said... I think one thing people just don't factor in (because it's a bit hard to) is the savings involved in going electric. The obvious one is the cost of gas vs electricity (in most cases), but the less obvious one... is that maintenance costs go to practically zero. No more tune-ups, oil/tranny fluid changes, radiator flushes, replacement of this-that-and-the-other pump, no spendy "oh shit, I didn't replace my timing belt soon enough", etc etc. Some of that essentially gets translated into the cost of the vehicle up front.
@@patricksweeney6334 Bro it isn't affordable NOW that's the problem. Not sure I'm a fan of a company having the ability to shut off your car remotely or remotely being able to control safety features on your vehicle and charging you a subscription fee for standard vehicle safety features functionality. Not to mention if something is seriously wrong with the Tesla not having local dealerships and having to ship the entire vehicle to Tesla to be fixed. Not sure what's convenient or affordable about those options. 🤷🏾♂️✌🏾✌🏾
280k and the break lights dont even work lol
$300,000 and the tail light bulbs don’t all work 🤔. Someone got robbed! Can it burn rubber? And it still has the power steering squeal! What a waste of money! But a beautiful car should cost what a Tesla costs.
Can I give it a few beans
Rattles and shakes like a LeBaron and they want 300grand for this pile?
I bet it runs out of steam on the highway like most EVs. Don't fix what's not broken.
Wow, a non-binary 66 DeVille!! If cars could talk, this one would pull up next to an LSA swapped DeVille and say... I identify as a custom classic car!
Very creative
You never get what you put into a rebuild.
Maybe in USA people love that
big engines,and keep it as much
originaly as is possible..
In Europe 1Liter of Gas cost 3$..!!
That old USA carsnare beautiful,
with much much details on it
and we would love to owned some
With electric engine dream would come true,but with tath V12 Gas suckers..
is to much exspensive..
Year of driving, buys you new car,
based on how much you would spend
on f..n Gas..!!!
Nice ride, the future is electric
Not a Coupe. Just a deville.
Technically it's a Series 62, convertibles weren't called DeVilles.
Hey it's cool but that fake engine cover thing just automatically turned me off
Id rather see the person than that thing
Power train
Lets hope it does not burn down because of a Battery Fire. Shame that another great car fell to the Church of Control. Sounds disgusting like all EV but atleast it still looks good.
289k??? The motor looks like imported from china
Very funny.
Sorry but that kind of conversion killed the car. When I look this type of car would like hear a v8 roar, not electric hum. Disastrous craftmanship is nail to the coffin.
Why did you do that now its junk