I'm a sucker for a boat. My dad had a 66 Lincoln Continental convertible with suicide doors. He was a machine salesman and machine shop owner. I remember taking my drivers exam in a 73 Lincoln Continental, it's the one I learned to drive in. We took it into empty parking lots and thats where I learned how to park it. He said if I could park it, back it into a spot, I was ready to take my exam. I passed my exam the first time. I own a 2016 Lincoln MKZ, nice car, but nothing like driving the old Lincolns. Brought back some memories on this one Randy!! Thanks! By the way, I'm all for watching a rebuild on this one, the Caddies have a huge following! I think you can bring this one back Randy...go for it!
Don’t give up on the car! I absolutely love it!!! I can’t wait to see more videos on it and thank you for picking the car up at copart and trying to drive it. It’s way more entertaining!!
What an AWESOME car! My dad bought a car like this and it was SO much fun to cruise around southern California with the top down. I drove with my friends from Redondo Beach up to Santa Barbara. We had SUCH a great time! I can't wait to see you do a full restoration on this, Randy! Great pick, Monkey Wrench!!!
What a beast of a machine ! I remember the light blue one on terminator & at the end of smokey & the bandit. Burt was driving red convertible. Such a classic 🔥🚘🎬👍. Thanks for another great one guys 🫡
This would be the ultimate restoration piece Randy. I absolutely love this car. I don’t even know how that tire held air. Love the channel and great new intro!
From a distance, the Cadillac looks good, and I like the black exterior and white leather interior. However, the interior is in rough shape, and the exterior could use some work. However, with some work into the car, I'm sure it will look better. Even though you may not have the money or time, changing the door panels and front seats, getting a pair of taillights, and patch up the exterior scratches, will make this Caddy look slick.
Randy, you and Mike are epic as a team. I love seeing you guys collaborate. It's always a joy to watch both of yalls channels. Much love and appreciation, brother.
I’ve owned 6 of these and they’ve all been pulled out of a garage after years of sitting in some form or fashion. I’ve lived this experience and feel your pain lol. Can’t wait for the next video!
Best car you have ever had on the channel, f’n classic! It is easy to work on. Had a few GM 70s convertibles, I knew the top would work. They are nearly indestructible
There hasn’t been a video that I haven’t enjoyed watching from your channel Randy. This one in particular was very entertaining and enjoyable, especially with Monkey Wrench Mike. That old boat hasn’t been on the road for who knows how long, it just needs some TLC, something that it hasn’t experienced in a long time. This car is worth fighting for and I’m glad to see you aren’t throwing in the towel on it, this car really deserves a second chance.
My brother bought one of those from an estate sale many years ago. It was metallic pea green with a white top. He drove the car to Juarez and had the interior redone with red leather. We nicknamed the car "The Watermelon". The ride was cushy, the torque abundant, and the fuel consumption comparable to a small ship.
Love the new intro Randy! Thank you for making these videos everyday.😁 Hopefully you can get the Cadillac in better shape. If not, well at least you tried.
Randy, I find it odd when you act surprised when something happens that's not too unusual. For someone who used to drive junky cars all the time, just roll with it.
In 1976 my parents bought a brand new Eldorado. White with a 2 tone blue and white interior. Absolutely gorgeous car, the leather was baby butt smooth, and smelled so nice. It drove beautifully, was quicker than you would think. We had it 6 years it was very reliable, and so comfortable to drive and travel in. We drove it form Southern California to Wilmington North Carolina 3 times and never an issue. Its to bad you never knew these cars when NEW. Dont jump to conclusions that things are this or that, you're not familiar with the car and are making some mistakes. You dont press on the CENTER of the steering wheel to blow the horn, you press on the rubber area to blow it. Radio may work, but wont with antenna down. You guys are definitely doing DOUG DEMURO negative saracsm to the max. Good luck with it.
Randy you and Mike are two cool guys that will do anything for each other and it seems like everytime you'll get a caddy it has a bunch of problems wow I think this was a good funny video can't wait for the next one love you guys this made my week thanks
a few weeks ago, i came across a beautiful all original 1972 ltd coupe, non- vinyl hardtop, police package. los Angeles car, (im in illinois) blue color, drives like new and original ac even works, only paid 3750, no rust at all and the paint is in great condition. a true survivor
Well, you can't expect to start your Pimpin' career with a new ride... Seriously, this was a nice car when it was new. I can imagine what it looked like sitting on the showroom floor.
That will be a FUN project car. Do not give up on it. The rewards will be well worth it. Complete restoration project. You will love it when you are done!!!!
Our family owned a 1975 Cadillac Eldorado. That was a beautiful car my Mom fell in love with the moment she saw it. I used to drive it when I picked up family members from time to time. This brings me back a lot of years and memories for me! That was a sweet ride. But the mileage was an entirely different subject. Another issue was parking this car. It could be a challenge. LOL
MW Mike makes me laugh every time (love the flailing arms). You two are the new Internet Abbott and Costello, waiting for a CoPart "Who's on First ..." bit soon. Randy just needed a Dan Blocker cowboy hat and Stater Sunglasses and it would have made this really good video great.
Nice car I had one back in the day you think it WILL GET 9 MPG WRONG TRY 3 TO 5 MPG. used it tow my boat and with the AC ON it got 2 MPG but I liked it. Be careful of the rear window the top loves to break them $$$$$ and that trany ig a GM TURBO 400. To improve performance advance the timing change camshaft and add dual exhaust it should add about 60 HP???
My best friend’s mother had a Light Blue ‘76 El Dorado. That battle tank was one of the smoothest, quietest car I have ever been in! I remember she was having something checked and the mechanic told her to turn the car on and she said it was on and he didn’t believe her until she reved the engine!! Restore it and sent it to Mecum!
those forklift operators realy should have to pay when they damage something every car you buy has forklift damage with all the fees they charge I'd be in their face
The turn signal and high light indicators on the fenders are fiber optics from the light itself. Kind of cool tech for the day. I had a ‘73 with over 200k miles that looked like it had maybe 10k on it. You used to be able to find those “rubber” bumper spacers for them in the classified section in Hemmings. There are a lot of NOS parts for them.
Love this video and the Cadillac. I think the car has huge potential. The 1976 was the last convertible Cadillac and they are actually worth a good amount of money in good shape.
That intro is Fire!! Ok, I'm slightly disappointed that you and Mike aren't at least wearing Pimp Hats and Packing Canes LOL!!!!! I'm definitely a sucker for a big girl with a drop top and this car is as old as I am to boot!! LOVE IT! I'm getting huge Denis Leary A$$hole vibes from this car (his video has one in it) I now dub her THE PIMPILAC!
Randy, I LOVE the old Cadillac's I used to own a 1984 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, and loved it! it was underpowered, but it was such a cushy and relaxing car to drive. a part of me wishes I had never sold that car. should you chose to, I would love to see you restore this Caddy you got!
Wow! My second car I bought in 1990 was a 76 Cadillac Eldorado coupe with that 500 V8. It had no problem easily going up Cajon pass at 90 MPG. If I remember right, I got 14 MPG on the highway. Being 'only '15 years old at the time, it was in pretty good shape other than the paint which was garbage. I took a auto body and paint class and painted it white. Sold ir 2 years later and bought an 84 Ramcharger 4x4
Actually Boss Hogg (Sorell Booke) had a Deville convertible, it was a 1969 or 1970, his brother on the show had the same car in black. The unique horn came from Bo and Luke's General Lee which is now extremely rare 1969 Dodge Charger because they smashed about 500 of them during the series!
I remember the episode where Boss Hogg's brother was introduced. Boss and Abe Hogg were named after Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln. The big and obvious difference between them were Boss had stuff all in white and Abe Hogg had everything in black. Boss was conniving and greedy, while Abe was the straight and arrow type
Man Randy like you said what a hoopie! But it’s so big maybe you should just run it back though the auction. Always a great video when Mike is with you.
Randy, get a new flasher resistor/relay. With a good battery the old one might even unstick (it's a cheap part, or used to be) itself however I think the headlights not shutting off could be the twilight sentinel. (I enjoyed a '75 Fleetwood in 1984 and this puppy is an Eldo!). Body and frame looks fantastic and this would make great with the proper vinyl wrap!
This is an awesome example of an great around the block classic car! Love this video, put me down memorie lane when I helped my nephew get his 1st new to him beater car! Sometimes you have to just give it some elbow grease and some tlc to get them going. To get it home safly-ish 😂🤣
The brake lines are most likely your issue. They are expanding when you hit the brakes and locking the pressure in the calipers. Once they sit for a while, the pressure slowly releases causing it to roll again. The one with no fluid coming out is most likely a completely plugged line from the bad rubber.
I used to own a 1977 Olds Toronado w/403 Olds engine. (I still miss that car in some respects) My father had an interesting sense of humor (fully respect his reasoning years later of course) in that if I wanted to drive his fully restore/factory finish 1970 Sedan Deville (this was in 1985) I also had to take the driving test in it. (imagine inexperienced driver doing the Maneuverability Test in such a land yacht) Anyways, while I loved driving his car. (472 version) My father and I bought a rolled 77 Olds Toronado. We replaced the entire body with fiberglass 'replica' (we made the forms based on an intact of the same model) This had the delightful effect of weight reduction.. :) In the process we went a LITTLE off script and bought (also from a scrap yard) all of the arm/bows and motors for a 76 Eldorado convertible and adapted it into the new body. (Frame reinforcement/stiffening was already part of the plan for the loss of structural stability of fiberglass vs factory metal body panels) Thus making perhaps the one very unique car. Your new (to you) Eldo brought back some really good memories.
Finished the video and man that was sure an interesting one. Always love when things get interesting with cars like this 😆. Hope you get it sorted and running in the next video I can't wait to see more of this thing. Loving the new videos Randy!👍
Randy, you are learning about some of the idiosyncrasies of owning a mid-1970s Cadillac Eldorado Convertible. I owned a 1975 Eldorado Convertible for over 20 years until it was stolen four years ago. I suspect one possible issue with the drivability may be a stuck Heat Riser Valve -- I had that problem with both my 1974 and 1974 Eldorados shortly after purchase and they were both estate vehicles that had been off of the road for a number of years. They both also suffered from collapsed/plugged filter socks in the fuel tanks that interfered with fuel delivery particularly at highway speeds -- once those two issues (Exhaust Heat Riser Valve and Fuel Filter Sock) were taken care of, both cars ran well at all times. Those wheels are unique to 1966 through 1978 Oldsmobile Toronados and Cadillac Eldorados so finding a spare wheel may be difficult -- and count yourself lucky if you have four wheels on the ground that are true as they are rather easily knocked out of true if they are curbed hard or through deep potholes. In addition, the valve stems are also not common and I found them on E-Bay and at my local GoodYear retailer as they are evidently common on certain agrigulture applications. That hard starting when warm is a good indicator that your Exhaust Heat Riser Valve may be sticking (causing the starter to overheat) -- and in some cases it can cause the firewall to get so hot that the brake fluid will boil in the master cylinder and you will have no brakes (that happened to me with my 1974 as I was approaching St. Louis, MO on I-55 30 years ago). Good luck with your Eldorado -- I thoroughly enjoyed mine and once they are sorted they are great cars. I suspect that trying to raise the "grasshopper" style top is going to be virtually impossible without the power assist as it was never engineered for manual operation, and that was always one of my fears with my 1975 Eldorado Convertible was that the top motor/pump would fail with the top in the down position and it would be impossible to raise.
I bet that factory radio has a motorized tuning dial so when you set the presets, it automatically motorized turns the dial. My 71 Cadillac Fleetwood had that. To set the radio preset, you pull the lever out after you tune your station and then push it all the way in and that sets it. Then when you select it, the dial automatically turns with motorized assist.
Randy and Monkey Wrench Mike work so well with each other. Enjoy the antics
You know it's going to be a great video when Monkey Wrench Mike joins Randy.
I'm a sucker for a boat. My dad had a 66 Lincoln Continental convertible with suicide doors. He was a machine salesman and machine shop owner. I remember taking my drivers exam in a 73 Lincoln Continental, it's the one I learned to drive in. We took it into empty parking lots and thats where I learned how to park it. He said if I could park it, back it into a spot, I was ready to take my exam. I passed my exam the first time. I own a 2016 Lincoln MKZ, nice car, but nothing like driving the old Lincolns. Brought back some memories on this one Randy!! Thanks!
By the way, I'm all for watching a rebuild on this one, the Caddies have a huge following! I think you can bring this one back Randy...go for it!
Please bring back this car to some kind of perfection. It can be your go to town weekend car.i love this Cadillac
Randy and Monkey Wrench Mike together will be the best episodes.
Don’t give up on the car! I absolutely love it!!! I can’t wait to see more videos on it and thank you for picking the car up at copart and trying to drive it. It’s way more entertaining!!
What an AWESOME car! My dad bought a car like this and it was SO much fun to cruise around southern California with the top down. I drove with my friends from Redondo Beach up to Santa Barbara. We had SUCH a great time! I can't wait to see you do a full restoration on this, Randy! Great pick, Monkey Wrench!!!
We had a new 68eldo in family but by 1977. The electrical gremlins were too much
Try to cruise in the eldo down Redondo beach now!!!! Lol...
@@bryanblack7828 😂🤣😂Nice!
You drove you pizza car. But you won’t drive the Cadillac. I don’t understand.
I almost bought one of these that was setting out side of a nursing home for 2500 and still kick myself for passing it up
12:11 There's nothing I like more than hearing Randy say, "oh...oh.... wow!" 😂🤣😂
Can't wait to watch you conquer all the Caddy's problems ! What a challenge man !
What a beast of a machine ! I remember the light blue one on terminator & at the end of smokey & the bandit. Burt was driving red convertible. Such a classic 🔥🚘🎬👍. Thanks for another great one guys 🫡
This would be the ultimate restoration piece Randy. I absolutely love this car. I don’t even know how that tire held air. Love the channel and great new intro!
From a distance, the Cadillac looks good, and I like the black exterior and white leather interior. However, the interior is in rough shape, and the exterior could use some work. However, with some work into the car, I'm sure it will look better.
Even though you may not have the money or time, changing the door panels and front seats, getting a pair of taillights, and patch up the exterior scratches, will make this Caddy look slick.
On the bumper vertical fins, are no lights, only a plastic/ vinyl cover the Sun has deteriorated and rotted away.
What a beautiful classic. No dings. Just some light scratches. So a clearcoat and some interiorwork some engine tune up.
Randy, you and Mike are epic as a team. I love seeing you guys collaborate. It's always a joy to watch both of yalls channels. Much love and appreciation, brother.
Love the caddy. Hope she gets restored one day.
The best videos you make is when Mike is with you, you guys crack me up every time!!
I’ve owned 6 of these and they’ve all been pulled out of a garage after years of sitting in some form or fashion. I’ve lived this experience and feel your pain lol. Can’t wait for the next video!
Randy you and Mike crack me up with your humor Keep up the great videos
Randy didn't choose the pimp life the pimp life chose him! Good to see Monkey Wrench Mike too
Love when MWM joins Randy you know the adventure is about to begin.
Best car you have ever had on the channel, f’n classic!
It is easy to work on.
Had a few GM 70s convertibles, I knew the top would work. They are nearly indestructible
9:04 you are going to have so much fun fixing this car!!!!
There hasn’t been a video that I haven’t enjoyed watching from your channel Randy. This one in particular was very entertaining and enjoyable, especially with Monkey Wrench Mike. That old boat hasn’t been on the road for who knows how long, it just needs some TLC, something that it hasn’t experienced in a long time. This car is worth fighting for and I’m glad to see you aren’t throwing in the towel on it, this car really deserves a second chance.
Perfect for the Power ! Tour Just need some Bull Horns and a couple of ten gallon hats
I do miss these videos where you just buy and drive, you two are awesome
Took my drivers test in my dads 77 brougham, passed it successfully I might add. And I only stand at 5’3 😆
Man I love those old cadillacs! She's a hoopty boat but it makes for great content! Great purchase!
Reminds me of the movie license to drive both Corey's Feldman and Haim. At the very end the grandpa walks in says where's my caddy? Great '80s movie
Les did it!
That new intro is 🔥. Definitely leveling up 💪🏻
What's the old saying about Cadillac Eldorado drivers? Oh yeah....."Pimpin' ain't easy" 🤣😅😂👍
I keep my pimp hand strong!
This is pure content gold... Don't dump it... rebuild it
Agreed!
A classic line from “Fletch”, “You got to PLAN your stops.” 😁
Fletch Lives actually.
Beautiful car. Much better than that Spark. The caddy is worthy
I do not know where you met Mike but I am very glad that you did. I love it when the two of you make a video.
Could anyone complain more about the car. ? I've driven death traps my whole life.. some people get more civilized. Thanks for sharing your feelings.
My brother bought one of those from an estate sale many years ago. It was metallic pea green with a white top. He drove the car to Juarez and had the interior redone with red leather. We nicknamed the car "The Watermelon". The ride was cushy, the torque abundant, and the fuel consumption comparable to a small ship.
Love the new intro Randy! Thank you for making these videos everyday.😁 Hopefully you can get the Cadillac in better shape. If not, well at least you tried.
Best team up ever randy and Mike love you both guys
Now THIS is a car I really want to see done Randy. One of the most beautiful cars in my opinion. Can't wait for more videos with the Cadillac.
Hello Randy, that is the car that deserves you to spend money on it
Randy, I find it odd when you act surprised when something happens that's not too unusual. For someone who used to drive junky cars all the time, just roll with it.
In 1976 my parents bought a brand new Eldorado. White with a 2 tone blue and white interior. Absolutely gorgeous car, the leather was baby butt smooth, and smelled so nice. It drove beautifully, was quicker than you would think. We had it 6 years it was very reliable, and so comfortable to drive and travel in. We drove it form Southern California to Wilmington North Carolina 3 times and never an issue. Its to bad you never knew these cars when NEW. Dont jump to conclusions that things are this or that, you're not familiar with the car and are making some mistakes. You dont press on the CENTER of the steering wheel to blow the horn, you press on the rubber area to blow it. Radio may work, but wont with antenna down. You guys are definitely doing DOUG DEMURO negative saracsm to the max. Good luck with it.
Randy you and Mike are two cool guys that will do anything for each other and it seems like everytime you'll get a caddy it has a bunch of problems wow I think this was a good funny video can't wait for the next one love you guys this made my week thanks
a few weeks ago, i came across a beautiful all original 1972 ltd coupe, non- vinyl hardtop, police package. los Angeles car, (im in illinois) blue color, drives like new and original ac even works, only paid 3750, no rust at all and the paint is in great condition. a true survivor
I grew up in a 76 eldo coupe. Loved that car. I do remember my dad working on it… a lot!
Best part was Dakota boy jumping the curb instead of doing a turn around lol. Shortcut.....
As a 6'6 individual, I appreciate that Era. They made convertibles I can fit in
Speedometer cable should fix that mph. It needs some attention but all in all nice ride.
White Wall Tires are a MUST for these Cadillac Eldorados. Awesome Video, Randy and Mike.
Bring that ole girl around fully... It deserves the love
Let it go viral, ❤you two together. Best video format
Well, you can't expect to start your Pimpin' career with a new ride... Seriously, this was a nice car when it was new.
I can imagine what it looked like sitting on the showroom floor.
I'm delighted 😊you and Monkey Wrench Mike fixed the wheel noises 🔊, 40:45
That will be a FUN project car. Do not give up on it. The rewards will be well worth it. Complete restoration project. You will love it when you are done!!!!
That intro 👌
I work for Copart, we can't let anyone work on vehicles while on our property unless they are insured.
Our family owned a 1975 Cadillac Eldorado. That was a beautiful car my Mom fell in love with the moment she saw it. I used to drive it when I picked up family members from time to time. This brings me back a lot of years and memories for me! That was a sweet ride. But the mileage was an entirely different subject. Another issue was parking this car. It could be a challenge. LOL
For the business you throw copart you should buy the place
MW Mike makes me laugh every time (love the flailing arms). You two are the new Internet Abbott and Costello, waiting for a CoPart "Who's on First ..." bit soon. Randy just needed a Dan Blocker cowboy hat and Stater Sunglasses and it would have made this really good video great.
Randy: "The brakes feel good! " Mike "Well half of them work" 😂😂
Another road trip with mike , this will be a blast to watch !
First>..lotsa luck needs carb rebuild. Gas tank pump. They ain't cheeeeeep
Nice car I had one back in the day you think it WILL GET 9 MPG WRONG TRY 3 TO 5 MPG. used it tow my boat and with the AC ON it got 2 MPG but I liked it. Be careful of the rear window the top loves to break them $$$$$ and that trany ig a GM TURBO 400. To improve performance advance the timing change camshaft and add dual exhaust it should add about 60 HP???
Love the Caddy and great adventure. Thanks for taking us along!
My best friend’s mother had a Light Blue ‘76 El Dorado. That battle tank was one of the smoothest, quietest car I have ever been in! I remember she was having something checked and the mechanic told her to turn the car on and she said it was on and he didn’t believe her until she reved the engine!!
Restore it and sent it to Mecum!
16:04 why mike is blinking since 1 mile ago 🤣
those forklift operators realy should have to pay when they damage something every car you buy has forklift damage with all the fees they charge I'd be in their face
VGG would drive that 900 miles! 😂
The turn signal and high light indicators on the fenders are fiber optics from the light itself. Kind of cool tech for the day. I had a ‘73 with over 200k miles that looked like it had maybe 10k on it. You used to be able to find those “rubber” bumper spacers for them in the classified section in Hemmings. There are a lot of NOS parts for them.
I kept a 78' Thunderbird going long after it made good sense. I loved it. My risk versus fun meter has unfortunately been recalibrated.
Randy,, Mike great video really enjoyed watching you guys
Love this video and the Cadillac. I think the car has huge potential. The 1976 was the last convertible Cadillac and they are actually worth a good amount of money in good shape.
That intro is Fire!! Ok, I'm slightly disappointed that you and Mike aren't at least wearing Pimp Hats and Packing Canes LOL!!!!! I'm definitely a sucker for a big girl with a drop top and this car is as old as I am to boot!! LOVE IT! I'm getting huge Denis Leary A$$hole vibes from this car (his video has one in it) I now dub her THE PIMPILAC!
Randy, I LOVE the old Cadillac's I used to own a 1984 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, and loved it! it was underpowered, but it was such a cushy and relaxing car to drive. a part of me wishes I had never sold that car.
should you chose to, I would love to see you restore this Caddy you got!
Wow! My second car I bought in 1990 was a 76 Cadillac Eldorado coupe with that 500 V8. It had no problem easily going up Cajon pass at 90 MPG. If I remember right, I got 14 MPG on the highway. Being 'only '15 years old at the time, it was in pretty good shape other than the paint which was garbage. I took a auto body and paint class and painted it white. Sold ir 2 years later and bought an 84 Ramcharger 4x4
Actually Boss Hogg (Sorell Booke) had a Deville convertible, it was a 1969 or 1970, his brother on the show had the same car in black. The unique horn came from Bo and Luke's General Lee which is now extremely rare 1969 Dodge Charger because they smashed about 500 of them during the series!
I remember the episode where Boss Hogg's brother was introduced. Boss and Abe Hogg were named after Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln. The big and obvious difference between them were Boss had stuff all in white and Abe Hogg had everything in black. Boss was conniving and greedy, while Abe was the straight and arrow type
Big Mikey & Randy in the house !!!⭐️⭐️🪽
I bought one that had been sitting for 40 years, done the maintenance and she's a beauty. Didn't get it for $4300 though.
Man Randy like you said what a hoopie! But it’s so big maybe you should just run it back though the auction. Always a great video when Mike is with you.
Randy and Mike. The dream team!
We need more videos from u like this. Sorry the Monte ss isn't getting good views I really like that car. Also glad ur health is getting better.
One of my favorite cars.
Look how easy it is to work on!! That thing is awesome NICE
I forgot that the Eldorado was 4-way disc. Love her!!!!
Randy, get a new flasher resistor/relay. With a good battery the old one might even unstick (it's a cheap part, or used to be) itself however I think the headlights not shutting off could be the twilight sentinel. (I enjoyed a '75 Fleetwood in 1984 and this puppy is an Eldo!). Body and frame looks fantastic and this would make great with the proper vinyl wrap!
This is an awesome example of an great around the block classic car! Love this video, put me down memorie lane when I helped my nephew get his 1st new to him beater car! Sometimes you have to just give it some elbow grease and some tlc to get them going. To get it home safly-ish 😂🤣
Beautiful EL Dog,U Rock Dandy Randy…
Love tha older, Old Skool rides Randy.need more material like this !!! ☝🏽
The brake lines are most likely your issue. They are expanding when you hit the brakes and locking the pressure in the calipers. Once they sit for a while, the pressure slowly releases causing it to roll again. The one with no fluid coming out is most likely a completely plugged line from the bad rubber.
I used to own a 1977 Olds Toronado w/403 Olds engine. (I still miss that car in some respects)
My father had an interesting sense of humor (fully respect his reasoning years later of course) in that if I wanted to drive his fully restore/factory finish 1970 Sedan Deville (this was in 1985) I also had to take the driving test in it. (imagine inexperienced driver doing the Maneuverability Test in such a land yacht)
Anyways, while I loved driving his car. (472 version)
My father and I bought a rolled 77 Olds Toronado.
We replaced the entire body with fiberglass 'replica' (we made the forms based on an intact of the same model)
This had the delightful effect of weight reduction.. :)
In the process we went a LITTLE off script and bought (also from a scrap yard) all of the arm/bows and motors for a 76 Eldorado convertible and adapted it into the new body.
(Frame reinforcement/stiffening was already part of the plan for the loss of structural stability of fiberglass vs factory metal body panels)
Thus making perhaps the one very unique car.
Your new (to you) Eldo brought back some really good memories.
Good luck Randy driving the Cadi home 🙏🙏. Nice classic old school ride
Finished the video and man that was sure an interesting one. Always love when things get interesting with cars like this 😆. Hope you get it sorted and running in the next video I can't wait to see more of this thing. Loving the new videos Randy!👍
Hey Randy, that's one of my all-time favorite cars there. Can't wait to see how it turns out.
Love the description of the brakes, they kind of work.
That's the Hooptie of all Hoopties.. Nice find~~~ LOL !!!
Randy, you are learning about some of the idiosyncrasies of owning a mid-1970s Cadillac Eldorado Convertible. I owned a 1975 Eldorado Convertible for over 20 years until it was stolen four years ago. I suspect one possible issue with the drivability may be a stuck Heat Riser Valve -- I had that problem with both my 1974 and 1974 Eldorados shortly after purchase and they were both estate vehicles that had been off of the road for a number of years. They both also suffered from collapsed/plugged filter socks in the fuel tanks that interfered with fuel delivery particularly at highway speeds -- once those two issues (Exhaust Heat Riser Valve and Fuel Filter Sock) were taken care of, both cars ran well at all times. Those wheels are unique to 1966 through 1978 Oldsmobile Toronados and Cadillac Eldorados so finding a spare wheel may be difficult -- and count yourself lucky if you have four wheels on the ground that are true as they are rather easily knocked out of true if they are curbed hard or through deep potholes. In addition, the valve stems are also not common and I found them on E-Bay and at my local GoodYear retailer as they are evidently common on certain agrigulture applications. That hard starting when warm is a good indicator that your Exhaust Heat Riser Valve may be sticking (causing the starter to overheat) -- and in some cases it can cause the firewall to get so hot that the brake fluid will boil in the master cylinder and you will have no brakes (that happened to me with my 1974 as I was approaching St. Louis, MO on I-55 30 years ago). Good luck with your Eldorado -- I thoroughly enjoyed mine and once they are sorted they are great cars. I suspect that trying to raise the "grasshopper" style top is going to be virtually impossible without the power assist as it was never engineered for manual operation, and that was always one of my fears with my 1975 Eldorado Convertible was that the top motor/pump would fail with the top in the down position and it would be impossible to raise.
I bet that factory radio has a motorized tuning dial so when you set the presets, it automatically motorized turns the dial. My 71 Cadillac Fleetwood had that.
To set the radio preset, you pull the lever out after you tune your station and then push it all the way in and that sets it. Then when you select it, the dial automatically turns with motorized assist.
I'm glad to see the "stink-ville" met the umpa loompa Randy lol 😆 😄 🤣 😂 😀 😜 automotive karma at last! Lol 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆
you gotta enjoy this land yacht- nothing like cruising in a caddy convertible! my kind of time travel!
This is probably THE sexiest car on the channel ever ! With a bit of work the white on black is fire