The car thread!!! - Page 2

hawghollow · 11-02-10, 06:12 PM

il fix that problem i pick the car and il even keep it!lol

Will0W783 · 01-24-11, 09:31 AM

Ok, I am bouncing off the walls excited and happy right now. A good friend and old coworker of my fiance has had a 1963 Cadillac Deville Park Avenue (the shorter decked sedan which they only made 1575 of) since the '80s. He finally decided that he didn't have the time or space to keep it and his '64 Corvette big block, so he put the Caddy up for sale. My fiance and I went to look at her and OMG it was beautiful! Big black sleek car with lots of chrome and red leather interior. The owner offered it to me for a steal, a price I could not refuse. "Black Beauty" has just over 100k miles, all original interior and engine, rebuilt trans with as many original parts as possible, 390ci V-8, 4-barrel carb, power steering, brakes, seats and windows. I picked her up on Saturday and have been grinning like an idiot from ear to ear since! Here she is...enjoy!

infernalis · 01-24-11, 09:47 AM

Wow,,, I have a weakness for the classics myself.

They really built cars solid back then.

Enjoy the wheels Kim.

Will0W783 · 01-24-11, 09:59 AM

Thanks, Wayne. I will definitely enjoy this ride. It needs some basic tune-up stuff, and the starter went on it when I went to pick it up, so it needs a new starter as well. No biggie, one can expect little issues with something 48 years old!

citysnakes · 01-24-11, 10:08 AM

that thing is so sweet! hope you dont have to start trading snakes for gas...

Will0W783 · 01-24-11, 10:46 AM

Haha, I won't, Julian. Black Beauty is on collector car insurance and antique tags. So she will only come out occasionally to go to a show or meet. She is NOT a daily driver...by any stretch of the imagination. I can't imagine it gets more than 8-10 mpg...

I have a 2009 Saab 9-3 tuned up to 250hp/286 ft-lb torque that gets 17 city/30 highway for daily driving.

Ch^4 · 01-24-11, 11:33 AM

Congrats! Sweet new ride Kim! It sounds like your "old" ride is pretty sweet as well....

Maybe I should pursue a doctorate in the Neuro-sciences as opposed to in the Engineering-sciences...LOL

Damion930 · 01-24-11, 11:49 AM

Congrats very nice

Will0W783 · 01-24-11, 12:04 PM

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Maybe I should pursue a doctorate in the Neuro-sciences as opposed to in the Engineering-sciences...LOL

I'm not rich by any stretch of the imagination. It was a series of very lucky events and a bit of car-flipping that enabled me to get my Saab when I did (also GM was offering $9k instant rebate on them at the time).
The Cadillac is from a friend who gave me an incredible deal on it, and I had to take a loan to finance it until I can sell my other project car (a 1968 Saab 95 wagon V-4).

Lankyrob · 01-24-11, 02:19 PM

I would kill to own a car like that!! Not practical with our little roads and fuel prices but fantastic neverthless!

Ch^4 · 01-24-11, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Will0W783

I'm not rich by any stretch of the imagination. It was a series of very lucky events and a bit of car-flipping that enabled me to get my Saab when I did (also GM was offering $9k instant rebate on them at the time).
The Cadillac is from a friend who gave me an incredible deal on it, and I had to take a loan to finance it until I can sell my other project car (a 1968 Saab 95 wagon V-4).

I was just jokin' around Kim and hopefully I didn't offend you...I know far too well the meager life a student must live (regardless of field of study)!

But seriously, great ride!

Will0W783 · 01-24-11, 03:03 PM

Haha, no you didn't offend me at all. I will pay for it all when I have to pay back those student loans, lol. :P I just don't want to give the wrong impression that I'm rolling in the dough and flaunting. This car was an incredible opportunity and by all rights I should not have been able to afford it. Thank heavens for good friends and great deals!

How far along in your doctorate program are you, Ch>4? (I can't figure out how to do the upside down "v" you have in your signature, lol. Obviously I'm not a computer person...)

Hillsberry · 01-24-11, 03:31 PM

Awesome car Kim!

Ch^4 · 01-24-11, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Will0W783

Haha, no you didn't offend me at all. I will pay for it all when I have to pay back those student loans, lol. :P I just don't want to give the wrong impression that I'm rolling in the dough and flaunting. This car was an incredible opportunity and by all rights I should not have been able to afford it. Thank heavens for good friends and great deals!

How far along in your doctorate program are you, Ch>4? (I can't figure out how to do the upside down "v" you have in your signature, lol. Obviously I'm not a computer person...)

I'm glad I didn't! Darn those student loans....! I agree, good friends and great deals can be a blessing! (My new snake was exactly that...good friend, GREAT deal.)

I'm hopefully about 18 months or so from completion. My research is theoretical, which means I can get a lot done in a relatively short amount of time; my Master's thesis was experimental research and it took me about 18 months. To give you an idea on speed, I'm working on my 6th journal publication, and I'm only about 13 months into the Ph.D. program! (The "^" can be found by holding "shift" and pressing "6." For me it stands for "raised to the 4th power.)

And what about yourself? (I guess we are digressing slightly from the topic of this thread

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Nafun · 01-24-11, 03:58 PM

Did it come with a pimp hat and cane?