Dec 13th, 2019 : Does it Mattar
Louie Mattar bought a new 1947 Cadillac for about $2,200($25,300 today) but it wasn’t quite what he wanted so he spent 5 years and $75,000($865,000 today) making exactly what he wanted.
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The museum display board say it took him seven years to build, not so. He made the cross country trip in September of 1952, and the earliest he could have gotten the car would be September of 1946, so that longest possible scenario would be six years. I read elsewhere it was five. Thinking back to the maintenance schedules (oil 1000 miles), and tires you’re lucky to get 20,000 miles with blowouts common. The most amazing thing is no corporate sponsors. link |
I love that the clothes iron is a necessity. I own an iron...
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I feel like I saw this car featured on TV. Maybe on That's Incredible or something like that. I clearly recall a demonstration of changing a wheel while underway. It looked pretty crazy, a couple guys out there standing on the running boards taking a wheel off and replacing it while underway.
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Crazy doesn't begin to describe that maneuver, eve on a flat smooth paved surface. :crazy:
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I have many questions about that project.
Just an example is how they got to the dining table in the trailer while rolling. |
Who said the loaded the table, or anything else except gasoline, while rolling?
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And the tire thing. |
What the fuck does that have to do with loading the table?
Keep in mind "without stopping" means 1 mph is acceptable. That means you could step off, take a piss and catch up at walking speed. Crossing the country they certainly traveled faster than that but it was an option and still say non-stop. |
Wish there were more details about what they modified on the engine. All of those pipes and canisters under the hood!
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