What have you done today

[Chuffer]

Had a buddy who owned a '59 or '60 'befinned' Caddy 4 door sedan in white many years ago........it was rather tatty in appearance. It had the then optional (and troublesome) extremely rare air suspension option.
Seem to remember it having a huge 12v 'V' twin compressor mounted in the engine bay on the drivers side inner fender. GM's system was well known as being prone to air leaks - Roys car was no different (probably worse) and the 'pumped-up' air reservoirs would leak-out all the stored air after the car was left parked.
When we all would go out in our respective cars on a cruise we would always have to wait for 10 minutes for Roys Caddi to 'pump-up' the reservoirs.
He would have to be careful parking near a kerb as the body could 'catch' the kerb edge or prevent opening a door on one side.......yes it settled that low, literally on the ground, and a look that today people would die for.
The comfort and ride really was very good (for a Cadillac anyway) noticable better than a stock 'sprung' Caddi. On a very quiet night you could always hear a very faint 'hissing' sound comming from Roy's Caddi as the system leaked air!

All sounds very entertaining !! Seems like your buddy was in the forefront of the `Low Rider` custom craze , he wasn`t of Hispanic decent by any chance ?

 

[Roscobbc]

All sounds very entertaining !! Seems like your buddy was in the forefront of the `Low Rider` custom craze , he wasn`t of Hispanic decent by any chance ?

Oddly Chuffer he is a steam 'freak'. Owns steam roller and traction engine too. Used to be a Essex member of CCCUK when he bought a '71 C3. His 'steam' related logic showed when he decided to make his own exhaust system for the C3....... from scaffold tube!
Not a great success!

 

[Chuffer]

Oddly Chuffer he is a steam 'freak'. Owns steam roller and traction engine too. Used to be a Essex member of CCCUK when he bought a '71 C3. His 'steam' related logic showed when he decided to make his own exhaust system for the C3....... from scaffold tube!
Not a great success!

Being a `Steam Freak` marks him out as being totally mad then !
He made a fundamental error with his exhaust : if he had used a length of old boiler flue tube it would have worked fine !

 

[Roscobbc]

Being a `Steam Freak` marks him out as being totally mad then !
He made a fundamental error with his exhaust : if he had used a length of old boiler flue tube it would have worked fine !

Forgot to mention that he turned-up at a club meet one evening in his 1898 Locomobile steam car with his missus driving. The description 'Car' is perhaps rather generous......more of a dog-cart perhaps.......fun to be in though. Only a 15/20 mile drive perhaps for him.......but one that needed careful planning. This was a genuine vehicle (albeit with updated boiler and fueling system). He also has a very recent replica Locomobile.....known as a Likamobile.

 

[Chuffer]

Forgot to mention that he turned-up at a club meet one evening in his 1898 Locomobile steam car with his missus driving. The description 'Car' is perhaps rather generous......more of a dog-cart perhaps.......fun to be in though. Only a 15/20 mile drive perhaps for him.......but one that needed careful planning. This was a genuine vehicle (albeit with updated boiler and fueling system). He also has a very recent replica Locomobile.....known as a Likamobile.

Sounds a real character . Certainly a great way to make a grand arrival at a club meet !

 

[Roscobbc]

Got a ride in it......or should I say 'on it' as very open seating up high.......felt very prone. 15 mph seemed very fast.