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| East coaster |
 Jul 14 2024, 10:04 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,742 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Millville, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None 
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So here’s my next project now that the Safari 914 is done. I don’t anticipate getting into it until fall/winter, but I now have the base for the project. It’s a 1941 Cadillac series 61 that I plan to put on a modern Escalade platform.
If there’s interest I’ll update this as a project thread. I realize this is far from the intended scope of this forum, and if there’s no interest I’ll not fudge up the forum with this non-914 project. But if there’s interest, I’ll post progress once I dig in.   |
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| r_towle |
Jul 14 2024, 10:53 AM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,620 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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you are a crazy man....wish we lived closer to each other...
Have a great time on that one. We did two years in a row at a new halloween festival and participated in a trunk or treat event. My wife is Swedish so we had built a Swedish longboat out of cardboard...costumes and all, shield, swords, beards etc etc. Now...I am thinking of building a street legal longboat, dragon heads and all, on top of an old VW pan I happen to have sitting in the barn..... Good luck with your dream! |
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| bahnzai |
Jul 14 2024, 11:02 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 319 Joined: 26-July 06 From: Columbia, SC Member No.: 6,509 Region Association: South East States
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Keep posting!! We are all car guys here and love to see the projects (especially with your skill sets, this will be very interesting!)
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| Freezin 914 |
Jul 15 2024, 05:53 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 903 Joined: 27-July 14 From: Wisconsin Member No.: 17,687 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(bahnzai @ Jul 14 2024, 12:02 PM)  Keep posting!! We are all car guys here and love to see the projects (especially with your skill sets, this will be very interesting!) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) We are all car guys, love to see all kinds of builds. Sometimes you can find an idea about something that will apply to multiple builds regardless of make and model etc……looking forward to this! |
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| flipb |
Jul 15 2024, 09:13 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,750 Joined: 2-September 09 From: Fairfax, VA Member No.: 10,752 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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I've recently been thinking that a tall 40's sedan converted to EV would make a great driver. Plush interior. Oozing with style. Plenty of room for EV components under the cabin and that long hood.
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| burton73 |
Jul 15 2024, 10:16 AM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,632 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California
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This is a picture of my 1941 Dodge Convertible. Note the 3 stainless strips on each fender. In the early 40s before the war this was the look of high design. 1941 was a very interesting year. You will see design elements running through all the different makes that had an abrupt stopping of production for the war in 1942.
It will be interesting to see how you blend the very old with the new technology. That is a big boy. Best Bob B  |
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| slowrodent |
Jul 15 2024, 06:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 135 Joined: 29-February 20 From: Tucson/Oro Valley Member No.: 23,981 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Is this Escalade platform swap a fairly common one? I know someone who I believe has done this or a very similar swap on a vintage car..... Last I saw his car, it lacked any finishing, 9but it was running and driving very well with all present-day comfort and amenities (according to him)
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| KELTY360 |
Jul 15 2024, 11:01 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,075 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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A '41 Caddy is cream of the crop. Nice choice. I'll be watching with interest. I used to have a '47 Lincoln 5-window that was a post war revival of the Zephyr line. Love those high roof lines and fat fenders!
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| 930cabman |
Jul 16 2024, 04:53 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,481 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States
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She's a big girl, there is alot of ground to cover with this one. Best of luck (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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