#49 Bites the Dust!

[Jason Edge]

Well, I wanted to wrap up Parts Car #49 today so I was up at 4am, headed to the Classic Cadillac Office, caught up on emails, then went to work removing the rear end... the biggest part I remove from these cars other than the engine and transmission.. and probably the toughest to get out by yourself since the ass end of the car has to go way up in the end and you need to make sure everything is well supported!   Not for the meek! LOL  Anyway, car was delivered to our local metal yard, TT&E here in Garner  just after 10am, so stick a fork in Parts Car #49... it is done!  Here are a few pictures from today as #49 begins it's journey across the Cadillac Rainbow Bridge and into the claws of Heavy Metal Death!

[Chris Codd]

You should start cutting off those tail fins and turning them into couches. Might rake in some good cash selling them, or just have some cool garage furniture. 

[Jason Edge]

Or perhaps some end table lamps with the tail fin lights! Hey, we could partner up and you could come down and cut them out as you have experience in cutting out big chunks of these cars! 

[3ft7bqmb7dryo]

I have made a few couches like that. The downside is that they weigh so much, that it takes 4 people to load and move it.  I'm done doing that.

[3ft7bqmb7dryo]

[3n49omug8n28i]

Jason those quarters didn't look that bad. Is there no need to keep them?

Russ I love that couch, I been thinking of making one for the cottage. Either a 63 or 64 or an old wooden boat. 

[Jason Edge]

Clovis, I would love to keep all frames and core bodies but I do not have anywhere to store them so I let people come and cut sections out as needed.  Chris Codd here on the site and in our Chapter came down and cut a qtr panel out of the last car. The qtrs. on this car were OK but had some rusting at the bottoms Most of the other major panels had major rusting so all doors, deck lid, and fenders went back into this car and to the metal yard once completely stripped.