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Down the home stretch!

Reassembly is nearly complete.  Possible pick up by the end of the week!

Started by Michael Vogler

0 Nov 8, 2022

Polishing the Grills

After two Sunday afternoons the grills are cleaned, polished, side pieces on the lower painted, and ready to be installed!

Started by Michael Vogler

1 Oct 24, 2022

She's Going Back Together

The paint is finished and she going to back together.   Soon, we'll be back on the road!

Started by Michael Vogler

6 Oct 17, 2022

She’s almost finished!

My ‘64 deVille is almost finished! She’ll back on the road soon and looking better than ever.

Started by Michael Vogler

2 Sep 25, 2022
Reply by Michael Vogler

Transmission lines

I need a little help with my THM transmission lines. I need to know what any fastening hardware looks like and where to fasten them. Any he…

Started by Bill Hatfield

11 Aug 27, 2022
Reply by Bill Hatfield

What started as a paint job….

…has turned into a restoration. On stripping we found this really bad attempt to deal with a spot of rust on the left rear quarter panel.  …

Started by Michael Vogler

4 Jul 3, 2022
Reply by Jason Edge

I swear I didn't do it!

You never know what you'll find under the paint.  It appears that there was a good side swipe on the right side.  I swear I didn't do it!

Started by Michael Vogler

0 Jun 22, 2022

Little Rubber Thingamagigerss on Fenders to Hood

Does anyone know what these little rubber parts are call ed that attach to a slot on the fender and guide the hood in place?  I need new on…

Started by Michael Vogler

2 Jun 22, 2022
Reply by Michael Vogler

Seat Leather

The bench seats in my ‘64 need to be recovered.  I want to get the leather and perforation as close to the original as possible, particular…

Started by Michael Vogler

9 Jun 4, 2022
Reply by Michael Vogler

Cornering Light Socket

I'm currently restoring this cornering light housing. Is the socket pressed in or is there a way to remove it without destroying and replac…

Started by Chris Codd

3 May 26, 2022

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An AI Enhanced Logo Upgrade.

Started by Jason Edge in Chapter Discussion. Last reply by Dennis P. DiBari on Thursday. 6 Replies

I have been having some fun with ChatGPT recently and decided to have a quick go at our old "back of shirt" logo. In about 5 minutes I came up with what you see below. I thought it was impressive.…Continue

Take heads off for rebuild

Started by Ian Arnold in 1963/64 Cadillac Specific Discussion. Last reply by Russ Austin Sep 7. 11 Replies

Compression test 15 years ago was good. Not a lot of miles since then. Summer car.Last year had a oil pressure issue. Found an aluminum flake had stuck open oil pressure relief valve. (Low pressure…Continue

Carpets trunk

Started by Sammy in 1963/64 Cadillac Specific Discussion. Last reply by Dennis P. DiBari Sep 3. 3 Replies

Now as the trunk hinges are fixed, I realized there is not much left of the cardboard panels in the trunk which disintegrated more and more.Found a lot of sellers of interior carpets but none for…Continue

63 CdV trunk lid issues with the mechanism

Started by Sammy in 1963/64 Cadillac Specific Discussion. Last reply by Sammy Sep 3. 4 Replies

Hello folks,on a drive this weekend I had to open the trunk. Used the remote in the glovebox and it popped open a bit, but further opening was very hard und slow. I stood on the side of a main street…Continue

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Authenticity Manual

Posted by Dennis P. DiBari on August 27, 2026 at 12:45pm 2 Comments

Hi Robert,

     I emailed you more pictures for the Authenticity Manual.

Dennis DiBari

1963 RHS A/C kick panel - photos needed

Posted by SK on June 2, 2025 at 2:20pm 2 Comments

Could someone post front and back photos of the 1963 right-hand kick panel with A/C?

My car didn’t come with the original kick panels, so it's a bit of a mystery to me how I should cut the backing board and carpet to fit around the A/C.

Many thanks,

-Samu

'63 Tailfin Tales

Posted by Mark Mata on February 22, 2025 at 5:00pm 9 Comments

New old stock seat material

Posted by Ray Schick on August 22, 2024 at 6:25pm 2 Comments

I bought this seat material thinking that it’s…

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