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Brake lights

While the brake lights on my 1963 series 62 convertible do work, other drivers complain that they burn too dimly to be seen in daylight. Before  I look for more complicated causes, can anyone tell me if there is a grounding point for them in the trunk?

Added by Joseph Rabbene on September 28, 2014 at 2:02pm — 2 Comments

seat belts

I'm lucky enough to have received a complete set of the original Hamill seat belts (Model RFC-45-B) for my '63 as a birthday present from my wife. A soak in an ammonia solution along with some polish cleaned them up nicely, but as nice as they look, they don't function. Has anyone had any luck in freeing up the webbing that passes through the chrome receiver? Because the webbing is stuck the belts can't be adjusted.

Thanks,

Joe Rabbene

Added by Joseph Rabbene on April 6, 2014 at 9:30am — 4 Comments

tilt steering/ horn trouble

I installed a tilt steering column from a 63 Caddy parts car in my 63 convertible and am having trouble with the horn. Does anyone recall if there are spacers, insulators, or washers around the plastic backed, brass horn ring? I can't tell from the service bulletin, but the horn shorts out and the contact ring is the location of the short. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Added by Joseph Rabbene on May 18, 2013 at 8:50am — 1 Comment

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An AI Enhanced Logo Upgrade.

Started by Jason Edge in Chapter Discussion. Last reply by Dennis P. DiBari yesterday. 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 on Monday. 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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