the old inner wheel bearing is out

the new inner bearing

there is a dust cap you have to tap out

the front axle

back together - before detailing the wheel housing and front suspension

• new vinyl roof (the original one was damaged during transport and the insurance will pay for a new one)

• needs new front wheel bearings (I already have the spare parts)
• will try to find a rebuilt OEM Bendix master cylinder and vacuum booster. These are very difficult to find. Everybody seems to offer Delco Moraine parts only. I have replaced my original booster and master cylinder 2 years ago and I´m not quite happy with the power assist of the new units. It seems that the after market master cylinders from Delco have a smaller bore diameter and therefore you will have to depress the pedal with more force. There is a discussion going on on the topic of finding the correct booster and master cylinder in the CLC forum - check it out for more detail! If you know where I could find a correct Bendix booster and master cylinder or where I could get my original core rebuilt, please let me know!! The parts number for the Bendix Master Cylinder is #1489981 and for the Bendix booster it is: #1489071
• re-adjust the gear indicator as it's slightly out of line.

• I will remove the starter motor and have it rebuilt - it sometimes is acting up

• It needs some new front wheel bearings as well. I already bought the parts.

A new garage?

Car Shows

as we had a dry winter day I took the cars out of the garage - they fired right up after some months of sleeping

the Mark III was moved to the back of the garage, so that I can start working on the other cars first

little Elliot loves Daddy´s cars as well ;-)

cruising through the scenic landscape of Austria looking down at a lake

the Mark III enjoying the last sun rays...

the whole family in the Lincoln - little Elliot is taking a nap as usual - nothing beats the soothing sound of the V8...

in the garage

long time exposure at night

My wife Afra during the video shooting out of the pace car...

You can see the videotrailer on the video page of my website!

on the way...


had to stop at an oil pump along the road to snap a picture...


had to stop at an oil pump along the road to snap a picture...


Christians “Eldorado Roadhouse“ - an awesome garage! The 1960 Biarritz once belonged to Cary Grant by the way... Next to my 58 is a super low mileage Bicentennial...


a part of Christians garage - the car under the cover is my 58... then there is a custom corvette and a #1 Mustang GT350...

my wife Afra with her good old analog Hasselblad camera


Little Elliot with his mom

the Mark III

rear view



what a nice interior!

seen from the roof top of the garage



most of my American cars in front of the garage...

stranded at the Autobahn


Cary Grants former 1960 Eldorado Biarritz was the star of the show

the TV team with the show host Simona Pindeus and Willi Hofmann on the steering wheel

You can find all the pictures of the show here:
http://www.cadillac-meeting.com/english/pictures/pictures.html


My 1971 Continental Mark III just before the start of the cruising tour.


The cars are gathering for the cruising tour


Lucky repaired the fuel pump of my 58 Seville 30 minutes before the start of the cruising tour - Thank you Lucky!!!!


My friends Claudia and Tayfun drove my 58 Eldorado Seville


one of the many awesome cars at the show - 1958 Eldorado Brougham # 535 - my dream car


a small overview of a part of the show field at the Kremsegg castle

You can find all the pictures of the show here:
http://www.cadillac-meeting.com/english/pictures/pictures.html

My 67 Eldorado is temporarily stored at my friend Richards garage until I find a solution for my storage problems - thanks Rick!

The Mark III needed the full treatment as it was very dirty from its long journey from the United States to Europe. It needed a complete interior treatment along with lots of paint detailing to look great again. So we worked until 1am in the morning each day. During these few days we had the highest August temperatures ever recorded, so a lot of sweat was produced...

My friend Tayfun in the garage polishing the paint - around midnight...


in the middle of the night - we set up some film light...


Tayfun wet - cleaning the interior


Tayfun cleaning the interior


wet-cleaning the interior


the hubcaps were cleaned in the dish washer - my wife was not very happy about this...

Sepp during a burn out with one of his Hotrods

we took the 67 Eldorado to the show

as you can see it was squeezed in pretty closely into the truck - watch the beam just above the vinyl top...


The damaged “Cavalry Twill Vinyl“ roof


my first ride in the Lincoln


at home - saying “Hello“ to the Cadillacs


in front of the garage


in my old garage - together with our Roadmaster


first sunset in Austria


dressed for the first night...


at the restoration shop - awaiting inspection

at work in Richards garage around midnight... In the background Richards 65 Impala and Alex´s 63 Riviera in the front...

unpacking the new shocks

Richard and me at work

unscrewing the old shocks

figuring out how to mount the new Monroe shocks...

the left shock just did not want to come out...

backing out of Richards garage...

The Pacer - out of 8 years of storage - it still ran when it was parked - but it no longer does now...

rear view

on the tow truck

70s interior at its best...

Stanley Steamers during a race...

• Change or restore the filter-drier.
• Drain the compressor oil and recharge with 134a compatible oil. (PAG or Ester Oil)
• Insure that the system is clean and free of contaminants (Depending on component condition, this may be a simple matter of blowing out with compressed air or liquid flushing with an air-conditioning flushing agent)
• Replace or restore all rubber hoses with barrier hose.
• Install 134a charge port adapters
• Send POA valve in to be calibrated
• Charge with 134a between 70-80% of the original R12 charge amount.
• Replace any o-rings with 134a compatible

• Install hi/lo pressure switch

• Ignore the sight-glass. A properly charged 134a system will likely show bubbles in the sight-glass.
• Typical 134a charge rate will be approximately 70-80% of the factory R12 charge amount.

The new factory correct POA valve. Internally it was calibrated for the use of R134 instead of R12. The expansion valve was also replaced together with the evaporator, condenser, compressor, O-rings, filter-dryer. I did not install a hi/lo pressure switch which would cycle the compressor on and off to keep the car original.

Mr. John D‘Agostino, Elliot and my wife Afra


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The Mark III will sail across the ocean on this ship - the Hanjin Palermo

Thank you Brian!

the windlace before

and after it was replaced...

The old connectors were soldered to the new replacement speakers

The old speakers

The new speaker installed on the drivers side...

...and the passenger side

The new trunk carpet - perfectly installed by Skip

The new trunk carpet - perfectly installed by Skip

The new trunk carpet - perfectly installed by Skip

the foam underneath the drivers side was crumbling


pretty big hole


not much left


the new seat padding under construction


the finished new seat padding

“Sometimes the dash control can be switched to the fog or ice positions to bring the blower motor on and then when it is switched back to auto the blower may stay on and the system seems to work fine until the car is shut off. If the vacuum leak is only moderate there may be enough vacuum to hold the master switch closed once it gets , but not enough to pull it closed in the first place. When the dash control is switched to fog or ice, it assumes the air temperature is cold and that the engine is not yet warmed up, but that the blower is needed immediately for defrosting the windshield. So it supplies vacuum to the master switch through another circuit, bypassing the temperature controlled vacuum switch on the heater core shutoff valve on the right fender well. This source of vacuum is enough to close the master switch.When the dash control is switched back to auto this vacuum source is shut off, but there may be just enough vacuum left from other circuits to hold the switch closed. This routine will work for a while but as the leak gets worse, there won’t be enough vacuum left to hold the master switch closed anymore and the blower will shut off again as soon as the system is switched back to auto.With these symptoms and behavior the problem is most likely the power servo. This is half the brains of the system; the other half is the control panel in the dash. The power servo is controlled by a varying vacuum signal from the transducer. This vacuum supply is a completely separate circuit from that which supplies vacuum to the master switch. High vacuum moves the servo to the maximum heater position, and with low vacuum, a return spring moves it to the maximum AC position. In between these two extremes, it regulates the air temperature door to blend warm air and cool air, and simultaneously regulates the blower speed. It also spins an internal rotary vacuum valve back and forth that makes various connections between the several small vacuum lines on the top. This rotary valve controls the various vacuum motors of the system that operate the AC, heater, and defrost functions. It is this rotary valve that goes bad. l have seen these things visibly warped, and very badly so. It must be caused by engine heat, because there is also one inside the car on the control panel that is moved back and forth by the dash control lever, but that one seldom seems to cause any trouble. A warped rotary valve leaks all kinds of vacuum and the first part of the system to be affected by low vacuum is the master switch; there’s not enough vacuum there to close it and turn on the blower. To verify this is the problem, take some spare vacuum line, some scraps of 1/8 inch pressure line (like for air shocks), and a vacuum T and manually make the connections that the rotary valve should make in the maximum AC position. The connections that the rotary valve makes in various positions are shown in the factory shop manual. Disconnect the black connector with the striped vacuum lines from the power servo. Connect the yellow, red, and purple lines together with a T; also connect the tan and blue lines together and connect the orange and green lines together. If this rotary valve is the one and only culprit the AC will now work beautifully and the blower motor will come on every time, like magic. With the dash control on high the system should be recirculating air and there will be a lot of air noise coming from under the right side of the dash; when the dash control is moved to auto the air door should move to provide fresh air and the system will become much quieter. Of course with these manual connections the system is not fully automatic and the heater won’t work right at all, however this is enough to diagnose the problem.“

So this rotary valve needed to be repaired...
I removed it from the power servo and disassembled everything.


The removed power servo


after opening the cover, you can see the rotary valve in the lower center.


remove one screw and a clip and the rotary valve comes out.



The rotary valve consists of two halves which make the connections - as you can see it was very dirty and rough - and slightly warped.


I started to wet sand both halves with 800 grit sandpaper.


when everything was flat and shiny again I used some 2000 grit sandpaper for a perfect finish.


looks shiny and flat again


Make sure that none of the ports are clogged - I used compressed air to clean everything.

When you put the two halves together lubricate with WD40 to make sure that when you put them back into the power servo that they are properly held together with the underlying spring.
After I reinstalled them into my cars - almost everything worked as it should. In the 67 Eldorado I still had the problem that in the “AUTO“ position the fan would always be slow - so I knew that the control head in the dash had a problem with the “LOW - AUTO“ switch as well.
In the 67 DeVille the “VENT“ and “LOW“ position still did not work at all...
So I switched the control panels between the two cars and suddenly everything in the 67 Eldorado worked perfectly. I never had such a perfectly working system before. Its like it just left the factory!
In the DeVille I still had no “VENT“ and “LOW“ settings working... So out came the control panels again... (its a pain in the a*** to remove and install them...)
As it turned out the “LOW-AUTO“ switch on one panel was stuck in the “LOW“ position. You can easily remove it and readjust it to work again - sorry I forgot to take pictures. Make sure that all switches on the control head are adjusted properly or they wont work as they should!
So I knew that both control heads were working correctly by installing it back to the 67 Eldorado and the other panel back to the 67 DeVille.

While the 67 Eldorado was perfectly fixed now with everything working as it should - the 67 DeVille was still giving me the problem with a non working “VENT“ position...
I studied the shop manual for hours and could not find what the problem could be. I knew that the power servo was working perfectly now and I knew that the control head was in perfectly working order as well. I verified this once again by switching these parts between the cars once again and everything worked as it should in the Eldorado but not in the DeVille.. I´m really good in switching these parts between my cars now ;-)

I started to look for electric connection problems and finally found out that no electricity was coming out of one of the three power servo connectors, but I did not know why...
After I removed the power servo once again to re-check it again it struck me - one of the pins was slightly bent and the wire connector did not make proper contact. This problem was not visible with the power servo installed in the car. It took me 2 long nights to find this little flaw... I just bent it straight and everything works as it should on both of my 67 Cadillacs. Now I have to recharge the systems and I should have perfectly working AC again... I will also install new dryers and a re-calibrated R134 POA valve before the recharge.
One the one hand the 1967 ACC is very complicated but once you know how it works its pretty easy to fix. The rotary valve in the power servo is pretty easy to refurbish, the dash servo valve is riveted together unfortunately, so its not such an easy fix, but NOS valves are still available at “Classic Auto Air“

the 67 Eldorado in front of the garage after the AC system was fixed.

thats how it looks today waiting for the pickup - still in Michigan


a very clean and perfectly detailed engine bay with all correct clamps and hoses with all mechanicals done properly


The Mark III at the Motor Muster car show at Greenfield Village at the Henry Ford Museum in 2010


I love the cloth interior


The Mark III at the Motor Muster car show at Greenfield Village at the Henry Ford Museum in 2010


The car was exhibited at the 100th anniversary of Ford at the Wixom Plant where it was born in 1971


The car was exhibited at the 100th anniversary of Ford at the Wixom Plant where it was born in 1971


In front of the Ford building in Detroit

Good morning Cadillacs - welcome to the 2011 season.

“ I have found quite a bit out from my research.  I spoke with Christian Prechter, President owner of ASC West on the phone.  He was brought over from Germany when he was 19 in 1966 to help his brother Heinz Prechter do installs at the ASC West location and stayed there doing custom installs when ASC opened the Southgate Factory in Michigan.  He told me that he did over 50 1967 Eldorados that year for various Stars and VIPS.  He recalled doing mine for William Morris and even told me what color it was without me volunteering it to him.  He said it was the only Marina Blue one he did!  I quizzed him several times in a cross examination method to make sure he was not just telling me what he thought I wanted to hear.  He said he is 100% certain he did it personally as he was actually doing the installs himself back then.  The conversation went like this:  „Hi I am Mark Bristol from Tomball, TX sorry to bother you at your home residence.  I have a 1967 Eldorado with a sunroof.Did you ever install any sunroofs in 1967 in Eldorados?“.  Prechter, " I installed over 50 for people like Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and William Morris.“ „Wow that many?“  Prechter "Yes it was very popular that year."  „The car I have was William Morris' car do you recall doing it?“Prechter, "I sure do it was the only Blue one I did that year"  „So you did a Marina Blue one for William Morris.  That was a long time ago and you remember specifically doing this car, that is incredible are you sure?“  Prechter "I am 100% certain I did it"  „So your division didn't get sold off to Inalfa.“  Prechter "Yes, I kept the custom install portion ASC West as it is the most profitable segment."„How involved are you with the actual operation of the company?“  Prechter  "ASC West is still doing custom installs daily and I personally over see the operation." „Christian,  Thank you for your time, you have been very helpful in understanding how these sunroof Eldorados came to be.“ It was a fairly short conversation I'd say 3-5 minutes with a very revealing content.  I intend to mail him a packet with a photograph of "Elle" to autograph and several pictures to review and a certificate of authenticity for him to sign.  Hopefully he will take the few minutes it will take and return it to me in the mail. A former President of the Cadillac Lasalle Club lives here in Tomball.  He was president from 2004-2008.  He stated he has seen 2 sunroof cars in person mine would make number 3.  So they are floating around out there somewhere 50+ of them.   My rule of thumb is 10% left in any condition after 40 years. That would mean there are 2 more out there some where!!!“ Mark Bristol

Mark Bristols - Ultra rare 67 Eldorado with sunroof.

Thank you Mark for providing all this information! Mark allowed me to post his info here, to help other 67 Eldorado fans with what he found out. Some more pics of his car can be found here:

the removed dash

the RediRad system! Great stuff!

the replacement speaker and the original one

the new speakers with the old one

the Eldorado is coming close to the 28k mark... Still a low mileage car ;-)

CornFed Bruiser is a four-barrel, full-throttle rock and roll flame-thrower out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.Congealed from the primordial ooze of the underground dirt-rock scene, the Bruiser combines heavy riff-driven guitars and fat grooves, topped-off by a soul-shredding vocal.Late 2010, CornFed Bruiser set out to record its first EP entitled “Road Rash” scheduled to be released early 2011. Feature tracks “Road Rash” and “Fu Man” are just two of the tracks that define a new sound with an old school vibe.

a panoramic picture showing his showroom - the cars and the building are just spectacular!

The private diner below the garage.

the birthday party had a 50’s theme - so we dressed up accordingly. Elliot was only 3 weeks on this picture.
The car on the left is Cary Grant’s former 60 Eldorado Biarritz btw....

• 1967 Eldorado: 275 miles
• 1967 DeVille: 189 miles
• 1958 Eldorado: 187 miles

the cars are in storage now - a picture before they were covered.

the cars are in storage now - a picture before they were covered. Sleep well!

the old unit and the dropped tank

the old unit with the fuel pump removed

the new fuel sending unit when it arrived

the Eldo at the shop.

I took my little son with me to show him whats going on in the restoration shop - this is a custom 1959 Eldorado Biarritz project - you can find more info here!

Looking at so many cool cars made little Elliot very thirsty. Here he is having his milk in the shop.

the first cars are gathering before the start of the Cruising tour


During the Cruising tour


a special area of the show field was reserved for convertibles only


the 67 at the show field...


A report from the local newspaper “Rundschau“ - click for larger view

Afra with Elliot

My friend Tayfun polishing the paint

it took 7 steps for a smooth surface...

at the photoshooting with the light meter

Afra giving her best to avoid any reflections in the chrome

the sun is setting

click on the image to see all the images from this shooting

click on the image to see all the images from this shooting

the garage floor before cleaning - the Eldorados had to wait outside

after cleaning-still wet

clean and dry - the 67 Deville stayed in there...

on the left the original actuator - on the right the reproduction unit from a 1969 Camaro RS


The different rod ends - the original one on the left - the headlight door mechanism is installed in the center of the rod end with a pin.
On the Camaro unit one could probably install it on the side using a bushing.
I´ve heard that this worked fine for some Eldorado owners as you can see on the picture below.


This is how it worked for another Eldorado owner - he installed some bushings on the new unit.
I found this picture on ebay at the auction for a 1967 Eldorado recently.

Our son Elliot on the way home from the hospital in Cadillac style!


Elliot and his mum at the first visit in the garage...


The Cadillac Mobile we made for his crib...

the shim was installed first and then the carb - thats wrong! The gasket has to go on the intake manifold first - then comes the metal shim.


here you can see the burnt gasket and the metal shim


putting everything back together again


test drive after the repair - perfect!

as I could not start the car we had to winch it up onto the trailer

its pretty heavy...

almost up...

good bye!

• The thermostat did no longer open
• The waterpump failed
• Air was trapped somewhere in the cooling system

my friend Richard drilling out the snapped off bolts...


Normally the thermostat is in there. You can see the mounting holes from where we drilled out the bolts. Unfortunately the threads did not survive this treatment...

the seat transmission disassembled - you can see the brownish old grease everywhere

part of the gear and the solenoids

the transmission part

the three solenoids

the cleaned and re-greased transmission

This is how the doorjamb switch looks like on a 1967 Eldorado when removed. Sorry for the crappy cell phone picture!
I will have to clean the paint in the doorjambs soon as you can see in this picture...

the vacuum diagram for the headlight doors


the vacuum diagram for the headlight doors

While the Eldorados were outside the garage my wife used the opportunity to shoot a couple of pictures she had in her mind, which she is planning to hang into the kids room. Cant wait until the medium format film is back from the photo lab. Below you can see only some digital snap shots I took.
Despite the last two unusual warm and beautiful days unfortunately winter is not over yet here in Austria, as some more snow is predicted for next week and the cars are back in the garage desperately waiting for April to come...

the Eldorado is enjoying some sun rays for the first time this year

although she is 7 months pregnant, my wife Afra is still climbing ladders to get the best angle for her shots...

the two Eldorados in front of the garage where the snow has just melted away.

I removed the kick panel, heater-box and door sill scuff plates to get access to the broken cables.


they broke at the area where all the bending is taking place when the door is opened. Here the first wire is already soldered together


I put some heat shrinking tube around it after soldering


just to be sure I wrapped some more electric tape around it

all the wires are back together


the wires are back together in the metallic tube going through the door


kick panel and everything else back in place. Everything works as it should now.


as I work as a cameraman I had a good film light at hand to light the working area properly.

as seen from the passenger side


from the front

from the left

The whole AC unit has to be removed to get access to the evaporator and heater core... The slight surface rust that showed up where the gaskets were, was removed as well of course...
The big hole on the left is where the blower motor is installed.


this is where the AC box usually is installed


you can see how much has be removed just to get to the evaporator and heater core...


I discovered the first issue at the hot water valve

the hoses around the time relay delay were leaking a little bit

for testing purposes I hung a spare master vacuum switch into the car - this solved the problem

the old fast idle diaphragm was leaking and brittle and was replaced with a better one...

the 1967 Cadillac Automatic Climate Control Vacuum Schematic from the shop manual -
1968 is almost identical BTW... Click on the image for a larger view!

there are lots and lots of vacuum hoses in the Eldorado to check - here are only a few going to the storage tanks...
I will also give them a good cleaning during the winter.


the new hose with the painted red stripe is already in place - looks some kind of original...

these are the documents which now allow me to register the car in Austria.

the 1967 Eldorado at the lift of American Special Parts - the trunk is full of parts


look how clean the 429 engine looks inside - it only has 27k miles on it - the valve covers will get a repaint and new gaskets will be installed


the radiator is out for a re-core


the left front disc brake is sticking a little - it will be completely overhauled as well soon.


Some of the parts - the old ball joints are out. New brake hoses and brake parts are waiting for installation.


a new H4 headlight had to be installed as the original T3 headlights are not street legal in Austria

Thats the area behind one of the 1958 Eldorado kick panels where the cables have to bend all the time. After 51 years they seem to get tired.

The 1967 Eldorado is now at the restoration shop - here it is on the side of a nice low mileage 1971 Lincoln Mark III.

As I finally want to be able to drive the Eldorado on our roads, today I delivered the Eldorado to my restoration job, where they will do some of the necessary conversions and repairs. They already helped me with my 67 Deville and the 58 Eldorado.
The Eldorado will now get a new radiator as the original one is leaking badly. Actually I will have the original one recored and repaired. The front disc brake will get an overhaul due to a partly sticking piston, together with all new brake hoses. The fuel line will be replaced as it started to leak as well. The lower ball joints and the idler arm will get exchanged along with some rubber bushings. Besides of this list of repairs the rear lights will be converted for the inspection.
After the Eldorado is back in perfectly working condition, the inspector will check the car and hopefully approve it... Unfortunately until all this will be done it will take some time, and the winter is just around the corner - so it will go right back in winter storage after this procedure.

The 1996 Buick Roadmaster - new rear wheel cylinders

the new original style spring clamp battery cables

a new used ALC control valve is also in place.

on the picture above you can see the venue - in the front there is my all-time favorite car - the 1957 Eldorado Brougham. This one was in perfect condition.

The first few parts that arrived - belts, filters, gaskets, caliper repair kits, dryer, pitman arm, air filter and some other stuff....

the green wire once was a fusible link - it fell into pieces when I slightly pulled on it

As a follow-up Glen recommended the following:

“You might want to look closely at the break in the link. See if it is melted or did was it broken by mechanical means. If it was just pulled apart or cut then you have to check what caused that. To trouble shoot this if it was actually melted due to over current, I would unplug the headlights and front parking lights, and temporarily connect a headlight or other big light bulb, in place of the fusible link. You can then try things without blowing fuses. With the troubleshooting light in place it will light up brightly if there is a direct short. With the headlights and front parking lights disconnected the test light should not light up at all under any condition. You should be able to move change the position of the headlight switch, switch from high to low beam (light switch in the headlight position); wiggle the wire harness anywhere and not light up the test light. If it does you have found the short.”

I did this procedure today but it did not show any shorts. I then reconnected the front lights and everything did work again. I will now have to find a replacement fusible link which is very uncommon over here in Europe. I will replace it together with the positive battery cable where the clamp is almost falling apart. I hope the issue wont come back. It looks like the fusible link maybe only fell apart due to age as it did not show any signs of burning. Its located very close to the starter and the exhaust manifold - so maybe 42 years of dirt and heat just made it crumble into pieces....

the completely removed positive battery cable harness

the original battery clamp - its already missing the spring part


The starting circuit diagram is showing the battery cables - Click for larger picture!


The Iginition and Starter Circuit Diagram for the Eldorado (693) and the other Cadillacs of 1967.
Click for larger version!

You can find more pictures by clicking here.

in the shop at American Special Parts in Wels

checking the rear drums - crappy cell phone picture...


the rear drums

the shooting location with our Roadmaster in the background


click on the image to watch the video

The Eldorado is lurking out of the garage

washing and brushing the original rubber floormats...

...they turned out as if they just left the factory - awesome - this Meguiars rubber treatment is more than fantastic!

Tayfun - wet cleaning the carpet and trunk - looks like new now as well - the low miles are showing on the interior pretty well

My buddy Tayfun polishing the hood

Tayfun at work

The hood´s paint came out really fine and smooth - unfortunately we ran out of time and could not finish the rest of the paint

the removed brake booster - the hole in the firewall

the new booster needed some paint before installation

painting the master cylinder

Tayfun painting the primered booster

reinstalling the whole unit

Tayfun bleeding the brakes

finished - looking good

removing the dash

the removed dash

removing the radio buttons was the easiest part

Afra repairing the wiring of the old radio

Click on the image to go to the movie gallery of my website

This is how the engine bay of my 1967 Eldorado looked before cleaning - I will also have to install the new evaporator later, reinstall the blower motor, connect all the AC hoses and recharge the AC... lots of work ahead
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The engine degreaser is pretty aggressive on the oily gunk and dirt.

I had to drive one after each other over the pit...

somehow its always a mess to change the oil...

The Cads lined up

a great 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz

Sepps Lincoln Zephyr - Aweseome and rare car. Click on the images to go to the gallery for more images like this.

Alex´s 1963 Riviera shot during the night cruising on Saturday

the truck as it arrived

the 67 proudly rode on top...

the old Cadillacs watching the new one arrive...

finally unloaded

after a quick foam bath

looking a little cleaner

yes - they all fit in...

nice sight in front of the original 1967 Cadillac banner

its narrow - but they do fit in

looking into the garage - nice view...

the mauve 69 was picked up by its new owner - a dealer in Austria - it will be for sale there soon. Its a really nice car which I would like to keep if my funds would allow it. Whoever will buy this car, will get a nice Cadillac in a stunning color combination!

the ship my 1967 Eldorado will sail on across the Atlantic Ocean

building the frame with my wife


mounting the banner on the frame


finished!

Thats the area which showed the most wear - looking perfect now!


the same area before detailing


the interior is back together and now waiting for the cruising season

the original box from Cadillac


The original box coming from Cadillac


the banner is pretty long


cool banner

1958 Eldorado Brougham ad

1967 Cadillac ad

the front seat before

the front seat now - before installation


the rear bench before the repair

after the repair - all the tears and cracks are gone!

this is one of the areas which will be restored - its showing some surface age cracks.

my wife Afra helped me removing the seats

the removed seats

I had to drive the car back into the garage sitting on the floor...

pretty fall colors


over-inflating the tires for storage


filling the gas tank


There is already snow in the background!

The “Oilers69” in Tirol - click to go to the gallery!

The RMW at the Arlberg Pass.

The ORF team at work


Willi´s 58 and Christians 57 Biarritz and 76 Bicentenial


my 67, Tayfuns 81 and Willi´s 58


the cameraman at work

we could follow the repair on the webcam of the car dealer - this is a screenshot of the final day.

A great ,all original Hudson Hornet. More pictures can be found in the gallery!

suddenly this lamp showed up...

delivering the car at the national automobile club "ÖAMTC"

checking the Buick´s digital shop manual we had with us...

overview

the 58 at the show

the 67 in the background

Custom Cadillac project

the 1958 Cadillac on the shores of the "Traunsee" in Traunkirchen


cruising with the 58 through the countryside


we took the Roadmaster for a spin...

my wife enjoying the "new" family car

Tayfun cleaning the garage

one of the last pictures we took of Max

the cars in front of the garage

the Buick´s brand new hood ornament

the Buick´s new hood ornament

Super-8 Material

1981 Pimperado cruising

Burnout action - Shorty´s Cougar!

My buddy Tayfun with the buffing machine...

more polishing....

and more...

at the dealer lot

first tank of gas...

they fit in pretty well - image is a little distorted because its made of 4 images stitched together

disconnecting the batteries

Covered - good night!

UPDATE 2010: In the meantime (since 2009) the Boyne switches they are getting reproduced and show up on ebay all the time. Also OPGI shows them in their Cadillac catalog. Its harder to find one for a T&T column as they are not getting reproduced so far. I do not know where one could find a switch for T&T though. If you know of any resource for T&T switches please let me know, I would love to have a spare one for my Eldorado!

When I was looking for a switch for my 1967 Deville, I only investigated resources for cars without T&T columns and this is what I found out:

According to the 1971 parts manual there are two different ones for standard column cars and one for T & T

• 1967 - 1968 (Exc. T & T) Part # 7800483 - Switch, w/wiring harness (Delco-Remy)
• 1967 - 1968 (Exc. T & T) Part # 7805675 - Switch, w/wiring harness (Boyne Products)
• 1967 - 1968 (T &T) Part # 7805676 - Switch, w/wiring harness (Hazard warning switch an integral part)

click on each picture for a larger view!


the connections going to the directional signal switch - the turn signal switch connector

If you need instructions for a tilt and telescope column click here for the instructions!

the completely stripped front suspension

the 67 at ASP

• The front-suspension needs a rebuild and I do not have the presses to push some of the bushings in and out.
• The switch for the directional switch in the steering column has to be replaced
• Need a new ignition lock
• The transmission has some leaks I could not find

The 67 at American Special Parts

a dream came true - my 67 Deville on the side of a 67 Eldorado in my favorite color combo


the star of the meeting - a 57 Eldorado Brougham


my 58 together with Stellans Seville from Sweden


two super low mileage Eldorados from 1967 and 1968


another view of the 2 Sevilles


The Kremsegg Castle

working on the AC

installing the new backup lenses - which had to be custom fitted...

• The dash switch with its rotary valve from where I can hear a slight hissing noise,
• the power servo on the firewall
• or the master switch itself - what I doubt.

the power servo

the power servo and master switch


the electrical circuit of the Air Conditioning system of the 1967 Cadillac DeVille in a digram

Sepp with his hotrod

the 58 on location

at work with my colleague Hubert Huemer from BTV

cleaning the trunk of the 58

Cruising night!

After cleaning we had a nice cruising trip around the lake with friends and our ladies.

Tayfun

on a hill

the ladies

Alex

Tayfun

Richard

I took the 67

The new Battery

as you can see - no damage occurred!

looking nice and shiny!

This morning I drove the car to a tireshop to have the front tires balanced. As it turned out they needed a couple of weights...

Marcus at work!

Martin at work

we worked till late in the night

during the rebuilding - click on any picture for larger view!

all carbs were blasted and cleaned

the rebuilt front carb

The floor with the masking tape in place

the first coat of black epoxy

seen from the outside with the masking tape still in place

It will take them at least one week to finish everything, as they are doing a very thorough job.

picture with the old epoxy coating - the new one will be a black and white checkered coating

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thats how the old page looked like.