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1970 Cadillac Eldorado in Germany

Volker Poblete Castillo sent us in a picture and a video of his 1970 Cadillac Eldorado in Germany.

Hi, my name is Volker, I am from germany and since I was a little kid i´m impressed off old and big US Classic cars. I have owned other US cars(79 Camaro, 02 Chrysler 300m) before but this is my first Cadillac. It is not in showroom condition but it runs and the powerfull engine makes me smile each time I pump the gas…the sound off the 500ci…..Most off the time I drive it slow and carefull. The Cadillac will be restored step by step.
Got a contact in Phönix to get parts for my old Lady.

You can also see a video on YouTube

Help Out Our Cadillac Club

By Vinny O'Hare

I get emails from members on our Cadillac newsletter list all the time asking how they can help out our club. The best thing that you can do if you want to help is spread the word about the site. This site is a collaborated effort and spreading the news on each others stories helps bring in more people to share more stories. The more the merrier.

Recently I made a decision on the site to make the pictures larger. My theory is our members like to see Cadillacs in a higher resolution and this makes the pages load slightly slower. This has caused our site to lose a few spots in the search engines since they like faster loading websites. Like a 1/2 of second is gonna matter, it is just crazy. I say heck with them our members are more important that that. My job is to make the site the best possible for our members enjoyment.

I know our readers are a little bit older than the average social media user but if you are on these sites you can help the club out. If you want to set one up and need help I can help you get started.

Do you have a Facebook account? On your about or info page there is a place called websites. If you put https://www.cadillaccountryclub.com there it will help. If you haven’t already you should give a like on our Club page.

Do you have a Twitter account? Log in and go to settings then Profile and where it says Web put in https://www.cadillaccountryclub.com This helps us spread the word on Twitter. Are you following me on Twitter? You should be I can be found at @Caddychat.

Basically any website that you comment on when there is a place where you fill out and it ask for your website or URL put https://www.cadillaccountryclub.com in that space.

Another good way to help is by leaving comments on the post. A few people do this on every post and it is much appreciated but with the amount of members we have it should be more. If you would like to have your picture next to your comments sign up at Gravatar and upload a picture. This picture will be placed not only on our site but every site that you comment on that uses your email address. It is quite simple and I can help you if you get stuck.

If you have a website and want to link to us I highly encourage that. If you send me an email back I will put a link to your automotive site on our site.

On the bottom of every post there is some social media buttons to Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus. I am asking if you like the article and want to help spread the word please do it. If you have any other ideas to help spread the word leave it in the comments section here or send me an email.

1911 Cadillac Finds a New Home in Australia

By Vinny O'Hare

This week I got an interesting email from Malcolm in Australia. I will let him explain why his English Riley is on a Cadillac site.

Hi Vinny,

I am a new member to your Cadillac Country Club and read your emails and attached articles with great interest – there’s nothing like a car club that relates to a special make of car to get members talking about their ‘pride and joy’! Congratulations on getting the Club up and running – well done!

I live in a regional city called Townsville which is located on the north-eastern coast of Australia, 1100 kms north of Brisbane and 340 kms south of Cairns. I have just finished restoring an English Riley and although your members might think of me as a heretic in hallowed halls of Cadillac I just have to include a photo because I love her long classy body and sexy curves.

Riley car in Australia — Malcolm and His Restored Riley

But enough of the English. In three weeks time I will be driving to Melbourne (a 6,000 km round trip) to bring home my next restoration project – a 1911 Cadillac 30. It was ‘love at first sight’ even though I will be starting off with just the chassis, engine, drive shaft, wheels and fenders – a challenge, that’s for sure (see attached photos). But somewhere in my besotted brain I thought ‘if I can restore her to her former glory I will die a happy and contented man’. This thought has been strengthened even more by the most beautiful photo I’ve ever seen of a fully restored 1911 Cadillac 30, which I purchased on Ebay as well as an original maintenance manual.

Before Restoration of a 1911 Cadillac — Beautiful 1911 Cadillac Awaiting Restoration.

Historically, the Cadillac was a popular car with wealthy property owners (graziers) running sheep or cattle, because the cars were strong and reliable, and able to withstand the rugged conditions of the Australian ‘outback’ (or what you would call ‘frontierland’). So, a significant number were imported from America. So far, I know of a 1911 or 1912 in Cairns, Canberra and Melbourne. Hopefully I will locate more as a source of parts, information and advice!

1911 Cadillac cockpit — 1911 Cadillac Body

Naturally, I would love to hear from any of your members that have, or know where I can buy, spare parts for a 1911 Cadillac 30.

Cheers, and keep up the good work

Mal

1911 Cadillac frame — 1911 Cadillac Frame and Drive Shaft

I hope you enjoyed Malcolm’s email. It absolutely makes my day when someone half way around the world sends me pictures and a Cadillac story. I am sure we will be hearing from Malcolm as he rebuilds his vintage Cadillac. If you want to help him out feel free to leave advice in the comments if you know where he can get parts. I have sent him to a nice Cadillac club that I am sure will be a big help to him. If you want to see what it is going to look like when it is finished visit our 1911 Cadillac page.

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