The Kings Caddy

[acarb]

This is one we just finished up for a museum up in Tennessee. 1968 Coupe Deville formally owned by Elvis.
The car is headed to a Barrett Jackson and scheduled to run through sat the 21st of this month.
The fuel turned so bad that it seized all the intake valves.



Slick riding ole car once we got it running on all 8.

[Tony Meola]

Nice work. How did you get your hands on that one?

[acarb]

Nice work. How did you get your hands on that one?

I am part of a dying breed of mechanics making a living rebuilding carburetors. We see quite a bit of older stuff like this.
This particular customer owned a museum filled with different cars and trucks once owned by country music and tv stars.
The Caddy here is the second Elvis vehicle I have done for them, first one being a 66 gmc truck. The cars sit without cranking and the tanks, fuel lines and carburetors gum up. I would imagine that most here can relate to the fuel problems I am referring to. This one was in much worse condition. The owner and his son are selling his collection off one at a time.
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[mike ohlstein]

You're a fair distance from the nearest blue marlin.........

[acarb]

You're a fair distance from the nearest blue marlin.........

Hence the reason for the B25.
I build it, they will come!

[acarb]

In case anyone was in any way interested.
The car went for 80k at the last Barrett Jackson auction. Lot #767
The customer wasn't pleased with the final bid but 80k is damn hard to get in this day.

[Carl]

I was wondering...very cool to have a hand in that.

Carl

[Chanse]

And gave away many....

http://elviscadillacs.tripod.com/elvis2.html