Legendary Collection Thread

[Spottedlaurel]

Yay! Look forward to seeing you work your magic on this one.

[N Dentressangle]

You could have had the P38 too for a double win!

[hairnet]

fog on the tynestour elbe rheins all mine all mine (cough)

only light youll see might be the fuel light??

[GrumpiusMaximus]

But did you find the attended petrol station?

[Matty]

1 hour ago, N Dentressangle said:

You could have had the P38 too for a double win!

There's nowt scares this lad. 🤣

[silvercar]

2 hours ago, Schaefft said:

Yes, this is more like it!

Sandwich industrial park behind the ex MOD housing?

[Schaefft]

59 minutes ago, Matty said:

There's nowt scares this lad. 🤣

No P38 but the trip has been going too smoothly so far so I may have agreed to buy this in another dodgy yard near Heathrow just now, dodgy doesn't describe it:

[lesapandre]

WOW.

[Matty]

6 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

No P38 but the trip has been going too smoothly so far so I may have agreed to buy this in another dodgy yard near Heathrow just now, dodgy doesn't describe it:

Brilliant. Absolutely fair play 👍

[hairnet]

oof

eddy - this is how you do it

not northstar in these?

[Schaefft]

Bit of an odd request but if anyone has the ability to check whether these vins are reported as stolen or not the help would be much appreciated!

[lesapandre]

The Caddy is not MoT since 2017.

[Surface Rust]

20 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

No P38 but the trip has been going too smoothly so far so I may have agreed to buy this in another dodgy yard near Heathrow just now, dodgy doesn't describe it:

That picture looks like the proceeds of crime auction for an early 90s drug lord.

[angle]

30 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

Bit of an odd request but if anyone has the ability to check whether these vins are reported as stolen or not the help would be much appreciated!

You bought a car with just the three separate VINs?

[NorthernMonkey]

54 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

No P38 but the trip has been going too smoothly so far so I may have agreed to buy this in another dodgy yard near Heathrow just now, dodgy doesn't describe it:

If you’re passing anywhere near Lancashire on your way back up North, feel free to pick another bargain* up en route 😉😂

[Supernaut]

7 hours ago, hairnet said:

will never understand humans

The feeling's mutual!

[yes oui si]

1 hour ago, Schaefft said:

No P38 but the trip has been going too smoothly so far so I may have agreed to buy this in another dodgy yard near Heathrow just now, dodgy doesn't describe it:

It was my birthday a couple of weeks back - can I have the wheels off the Merc? 

[lesapandre]

1 hour ago, yes oui si said:

It was my birthday a couple of weeks back - can I have the wheels off the Merc? 

No.

Because it's not a Merc

It's a...

[Either a] Cadillac Allanté [or probably a Maserati.]

🇺🇲

 

[Honey Badger]

Have you cracked 30 mpg on the Motorway yet?

Looks like ours could be twins!

 

The plastic chrome always seems to degrade on these especially on the bumper trim, the black paint is really easy to scratch as well but looks great from 5 foot away.

Do you have glovebox pox on the cover and has the "leather" on the armrest split yet.

Yours looks like an early one when the suspension was a little softer, looking forward to seeing what you do with her nd how it compares to some of your other 90s and 2000s Executive cars.

[lesapandre]

2 hours ago, Schaefft said:

No P38 but the trip has been going too smoothly so far so I may have agreed to buy this in another dodgy yard near Heathrow just now, dodgy doesn't describe it:

Rare car - a Fleetwood '93-'96 - RWD...5.7 V8. About 90,000 in various trims made by Cadillac.

'End of an era' body on frame car  - replaced by later SUVs including the Cadillac Escalade.

[Barry Cade]

51 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

No.

Because it's not a Merc...

It's a...

Cadillac Allanté.

🇺🇲

 

Looks like a Biturbo Spyder to me, if it's the yella one ?

[yes oui si]

54 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

No.

Because it's not a Merc...

It's a...

Cadillac Allanté.

🇺🇲

 

I should give cars more than a cursory glance. 

*ctrl+a*

*ctrl+c*

*ctrl+v, v, v, v, v, v, v, v, v, v, v, v, v, v*

[lesapandre]

It's a Maserati. Merc, Maserati and Allante look very very similar 😀 

[Schaefft]

I've taken lots of photos of everything in the yard, some of the stuff I'll probably never see anywhere again! Stay tuned!

Also quick stop to pick up some more Olds Aurora parts at my mate's, I really need to get moving though, 3 more hours to go! So far so good!

[stuboy]

...the town sandwhich.. known for Pfizer... viagra and coparts yard...........

[yes oui si]

19 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

It's a Maserati. Merc, Maserati and Allante look very very similar 😀 

"Mum, can I have an r129?" 

"No! We have an r129 at home!" 

[Schaefft]

And we are back 415 miles and about 8 hours (with a few stops) later. The Legend did great, solid, quiet and quick, just as you'd expect from an executive car. I'll have some dinner now, more tomorrow!

[High Jetter]

Supper, at this hour, shirley?

[Schaefft]

6 hours ago, Schaefft said:

Bit of an odd request but if anyone has the ability to check whether these vins are reported as stolen or not the help would be much appreciated!

Would anybody be able to get a reg from a VIN here? The reg number on the Cadillac is actually the reg of a silver Fleetwood stretch limo of similar vintage that might have belonged to the same collection at some point (photos available online). So without paperwork or reg number I would have no way of telling whether this normal length Fleetwood was even registered in the UK. I guess an HPI check would reveal this? I just sent the vin through Carvertical and they have hardly info at all for it.

Just to clarify, the VINs above were from 3 different Cadillacs there. Even if only one seems dodgy it would be likely that all of them are.

[Schaefft]

As you can imagine I didn't have all that much time to answer questions yesterday, let's see if I can get a few out of the way, especially since that yard the Cadillac was in must have an interesting story.

17 hours ago, N Dentressangle said:

You could have had the P38 too for a double win!

Since the guy who picked the Legend up for me wasn't around the P38 was where he hid the key. I had a quick look inside, actually seemed to be a very high spec one. Would be a perfect candidate for an extreme detailing video, unfortunately too far gone most likely.

15 hours ago, silvercar said:

Sandwich industrial park behind the ex MOD housing?

Probably yes!

14 hours ago, hairnet said:

oof

eddy - this is how you do it

not northstar in these?

No, the Fleetwood was the only Cadillac at the time that kept the Chevy small blocks. This one should have the 260hp LT1 (Corvette engine with different heads) which is the engine to have. My slightly smaller DeVille has the Northstar V8. They look similar but are very far apart under the skin. Fleetwood is body on frame RWD, making it "the last traditional Cadillac". That actually makes it collectible to most enthusiasts, hence me being keen on getting it if not reported stolen.

14 hours ago, lesapandre said:

The Caddy is not MoT since 2017.

Tuens out the reg belongs to a similar stretch limo, the vin linked to it is not the one of this car. I need to find out whether it was ever registered here.

14 hours ago, Surface Rust said:

That picture looks like the proceeds of crime auction for an early 90s drug lord.

To be honest, I have no doubt that slightly illegal activities are involved here. Some of these cars came from the London Motor Museum that shut down because of tax fraud, no idea how these guys then got their hands on them. The Cadillacs came from another collection, apparently as part of a package deal when buying another more desirable bunch of Caddys. The problem is that none have keys, paperwork or reg plates, which very much makes them look like cars acquired and stashed "in a hurry". There were two others that were rare specs and seemingly in pristine condition, same situation there. They've been rotting away in that yard with limited access for a while now.

14 hours ago, NorthernMonkey said:

If you’re passing anywhere near Lancashire on your way back up North, feel free to pick another bargain* up en route 😉😂

Let me know when you had a chance to have a look at the Merc!😄

13 hours ago, yes oui si said:

It was my birthday a couple of weeks back - can I have the wheels off the Merc? 

13 hours ago, lesapandre said:

No.

Because it's not a Merc

It's a...

[Either a] Cadillac Allanté [or probably a Maserati.]

🇺🇲

 

It's a pre-facelift Biturbo indeed, however unfortunately absolutely rotten (to nobody's surprise). Considering the money they might let it go for there could be a deal to be had, I briefly considered it.

Might not see it there but the panel right behind the top screen has a large rust hole in it.

13 hours ago, Honey Badger said:

Have you cracked 30 mpg on the Motorway yet?

Looks like ours could be twins!

 

The plastic chrome always seems to degrade on these especially on the bumper trim, the black paint is really easy to scratch as well but looks great from 5 foot away.

Do you have glovebox pox on the cover and has the "leather" on the armrest split yet.

Yours looks like an early one when the suspension was a little softer, looking forward to seeing what you do with her nd how it compares to some of your other 90s and 2000s Executive cars.

I think I might have to pick your brains about this one, hopefully to speed things up a little getting this back into shape. Armrest is still in nice shape, the perforated inserts of the front seats are hard and have ripped though so those will need replacing. The glovebox indeed has the pox, seems to be a similar issue to Infiniti FX dashboards or LS460 door cards. If you know where I can find a black replacement, please let me know!

I got up to 27.4mpg btw, 30mpg seems easily achievable on the motorway, it's just that I wanted to get home after a long day so I put the pedal to the floor. Considering these were rated at about 24mpg US on the highway that really doesn't seem bad at all.