This a admitted newbie question.........well sort of.Admins/Mods,because there isn't a section for Caddy engines is why it is here.

Soooooo-here it is.For years guys with hot rods used Caddy engines.Big cubic inch Caddy engines that is.Then it seemed they fell out of favor.Again there was a raise of swaps of those engines in Chevy cars/trucks.Once again it seems they fell out of favor.

With the hot rods you guys build,(still being the newbie here)I haven't seen a rod with a Caddy here.

Question is why??.I get a sense that parts for them is very expensive.But what is the history to current day and why do I not see more of them??.With a chart that was recently posted as to size,they are smaller compared to a BBC short of the height being higher and they being 1" wider.

But I do remember seeing roadsters powered by them.

What is their down side??.I know the 500'ers are torque monster.I would seem it would cost less to have one of them than build the same with a BBC.

Please my curiosity is killing me here and any and all input is surely welcome.