yeah it was such a good deal i couldn't pass it up. id already made some good deals on a couple a jeeps a couple 79' CJ-7's one being my brothers old jeep that the guy lost interest building, which took 2 months of work to get it road ready. that jeep went out on trade for the 57' GMC, and while i was working on the first jeep needing a windshield frame so i go to C-list and put in a parts wanted add, then a gal tells me she doesnt have a windshield frame but enstead offers me an all original 79' CJ-7 Renegade one owner for almost nothing so i ended up trading that jeep for the Caddy. and my first impression was just in awe the technology and styling in this car rivals modern cars. I know that production of this body style started with the 42' then took a lil break for the war then came back for 46' then in 47' they added a lot of factory options which rolled over into the new design for 1948.

I gotta say that when i first looked it over on site i thought it would be a great to hot rod but after going through the whole car and filling the basement with all the parts and looking at auction prices and comparing mine with having just about every factory and dealer option to those with less options i had to say to myself to not be a fool and cut it up. i know i'll have more forked out of pocket but the payoff to bring one of these cars back to life and see what it can fetch all done has me at the very least curious and excited to dig into this project as soon as possible.

I do have my feelers out there with some guys who know some bigger guys out in the car world trying to get a lil more info on the car and already being offered to get it into some of the big shows that are up in the pacific northwest if i can get it done before the second week of march, but thats gunna take some serious manhours and some serious money. Paint, Interior reapohlstered and the trim refinished i see as the biggest costs but i could be wrong??

Any thoughts from you guys that have done restores before, i certainly welcome any advice