Will it run after 93 years 1917 Cadillac v8

Will this 1917 Cadillac run after 93 years
Sadly we couldn’t get this old car running but we will rebuild the engine in a future video and get it up and running the reason it wouldn’t run was due to the cam assembly being broken

P.O. Box 9 timbo Arkansas

[michaelrussell]

back in 1952 I watched my dad trying to crank a Commer truck (about 1928 vintage) He grasped the handle and pulled. His thumb was broken when the crank handle kicked back and trapped his hand..Being a proud Australian, he demonstrated his knowledge of profane terminology which, to this day has enriched my own vocabulary.
Cheers from Downunder

[billperryman]

Hello from the uk. Your efforts to revive these old vehicles is bravery indeed. It goes to show that those early motors reflected the care which was put into them by those dedicated motor engineers. Keep on keepin' on!!!!

[joegiusep]

Please please please give that old girl the love and respect she deserves. 93 years of patiently waiting to live again. So excited to see where this one goes, its basically my dream car!

[RADIUMGLASS]

The first owner was a rich man. This was a status symbol in 1917. The only way someone such as a doctor could buy this is if he came from money. He still didn't earn enough in a year from his practice to buy this.

[jenningsmotorsports]

Sadly this old car wouldn’t run turns out the camshaft system was broken off on the driver side

[PJRII]

So cool you're bringing these old rigs back to life, thanks.

[geoffpranger]

Its amazing how you find this stuff. A local restoration shop just finished one of these cars. It took almost 6 years to do the engine alone. They had to locate another engine and then make the remaining missing parts for it, and combine the two to make a running drivetrain. I'd love to see you get this running and do something with it. These are exceptionally unusual and definitely worth saving. Good work!

[BrettonFerguson]

Don't give up. It will run. If it has compression, fuel, and spark at the correct time. It's probably like you said at the end, check the cam and make sure none of the valves are sticking or broken. But it will run. These engines are so simple, there isn't much can go wrong with them.

[davida.p.]

That car has sat longer than most people live! Wow...hard to imagine it. Hopefully she will live again👍

[aircamflyer]

I admire your patience. I'm restoring a 1910 Cadillac with a rebuilt engine and I can't wait to start it the first time.

[nonamesplease]

With all of the politics, insults, war, shootings, arson, and general nonsense on YouTube these days, your channel is a wholesome breath of fresh air. Just a guy trying to start grandma's old abandoned jalopy, nothing else.
Thank you for the refuge!

[AnthonyRufo-pyyr]

I like how patient you are & how you, very gradually bring these old gems back to life.

[vickylyman]

Hey. Great video. This is Vicky the lady you bought this Cadillac from. Just wanted to give some information that you are misinformed on. 1. The man we got this Cadillac from name is Mell Hansen from Williams Bay Wi. His father bought the car in the 20’ or maybe 30’s and used it to chauffeur people around Lake Geneva Wi and area. Mell the son drove it too. 2. He drove it and then in the 60’s parked it in the barn in Williams Bay. The barn collapsed and kids vandalized it taking parts. We wenched it out of collapsed barn. So it did run up to 1960’s. Hope this helps get facts a little more accurate! Hope you get it running. It was a touring car.

[couchbeer]

Whoever owned that car 100 or some odd years ago was on top of the world. And you found it... rotting.

Great find. I love your videos. I hope to see that engine revived and restored past its former glory.

[Ozarkwild]

I like that you show the one's you can not get running.. Can't win them all, and they are just as fun to watch.

[irishlad]

It's nice to see love being shown to a old car. Sad to see anything sit that long all alone.

[titoburrito]

Let’s get this old beauty queen going again! Love your videos and know-how. Thumbs up from California.

[jaccovandijk]

I just cannot help to ba intrigued by early 1900’s technology, every time again. Even a crude frame and a rusty engine like this, just fantastic.
The frame and front end of the car mostly intact, it would be such a shame to cannibalise it’s engine, tough. Restoring the car to its former glory would be nice.

[MTG]

My Father found a 1922 V8 Cadillac engine in an open field, it had weeds growing through the block. He got in running in 3 months.... Never saw him grin so much...

[daniel_sus]

"It's not easy to find parts for, probably 'cause it's 104 years old."