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Very rare "AC Delete" option w/501 optional motor

Started by "Cadillac Kid" Greg Surfas 15364, December 14, 2014, 10:55:29 PM

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"Cadillac Kid" Greg Surfas 15364

This is a shot of my '73 with the VERY rare "AC Delete" option that came as a part of the 501 motor option in that year.
Greg Surfas
Cadillac Kid-Greg Surfas
Director Modified Chapter CLC
CLC #15364
66 Coupe deVille (now gone to the UK)
72 Eldo Cpe  (now cruising the sands in Quatar)
73 Coupe deVille
75 Coupe deElegance
76 Coupe deVille
79 Coupe de ville with "Paris" (pick up) option and 472 motor
514 inch motor now in '73-

The Tassie Devil(le)

#1
Looks different with the High Stall Torque Converter.

Bruce. >:D
'72 Eldorado Convertible (LHD)
'70 Ranchero Squire (RHD)
'74 Chris Craft Gull Wing (SH)
'02 VX Series II Holden Commodore SS Sedan
(Past President Modified Chapter)

Past Cars of significance - to me
1935 Ford 3 Window Coupe
1936 Ford 5 Window Coupe
1937 Chevrolet Sports Coupe
1955 Chevrolet Convertible
1959 Ford Fairlane Ranch Wagon
1960 Cadillac CDV
1972 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe

Bob Hoffmann CLC#96

1968 Eldorado slick top ,white/red interior
2015 Holden Ute HSV Maloo red/black interior.
             
Too much fun is more than you can have.

The Tassie Devil(le)

That was the engine that went to Texas.   Everything is bigger in Texas.

Bruce. >:D
'72 Eldorado Convertible (LHD)
'70 Ranchero Squire (RHD)
'74 Chris Craft Gull Wing (SH)
'02 VX Series II Holden Commodore SS Sedan
(Past President Modified Chapter)

Past Cars of significance - to me
1935 Ford 3 Window Coupe
1936 Ford 5 Window Coupe
1937 Chevrolet Sports Coupe
1955 Chevrolet Convertible
1959 Ford Fairlane Ranch Wagon
1960 Cadillac CDV
1972 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe

Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621

#4
A/C was still optional in 1973. It hadn't been deleted; it was simply not ordered.

What is the engine code in the VIN? (5th character)

A Cadillac Motorcar is a Possession for which there is no Acceptable Substitute

cadillacmike68

And by 1973 any Cadillac without Climate Control was both unusual and VERY undesirable. Unless one lived in North Dakota or Alaska.
Regards,
"Cadillac" Mike

"Cadillac Kid" Greg Surfas 15364

I hadn't heard any good "Urban Myths" lately so I thought I would start a couple.  Bruce is right, it was a Texas only option, along with the 3200 RPM stall torque converter.  You might think the 1/2 inch fuel line might have been a clue.  The motor is out for a coat of Bill Hirsch paint (by the way, Hirsch recommends 2 weeks between painting and running the motor for the paint to cure.  Perhaps that might be why some folks have trouble keeping the paint looking good).  While the paint is drying I just happened to find a roller cam (MTS) that will go along with a few other modifications.
It ran a 13.1 Quarter mile, and I expect to get down deep in the 12s without power adders.  Still at just about 5000 pounds.
I guess my car is officially undesirable and probably would have a problem with the GN Judging, but I have a couple of others for that purpose.
They say you have to grow old, not grow UP.
Greg Surfas
Cadillac Kid-Greg Surfas
Director Modified Chapter CLC
CLC #15364
66 Coupe deVille (now gone to the UK)
72 Eldo Cpe  (now cruising the sands in Quatar)
73 Coupe deVille
75 Coupe deElegance
76 Coupe deVille
79 Coupe de ville with "Paris" (pick up) option and 472 motor
514 inch motor now in '73-

Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621

A Cadillac Motorcar is a Possession for which there is no Acceptable Substitute

TonyZappone #2624

Tony Zappone, #2624
1936 Pierce-Arrow conv sed
1947 Cadillac Conv cpe
1958 Cadillac conv
2016 Cadillac CT6 Platinum
2022 Chrysler Pacifica Pinnacle

"Cadillac Kid" Greg Surfas 15364

Tony,
This post was "tongue in cheek".  My 73 is my  "little" hot-rod.  With the current modifications to the engine it should be making somewhere around 550 actual horsepower and over 600 pound feet of torque.  In order to get the motor into the horsepower range for high performance a high stall speed torque converter is used.  In simple terms it does not begin to transmit power to the transmission until the engine speed (in my case) reaches 3200 RPM.  Not real good for gas mileage on 110 octane racing gasoline.
I hope that answers your question.
Greg Surfas
Cadillac Kid-Greg Surfas
Director Modified Chapter CLC
CLC #15364
66 Coupe deVille (now gone to the UK)
72 Eldo Cpe  (now cruising the sands in Quatar)
73 Coupe deVille
75 Coupe deElegance
76 Coupe deVille
79 Coupe de ville with "Paris" (pick up) option and 472 motor
514 inch motor now in '73-

TonyZappone #2624

Tony Zappone, #2624
1936 Pierce-Arrow conv sed
1947 Cadillac Conv cpe
1958 Cadillac conv
2016 Cadillac CT6 Platinum
2022 Chrysler Pacifica Pinnacle

Bill Young

Indeed Climate Control was an option then. There is a drive report on You Tube of a Pennsylvania based Green on Green '72 Eldorado Convertible that has neither Climate Control or lamp Monitors. Very interesting , if you study the car you will notice the far right hand dash vent is a plastic dummy not a vent at all. Again I find very sparcely ordered Cadillacs interesting seeing how Cadillac built them. I once owned a Silver with Black interior 1968 Calais Coupe that had a manual front seat , radio delete and the ONLY options were ... E-Z EYE tinted glass, Climate Control and factory installed plastic seat covers.