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Started by PatiCadi, December 06, 2017, 07:25:45 AM

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PatiCadi

Hello to everybody ,
I am delighted to be a new member of our forum .
Finally , after long searches , I am the proud owner of a nice example of a dream boat .
I will get my Cadillac Coupe de Ville 1955 in a few weeks , when I will have found the garage to park it !
i am living in France but very often mostly in Huntsville Alabama for work .
i hope to share a lot of interesting discussion with same minded people .
Looking forward
Patrick Slarko

gmurph

I really like the anti-gravity mod you had done!

In all seriousness however, welcome to the forum - that is one beautiful car.
Greg Murphy CLC#24416

1941 60S
1952 Dodge B3F
1972 Coupe de Ville

PatiCadi

It is because this baby turns me up side down ...
It is a decent car of which I will take care now , for sure I will have lots of questions here .
Thanks for the welcome words
Patrick

59-in-pieces

Patrick,
My first reaction to the first picture was that you were from the land down under - Australia - then flipped the photos to try to fit in - north of the equator.
Welcome, and I like yellow.
Have fun,
Steve B.
S. Butcher

Cadillac Jack 82

Tim

CLC Member #30850

1959 Cadillac CDV "Shelley"
1964 Cadillac SDV "Rosalie"
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado "Sienna"

Past Cars

1937 LaSalle Cpe
1940 Chevrolet Cpe
1941 Ford 11Y
1954 Buick 48D
1955 Cadillac CDV
1955 Packard Clipper
1957 Cadillac Series 62
1962 VW Bug
1962 Dodge 880
1966 Mercury Montclair
1967 Buick Wildcat Convertible
1968 Chevy Chevelle SS
1968 Plymouth Barracuda
1977 Lincoln MKV

Caddyjack

A big "Welcome Patrick" from the Philadelphia suburbs!  :D
Jack Larson
Philadelphia, PA

Jeff Rosansky CLC #28373

Another welcome from a 55 owner (almost ready to get it back on the road).
Congrats and enjoy it. Looks like it has ac?
Jeff
Jeff Rosansky
CLC #28373
1970 Coupe DeVille (Big Red)
1955 Series 62 (Baby Blue)
Dad's new 1979 Coupe DeVille

gary griffin

Another welcome coming from Seattle.  Great choice for your car!!
Gary Griffin

1940 LaSalle 5029 4 door convertible sedan
1942 Cadillac 6719 restoration almost complete?
1957 Cadillac 60-special (Needs a little TLC)
2013 Cadillac XTS daily driver

The Tassie Devil(le)

G'day Patrick,

A big WELCOME from Down Under.

Your car would fit very well down here.

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

chrisntam

Welcome Patrick, and you passed the new member test!  You posted pictures!

Looks great, let the journey begin!

chris in Dallas.
1970 Deville Convertible 
Dallas, Texas

Roger Zimmermann

Welcome Patrick! Are you searching a garage in France or in the US? It seems that right now your nice car is in the US...
1956 Sedan de Ville (sold)
1956 Eldorado Biarritz
1957 Eldorado Brougham (sold)
1972 Coupe de Ville
2011 DTS
CLCMRC benefactor #101

walt chomosh #23510

Patrick.....factory air....yeh!....walt...tulsa,ok

PatiCadi

No , the car is in France already and garages over there are a little tiny ... 8)
Yes it has factory air but it is not working . Question here : is there a kind of second radiator in front of the colling radiator ? I have this on my 1972 eldorado .
Question 2 : how do you refill because freon 12 does not exist anymore ?

The Tassie Devil(le)

Quote from: PatiCadi on December 07, 2017, 04:13:57 PM
....... I have this on my 1972 eldorado .
Now you are talking class.

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

76eldo

Welcome to the CLC Message Board.

Nice car!

You will have a really hard time getting R-12 in France and it will probably leak out of the system unless you rebuild everything.
I am not sure if you can adapt a modern compressor to that system and use 134-a but you may be able to install a system from Vintage Air or a company that offers generic systems for custom applications.

Good luck,

Brian
Brian Rachlin
Huntingdon Valley, Pa
I prefer email's not PM's rachlin@comcast.net

1960 62 Series Conv with Factory Tri Power
1970 DeVille Conv
1970 Eldo
1970 Caribu (?) "The Cadmino"
1973 Eldorado Conv Pace Car
1976 Eldorado Conv
1980 Eldorado H & E Conv
1993 Allante with Hardtop (X2)
2008 DTS
2012 CTS Coupe
2017 XT
1956 Thunderbird
1966 Olds Toronado

savemy67

Hello Patrick,

Quote from: PatiCadi on December 07, 2017, 04:13:57 PM
Question here : is there a kind of second radiator in front of the colling radiator ? I have this on my 1972 eldorado

The "second radiator" you refer to is most likely the air conditioning system's condenser.  If the air conditionng system on your '55 is not working, it could be due to many things, so even if you could find R-12 in France, it would be a waste of resources to attempt to fill the system without first determining exactly in what condition the system is.

Nice looking car - my birth year.  Are the colors original?

Christopher Winter
Christopher Winter
1967 Sedan DeVille hardtop

PatiCadi

Thanks for the replies everybody !
Yes color is original , as is the color combination . I think it is ivory and black . I am just learning as much as i can about the car  to avoid posting stupid questions . Has somebody a working ac from these years ?  Maybe it is not a bad idea to drive with open windows ...

Concerning the oil filter , fram C4 or C4P type ?

Roger Zimmermann

The AC number for the oil filter is P115. According to an old AC listing, the Fram equivalent is C21 or C21P.
1956 Sedan de Ville (sold)
1956 Eldorado Biarritz
1957 Eldorado Brougham (sold)
1972 Coupe de Ville
2011 DTS
CLCMRC benefactor #101

WTL

Welcome Patrick,

I was born and raised in Huntsville,
Glad to see you here, and excited to read about your 55.  I bet it would be fun driving that through France. 

walt chomosh #23510

Patrick,
  I ran 134b in my 1955CDV for a few years but truth is at high outside temps the system loses efficiency. I decided to try 414b and was pleased for a number of years then my compressor shaft seal began leaking.(I had "tuned " the seal 10 or so years before but it finally started leaking again) I had recently scored some R12 so I installed a Sanden compressor with it. (my Cadillac is a driver) I did have to fab a bracket for it and run belts a couple of inches longer, but the summer of 2017 was "cool"! There is a shop in Florida that will "tune up" your shaft seal but I went with the Sanden for now. Contact me if you get to the point of refurbishing your A/C.....walt...tulsa,ok...pic of my CDV and 1955 Airstream Travel Trailer attatched...