57 Eldorado Brougham
 

....currently at the Roadster Shop. They are doing an amazing job building the chassis.

Plans are RS chassis (obviously), relatively stock appearing but modernized.

I can't decide on a drivetrain. I would sell organs for an XV12 motor (prototype V12 Northstar) but that's just not gonna happen.

Evod is building me a set of wheels. 17 or 18's most likely, styled after the original wheel.

She was sitting in storage for over 20yrs. It had nearly every original part with the car but I knew if I put it together stock I would not want to keep it and drive it.

Not looking to road race the thing but I want it to be a quick comfortable driver that won't make me face death every time I pull onto an off ramp.

How can you not love a car that comes from the factory with magnetic shot glasses? ;)

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Way Cool.I love this build.:thumbsup:

Nice build, the factory parts must be worth a small fortune

Keeper! :thumbsup:

Pretty cool. I think I remember seeing it somewhere,cause it's hard to forget the stainless steel top.

A V12 would rock in that car! Both BMW and Mercedes have made very nice V12s that might fit the bill.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

Have you seen the one that Timmy Diver is building at Divers Street Rods?? It is getting a twin turbo Duramax.... and has a tube chassis... billet wheels that are clones of the stock hubcaps etc.

Love these cars! Glad to see you are building one of these American Kings of the road!:woot:

http://www.diversstreetrods.com/dandos57/

Thanks guys :)

Functionally a Mercedes twin turbo V12 would be great but I just couldn't do it.

An LS series motor is borderline as well but at least they came in escalades and CTS-V's.

I did see the Divers car, should be awesome when finished.

cool looking build. That chasis is massive!

Well hell... the LS is aluminum, yes? Got a welder? :D

There is always the Falconer.

In the end, though, I'd run the BMW V12. It wouldn't take much to give it the look of a modern "Cadillac" V12 with its narrow cam covers.

Watchin' this one... too cool!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill