Cadillacs in Southern Ontario

The C.I.S.O. is a new on line Cadillac club started last year by my friend Mike. You can find them at:
http://cadillacinsouthernontario.com/

I had to be at Steve Plunkett's great Fleetwood Cruise last Saturday on business so why not drive one of my "classic" cars well actually I don't own any new cars.

The 59 has slumbered for a few years with only limited use. So the drive to London was its longest trip in a decade. I had changed the oil the week before, washed her, checked tires and all other fluids. A quick test run showed her to be in fine form so I committed to bring the Caddy to Mike's display at the show.

The Caddy ran fine to London, I was even followed by a CTS-V most of the way. Quite a line up to get in but I quickly spotted the C.I.S.O. guys and gals, great display by the way!

The run home was more intense with the top down and my ghetto sound system set to 11, that is an ipod playing through a boom box powered by an inverter connected to one of the 59's four cigarette lighters.

The trip back highlighted some nagging problems I still have not cured, brakes pull to the left (alignment?) and s slight vibration at 30 mph. Nevertheless the Cad performed like a trooper and it never rained.

Also Kudos to my friend Bill who brought Amanda, his beautiful 60 Dodge Polara coupe, perhaps he will send me a photo for this blog as I shamefully forgot to snap one.

Met lots of great people including the prior owner of my 78 Toronado XS...small word indeed.

Ghosts of Future Lincolns

Enjoyed a 2010 Lincoln MKT for the week. I am not much of a fan of crossovers but the MKT at least has some sense of design, I especially like its hearse like shape, so I would order one in black. I think a sedan delivery custom job is in order too.

The intelligent cruise control (shades of Packard's radar brakes) worked very well and was a definite driving aid not an intrusion like I feared.

The 365 HP Ecoboost (lame name for an engine) is as smooth and powerful as it is in the new SHO. I wish it ignited with a little more fire and brimstone when you compress the go pedal.

High marks from spouse who enjoyed the Sirius 80's channel and reliving her misspent musical youth.

So when can we have a true successor to the Mark VIII based on the Mustang platform, don't forget the opera windows and Continental hump.