The 1956 caddy

I traded for the 1962 Pontiac Catalina while we lived in Akron Ohio. I felt the payments on the 67 Galaxy were too high. The Catalina was a four-door sedan, however it had a 389 engine with tri-power. The car would get up and go and was a lot of fun at the traffic lights. It was a real sleeper.

In 1967 we moved to Atlanta, Georgia. While in Georgia I traded for a 1963 or 64 Oldsmobile 88. In 1969 or 1970 I bought my second new car, which was a 1970 Plymouth Duster with the slant six engine with a standard transmission. My wife did not drive so the three on the column was not an issue. Overall the duster was a nice car although very basic.

In 1972, a new job brought me back to Ohio. Someone at the store I worked at gave me a 1955 Oldsmobile. It did not run, I was going to fix it and drive it as I liked old cars. It made a very nice yard ornament as I never had the time nor money to repair it. Another car I could not afford which I would love to have was a 1939 Lasalle sedan. The lady who owned it worked for Buckeye Mart and said the car once belonged to Gov. Bricker. I did not buy the car because I could not afford it.

In 1974 or so we moved to Jackson, Ohio. My wife had learned to drive and we bought a second car. It was a 1957 Plymouth four-door sedan. My wife loved the car, it had a push button automatic transmission. Another interesting fact with the exhaust manifold leak, giving it a unique sound. At some point the torsion bar broke making the car another junkyard candidate. Also while in Jackson I traded the duster for a 1965 two door Thunderbird. I really like that car. In 1975, we bought a new Pontiac Catalina. We sold the Thunderbird. We bought a car to replace the Plymouth because I was traveling, we bought a 19 something Vega. I think it was a 1971 station wagon. I drove that car round trip Jackson to Athens for about eight months. The engines in those cars were aluminum and were crap. I sold the car to a guy who needed a good body for his Vega.

While in Jackson, I bought one of my dream cars. I just liked the styling of the early 50's caddy's. A friend of the family had a 52 when I was younger and I always wanted a car like it.  It was in 1956 Cadillac sedan. It needed a lot of cosmetic work that never got done.  The car drove well and was a lot of fun. I owned this car from about 1977 to sometime in the 80s. I drove the car from Washington Courthouse,Ohio to Sandusky, Michigan. Eventually the car needed some engine work which I could not afford, so I sold it to a local car lot.

The next blog will continue the car saga.