My Dad actually found a '38 Caddy V-16 5-passenger Coupe in a junkyard in 
Arkansas (about 20+ years ago).  Burned up in a barn fire before it could 
be restored.  1 of 8 built.   That motor was about as big as the V6anagon.

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  bhufford@mail.orion.org    \\ //\\ //     '61,'63,'63,'71,'72 Bones
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On Wed, 24 Apr 1996, Ken Hooper wrote:

> I mean, you can't really swing a dead cat without smacking one of those 501
> cid Cadillac engines in a junkyard, and if you scrounged you could come up
> with an old Cad V16.
> 
> If we're going to get rotten mileage, Steve, then let's do it up RIGHT! ;)
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