Let’s see how long we can keep the Janus theme going here. This one was posted at the Cohort by John Lloyd, and he says it was shot in Rawlins, Wyoming. I believe him. And I like it; well why wouldn’t I, seeing that these are two of my favorite Caddys ever. But it seems there ought to be a bit more of a stretch in the middle, so that folks can experience the ride in a stretch Cadillacs, and the drive not have to worry about tight U turns.
Here’s one ’55 front end. It would appear that this is the one that more commonly is in front when driven, as rear wheel steering can get a bit squirrelly at speed.
That reminds me of that two headed Checker Marathon that the local radio station 98 Rock(WIYY Baltimore) used in their promos in the 1980’s and 1990’s. They finally scrapped it in the early 2000’s and it was in a junk yard in Jessup MD for a year or so but I never took pics of it sadly.
From the way this one sits, it looks like there is only one end with an engine, as the other end sits much higher up on its suspension. I can’t understand why though – how hard could it be to bang out a parallel rear wheel drive system with steering joints at the ends of each diff? 🙂 The idea of parallel driveshafts with appropriate offsets of engines and rear ends would probably keep some pretty good engineers up late at night.
Just imagine the trans tunnel or tunnels…
Probably easier to use Eldorado fwd UPP’s.
You could use 4wd front diffs to get steering, but they would be in the way of the engines and chassis rails, minor stuff really!
I wonder if they cut up a commercial chassis to do this, and if it was an older conversion, or something these folks slapped together? Aside from the gap in the driver door it looks pretty sound. And obviously able to be driven. Would love more info on the history of this beast.
What a waste of a good old Caddy!
A possible link to its history/build here:
http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/946917-arkansas-engineering-2.html
Looks like two 55’s to me
Right you are.
The plate on the car is from Wyoming county # 6. That is Carbon and Rawlins is the county seat. Good low number plate means owner has probably had the plate for many years. That plate style is current but is being replaced this calendar year on renewals by a completely new design.
Looks like ’57 Plymouth Fury wheel covers.
Heh, seems like these two-headed things are everywhere! Here’s one just off I-57 on Illinois 116 near Ashkum, Illinois. Sorry I had to use the Google Street View, but the odds of me ever being there again now that both my partner’s parents have passed is incredibly remote. Google says the imagery is from 2009, and I can personally attest that it’s still there (and gets moved from time to time) as of last month when we were in Illinois for father-in-law’s funeral. It’s two Plymouth Voyagers grafted together, quite well too!
As for this one, seems a shame to have done this to what look like two good Caddies. But then, the late 1970s seem like they were a strange time.
I can’t believe that is still there! I I remember seeing that back in 2001-02 when passing through.