About Caddy Daddy

 Little of my Car History

• Most children’s first words are mommy or daddy, mine was car.
• Age of 15 1/2 living in San Francisco I watched one chase seen in Bullet (staring Steve McQueen) being filmed live.
• Age 16 moved back to Illinois. Got my first car. 1957 Ford Convertible
• Age 17 Traded in the Ford for a 1966 Mustang Fastback
• Age 17  Special ordered a 1970 442 w30 Convertible with every option
• Age 18  sold Olds for a Lotus Europe
• Age  18 Sold Lotus for 1970 Porsche Targa
• I can go on and on.
• Age 26 bought my first Cadillac 1954 Eldorado
• Age 28 Bought 1953 Eldorado convertible
• I can go on and on.
• I drive a 2003 Ext as my everyday vehicle

Business Background

• At the age of 19 I started working in a car stereo store. This was the time that 4 tracks were on the way out and 8 tracks were the new thing.
• At that time I was Dr. Watts  your car stereo doctor
• I designed the first car stereo enclosed sound room
• I imported the most powerful amp (76 Watts) + it had bass and treble controls and a head phone jack.
• At the age of 29 started Cadillac parts as a hobby. I found at that time I needed a right hand bumper end for a 1954. The price was $200. I could buy a whole car for that price. Sold the choice parts and scraped the rest.
  
  

Achievements in th the Cadillac Parts Business

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• One of the first if not the first  Cadillac parts dealer to set up shop buy touring the swap meets on the west coast
• First Cadillac Parts dealer to have a mobile show room.
• First Cadillac parts dealer on the internet
• First Cadillac parts dealer to have catalogs that you could down load by the year
• As one of the pioneers on the web for many years I sent more Caddy Nuts to join the club nationally than anyone else.

Hobbies

• Playing golf
• Working in the garden