1904 Cadillac Demonstration by Tom Laferriere

Showing how to start the 1904 Cadillac

[@techmaven5900]

Awesome little chuffer!

[@ils360]

that is so cool how meny of these are left?

[@jacksmith5692]

In a book I read about the great pitcher Christy Matthewson, he owned a 1904 but it stated the car cost $1,400. I have since read online that the Model B cost around $950.00 and went around 25 MPH top speed and had wood wheels and kerosene lamps.

[@hyzercreek]

Well I see wood wheels here

[@thistime4you]

Would love to see what it looks like today

[@chriswhittall1956]

It's almost done

[@Pamudder]

Great vid and amazing old car. I note it has a high-voltage spark-plug ignition. Does the lead-acid battery supply current to the ignition coil? I was under the impression that most engines of that era used magnetos for ignition, and the cars had oil taillights and carbide or oil headlamps.

[@arburo1]

A lot of cars had a trembler coil and spark plug. The trembler coil is like a child's shocking coil, and will give a short burst of many sparks for each firing of the cylinder, whereas the later coil ignition or magneto give only a single spark. Trembler cars are much easier to start by hand.

[@williamwilson9173]

thats some wagon! lol

[@donborgal975]

That's what I call patina!!! Don't ever restore it...it's perfect!!