79-Year-Old Grandma Keeps Winning Burnout Contests in Her Big Block ’57 Cadillac

[@kaseymorgannorris2855]

This is my grandma 🥰🤣 you did a beautiful job, Tom! We couldn’t be more proud ❤

[@kjt1944]

Is it the sake grandma who took off in the grey beemer while her grandson chased her to stop (cause i love that clip too!!)

[@shanetyler9391]

Pretty sweet keep those old American classics running :) my favorite car as a child was a 1957 Chevy 2 door black had to be black lol :) loved that Hot Wheel's car 🤣😂

[@cobracharmer6178]

@@shanetyler9391 🛞🔥__________________💨 🛞🔥__________________💨 Hot Wheels!

[@jeremylittle1581]

This is such an awesome story. Love her spirit and upbeat attitude.

[@cobracharmer6178]

@@shanetyler9391 🛞🔥___________ 🛞🔥___________ Hot Wheels!

[@mlm3531]

Usually grandmas are baking biscuits, but she is baking tires! Gorgeous Caddy

[@iansnow7211]

Nevermind the gas, how many tires does she go through

[@jeanlawson9133]

I bet she is a good cook as well....I bet she is good at many things as most Gear heads are...

[@CSmith-gb1sl]

Expensive hobby.

[@mlm3531]

Well there's some people who can afford it.

[@brentkraling2983]

She’s a biscuit baker and a tire fryer. Lol 😂

[@smithjones3548]

At 0:25, "Well it's a V8, a big ole' V8, that's how we get the tires to smoke!" Haven't heard anything that American in quite some time!

[@HotRodGrannyAnnie]

❤😂

[@Patsendzzz]

Amazing

[@SwankeyMonkey]

My Dad who is 88 years young has a '55 Studebaker President, and also has an extra Cadillac 500cu sitting in the shop he wants to do something with. He's been thinking of shoehorning the block into the Stude and making a tire broiling Studillac. It's bad when someone who's younger, me, do my best to keep him in check by reminding him all that it's going to take in order to make the car handle and stop with that beast in it. The ladies do love its Studebaker Pink/Black combo colors though, and always stop to talk.

[@smithjones3548]

@@SwankeyMonkey A Studillac would be a rare sight indeed, don't think many of the conversions exist today.

[@bohmoon2413]

A 57 Cadillac doesn't come to mind when thinking about muscle cars but that Caddy is really NEAT!

[@kristoffermangila]

All it needs is a fire-breathing powerplant, a tranny strong enough to handle all that power, an aftermarket brake system (a rear disc brake conversion kit is a must, because the drums can't handle it), and a 50s Caddy can be a scary street rod!

[@YouTubeflakeland]

They created a V from a time they didn't have them.

[@Cantthinkofahandle117]

Really? Back in the day Cadillac was known for power and speed. Ever heard the song Beep Beep? its a comical parody of Cadillac. "I'll show him that a Cadillac is not a car to sport, beep beep". The Cadillac loses the race which is why it's parody. My dad had a '55 Pontiac gasser with a 365 Cadillac motor. He went with Cadillac because in the day, they were stout.

[@excavatoree]

@@Cantthinkofahandle117 The line is "... a Cadillac is not a car to scorn."

[@Cantthinkofahandle117]

@excavatoree You are correct, I haven't heard it in a while, lol

[@declanvillar5557]

The way her son describes the quality of his work and effort put into the car, versus his mom’s praises and joy…. You can tell, that’s one proud Momma. Too cool!

[@nickbruni8041]

This Lady and Her Son are THE definition of COOL 👌🏼⛽️🏁

[@roberthepburn-gr4fq]

She reminds me of my grandma Hepburn she was a real daredevil once she and her girlfriend got in her Dodge wagon and they filled up 2 coolers with frozen daiquiris and they drove to las Vegas and partied for a couple days and then she came to visit us and my dad went nuts he told her that 60yr old women didn't drive around the country and partied she told my dad that she could do what ever she wants She was great and a real pistol

[@drive]

awesome. she sounds like one hell of a woman

[@roberthepburn-gr4fq]

@drive her bridge partner was one of the Dodge brothers and yes she was

[@nick2128]

Drinking and driving …

[@roberthepburn-gr4fq]

@nick2128 it was the 60s

[@Vector-X777]

They said 60 year old women not the "60's." Grams was definitely drinking and driving. 😂😂😂

[@LivinlifenFL]

I recently had a conversation with my daughter about living a long life and I said I don’t want to just exist I want to live and then I just played this video and I talk to myself wow how appropriate for timing for that conversation. Go grandma and live!

[@curbyourshi1056]

It's basically use it or lose it at a certain point. Keep active and curious and you'll do alright.

[@bradpnw1897]

Keep living and doing what your heart wants to do and the stuff that you would do even if you weren't paid. God bless

[@jeanlawson9133]

❤ My granny was a gear head as well..her first car was a brand new 1973 Nova SS... metallic blue with off white interior and bucket seats 350 and floor shift. I remember she drove to our house just to show us and when she was leaving done a burn out she was 68 when she got her license...I was so proud of my grandma.. She retired as a RN and had only went to the 6th grade....I miss her she left here at 98 and never had quit.

[@telewubby1961]

my dad had a 70' the same spec. sadly when he deployed his wife at the time sold it for a station wagon, he divorced her once he got back

[@bradpnw1897]

​@@telewubby1961I don't blame him

[@huntingstill]

We have an old guy with a old red truck out here that has won a few burnout comps while on oxygen. It is always so cool when he does.

[@johnsquire8169]

This Caddy is a true sleeper.

[@MrOiram46]

Don’t know if you can really call it a sleeper anymore, cars of that age are now expected to be housing some powerful kick underneath the hood.

[@shona5512]

​​@@MrOiram46 It can go either way. If it's in that condition, you can either expect it to have a restomod with a bigger engine, or you can expect it to be restored to factory spec and be absolutely gutless.

[@MrOiram46]

@@shona5512 Yeah, but there’s now a stereotype that people expect this car being a hot rod. A good example of a true sleeper build nowadays is a Smart Car with a superbike engine or a Prius with a Hellcat swap. People expect both to be absolutely gutless rather than hot rods.

[@jeradroberts220]

That's awesome. Thanks for saving another old Cadillac from the scraper

[@thomasbabcock5174]

I am smiling ear to ear. 😊 I'm so glad they went on that trip together,my kind of people.😊❤

[@iainmackenzie3704]

Made my day watching that. From the cold, wet and dark but beautiful ,west highlands of Scotland x

[@nickmcd858]

My mother is 74, I've never seen her drive a sports car of any kind untill we bought my dad one for his 70th birthday. She asked to drive and immediately did a clutch drop and chirped all the gears. I've never been more proud of my mother!!!

[@fanficrulez]

Need to get her to cleetus and cars!!

[@abitoutofsorts]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[@tomgorelik]

@cleetusM

[@iamjames8403]

@CletusMcfarland Should come to Granny?

[@T_Burd_75]

Definitely needs to make a trip to the Freedom Factory in that car. :D

[@AnotherOak]

What the hell even is that

[@r.hill.2369]

"Season of foolishness". God bless this gal!❤

[@bradpnw1897]

Damn straight

[@hoagiesherlin7732]

I love your car and adore your spirit keep doing what you love and you'll never get old

[@donolbers]

57-58 Cadillacs are my favorite years, and this is great! I wish my wife enjoyed cars this much!

[@globalautobahn1132]

1:57 I just realized this lady knows way more about cars than I do

[@HotRodGrannyAnnie]

😂😂😂

[@damonmuzzy277]

Awesome story, awesome people, awesome car. Thanks for sharing.

[@higamerXD]

"My quiet place" thats one loud ass quiet place granny! Hahahaha, this is gold. Just such a treat to see someone living thier best life. You go girl! I hope you make it another couple decades with your sweet ass ride.

[@HotRodGrannyAnnie]

Quiet place, that does sound pretty funny! 😂 Thanks for the kind words!

[@Drakencrovax]

I love that this 57 caddy *isnt* perfect, but its running and driving and she is enjoying the hell out of it, cars like this were meant to be used!

[@gordocarbo]

This!! Yet too many grown men are "afraid" to drive their late model non collectible xyz car. lol

[@jody024]

Its perfect to me because its a drivers car and not a display piece.

[@Murder_dronds]

To the person who posted this video thank you for the video ps you have good taste in videos thank you

[@johndragon3900]

You go girl never give up.

[@ro22a]

Best KZbin video ever! My eyes are welling up with happiness, you have perfectly explained how cars and everything around them makes me feel too. Thank you.

[@chocolategravyandbiscuits8418]

You know it’s true love when they lay in the trunk to hear the pipes better 😊

[@nathanielpreble5108]

LOVE IT!!! The car, the story, the people, everything. To have something that brings you so much joy is awesome and share it with others wherever you go is truly a gift. Thank you 😁

[@willschultz5452]

OMG I love this woman!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@AruaBakayaro]

11 dislikes. Must be those that lost to this lady 😁

[@HotRodGrannyAnnie]

😂

[@davidreed3165]

Prius owners

[@AruaBakayaro]

@@markbrown2296 I use KZbin Revanced

[@AruaBakayaro]

It's up to 31 now

[@davidreed3165]

@@AruaBakayaro well the only reason I could guess is the description says grandma wins burnout contests and instead of burnout contests you have granny’s and the car’s life story.

[@uppastdawn7627]

Sounds like the 700r4 isn’t as delicate as we were led to believe! This car is perfect.

[@lb9gta307]

It has a good performance aftermarket

[@cavalierliberty6838]

It can be built, especially the later model ones/4l60 ones.

[@GregoryGlessnerViolin]

​@@cavalierliberty6838 they need to be built. In stock from, even a 4.3 vortec can beat a 4l60e into submission.

[@cavalierliberty6838]

@@GregoryGlessnerViolin I said it can be built. As far as the 4.3, that motor is absolute dog water.

[@chevyrider9027]

4.3 vortecs are stout ass motors wtf you on about?

[@justinclark6053]

This is awesome! This is why I watch KZbin, for videos exactly like this!!

[@drive]

appreciate it man 🙏

[@NdiazTRD]

Grandma burning 🔥 more than the biscuits… God bless Her!

[@Zelaznogsiul-63]

Rewards we don’t deserve, such a humble thing to say.

[@ironpanther2420]

The rubber on the tail pipes and quarter panels lol. This old lady is awesome

[@obsessedwithcars219]

This is the best video I've seen in years!!!

[@Cfchild1]

A beautiful car with character and soul from a time when Americans looked forward to the future...

[@DGAFinated]

Best story I’ve ever watched on this platform. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@MrMarcusjarvey]

A really heart-warming petrolhead story - and there don't seem to be enough of those. Well done Annie - you go girl! ♥

[@kathleenkeifer4262]

This is a spectacularly wonderful story, so proud of one grandmother from another grandmother and what a fantastic trip with your son you go girl

[@ianyeh75]

One cool grandma! That, Caddy, wow.

[@rustyberthiaume2014]

🇺🇸☮️ That is one beautiful Granny!!! What a bright Light ⚡️ for us all. Her Son’s level of care and friendship with Mom is such a wonderful model for ALL Humans. It does not matter what the common bond or passion. As one of the “late” Boomers and a car guy (we grew up with Dodge) this makes me smile SO much. It tickles my patriot bone too as HotRods on HWY 66 and California Hwy 1 stokes my 🇺🇸 Red Blooded-ness 😎 Awesome story… Thanks a ton for posting. ☮️🇺🇸

[@Cobra_427]

530HP and I bet the ride is still as smooth as it was when it left the showroom floor, the ultimate sleeper

[@ol59kafer92]

The burnout at the end brought tears to my eyes. Pure awesomeness hot rod granny

[@CrappyCar]

Go Granny, go Granny, go, go, go!

[@priscillanicklaw6290]

This Grandma is awesome. Her description of her life and family and car are so heartfelt. Absolutely beautiful ❤️

[@chyanna6470]

my grand ma was a drag racer in 70's to the mid 80's till she took a wreck and lost her vision, but her and my late grandfather were big into their cars, he had a 56 mercury montclair with a beefed up 312 y block, that i inherited after his passing and now getting it back on the road once winter here in minnesota is over, i can take my grandma for one last ride in it. she really love that car and i know i will always cherish it till one day i can pass it on.

[@Rygoat]

This lady seems so sweet and humble, im glad she's found her happy place and I hope she gets to enjoy it for many years to come!

[@jaminjim44]

Reminds me of my mamaw! My mamaw always had Cadillacs and loved to do donuts and stuff. Miss her very much!!lost her several years ago to cancer. She was something else man she wasn’t but about 5’2 and always had big old caddies all through my life oh and big old delta 88’s lol!! Absolutely awesome tho!! Keep spinning em grandma!!! God bless

[@michelly183]

You go girl!!!!!! Who wouldn’t want a grandma like you! Love it!!

[@davekramer4266]

One thing she said is Also so true, when you sit in these old cars{1960 and before} it's like sitting on your couch, now it's like sitting on a Padded Park Bench.🤔😀

[@eighty6gt]

What a great story and a great video and what a fantastic woman. 😊. Thank you

[@JohnEtue]

Ah what a cool grandma ….must be fun to see her… ya baking tires alright… beautiful caddy… perfect fit … from Canada

[@andyschofield6677]

That smile is priceless! I love this story.

[@jumpjetcaptain495]

Grams a BADASS !! Love her to bits !!

[@curbyourshi1056]

Doesn't matter if you're the best or worst. As long as you're doing what you love the best, you're doing better than 99% of the rest of us. Keep at it!

[@charliekostka6165]

The little old lady from Pasadena

[@DrOlds7298]

That's her Sister.....

[@carpassion96]

Go granny, go granny go granny go!!

[@garykelley6139]

I could sit and listen to this lady for hours.

[@HotRodGrannyAnnie]

❤

[@greggpaul8053]

😂😅 grandma is the best!! You're definitely going to make 100!

[@42lookc]

That was a great segment! What's not to love about that sweet, lovely lady and her gorgeous Caddy? And that '55 Pontiac is the same model and colour combination my Dad had when I was a baby. Beautiful cars.

[@discerningmind]

It's a pretty car. And it goes down the road real nice!

[@arthenry498]

I flat LOVE your attitude and outlook!! GO for it!! I got tears in my eyes feeling for YOU!! Just seeing all that happy is infectious. Enjoy every second, you have earned it, you deserve it. I do envy you I must say.

[@anthonyhumbert8787]

4:31 she burn out so hard she burned the house down

[@snowdaysrule]

I wouldn't expect anything less!

[@gousmc1983]

That was exactly my thoughts why I came to the comments... Like... Is anyone gonna call that in? 😂

[@lanedexter6303]

Love it! I had a white 1958 Cadillac Series 62. Love this ‘57!

[@1958Cadillac-v2g]

Hey! I've got my parents 58 Cadillac they bought in 1960! I was 1 then! 65 now, car is still on the road. It's 67 years old now..we're growing old together!! Lol. Strange how much I've changed, but it still looks the same.....😅

[@SchmokesShop]

What an AWESOME story! I love how KZbin is helping to share and keep these stories alive!

[@caspaabriel4794]

Granma I just loved your story and great support of your son, it's gold!!!

[@ODH3]

I really love this story and this car. This is what makes America great!

[@jeffbroders9781]

My grandma who everyone called Tommy, like a tm boy had a 1979 Ford LTD with a Whipple charged 427 cobra jet engine. Ultimate sleeper. She only raced for pink slips. Thats how I got my 70 cuda. RIP grandma.

[@stanley6440]

wow thats badass

[@SMB1298]

Grannies gone wild! Love to see it 👏🏼

[@SmallBlogV8]

This might just be the coolest thing I've ever seen.

[@thundercockize]

Gams definitely arrived!!!🤘

[@robertd8572]

I absolutely love this! You go Grandma, keep on burning those tires :)

[@TheHypnotstCollector]

Back in 1964 my neighbor in Sierra Vista AZ bought a new 1964 Chevy Malibu 4speed, 327 250hp but with fuelie heads which is odd so maybe by accident it had 300hp. Anyhow it didn't have posi. One day we went on Charleston road, towards Tombstone. He lit up that tire and it just spun and spun. Over 530feet in first gear, he never got over 30mph. That's how all those cars are. Mustang, Malibu or boo hoo, they don't hook up. I had a wonderful B&W photo of the smoke drifting over the mesquite and chaparral but sadly, in my Yute, I threw it away. A sad day. And one day, on stock tires, (670x14?) we got up to 140-145mph. The speedo went past 6pm. close to 7pm. I went thru the Car&Driver etc and the speedo was accurate. We were flying. It was 1985 in my 59 Vette with nitrous oxide that went 170. ALSO: minute 3:18 "tech sheet" A 454 bored .060 gives a 468.. Then if you stroke it like .25 you get around 489. He said that but the display doesn't. I had a factory 454 bored 060 and rebuilt by Chevy.

[@TrumpDatB1tch]

How didnt he get over 30 mph? Cars gain speed even while burning the tires

[@Gunny426HemiPlymouth]

Glad someone did a feature on her. Thank you so much.

[@mikeskidmore6754]

She must have to buy tires by the Dozens and carry two spare tires to make it home from the burn out contests.

[@gojoe2833]

Probably gone through a few differentials as well!

[@mikeskidmore6754]

@@gojoe2833 Not with a good posi traction system which it has.. She has not very wide bias ply tires

[@James-ej7wz]

Whitewall tires are rare as hen’s teeth, I only know 2 places, and both on a year wait list. She must be buying them in bulk

[@joshuacampbell9990]

A razor blade, steady hand, and patience will reveal every tire that has a white letter side can be made into a white whitewall…..

[@BlackandWhitecustoms]

​@@mikeskidmore6754 Posi doesnt make rear end stronger but actually does opposite to increased stress. Also rpms is biggest killer of auto parts due to heat.

[@refresher1000]

This made me smile good for you lady glad you got your Caddy and great story about your trip to Cali enjoy the story and the video kudos to you boy for the work on the car.

[@dannymundo7538]

So glad she kept the tires looking stock. So tired of modern shit on old cars.

[@V8AmericanMuscleCar]

Me too. Old is gold!

[@davidmiller6981]

My mother was just like you she showed us kids what it felt like to fly by driving over a bridge when you came over end. fast enough you would get feeling of flying she's in heaven now driving her Cadillac just like you.

[@cheyennestandish7599]

Sets like a sofa. That's what I've always said about my 62 Cadillac. Like going down the road in your living room.

[@joesailor938]

What a beautiful story.Wish I could have made my mom as happy as you've made yours. Best wishes to both of you

[@killerb4202]

That car definitely needs to be named "Betty White"!!

[@ldnwholesale8552]

Derek Beiri has one of those!

[@KeithLivingstone]

WHY

[@user-Petey]

Style, muscle and pure class. Miss those days.

[@Dropz_RSA]

I will never forget this car, it attacked bender and Rigby.

[@Darrell1981]

I knew Cadillac always had the power but never seen anyone actually use it. And I never seen a sleeper this clean they usually all roughed up or moded out. Keep on rocking it

[@quagmiredavis4117]

Cadillac needs to use granny as advertising for black wing series 2025

[@gordocarbo]

That would be a riot! Nobody would forget that one

[@ThaKenMan]

I never really knew much or cared for this era in cars but the passion they have is amazing. Thats one cool grandma.

[@celtisafricana4984]

This is how to age "gracefully"

[@joed2842]

Granny Annie is a beast! She lights up those tires like it's nothing. Awesome

[@shanetyler9391]

honestly she don't even look 79 to me she looks more like 65! and iam only 43 LOL :)

[@seanimal_rex]

Windows down, the way the good lord intended! Love this lady and love this story

[@Rustohallick]

The real reason they gave her the Cadillac was to get her to stop ridding her Harley...😎

[@larryalexander4833]

👍💪 little old lady from Pasadena 🏁🪛🛠️💯

[@georgeOswald-j6o]

God bless you young lady a real true classic you and your Caddy Amen

[@1964corvan]

very cool, the only thing though i would of done different is that i would of put a built caddy 500 in it rather than the 454 just so as to keep it all caddy.

[@cobracharmer6178]

Like Caddy 500’s are everywhere. 🤔

[@1964corvan]

They literally are.....they made a bazillion of them and even more 472...

[@AFMR0420]

I could tell she wasn’t as good as her hype as soon as she didn’t mention the CID.

[@gordocarbo]

@@AFMR0420 She knows, are you really picking apart an 80 yr old gearhead?

[@nostalgimacken]

That was the highlight of the day to see, something more entertaining you have to look for and an incredibly cool Caddy with an impressive lady who knows how to burn rubber and knows how to get some satisfaction in life.

[@lonewolf2364]

That’s a beautiful car.

[@nl3712]

What a great story. Reminds me of my gran, who drove an old mustang until she passed away. RIP Grandma

[@RetroGamerr1991]

Hell yeah!

[@McGoogger]

beautiful car, beautiful story. road tripping cross country with your family is precious!

[@floyd4311]

So can you ask her if she’d adopt me as her son please and thank you? #badassgrandma