Classics Out in Oregon, this die-hard Cadillac fanatic lives amongst his herd

01:45 23 july 2020

01:45 23 july 2020 Source: hagerty.com

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Dan Morehouse grew up heavily steeped in his father’s obsession in Ford vehicles and parts, but Morehouse’s automotive fate drew him elsewhere—Cadillacs. What started in college with a couple of 1959 Cadillacs that he sold to buy a house turned into a whole lot more, despite his best efforts. “I found this ’59 Biarritz, and it took three years but I ended up buying that as well,” says Morehouse in the latest video from Iron Trap Garage. Soon after he got in touch with another Cadillac enthusiast who had a load of parts he wanted to sell, and Morehouse and his wife resolved to flip the collection to fund restoration for the Biarritz.

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“I bought a lot of cars, and a lot of parts from one guy. My whole entire goal was just to restore one car and just be a normal person,” says Morehouse. “I didn’t want to follow in my family’s roots and buy tons of cars—I was 22 years old I just wanted to be done. Turns out that once you get one you just kind of keep going and then things fall into your lap, and suddenly I have several hundred Cadillacs that I’ve owned.”

an old car parked in a parking lot: Iron Trap Garage

Sitting in his backyard, amidst a little pond with ferns, tall grass, and the gentle babble of a little waterfall running over the rusted corpse of a finned ’59 Fleetwood, he estimates more than 400 Caddies in total, including an example of every ’59 model ever made. “I can’t turn it down. It’s an uncontrollable disease to go buy a ’59 Cadillac if I find or see it. If it’s one day’s drive I’m on it. Two day’s drive I’ll kind of hesitate, buy it, and then I’ll sell it or some parts. I just have fun with Cadillacs—I don’t even look at other cars.”

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The Fleetwood was the premier owner-driven Cadillac.Of course, the 1953 Cadillac was the final update of the 1948 Cadillac, the first all-new postwar Caddy. It inaugurated the classic Cadillac fishtail fin, and in 1949, received an all-new small block V-8. For 1950 it was totally restyled, though it still bore a strong resemblance to the 1948-49 car. Between 1950 and 1953 only small cosmetic changes were made, and you have to be a real aficionado to tell a ’50 from a ’51 from a ’52. But the ’53 was set itself apart a little more than its earlier brethren.

a body of water surrounded by palm trees: Iron Trap Garage

As the collection grew it became obvious to him that he needed to sell off parts simply because there were way too many for him to be able to handle, and it turned into a side business he calls Big Fins. “Big Fins Morehouse, Big Fins Cadillac, or Dan from Oregon, ’cause I’m the guy I guess.”

Oh, he’s definitely the guy. Scattered among this Caddy kingdom are literal piles of grilles, his dad’s vintage gas pumps, other Cadillac from various years and conditions, 134 saber wheels with stacks of hubcaps, and a kid’s playground fashioned with an integrated ’41 Caddy/fire truck hybrid. A ’59 Fleetwood buried under untold mounds of trim here, shelves of Tri-Power components there. Did I mention the entire shed full of fenders? There is an entire shed full of fenders.

Although several cars are on Morehouse’s “keeper list,” a huge chunk of cars and parts you see in the video is for sale. After all, Morehouse’s first Biarritz from way back when is still isn’t done (it’s at a friend’s house), but clearly the Cadillac craziness shows no signs of slowing down. Have a look around his backyard and ogle his wild, albeit pure dedication to a single marque. As he puts it, “every day’s a swap meet.”

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a car on display: old vintage cadillac in garage rear three-quarter

a car that is sitting on a table: old vintage cadillacs in garage rear three-quarter

a car parked in a parking lot: patina old vintage cadillac fins rear three-quarter

a car parked in a parking lot: red old vintage cadillac fins rear three-quarter

a small blue car parked in a parking lot: old vintage cadillac wagon rear three-quarter

a car parked on the side of a road: matching old vintage cadillac rear three-quarter

a car parked in a parking lot: old vintage cadillac hardtop front three-quarter

a car parked in a parking lot: old vintage cadillac soft top front three-quarter

a car parked in a parking lot: old vintage cadillacs rear fins

a car parked in a parking lot: old vintage cadillac two tone rear three-quarter

a car parked in a parking lot: old vintage patina cadillacs front three-quarter

a car parked in a parking lot: old vintage patina cadillac rear three-quarter

a car parked in a parking lot: green old vintage cadillac front three-quarter

a car parked on the side of a building: old vintage cadillac black in garage

a car parked in a parking lot: old vintage cadillacs rear three-quarter

a car parked in a parking lot: old vintage cadillac front three-quarter

a car parked in a grassy field: old vintage cadillac side profiles

a car parked on the side of a building: old vintage cadillacs in garage rear three-quarter

a house with trees in the back yard: old vintage cadillac yard

old vintage cadillac soft top front three-quarter

a truck is parked in front of a car: old vintage cadillac playground

a car parked in a parking lot: old vintage cadillac rear

a sign on the side of the road: old vintage gas pump

a pot on the stove: old vintage cadillac parts in loft

a display in a room: old vintage cadillac signs

a pile of shoes: old vintage cadillac wheels

a man standing next to a car: Dan Morehouse with old vintage cadillac in garage

a person standing in front of a blue car parked in a parking lot: man and woman with old vintage cadillac uhaul

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