Listen to the how, what, and why Larry built the Cadillac
2021 ж. 14 Қар.
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Every car in that field should be built like this.
I agree this is a all steel factory car! Bad ass
Uh they are lol
The quality of your race cars speak for themselves. The workmanship is amazing. Stay safe.
What a humble brilliant man I could listen to this guy all day. work a week in a shop and learn just some of what he can teach me amazing.
This is probably the best looking race car I’ve ever seen.
Larry has always been the 'thinking man's' builder. I love the way the doors 'clunk'.
This guys a man, and a legend. It will come again...
Saw that car on display at the NHRA National event in Topeka several years ago. It is a work of art!
Larry that is one super nice ,well Engineered car. I built a 64 Plymouth Savoy and like you dealt with on your Caddy, you made it all. You buildt the wheelie bars for my Plymouth years ago when you were helping Rod Meek. You questioned the length, 84" long. You did a super job on them and they worked well. You was talking about the doors on your Caddy. I think over all you made an excellent choice using the factory door. At 22 lbs your not going to get any lighter. I had glass doors made for my Plymouth that were made off a 63 model and they wouldn't work. So I did the same thing, lightened the factory doors. Time I was done they weighed 24lbs. Enjoyed your video and the explanation of the build. You are one of the best builders in the business. Love the Hemi choice. Best of luck!!! I root for you always. Go get them Larry!!!!!
I love the originality and engineering of this car. And that beautiful blue is pretty.
"be careful what you wish for" - epic reply to being told to make your vehicle more stock appearing. Love the car, even the color is spot on. You could roll into a church parking lot with that thing and people would think it's stock, until they heard it or looked inside.
I gain a whole new respect for Larry and his Caddy. Badass build!!
Man, I apreciate this car so much more now, knowing the level of detail went in to make it appear more stock than the rest of the NPK field.
That is a beautiful car. I really appreciate the guys that do the work themselves. Obviously not all the work themselves but you can tell Larry Larson and people like Jeff Lutz do a lot of their own stuff.
It was awesome getting to see the Cadillac yesterday at Heartland park in Topeka.
Fantastic craftsmanship and attention to detail. Well done. thank you.
Ive been following Mr. Larson for a long time, since the Drag Week days and his cars have always ran hard and were reliable. He single handedly set the bar for everyone.
A car this fast, but has such a satisfying thunk when it shuts...fuking brillant job Larry. Awesome.
Larry Larson is the greatest drag racing driver ever!!!😎👍
LARRY THE SCIENCE BEHIND UR ENGINERING IS SO COOL AS WELL AS SAFE AND TRUE TO THE SPORT OF DRAG RACING !!!UR HOTROD R LEGENDARY UR TEACHING OUR YOUTH TO THINK AND BUILD UR OWN IS ALWAYS BEST THANKS FOR BEING AN AMBASSADOR FOR THE SPORT
Absolute work of art....
Larry Larson just went up a few street points in my book 📖. But for the record he was already at the top. I've been a Larry Larson fan since the nova was pink. God bless you and your family. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
I like that reason of "not stock appearing" because all this time I thought Wayne Smozanek's giant super charger was stock, Jerry Bird's hood scoop was stock, and Kye Kelley's car just rolled off the assembly line. The "stock appearance" is not why I watch NPK. Glad you are putting out some videos. I like the content so far. Keep it up. Thanks.
Some of us like the stock look. I do anyway.
That being said it was a pussy reason not to let him race the truck. They should have just come out and said it's too fast lol.
@@joshuagibson2520 exactly, they were just mad he was whoopin their asses.
@@joshuagibson2520 I agree 100%.
Love it , love it , love it. Larry Larson is the man
Great to hear the story of how and why this car was built. Love the clean, stock appearing look. Very well thought out.
The appearance of the Cadillac I love because it looks more stock than most and I really love all the factory body Panels with no Zeus clips and no window screws.
Larry, your car is awesome and I respect the fact that you kept it all steel. I need to get me a T-shirt.
One of my all time favorite cars! Always been a huge fan of the V series Cadillac. The ATSV and CTSV are both beautiful cars
All never forget watching these guy run he's nova at kcir one amazing ride he differently knows how to put a dream to reality best of luck next year nice to see the new ride been wondering sense s 10
Just became my favorite car! Love it being all steel.
Coolest race car I've ever seen in my life, beautiful work sir 👏 👍 👌
Beautiful car I love the blue color
Wow!!!! The story is awesome on the why you built it and it's awesome to hear that you have a true factory looking car.. no fastners... you are definitely a genius when it comes to building fast and great looking race/street rides.. that blue is beautiful
Phenomenal job in building this fast work of art Larry. There isn't another builder that thinks out of the box and as innovative as yourself, there are some good one's but none at your level. Thanks for giving us the run down on this build and on the S - 10.....it's a dang shame they outlawed it, yet they call this series street outlaw no prep kings.....go figure. God bless you, your family and everyone at the shop.
This Car Is Really Neat And A Lot Of Thought Has Been Put Into Making It Like A Factory Car! I Am A Big Fan Of Blue And I Really Like The Color Of It!
One of the best looking NPK cars for sure totally bad ass
That's a slick idea with the hood latches. Super clean and nice. Love the thought process and attention to detail.
I knew this car was beautiful but this explains that everything is functional and well planned out. Truly a work of art.
My favorite car on the whole show!!!!!! Great job Larry.. hope you kick some ass next year
Wow new respect for ya. Always thought that was nowhere near a caddy. Couldnt believe you started with an actual ats and kept as much as you did. Def one of my new fav cars.
What a work of art!
Respect on the attention to detail , and how thoroughly well the car was thought out, and the execution is absolutely top notch .
Thanks for your effort and work, Larry. Very nice race car. Carefully crafted, purpose built maniac. God bless America!!!
Please keep up the quality and frequency of this content. This is going to make me a Larry Larson fan, lol!
its amazing how the doors fit and shut. nice build larry.
Your a true craftsman Larry, I’m a Missouri native and always pull for you
Of all the sweet cars in NPK this is by far my favorite. Looks like a factory car on steroids and has a great color. Never understood all the black cars often times racing in the dark on tv. This thing and that orange Vette pop off the screen
Love that blue! Badass car Larry
Great little Caddy Larry Enjoyed listening in Good to meet ya
Love the way u mounted the frt end w/ the guide pins and seat belt latches ! Crious how much the frt end weighs as a 1 piece frt end using all lightened factory panels compared to a 1 piece fiberglass frt end … The exhaust is the cats meow though , my favorite part of the car ! That was an excellent execution of an excellent plan !!!
Art work Larry......the refinement this car utilizes is outstanding......there's a lot of guys building cars .......good cars .....but I've never seen one engineered to this degree .... striving for perfection in performance as well as to showcase your capabilities.......meanwhile lutz is sending the twin to be built by someone else because he is too busy......
Man, Ive been a fan for years before NPK. I remember a friend showing me a video of you car running drag week around 2011 or so. I think it maybe ran the 1st 6 I think. I was absolutely amazed that it could take that kind of abuse and drive off. I got to see it in person in Gilliam LA in 2012. I was in DW 2014 and blown away by the debut of the truck. To me you are the OG that showed people what turbos and street cars can do.
Great build, probably the "stockest" car I've seen right down to the urethane for windows. Like the "no dust fasteners " also
Larry you do absolutely beautiful work and one of my favorite cars. It's a real pleasure to finally be able to watch you race. Thank you for all your years of commitment to the sport. 👍
This car turned out great. My friend sold you this car. I remember when it was black sitting at Capital auto parts. Great job on it!
My favorite NPK car JUST because if the attention to detail. Like the Cadillac shaped Turbo Exhaust. Great driver and great video.
One of the nicest cars out there for sure and I love the detail in it. So hope to see it winning and kicking ass
Ever since you built that car it's been my favorite NPK car. I love the ATS. Didn't realize the front end is factory steel and carbon. Wow you must be way overweight. Thanks alot for telling us how and why you built it. I'm ordering a Hoodie as soon as I can. Hopefully I'll make a race next season
Work of Art from a Master!
The exact phrase I was going to use I saw this car Columbus Ohio it's perfect
This was my favorite race car the year it was built. To cool. Love the originality and the engineering.
love that car would love to see you on top again but the car is a master piece very nice build Larry
Attention to detail is fantastic. Didn't realise that the front end and doors were stock units.
Great job that car is a thing of beauty way to go Larry glad I got to see how it was built
Keep em coming larry very cool bro can't wait till you kicking asses and tacking names man let's GOOOO
I remember the first time I saw the car I was blown away by how stock it looked. As you pointed out no dzus fasteners, window screws, etc. After hearing you talk about all the factory steel panels I was very curious about the weight of the car. I am amazed that you got the car down to 2750 lbs! Even still giving up 100 lbs is a lot to give up to the field. What do you feel is holding you back from being more competitive with the car? Are you still sold on the big single turbo? If you can’t get down to the 2650 lbs and take advantage of the lighter weight aren’t you loosing the competitive edge of that combo?
By the far the best looking car in NPK! I remember reading about the Caddy right after it was built and I was amazed. The factory panel, stock look is ridiculously bad ass on this car. Well done sir!
Love the car. I've been a fan since the Chevy II.
Cleanest and most real car in the series
Big props dude. Unreal ur work to silence the haters
Love the car. If I ever had the opportunity to have a car built. I would definitely choose Larry Larson Race Cars!!
Larry is the Legend. 👍
I'm really impressed with how much of an ATS V this car really still is. That's bad ass! I'm glad you are doing these vids now. I had a lot of misconceptions about it that were cleared up with this. Great job Larry!
Having had an ATSV….I love to see this car on the track! Your build methodology is perfect! Get em!
THIS right here is what a real street/drag car is supposed to look and be like!!!! Well done Larry!!! ALL factory panels !!!
Man that car is amazing !
Larry you are awesome!! Keep up the great work!!!🎉
"Be careful what you ask for" Smokey Yunick used to say that as well, ended up getting most of the NASCAR rulebook (As it sits today) written to try and stop him. Just curious, any plans to get the truck back out to drag and drives? Namely Sick week in February?
I can’t wait to watch all these videos, I love when builders/drivers do this and really get into it
You the godfather Larry. Beautiful car she is masterpiece 👍 hope to see you in Epping new hampshire npk next year
Seriously I’ve seen this car in person at the Boise Idaho race and let me tell you this car is unreal how nice Larry built it. The sound this car makes is also unbelievable. This is by far my favorite car, swan Gang’s Lexus IS also a really cool concept
Love the car and the color is awesome.. 👍👍
I appreciate the explanation of everything. Really looking forward too all your future videos
Tuff looking machine you got there Larry good luck and big fan of yours 👍
I have followed him from the Hot Rod power tours, this a class act and a fine builder.
Sweet! Love the attention to detail along with the fit and finish. Beautiful!
Best looking car by far!
probably the best looking car on the circuit
And THAT Sir is why You’ll always be a winner in My book. Beautiful car👍🏾💯
Thanks for sharing Larry. I cannot believe all the attention to detail in this car. Beautiful build.
Freaking beautiful. Nothing but respect and well, a mind blow on how amazing of a build this is.
Beautiful ride larry. Love watching you run it.
Never knew how far you took the stock appearing... Love how creative you all get to make stuff work. Thanks for sharing.
The baddest car out there.
Well man I'm a Caddy kind of guy and I would love to have a street hot rod that looks like it. Fine job on the build of this car. I guess you are right, be careful what you ask for. Thanks for sharing this info with us
Love the videos keep em coming. Beautiful work everything is so clean and sharp.
Beautiful car. Love the thought process in the build.
I think your the most stock looking cars out there. Most of those cars do not look stock or even close. Mad respect to you and your team for this.
Larry great job love this car.
Larry is a thinker. Knows what is important. A LOT of thought goes into his product.(I'd bet he knows to spin a Nut off a Cap Screw before spinning the Cap Screw though the parts it adjoins). (Just another wise guy comment from a previous observation of a totally different post few minutes ago). Larry, I like your Innovative approach to Mechanical Design and the aircraft application to Racecars.
Beautiful build great video
Best looking car in No Prep if u ask me, it's a gorgeous car. Justin's Lexus is a beautiful car as well. I just like the different car, like u said everyone has a Nova, Mustang, Corvette or Camaro. Good luck to you in your upcoming adventures with the car