1980 Cadillac Le Cab

When you mention the word lowrider, the first images that pop into your head are cruising low and slow down a palm tree littered street. And although the tropical island of Guam is lined with palm trees, the one thing that isn’t so common are lowriders, and that’s exactly where this story begins.

Eduardo “Books” Colina first fell in love with our culture years ago, but it wasn’t until he moved to the mainland that he and his wife, Tina, decided to get their once semi-restored Caddy back into full show level action.

The decision was made to restore the entire car. The only way to take this Caddy to a whole new level was to pay a visit to local Las Vegas fabricator, Tee Jay of The Avenue Customs, where a convertible conversion would be performed. With a working convertible top in place, it was time to prep the rest of the vehicle for the makeover. The frame would be fully molded by High Hitter Hydraulics and a custom hydraulic setup featuring two pumps, filters, six centennial batteries, and accuman solenoids were installed. Nate Poe prepared the body, underbelly and engine compartment to receive the two-stage red-on-red Axalta paint. Zack Felix, of Felix Dezigns, would be called in to apply his signature candy patterns with leafing and pinstripe designs found throughout the car. The original 368 6.0 was powdercoated and upgraded with chrome accents along with a rebuilt TR 400 transmission, installed by Rancho Cadillac in Victorville, California. After the order was placed for a custom set 13×7 cross-laced Galaxy Wire Wheels, it was off to Luis, of Wizards Customs, who would re-create the original stitching in Red extreme leathers along with a custom center console. Finishing touches would include a Nardi woodgrain steering wheel, fiberglassed trunk inserts, and a JL Audio sound system and a Power Acoustik head unit.

The bar for custom convertible Cadillacs has been raised once again. “We could not have done it without the help of all our close friends and family,” Eduardo says. “Thanks to all who were involved with this build.”