Ringbrothers' 1948 Madam V Cadillac Coupe - Jay Leno's Garage
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- Jim and Mike Ring stop by the garage to show Jay how they took a 1948 Cadillac Coupe and gave it new life with the help of a 2015 ATS-V and a 2016 ATS-V.
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Ringbrothers' 1948 Madam V Cadillac Coupe - Jay Leno's Garage
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These guys are extremely accomplished. Maybe everyone doesn't love their designs, but this degree of work is stunning.
ronindebeatrice agreed. I like the modern yet classic style of their cars. They have a modern industrial look while keeping classic lines. I'd love a car built by them. Just not a Cadillac.
The Madam V is my fav Ring Bros creation..It ticks All the Right Boxes. Having said that, all Ring Bros. cars are FIRE !!
This is my favorite episode of all time. The car and the builders are awesome. More of this please. The builders talked about the difficulties, not just the features. Their humility is really charming.
Another dream car by the ringbrothers. These guys know how to build a car
God you mean "know how to destroy".........
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@@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo 100%. They strip the soul out of every build. I HATE their work!
@ Todd Gaak, RIGHT? It’s like they have a 4 year old designer! Cnc bezels around everything and the change of lights is NEVER appealing.
That's the coolest 48 Cadillac I've ever seen. Nice job Ring Brothers.
Pop the hood open, spend several minutes talking about the engine bay... and then don't show us the engine bay? Interesting editorial choice.
Jerque in the Merc -thank God I wasn't the only one who noticed this. Massive screw up whoever in editing didn't put some engine bay b roll in there.
+Jerque in the Merc -- Yes! I don't usually read the comments but I was going nuts waiting for the idiot cameraman to slide over to the car and show the engine bay. Instead he, for about 10 seconds, moved over there and then showed Jay's face and ignored the engine. I had to read here to see if it was only me that was driven nuts by this.
I wanted to see it as well.
drives me mad when I do that
That was a tease!!!
THE 48 CADILLAC WAS THE FIRST CAR I EVER DROVE BY MYSELF...AT 14 YEARS OLD...IN DESTIN,FLORIDA...ON A ERRAND FOR T.N.NOLAND...FROM BEACH CANTINA BAR TO MOTEL AND BACK...FOR THE BOSS...N.O.,LOUISIANA
It's easy to be critical when you aren't the one who put wrench to bolt. It is amazing what they've built here and there are many little features and thoughts put into this car. The quality of the work, the tremendous amount of knowledge needed to make all the changes, and the sheer labor of such a build are worthy of appreciation. I've always tried to find the "fun" in whatever the car is and, even if it's something that is completely out of my field of interest, I try to appreciate the passion of the person who put it together.
Jay hit the nail on the head when he said that there would be people who wouldn't get this build. This isn't the Miata, with an LS swap, from the pop up shop down the street. This is what 99% of the custom builders aspire to create and what 1% actually do.
A beautiful shape, with modern GM everything, could be a daily driver if it didn't cost a trillion bucks.
the craftmanship from the ringbrothers never ceases to amaze me.
I have a 49 caddy restomod with an LSA motor and Art Morrison chassis etc. 1948 had the horse shoe gauge cluster (last year), 1949 was the first year of the V8 overhead cam engine and the caddy line won the motor trend car of the year award. My caddy is a survivor wearing it's original black lacquer paint.
"Overhead Cam".....no, overhead valves!
The Ring Brothers hit the ball out of the park, once again!
These guys are real artisans.
Their talent for merging the elements of a new car with the body of an old car, are really remarkable.
Thanks, Jay, for yet another unforgettable episode!
I had a two toned purple 1948 caddy when I live din L.A. in the 80s. Loved the car except when I had to try and stop. Love me some caddy cars. I had a 68 rag top and a 63 Fleetwood limo. The Fleetwood had features you did not see on other cards for a decade. Thanks Jay. Great to see what people are doing today in restoration and modification.
The man had the money, a dream, and the right men to fulfill it for him. This is not a true restore job. It is a "let's create something new with a touch of the old" job. In my opinion they were entirely successful at that. Personally I like it. What the Ring brothers accomplished is nothing short of brilliant.
I agree. The mentality of "they desecrated a classic again" doesn't wash with me. This thing is ANCIENT. 1948 was almost 70 years ago. Imagine back in 1980s salvaging the bones of a car from 1910 and everyone saying that you should drive it closer to stock.....
Someone here made the point that they salvaged the old cadillac shell from eventual date with the crusher or rusting away in a scrap yard.
I love the concept of taking something so old which was probably baking in the desert sun in California with the linoleum cooking on the dash and so hopelessly oppressive and making it so incredibly luxurious and comfortable inside, and its even white, which means it has a new lease on life in the desert sun, staying cool and air conditioned.
If GM actually built cars like this, they wouldn't be able to build them fast enough. Imagine a new 57! Wow
They likely can't get the fuel efficiency and safety standards met.
It would be faster than in 48.
Would be cool, but they may have to charge too much. May not be a good business case.
You CAN buy a brand-new, GM licensed 57, and to your specs too! They can be bought as a 2dr sedan or hardtop or even a convertible. The thing that interested me was the continuation series '69 Yenko Camaro!
Fantastic, when and where can I get mine?
"Pay em enough and they'll do anything you want...a bit like a high class escort" 😁
I wonder how Jay knows so much about high class escorts...lol
8P
There is no such thing as a high class escort.
@@user-ss2ly1ir6j Every rich guy knows about high class escorts.
I love high-class escorts for $2,000 you get 24 hours with one of them best day of my life. Unfortunately tall German blondes don't grow on trees.
Ring brothers are like a high priced. Awesome quote Jay. Love the humour you bring to the show. I reckon one day you'll make a great comedian
To your question at the end of the video, I liked it a lot. Amazing workmanship melding old design with modern pinnings
The only car channel that i click on having no idea what the car is.
Met the Ring brothers a few times they are so down to earth, in fact even their shop is unassuming, and they are so humble. Hey Jay I saw your show in Wisconsin Dells last Friday I laughed continuous. I missed you at the car show the next day, the rain drove me away but I see it didn't bother you. Love this car.
My Dad and Gramps worked for Buick. I'm a Buick guy. Gramps quit school in the 8th Grade and went to work for Buick in Flint MI to support the family. That was in 1912, I think. He lied and said he had a driver's license and became a Buick test driver. Dad came out of the navy and went to GMI, which is called Kendrick University, or similar, now. He passed away a year ago and left me his 2008 Lucerne. Loaded, of course. It only has 30,700 miles on it. It's a boat, but I feel him in the passenger seat every time I drive it. The lines on that car are gorgeous. I'd change to a Caddy guy for that.
The Ring Brothers did exactly what the person paying the bill asked them to do. Why should they get grief for that? For me? I like it. Modern performance and amenities and classic styling. My one critique is I would have used chrome instead of the carbon fiber. Overall very well done.
It would cost to much
William Crawford : I’m sure that once you can afford to commission your own custom Cadillac, you can tell the Ring Brothers whatever you want.
Right Harry & up until this point I guess they didn't want the viewers to see the eng bay under the hood...but great work!
@@totophi You;ll pay for it, one way or another.
then your opinion isn't true to logistics, you just favor this and that's your excuse.
I love the concept of old and new, thanks Jay love these UA-cam videos
I'm always waiting for the new one ✌️
The Ring Brothers always amaze me with their attention to detail. They seem to take extreme pleasure in fooling the eye by substituting a new material for an older version but then disguising it so it's not noticeable, or perfectly recreating an old materials shape but leaving it exposed as the new choice. Just amazing in every way, as always.
This car is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!!! The Ring Brothers show time after time that they are badass car builders. BRAVO RingBrothers !
Ring Brothers do it again! WOW! What a car. Beautiful!
Mmmm I freakin' love Jay Leno's cars! This dude has everything you've never seen! 😀
He does but this one wasnt his
Hey these Ring Bros. guys are toy makers on a large scale. They don't make stuff for museums or have "numbers matching" obsessions. They start with distinctive rides and bling them out till the car rides like it came from the factory last week. I don't care what any of the haters (who incidentally probably don't have one...) say about this ride. This Caddy is spot on, an awesome toy (yes that's what it is - a toy)and I wish I had one to play around with.
I couldn't point out a 1948 Cadillac until I saw pictures of this car at SEMA. If I ever stubble into a ton of money, this car is on my "must have" list. Great build Ring Brothers.
Great looking car! I love the cars from the late 40's.
These guys are amazing ,its no wonder you've featured thier work so often my favorite is the 69 Camaro and of course your amazing as well , big fan of Lenos garage , great show
I think this is amazing!
The comfort, safety, and reliability of a modern car; with the looks and presence of an old car.
I think this is what many people would really enjoy.
Electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, material science engineering - this car is amazing. To take all of the goodies out of a new car and make them WORK in a hand built car is an engineering tour de force.
Note to the director, pan view of what the talent is discussing, not the talent. I seen this car at siema and it was a crowd collector with the hood open, and nobody even noticed it when the hood was closed! Yes I know that there isn't anything special about the motor but when you stuff it down a 48 then it is a thing of beauty
one person understands...
hatersaywhat came here looking for this comment
they didn't show the engine bay, I wanted to see the engine bay...
George Johnston what about the interior too
Jay was to Excited to drive it.......he-he.
putting a modern interior in a old car is the biggest mistake if you ask me. sure change the driveline if you like but why trow out the beautiful dashboard with chrome details and steel. the classic steeringwheel... why would anybody want a boring modern interior
Vidar Mathisen because modern black plastic interior has its own beauty if you can believe that... 🤔
and its what GM wanted 😃
Its all about the publicity selling new models, as they don't make money on old models. It's far more interesting and unique doing it this way than the other way around, and it all looks original.
Yeah, okay, sure... lol.
I'm building a similar project .. 1963 Chevy Pickup sitting on a 2015 GMC pickup chassis with all the 2015 interior and electronics included. So I really appreciate the work that was done to this car. Well done!!!
The Ring Brothers are Engineers and magicians who just happen to build cars. INCREDIBLE!
I love this.. I think it's great that you can still have the beautiful looks of a 48 caddie with the benefit of modern engineering and that's what a car truly should be, a blend of art and engineering.. I agree an older touch on the interior would have been nice though.
Gorgeous! Beautiful modernization of the classic lines.
Hey Jay! As I seem to remember, the '48 Cadillac (I was born in January of '46) was the last of the flathead V-8 Caddys. in 1949, the first "Kettering" OHV V-8's for Caddy and Olds hit the street.
As for this car, WOW! I'm impressed. What a great job Ring Brothers did! How very innovative. Their electronics work is very impressive on this car. They had a lot of issues to overcome...and did.
Thanks for showing this car to all of us.
It's amazing how many people here can't comprehend or appreciate this level of craftsmanship.
Surprised that Jay didn't remember that the 48 Caddy fins were modeled after a P-38 Lightning, not a jet.
Gorgeous Build, What Talent!
Everything The Ring Brothers touch is a masterpiece.
Ring Bro's are True Automotive Artists! Thanks Jay For having them on again!
Amazing work. Absolutely stunning.
The ringbrothers never disappoint
Jay, you asked for my opinion... I love the work and ingenuity. As you say putting new stuff in an old car is a really tough job which apparently was done very well. The overall look is not quite to my taste but then beauty is in the eye of the beholder. All that being said it's a lovely creation. Thank you Ring Brothers and Jay.
I'm late to the party, but this thing is impressive! The lines are so beautiful & they kept a lot of the character of the original, but w/everything modern underneath. I love it!
Beautiful car, ring brothers are the best out there right now❗️🇺🇸
Great car. These guys are car geniuses. What a beautiful piece of artwork.
It's a pile of over-priced CHEESE. I was willing to give it half a chance until they revealed that dashboard at a glance. This has got to be the most POINTLESS "resto-mod" I've ever seen.
Your opinion is as valid as those who love it. It isn't pointless to the person who ordered it, and that's what building a car is all about.
Don't think of it as a resto-mod, it really isn't. It's a rebodied ATS-V. Think of it as custom coachwork, and suddenly it becomes a little cooler...
It is NOT a resto-mod.
Jerque...absolutely correct
In the process of putting a 51 Mercury body on a 07 Merc frame. The dash makes my heart hurt but I'm hoping it will be ok.
Beautifully done gentleman.
I think this represents some of the most impressive ways to build a car. It's one thing to build something without constraints, its another to build something that fits existing technology and looks so damn good...
THE BACK END REMINDS ME OF A TUCKER. GREAT LOOKING CAR.
Definitely one of my favorite builds. Love the shape. The carbon fiber accents are better than chrome.
Jay Leno is our spokesman he gets it . He is a real Gearhead. He likes to get his hands dirty and he can appreciate some else's hard work.
The Holy Grail; an old car that will drive and most importantly be as reliable and have parts availability like a new one. This is the direction of restomods and coach built cars for sure. You see it at all levels from LS swapped old cars to really creative builds like this.
If that were my car, it would be my daily driver.
Jason A is your daily route to work a circus parade?lol
A great video as always, but the secret gem is those custom roll-around lifts that he used to show the underside of that beautiful vehicle.
This is a fantastic car. Best I have ever seen on the show, over 8 years or so. I would like to see the engine bay, as well as the interior. Another 20 minutes would be terrific.
Also Jay, I saw you at Senator McCains Service last Saturday. Thank you for attending. He was a great American Patriot, and held so strongly to his view of Values. Although I’m Canadian, I shall miss him. He was a great man,
This is the only way I would even think twice about buying a classic car. Absolutely brilliant job!
I would've kept all the chrome. A car (especially a Cadillac) of this vintage doesn't look right without it.
Isn't this what modern American cars should look like? Even slightly..
As long as a car is being enjoyed, drivin looked at or talked about its doing whats its meant to do being apart of our lives. Must be a dream at 85 mph
The Ring Brothers are top notch car builders. I really like this one.
I usually dislike most of the Ring Bros. cars, but this is a beauty.
Sam Iam you can't be serious. They usually build some of the greatest looking cars in the industry but this one is severely lacking in several areas.
Ring Bros creations lack passion.
I've had no luck finding photos of it with the grill the owner wanted.
cadillacsociety.com/2020/12/22/ringbrothers-reintroduce-retromod-1948-cadillac-madam-v/
This will show you how it looks now. Much nicer in my opinion.
@@NickMusB so they put all the chrome back on and a different set of wheels and grille? Looks much nicer and period correct in my opinion
Resto-mod or not, it's an absolutely beautiful car. The fact that it drives like a modern car is a huge plus... it's NOT supposed to be a preserved '48 and that's fine. Like you Jay, I'd love to have seen the interior kept stock but.... well that interior looked mighty comfy to me... All in all, what a stunning piece of rolling art work... The Ring Brothers strike again!
The Ringbrothers are artist This1948 Cadillac is a master piece great work guys keep it up Jay keep up the good work finding unique builds great show
One of my favorite builds ever. Just stunning.
Who else always waits for the horn beeps at the end of the videos?
oh yes every time.
I'd love to hear Jay's laugh,at that spot sometimes.Just to see who catches it.
Yes. And usually time it right for next Jay video.
Been watching Jay's stuff for years now and it got kind of old so I kill the vid juuust as he's about to hit it.
I like this build/video a lot. My next door neighbor (growing up) had a 48 Caddy Cpe in maroon paint. I loved standing in the driveway just looking at it's profile fascinated by the hidden fuel filler.
I love that car. I think more old cars should be done the same way. So you can enjoy driving an old car, but still have modern technology and safety. I personally wouldn't have ALL the modern stuff in it. But it's great how they did it. The Ring brothers are geniuses. Love all their work
Incredible work as always.
Can't say much for the taste of the commissioner, though.
The haters really came out in the comments on this one. The Ringbrothers are phenomenal builders. They fulfilled their customer's order with this bulls. And they knocked it out if the park. If you don't like it don't hate. Go try and build you own restomod. Scrubs.
Saying you don't like something isn't "hate" , stop being millennial sensitive.
Awesome car and craftsmanship. Just what you expect from Ring Brothers
These guys are obviously wizards. That's unquestionable.
i still like the old cadillac logo with the wreath around it
71 high-heeled
AWESOME! I'd trade my CTS Coupe with ALL the creature Features (24,000 miles and Same Color to) for this, incredible job, great work looks fantastic! Ring Bros did it again! :)) I really am not crazy about the ATS being the New Cadillac V Coupe, an entry level Caddy with twin turbos, I am just shaking my head NOoooo! Really like the size and Style of the CTS BUT THIS is incredible, can not find enough words to say how great this car looks and how very Jealous I am over this! LOL
I've driven a few ATS's and compared to CTS there is NO COMPARISON, ATS is too small! I can not reach across to the passenger door handle on my CTS without crawling over the console, the ATS I hardly have to bend to reach the door handle on it, it is that much more narrow, CRAMPED! The '48 has all the room in the world, looks GREAT but would look better with ME driving it or sitting in MY Garage! LOL
Guys used to dink around knocking chips off big blocks of marble and would come up with a nice looking statue.
Now they take big hunks of iron and the art moves you in different ways, but it's still beautiful.
As usual, the Two Ring Circus proves it absolutely possible to teach an elephant to ride a tricycle. Amazing talent. Always a cut-above the rest!!
Loving his 2017 Cadillac ). is this the new way to sell classics? )
Awesome Cadillac Coupe)))))
It's a stunner. Absolutely top notch, and only for the super rich. Just gorgeous, but not my kind of car. My cheapskate genes would not accept this car.
If somebody gifted this thing to me, I'd sell it immediately. I don't oppose rest-o-moding a car, and I have some ideas on which cars I'd have rest-o-moded if I had money to burn, but it wouldn't be on the extreme side. I'm glad that there are people who know how to do this kind of building, and that they can make money doing it. I am in awe that they can do such a high quality build.
I would love to see these guys build a 1958 chevrolet.
I love the Ring Bros. work. Original gages and dash would be nice, but they totally nailed this car in every way!
The build is impressive with the marriage of ‘48 design with modern technology. But if I drive a ‘48 Caddy the experience of the drive and ride of that period is what I want to feel. Thanks Jay Leno for the presentation.
Why can't they make new cars that look like this.
Al Parker that's what everyone else is also thinking ahaha ha
Evolution and safety improvements.
-Common F. Sense
Al Parker they don't make cars like this anymore because there are a bunch of little kids working at most of the car companies nowadays and they just want to see mass-produced pieces of plastic rolling down the road with engines they don't care what it looks like as long as it sells and as long as they can make a cool commercial showing that car going down the road and what it can do they don't care what it looks like back in the day when this car was designed you may as well have called the designers artists because that's what they were
They do for the right money. I know what you mean, I would like to see trucks built like the 50's thick sheet metal but with modern engines and suspensions and metal dash boars.
Challenger? Wrangler? PT Cruiser? Prowler? Z3? Z8? M coupe? GT40? Mustang? Camaro? SSR? HHR? SLS AMG? SLR? AMG GT? FJ Cruiser? 500? 500C? Beetle? Aero 8? AeroMax?
Just amazing. And these guys are so willing to share their expertise with any one. ie. Ring Bros university. Thanks
Yeah... that's why the camera man showed such UNDERHOOD DETAILS....smh😢
This is the definition of cool 😎.. super classic car with modern guts 💪🏾💪🏾 I really like this. It’s like stepping into a backwards time machine
Done just right. It's the old with the comfort, reliability and style of the new inside and underneath.
It does make you wonder how the general public would react to the graceful style of older cars married to the comfort, convenience, safety, and handling of the new ones. Am I the only person who thinks most current cars look like angry Tonka toys?
They look like jellybeans and gumdrops. It would have been interesting if the Chrysler 300 had had retro styling a la 1968 300...not on introduction though...but ''next generation'' ...Speaking of Tonka...the F-250 finally made it to the Tonka truck look.....
Poorly designed hot wheels
An amazing Cadillac restomod from the inimitable Ring Brothers.
This is a beautiful piece of machinery Ring Brothers have done it once again🎉
I love the work these guy do. I'm old school I love the lines and the follow of the old girls. Even if I'm just in my 50's I missed the glory days of the old steel art work. My Dad said I was born in the wrong decade.
Ring Brothers never fails to amaze, they do amazing work but they should've put black wheels to match the accents of the car.
Wow in my opinion the Ring Brothers are the best car guys building today. Completely over the top. Without any doubt the best Cad on the planet. Beautiful!!!
Amazing what you can do with 4 cars, and unlimited funds.
Nice car! 👍👍
Go play with your transformer toys.
over the top......lmao
Apparently you've never seen Cadzilla.
wtf .. best on the planet ..... ummmm man that's a HUGE call
This is a work of art !
The engineiring, the cutting and mateing of parts and to make it look like a factory job is really enginuity. A clean, well built and a wonderful piece of rolling art for todays modern muscle car fan.
Well done Ring brothers, well done!
Can't say I love the interior, but alas these dudes do what they are asked to do and nobody should complain about that. Stunning work.
it looks beautiful, i like the modern interior, though it would've probably been better if it was retro-styled
Retro Styled Interior??...it would have been a masterpiece
Fantastic car!
Great episode Mr Lenos 😁
The fact that they got all these modern chassis electronics working in a car so heavily customised is just amazing, and inspiring. Shows it's possible for the next generation of builders when they want to swap a 2016 ATS-V powerplant into their 2036 Chevy Sonic bodyshell.
I got the chance to see this car at the Rings' shop when the car was bare metal. It's amazing what they can accomplish