Back to the Bricks® Classic Car Raffle
Local artist and sculptor Joe Rundell has completed the clay foundation of the newest statue that will join the ten other statues in the Automotive Heritage Collection. ABC Hardy is currently at the Foundry in Clarkston and is due to be unveiled at the 20th Anniversary Back to the Bricks Main Event. This statute will cost a total of $65,000. We need your help to bring this statue to life!
Local Platinum Sponsor and long-time Back to the Bricks® Board Member, Andy Suski, owner of both Suski Chevrolet and the Birch Run Speedway, “Hatched” a plan with the founder of Back to the Bricks, Al Hatch. Al traded in his 1991 Cadillac Allante with the promise that Andy would donate it back to this statue project to raise much-needed funds.
A Raffle for this 1991 Cadillac Allante will take place during the Main Event on Saturday, August 17th at 4:30 pm
The Allante was Cadillac’s answer to luxury convertibles such as the Mercedes-Benz SL and Jaguar XJS. The car was produced in small numbers and was unique in several ways. First, the bodies were designed and manufactured by Pininfarina in Italy, and then flown to Detroit for final assembly. Engine power is provided by a 4.5-liter aluminum V-8 engine with multi-port fuel injection at 200 hp, mated to a front wheel drive automatic transmission. This engine gave the Allante bragging rights to the most torque of any front-wheel-drive car in production at the time. The Allante became the first front-wheel-drive car to be equipped with standard traction control, along with a host of other technologies just gaining popularity at the time. Allante offered state-of-the-art technology for Cadillac, with four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes, Macpherson strut suspension, a digital dashboard, and a Bose stereo.
The appraised value the way it sits is $8,500.00
1991 Cadillac Allanté
For the 1991 model year, a power-latching mechanism was added for the convertible top, and redesigned the top stowage cover mechanism to address customer complaints. The Bose stereo system was upgraded to 200 watts, and the digital instrument cluster, featured in all but 275 Allanté models this year, was repriced (it was now a $495 option for the convertible model). Prices began at $57,260, although a midyear price drop brought the Allanté convertible down to $55,900, and the hardtop/convertible down to $61,450 (from $62,810). Allanté had 16.3 cubic feet of storage (when using the pass-through compartment into the cabin area). Of the 1,928 models produced for 1991, only seven were manufactured for export – five to Canada, one to Italy, and another to Puerto Rico. Canadian models offered a kilometer-based instrument cluster, daytime running lamps, and an engine block heater as standard equipment. In contrast, the Italian model featured a list of European-mandated modifications, including breakaway side mirrors, specific European headlamps and turn signals, a front tow hook, rear fog lamps, deletion of the deck-lid mounted center brake light, a wet-arm windshield washer system, coolers for the power steering and automatic transmission fluids, and a revised steering column to compensate for the removal of the driver’s airbag.
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