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24 www.cruzin.com.au www.cruzin.com.au 25 b lo o d y m a r y E mma and Trevor Stockbridge are the owners of this belly-scraping ‘65 de Ville and while custody of the Caddy is shared between the two, the fact that Emma’s hair is the same colour as the car tells us there is a special connection between this girl and her coupe. Emma named this 1965 Cadillac de Ville ‘Bloody Mary’, for the paint colour but also for the fact it’s Emma’s favourite drink. Whatever the reason for the name we reckon this is a perfect pairing of two very cool redheads. Emma and Trev bought the Cad to use while they were travelling in the U.S, in particular for the ‘Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender’ and for their Las Vegas nuptials, which are both excellent reasons for venturing into the land of Elvis impersonators. More practically Emma and Trevor wanted a car that was complete and would serve as a replacement for their much-loved 1962 Impala 2-door which had been sold. As most of their previous cars were projects (currently in the shed is a 1954 2-door Ranch wagon and 1929 rat-rod pick-up) they were keen on a car that could do the US tour duties and then be shipped home and used in Emma’s photography business. Being one of 43,345 Coupe de Villes made in the 1965 model year, this Missouri car found its way to Las Vegas where local customiser Kyle Osborne waved his magic wand over the stock coupe and came up with the subtle look the car now features. Apart from the stunning paint work and pin striping (we’ll get to that soon) the Cadillac is bagged with a single battery powering the pneumatic set-up which allows Emma and T rev to literally ‘drop the Cad on its guts’ when the need arises. Under that long bonnet remains the standard 429ci V8 with Carter AFB 4-barrel sucking in the go juice backed by a Turbo Hydra- matic 3-speed, which Emma says gives the car more than enough power. Coming to the pin striping – all important in the kustom kulture world – the front stamp was done by a friend of Emma and Trev’s in Las Vegas named Zorac, who from all accounts is a bit of a maniac. Zorac’s design is in the shape of a cofn, which while ominous is a tting theme as in the boot the sub woofer box is cofn-shaped. Zorac was also drafted to sketch a tattoo of the Caddy which is now inked on Trev’s arm. At the back of the Caddy, the pin stripe on the boot was done by a Japanese guy named ‘Tee’ who stroked up a design in the shape of the devil. Used for a Las V egas w edding then driven around the U.S on a fake number plate, this low rider Caddy and its ow ners have a few tales to tell. 24 www.cruzin.com.au www.cruzin.com.au 25 • Wordz Ben Dillon • PixNathan Duff •
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E mma and Trevor Stockbridge are theowners of this belly-scraping ‘65 de Villeand while custody of the Caddy is shared
between the two, the fact that Emma’s hair is the samecolour as the car tells us there is a special connection
between this girl and her coupe.Emma named this 1965 Cadillac de Ville ‘Bloody Mary’, for the paint
colour but also for the fact it’s Emma’s favourite drink. Whatever the reasonfor the name we reckon this is a perfect pairing of two very cool redheads.
Emma and Trev bought the Cad to use while they were travelling in the U.S,in particular for the ‘Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender’ and for their Las
Vegas nuptials, which are both excellent reasons for venturing into the land of Elvisimpersonators. More practically Emma and Trevor wanted a car that was complete and
would serve as a replacement for their much-loved 1962 Impala 2-door which had beensold. As most of their previous cars were projects (currently in the shed is a 1954 2-door
Ranch wagon and 1929 rat-rod pick-up) they were keen on a car that could do the US tour duties and then be shipped home and used in Emma’s photography business.Being one of 43,345 Coupe de Villes made in the 1965 model year, this Missouri car
found its way to Las Vegas where local customiser Kyle Osborne waved his magic wandover the stock coupe and came up with the subtle look the car now features. Apart fromthe stunning paint work and pin striping (we’ll get to that soon) the Cadillac is baggedwith a single battery powering the pneumatic set-up which allows Emma and Trev toliterally ‘drop the Cad on its guts’ when the need arises. Under that long bonnet remains thstandard 429ci V8 with Carter AFB 4-barrel sucking in the go juice backed by a Turbo Hydra-matic 3-speed, which Emma says gives the car more than enough power.Coming to the pin striping – all important in the kustom kulture world – the front stampwas done by a friend of Emma and Trev’s in Las Vegas named Zorac, who from allaccounts is a bit of a maniac. Zorac’s design is in the shape of a cof n, which whileominous is a tting theme as in the boot the sub woofer box is cof n-shaped. Zoracwas also drafted to sketch a tattoo of the Caddy which is now inked on Trev’s arm.At the back of the Caddy, the pin stripe on the boot was done by a Japanese guynamed ‘Tee’ who stroked up a design in the shape of the devil.
U s e d f o r a L a s V e g a s w e d d in g t h e n d r iv e n a r o u n d t h e U . S o n a f a k e n u m b e r p l a t e , th is l o w r id e r C a d d y a n d i t s o w n e r s h a v e a f e w t a l e s t o t e l l .
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Adding to the ghoulish theme was asevered zombie head (not a real one!)
hanging from the rear-view mirror – “it was sobad it was good,” Emma laughs. Unfortunately
Customs decided they liked it better and took it asa souvenir after Emma and Trev shipped ‘Mary’ back
to Oz.
The Stockbridge crew certainly know how to standout from the crowd and their lowriding Caddy de nitely
turns heads in the small Northern N.S.W. town in whichthey reside, but it was in the States that the Caddy and
its owners received the most attention. “We drove it allover Nevada but the morning after we got into L.A we
were woken up at 6am by the police banging on the door,”Emma says. The cops had broken the driver’s door window
to access the car to see if it was stolen as their databaserecorded a mismatch between plate and car. Apparently thenumberplate Trev had bought from a souvenir shop and
slapped on the front of the Caddy, had once adorned aToyota Camry that had been scrapped and (hopefully)
recycled into a Coke can. Thankfully the of cers musthave deemed a pair of foreigners driving on a fake
plate not worth the paperwork so Emma and Trevwere let off with a warning.
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Back on home soil, Emma hasbeen using the Caddy in her pin-up
photography business (Pinup Parlour)which started out of her love of kustom kulture,
rockabilly, rods, whiskey and photography. “I’mknown as ‘that girl in the Caddy’ and it’s a great
conversation starter and has been great for mybusiness,” Emma says. Everyone wants to be Emma’s
lighting boy as ladies visit Emma’s studio to dress up incostume and do a pin-up style photoshoot with props including
the coupe. “The girls are a bit shy at rst but they have a drink andin the end they are laying all over the car,” Emma smiles.
The car is now for sale, but Emma and Trev are keen to have another Cadillac in the family, as the ride quality is something they enjoy mostabout their de Ville. Emma puts it succinctly, “You know it’s true whatthey say ‘once you’ve had a Cadillac you never go back,’” she says.Let’s just hope that this time Trev will get to name the car after his favourite drink. A Cadillac named XXXX would really leave the
punters guessing.
Wednesday, June 8Depart Bne/Syd/Mel to LA, collect car, sightseeing LA, drive to accommodation at Long Beach
Thursday, June 9Sightseeing LA.
Friday, June 10Sightseeing LA.Saturday, June 11Ink & Iron Festival, Queen Mary, Long Beach.Sunday, June 12Ink & Iron Festival, Queen Mary, Long Beach. Also Long Beach Swap Meet and land speed racing at El Mirage.Monday, June 13Sightseeing LA, Drive to Long Beach to Las Vegas.Tuesday, June 14
Sightseeing Las Vegas.Wednesday, June 15Sightseeing Las Vegas.
Thursday, June 16Drive Las Vegas to Anaheim (LA),Test and Tune Irwindale Raceway.
Friday, June 17So Cal Speed Shop Open Day,LA Roadster Show, Garden Grove Cruise Night, Bobs Big Boy Cruise Night.
Saturday, June 18Donut Derelicts, LA Roadster Show,Sightseeing LA.
Sunday, June 19LA Roadster Show, Sightseeing LA.
Monday, June 20Sightseeing LA.Tuesday, June 21Sightseeing LA, Fuddruckers Cruise Night.Wednesday, June 22Sightseeing LA, depart LA for Bne/ Syd/Mel.Thursday, June 23
In ight.Friday, June 24Arrive Bne/Syd/Mel.
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