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Besides being involved in building cars for his customers, himself and having a life, Cadillac Ken also has written articles for a magazine publication based out of Orlando, Florida called the CRUISE NEWS. Over the years he has written numerous and humorous columns under the heading of : FROM OUR VINTAGE POINT and RODS AND ENDS. On this page we have included a sampling from the collections of both including an insightful interview one on one with Cadillac Ken himself that first appeared in an early 2004 issue of the CRUISE NEWS.

FROM OUR VINTAGE POINT

First Published August 17, 1995

Buying a Classic Car on an Ad

Through the years, many cars have come and gone. I and my partner Todd have owned over a total of around 60 vehicles. And each week we still pour over several publications all containing ads -for old cars. It seems we are always looking for something to give us more stress and less money in our lives...

INTERVIEW WITH CADILLAC KEN

First Published in early 2004

Interview by Cruise News' Mike Kelly

This month instead of a TOP TEN list we decided to do something a little different. We wanted to put together a Ten Question list. Most of our readers know Ken Caskey alias Cadillac Ken as the owner of Kidd Darrins Restorations and Custom Cars in Melbourne, Florida. And of course, the writer of the column in this magazine titled From Our Vintage Point. He has been building cars since his first 1936 Ford 2 door sedan at age 16...

RODS AND ENDS

First Published March 7, 2004

Engine Hype & Engine Reality

OK so we all know that Chrysler’s Hemi engines are legend and Ford flathead V8s are a close second (or the other way around depending on where your alliances are). But as in all legends there’s a fuzzy line where the truth ends and the legend begins...