What Vintage Car Do You Want To EV Swap?
My first-thought answer already exists. My favorite car of all time is the Citroën DS, and British company Electrogenic will build you an EV-swapped DS that retains its original hydraulic suspension. How cool is that! But for the purposes of this post, I'm gonna go with something that I haven't seen done yet — gimme an electric 1959 Cadillac Eldorado.
I have a huge soft spot for that era of American car design, when everything was gigantic and gaudy and covered in chrome and bright colors. The jet-age styling feels especially prescient these days, and the '59 Caddy is perhaps the pinnacle of the time. The Eldorado had a massive 6.4-liter V8 engine that put out a very respectable 345 horsepower, but these things were gigantic and heavy, and thus pretty slow by modern standards. Gas mileage was quite horrible, too. Fitting a Eldorado with a powerful electric motor or two and enough batteries for a 200-ish-mile range, plus modern brakes and steering, would be incredible. In fact, I think basically every car from this era would be improved by an EV swap. You could even fit them with low-speed spaceship noises like in other EVs, which would perfectly suit the styling.
Now, your answer can definitely be a car of which an EV-swapped version already exists, but feel free to let your imagination run wild. Do you want an old Jeep with an electric powertrain, or maybe a '70s pickup? What about an obscure classic sports car, or a Mercedes 600 Grosser? Let me know in the comments, and I'll round up the best answers later this week.
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