The Cadillac Fleetwood Series 75 comes from a time when Caddy was still the epitome of luxury in the automotive world, At over $80,000 in today's money, it was the car of choice for the upper 1% but, nowadays, you can find one for cheap which is why Brian from Turnin Rust wants to turn one of these sedated mile-chuggers into an LS-swapped, turbo monstrosity that is able to tow a camper while doing burnouts. If that sounds quite random to you, it's because, well, it is quite random, frankly.

A turbo Cadillac from the '60s shouldn't happen yet here it is

The guys at Turnin Rust, a shop over in Saugerties, New York, had a '64 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 75 - one of just 1,600 examples built that year- lying around the yard and decided to pick it up and turn it into their next build. As per usual, the build's progress would be chronicled in a number of episodes, and the result was supposed to be epic - at least as epic as the Donk-ized coupe that can do donuts or the water-loving pickup.

But, sometimes, things aren't as straight-forward as they seem when you lay them down on paper. The build sheet seemed pretty simple: the Caddy would have its gas-guzzling 7.0-liter, eight-cylinder 340 horsepower engine taken out to make way for a much more modern, yet similarly fuel-hungry LS V-8. The LS would then be at the receiving end of a turbocharger kit while the car would subsequently be dropped on its belly by virtue of bags. Then, after all the work was to be completed, the team would go on to modify a 1959 Avion Camper that would be on bags too by the day's end. Then, the two would meet, and the Caddy's massive horsepower and torque would be enough to cheerfully pull the Avion Camper around while producing endless clouds of smoke.

The first issue that the team encountered was that the car hadn't been moved in about two years. What is more, it was already lowered, meaning getting it up on the flatbed truck for its trek back to the shop wasn't an easy task without the much-needed air compressor. More issues became apparent when the car was finally brought into the shop, most having to do with the tight deadline the team was faced with.

In other words, it's not that easy to diagnose an ECU problem that prevents the engine from firing up, much less so when you only have a few days to do it, and your manpower is split between a number of projects, including the camper itself. But, luckily, the wiring loom was found to be the culprit soon enough, and the engine roared into life. Now, we won't give the whole video away, but it suffices to say that, if you don't know where clouds come from, you should watch this video right through until the end.