Count this eighth-generation Cadillac DeVille sedan as the most eye-opening freakshow of a car we’ve seen in quite some time. Why is that? Well, because it’s an eighth-generation DeVille, for starters…that means that even with the LED lights and the slightly curvy bodywork, that this is still, for all intents and purposes, a 1990s Northstar Caddy at it’s finest. That isn’t a compliment, by the way: when they are good, a Northstar can be a great engine. When they are bad…well, you might as well call in a witch doctor for your engine diagnosis, according to the fun we’ve had working on them. And don’t forget that they are front-wheel-drive, to boot. Why would we care about a front-driver Caddy that isn’t blowing the front tires off to no end?

Well, just hit play and have a good listen. We are working to find out more about this particular car, but the photo tells you what that otherwise ridiculous hoodscoop knows…there is a Chevrolet 572 crate mill stuffed into that engine bay. We don’t know what trans is backing it, we don’t know what was used to convert it to rear-drive (because nothing short of an Eldorado/Toronado’s THM-425 would tolerate the output if it’s still front-drive) and we don’t know just how complete the car is. Nor do we care. Imagine this thing quieted down and with a flatter hood…you’d make a killing lining up races for money. Someone has some creativity and used every last ounce of it on this beauty…now we need details, dammit!

(Photo and video courtesy Glenn Robert Brown via The Brougham Society, thanks to Brian Good for the tip!)