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1776 RACING
Case file · The Cadillac

Somewhere in America, somebody thought this was a good idea.

This is what we know, in order, with sources where we have them. Where we don’t have a document yet, it says so. We’d rather be boring than wrong.

  1. Step
    01
    Before 2024

    BUILT TO RACE.

    A CTS-V turned into a caged eight-second car.

    Somebody, somewhere, took a luxury sedan and built an eight-second car out of it. LSX 427, ProCharger, full cage, parachute. We are still piecing together who did the work and when.

    Reported — document pendingSource: Build details reported by prior ownership; verification in progress.
  2. Step
    02
    Date TBD

    SEIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

    Taken as part of a federal case.

    The car was seized by the federal government and held as an asset. We are not going to speculate about the case here. We will publish documents as we are able to.

    Reported — document pendingSource: U.S. Marshals Service asset records (to be linked)
  3. Step
    03
    2026

    SOLD AT FEDERAL AUCTION.

    Listed and sold through a U.S. Marshals asset auction.

    Government property, sold to the public, with government photos and a government description. We'll post the listing.

    Reported — document pendingSource: Auction listing (to be linked)
  4. Step
    04
    2026

    BOUGHT BY A USED-CAR DEALER IN GEORGIA.

    Which is us.

    We buy and sell regular cars for a living. We bid on a federally seized drag car because it seemed like a bad idea worth having.

    Documented
  5. Step
    05
    Now

    NOW THE PEOPLE GET A VOTE.

    Name it. Wrap it. Pick the first track. Send parts. Show up.

    This is the part where it stops being one guy's car. Everything from the name to the first track goes to a public vote, and every contribution goes on the record.

    Documented