That "old car" smell

It's been a few days since we got the Caddy home, and wow does she stink up the garage! Rusted metal, rotten carpet and upholstery, built up dirt from 30 years without a wash... the garage (and our washer and dryer) is nearly unusable.  Number one priority was doing something about that awful funk before it soaked into everything we owned.

My friend Troy came over to lend a helping hand and we tore out the interior.  The carpet was some kind of yellow berber style carpet from the 70's, and the upholstery has probably been home to all kinds of critters.  We pulled it all out and tossed the carpet, used a shop vac to clean up a what we could.  Then we spent the rest of the evening fighting with the hydraulics in the driver's door to try to get the window to roll up.  We lost that battle, but I'll see what Google can turn up about how this system works and maybe have better luck when I get back at it.  I'll be able to tell tomorrow if we made a dent in the odor, if so the top priority is going through the braking system to get it back in working order.  For now, I leave you with some pictures from tonight:

Suicide doors open, back carpet ripped out.

Front carpet out, front seat.  Ugh.

Random shot of the engine compartment. 331 cubic inch V8, carter carb, originally supposed to put out about 160 horses.  The hydraulic pump and reservoir for the power windows and seats are on the passenger side of the firewall. 

Sitting in the back seat with one of the jumper seats pulled up.

This is a shot under the drivers seat cushion.  Note the heater fans for the rear seat climate control, and the hydraulic cylinder for seat adjustment.