[Uncle Bob]

The Cad drive train swap was relatively common in the 50s. Claimed to be for the sake of improving reliability while being more cost effective than repairing the V12 (not unlike the rationalization that Jag sedan owners used a decade or two ago when doing an SBC swap) While that takes it out of the "original" category, it does make it "period correct" for a '50s style car. Looks like a good score.