Pro Touring cars have been following the same formula for many years now: lower the center of gravity, tune the suspension geometry and spring rates, install big brakes, and utilize some type of modern V8 and manual transmission. These methods have been applied to many types of cars, but when it comes to application types, most people gravitate to GM’s F-body platform, or perhaps a Ford Mustang. But Matt Graves isn’t most people. He has an affinity for obscure builds, and his 1983 Cadillac Coupe DeVille is the ultimate example of a funny idea that morphed into a real thing. “Pro luxury,” as he calls it, is the concept of building a Pro Touring car out of a full-size luxury coupe or sedan.
Lowering a big Cadillac isn’t exactly a groundbreaking new trend, but when you
