I have the opportunity to obtain a vehicle with a Cadillac 429 engine
in it. I know next to nothing about these engines other than they were
made from '64-'67 (I think). Therefore I have some questions:
1) Was the design of this engine 'good' or did it have problems?

A friend of mine is dying of lung cancer and has just six months to
live.  He has been a car enthusiast since he was a young boy.  His one
last wish in life is to sit or ride in a Duesenberg car. Does anyone
have or know someone that has a Duesenberg that would grant this man