1981 Cadillac Fleetwood coupe

If he's really interested in Cadillacs, he ought to join the Cadillac-LaSalle Club. It's been around since 1958 and annual dues are only $40. You get a great monthly magazine called the Self-Starter and there are a lot of ads on the last few pages of people selling their nice old Cadillacs and LaSalles. I, myself, am always hunting for a #1 Condition 1969 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham.

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fintail (Nov 30, 2006 9:54 am)

#19 of 26 Re: cars [lemko] by fintail

Nov 30, 2006 (9:54 am)

Replying to: lemko (Nov 30, 2006 9:01 am)

I wouldn't mind a 1958 Eldorado Brougham...

#20 of 26 One of these days... by andre1969

Nov 30, 2006 (10:24 am)

I wouldn't mind landing a nice '61-62 Caddy. Even if it's just a 4-door hardtop. And a hearse would be way cool!

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lemko (Nov 30, 2006 11:10 am)
- andre1969 (Nov 30, 2006 11:17 am)

#21 of 26 Re: One of these days... [andre1969] by lemko

Nov 30, 2006 (11:10 am)

Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 30, 2006 10:24 am)

I know a guy who has a really nice 1961 Cadillac Superior hearse he recently restored. It always draws a crowd when it appears at a show. Heck, I would love a classic Cadillac ambulance, but I'd have no place to keep it.

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andre1969 (Nov 30, 2006 11:17 am)

#22 of 26 Re: One of these days... [lemko] by andre1969

Nov 30, 2006 (11:17 am)

Replying to: lemko (Nov 30, 2006 11:10 am)

Heck, I would love a classic Cadillac ambulance, but I'd have no place to keep it.

Yeah, the ambulances are cool, too. I could fit a hearse or ambulance in my garage, but I doubt if there'd be enough room to get another car in behind it

#23 of 26 Re: cars [andre1969] by buickboy92

Nov 30, 2006 (1:17 pm)

Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 30, 2006 7:55 am)

ya i like the Devills and the Devill hearses!!! i really want a hearse!

#24 of 26 Why? by isellhondas

Dec 05, 2006 (3:37 pm)

I think hearses are just plain creepy!

There is a club around here and they attend the local car shows and park them there!

Disgusting!

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andre1969 (Dec 05, 2006 5:05 pm)
- isellhondas (Dec 05, 2006 5:24 pm)

#25 of 26 Re: Why? [isellhondas] by andre1969

Dec 05, 2006 (5:05 pm)

Replying to: isellhondas (Dec 05, 2006 3:37 pm)

I think hearses are just plain creepy!

Well in my case, the fascination has nothing to do with death or anything morbid like that. Although if I ever do get one, I'm going to see if the personalized license plate "Expired" is available!

I think with me it's just that I like big cars, and I always thought that the custom work that goes into a hearse or ambulance, such as the raised roof and extended wheelbase, is kinda neat. And there's just something about a '61-62 Cadillac that I think lends itself very well to hearse styling.

Superior built a good looking '61 Pontiac ambulance/hearse, too. And you wanna hear morbid? They tried marketing these things to the general public for awhile as camping vehicles. They called them Superior Vacation Specials! I imagine that the trips people took in them must have been heavenly.

Unfortunately, I don't think a hearse/ambulance would be very practical for me as a driver, though. And it's not the length that's the problem. The few that I've sat in have that partition at the B-pillar, right behind the front seat, and it keeps the seat from going back as far as it normally would.

One year there was a 1957 DeSoto ambulance at Carlisle, and the owner let me sit in it. It was way cool, but there's no way I would've been able to drive it comfortably. There's an early 80's Buick Electra/LeSabre hearse too, and it has the same problem. Alas, I imagine a 1961-62 Cadillac would have the same problem?

I guess most hearse and ambulance drivers were pretty short back in the day?

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isellhondas (Dec 05, 2006 5:24 pm)

#26 of 26 Re: Why? [andre1969] by isellhondas

Dec 05, 2006 (5:24 pm)

Replying to: andre1969 (Dec 05, 2006 5:05 pm)

The same applies to most limousines. My buddy has a limo business and for quite awhile, he had a couple of Cadillac Formals with the division window. Legroom up front was terrible. Lucky for him, he's only about 5'6".

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