Tuesday, February 3, 2009

In My Neighborhood

Vintage Cadillac 01
See, we have cool vintage cars in the Richmond, too. This is at 15th & Cabrillo.
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Vintage Cadillac 02

10 comments:

Generik said...

That's a well-cared-for beauty. Love those tailfins! I'll bet that's a lot of fun to drive with the top down on a sunny day.

Donna said...

ooo weee, time to head to the drive in movies!

ahab said...

A friend's dad had a black one, growing up. He bought it around 1970 and kept it forever, to his wife's lasting consternation. I remember spirited discussions about its status: classic, antique or piece of junk.

It's the model men wouldn't buy because of those Jane Russells on the front.

ahab said...

Having looked at the 2nd shot now, no, my friend's dad's was a '55 or '58 Cadillac sedan, newer and blockier and bustier than the one pictured.

Donna said...

a car can be busty? I'm smiling here -- thank you!

ahab said...

http://www.rrrclc.org/images2/24%20reduced.JPG

Donna said...

a Madonna circa 1990 car!

Anonymous said...

Methinks it's a '58 Eldorado, no?

Anonymous said...

What's in the garage?

Tom Hilton said...

Methinks it's a '58 Eldorado, no?

That sounds right to me, but I'm not well-versed in the details. Looks like the cars I found on a Flickr search for 1958 Eldorado, anyway.

What's in the garage?

Another beauty, and I hope to get a shot of it sooner or later. Something much older--from the '30s, I'd guess--but I haven't seen it close-up enough to get a make/model.