Sunday, October 8, 2023

Back when cars weren't cookie cutter the same

 


15 comments:

  1. Same for our '56 Chevy BelAir, except it was on the right side.

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  2. Dat be one of them Caddaroo pimp wagons.

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  3. We had one of those, only in a darker shade of pink. There was entertainment to be had from watching gas station jockeys try to find the filler...

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  4. Almost 5 tons of awesomeness there.

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  5. They were pretty quick in the straightaway, not so good on the curves.

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  6. What's those little snorkel looking thingies at the lower corner of the rear window?

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    1. Jeff, that's an air circulation vent. Caddy first introduced A/C in 1953 and
      the vents were in the package tray behind the rear seat, but I don't see them
      in this car.

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  7. Routing the exhaust through the chrome bumpers was always a nice touch.
    - WDS

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  8. A buddy in HS had a 54 Sedan DeVille, that car was a monster. Fits 8 easily.

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  9. My first car ('66 VW Beetle) had the gas cap inside the trunk near the steering column. Bit of a pain when you were gassing up in an open court.

    That is an inventive place to conceal it.

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  10. Could be the filler cap for the dual rear-facing flamethrowers underneath.

    Felix Leiter deserves a cool car too, right?

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