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Below are links to some of my collection
**Visitor Parking Updates 8/27/08**
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Welcome to my Cadillac homepage. My
obsession with cars started at a very young age. I grew up in a "mayberry"
town in Louisiana.
Learners permits were issued at the age of 14, and at 15 you could get your drivers license. Scary huh? The "parental units" were capable(but unwilling) to buy my first vehicle, so I pursued a short career in lawn maintenance to earn the dough for my first car. A 1977 Buick Century Special.
My buddies were driving Irocs, Camaros and Mustangs. Although "uncool," I would much rather be behind of the wheel of a luxury liner. Pride in ownership made for the beginning skills of obsessive detailing. I owned a series of Buicks in the beginning. Regal Limiteds, Rivieras, LaSabres, and the mother load Park Avenue. I then graduated to Cadillacs.
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My High School days were in the mid 80's which is why I am partial to the GM products of the 80's. This was the last era for all of the chrome, the attention to detail, and the body lines of distinction. You didnt have to read the badging on the fender to know a Cadillac. These were the days you had an array of choices in interior colors, fabrics, leather, and trim packages. You could actually special order your Cadillac as you would like it. Most of these Cadillacs still had fins and were dripping with chrome.
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As you can see in my collection below
I am partial to white Cadillacs. This is for several reasons. For one, I
Grew up having a an Uncle that would buy two new white Cadillacs every two
years for him and his wife.
These stately Cads were always loaded to the max and looked soooo classy in white with all of the chrome. Very clean luxury. The second reason is that white is the strongest paint. It never gets hot like the darker colors, and it doesnt have metallic which significantly weakens the paint.
You can almost always get a shine out of a factory white paint job. The factory paint is the best paint a car will EVER have. Not so much in texture but as far as longevity and staying on the car, the factory paint is tops. White also hides dirt real well, unless of course you live where they have red clay.
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I prefer buying a Cadillac that has spent its life in the desert. Nevada, Arizona, California. I also like buying cars from Oregon and parts of Washington. Mild temps in the northwest. Average winter temp is in the 40's and summers are usually around 80-85. In most of the Northwest salt is never thrown on the streets because of environmental reasons. The lack of salt usually equates to the lack of rust.
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Occasionally I will purchase a Cadillac
to sell. It will be an exptionally clean car that I will enjoy playing with
for a while. Usually the reason I dont keep it is that I am holding out for
another one just like it that might have a certain option package that I
would like or an interior color I prefer.
I am partial to Cadillacs with the white leather interior and carmine red dash and carpets. I dont think this interior color is necessarily the sharpest its more about it being the loudest and very Cadillac specific.
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Im also anal about a car being all original. If a Cadillac has after market wheels, I move on. I am turned off when I see after market stereo equipment as well. Usually the aftermarket equipment doesnt sound much better and you open up the chance of having electrical trouble from wires being cut and so forth. When you rip into dashes, door panels and so on, you usually gain rattles. Continental kits and the ad-on cattle guard grills do absolutely nothing for me. In short, Im a purest when it comes to original equipment.
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Below are links to some of my collection.
Collection
Click here for 1991 Cadillac Brougham page
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Click here for 1992 Cadillac Brougham d'Elegance page
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Click here for 1984 Cadillac Seville page
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Click Here for 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible page(black/red
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Click Here for 1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible (white/Red)
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..1985 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Commemerative Edition(blue/white)
COMING SOON!
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1989 Cadillac Brougham Limousine Van Cleef Edition(24K miles)
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Click here for 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham De Elegance Coupe page
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Click here for the 1993 40' Vogue Prima Vista
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VISITOR PARKING -My visitors' Cadillacs!.
New additions 8/27/08
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Some interesting Cadillac links:
CLICK HERE FOR Elvis's Cadillacs -you dont have to be an Elvis fan to enjoy this site!
CLICK HERE FOR Cadillacs of the Rich and Famous -Johnny Cash, Al Capone, Joan Crawford, Bing Crosby and many more!
CLICK HERE FOR Cadillac History -this informative site breaks down Cadillac models from 1902-2007. specs,changes, history!
CLICK HERE FOR Cadillac Database of Professional Cars -1902-2005 Cadillac Limousines, flower cars, hearses!
CLICK HERE FOR Cadillac Database of "DREAM CARS" -1902-2005 Cadillac custom built cars!
CLICK HERE FOR Dave's Classic Limousine pictures -Not just Cadillac. Pages upon pages of Classic Limousines!
CLICK HERE FOR Steve Plunkett's Private Cadillac Collection -this extensive private collection is unbelievable!
CLICK HERE FOR Cadillacs in the movies -Cadillac Stars!
CLICK HERE FOR dbaer's Cadillacville -Need a hard to find part for your cad? This is the place!
CLICK HERE FOR GM CLASSICS -Matt Garrett's Collection of Cads. Often the best specimens on the globe!
CLICK HERE FOR AUTOLIT.COM -Need to find a vintage brochure, postcard, advertisement? Here you go!
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