Thursday, September 6, 2007
Cadillacs
I've always said Cadillac has been consistent in one thing--they've always been able to make one of the ugliest vehicles on the road. These flamboyant vehicles are invariably driven by the garish or the senile. Well, yesterday I saw what may have to top the list of Silliest Damned Things I've Ever Seen. Maybe it wasn't, but it was certainly stupid looking: A two -toned ElDevilleDorado with low profile tires and rims that looked like shiny old-fashioned silver sheriff badges. Who the hell would drive something like that?
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Now as you know I drove Cadillacs for years and I LOVED them.
ReplyDeleteThe Eldorado was one of the nicest looking and driving cars ever built, there was a time when I had 2 of them that I called the twins drove them for years, kinda wish I still had atleast one of them. Even if you could find something wrong with the way they looked once you got inside it was close to perfect and drove like a dream. By the way I got LOTS of complements from a lot of people on my Eldos, you really need to look at that filing cabinet with a front end that you drive before you pick on any other cars!
Nice, Kmotorka! All I need is one more reason for the two women with whom I cohabit to play the senility card each time I misplace my car keys or fail to instantly recognize an episode of some inane network television show as a rerun. I was, however, pleased by your typecasting of all us Cadillac owners as flamboyant, extravagant, direct descendants of the Victorian robber barons. It only further supports my belief that liberals have no problem with such broad generalizations which is why they push their "one-size-fits-all" health and education plans with such gusto.
ReplyDeleteThat is another story for another time. As far as these autos and others of their ilk are concerned, one of the premier spots for observing them in the OC is at an entry gate to Leisure World (or, as it's commonly known, Seizure World. I call it The Elephant's Burial Ground.). It is like a trip in a time capsule back to the sixties and seventies. Lord only knows what music is playing on their AM radios.
Recently, when I was stopped for a light at the intersection which is the Leisure World gate (do you hate those stupid gated communities as much as I do?) I saw a little old lady - at least her cotton candy hair - coming out. This was not worthy of note in itself since she fit my broad generalization of what an LW resident should look like. What caught my eye was her ride. She was alone in the car which was a sixties vintage GTO. It was painted racing dark green and had bright orange flames coming from around the grille back half-way on the hood and fenders. It was lowered and had at least $2000 worth of chrome holding $1500 worth of rubber. There obviously had to be a story behind this strange juxtaposition but out here one never asks a stranger any thing or you find yourself talking to a cop. I guess it's just a price we pay for being the safest city in the nation.
JR