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Tuesday, April 8. 2014

Identify that car

A friend took that snap in LA (actually, Burbank) yesterday evening.


Posted by Bird Dog at 14:58 | Comments (15) | Trackbacks (0)

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Mrs. Feeblemind says it is a 69 or 70 Cadillac Coup de Ville and the shot is probably taken on Magnolia Blvd in Burbank. She grew up in and around Burbank.
#1 feeblemind on 2014-04-08 15:11 (Reply)
Cadillac Coupe de' Ville - '67 (ish)
#2 Knucklehead (Link) on 2014-04-08 15:35 (Reply)
Cadillac Coupe de' Ville - late 60s
#3 olio on 2014-04-08 16:13 (Reply)
Mini Cooper w/matching roof & mirrors.

Oh, the CDV? Knuckle is on it. Pre '66 -the corner lamp had trimwork integrated w/the front end which was wrapped around in '69.
#4 Jess1 on 2014-04-08 16:26 (Reply)
I asked a friend who's mind works like Google when it comes to Cadillacs. His response:

"Can't see edge of tail light, but if it has no side marker light, it's a 1967 Cadillac series 62 convertible. If it does have the light, it's 1968."
#5 T R Henderson on 2014-04-08 17:01 (Reply)
Definitely pre-69. The headlights were moved inward and the top edge of the front fender lost that pointiness for the 69.
#6 Knucklehead (Link) on 2014-04-08 17:14 (Reply)
oh boy--I know it's a Caddy, but it looks to me like there has been some "alterations". The center front on the hood of the card doesn't line up with the memory I have of these vehicles. It's been tampered with a bit to make it a little squarer on the top ridge of the front hood.
#7 apple pie on 2014-04-08 18:18 (Reply)
I forgot to say that it looks like it has a lot of 'plastic' (filler) on it.
#8 apple pie on 2014-04-08 18:19 (Reply)
I would say it is a '67 based on the driver door outside mirror - in '68 they used a boxy rectangular outside mirror.

A sharp looking car!
#9 Bill on 2014-04-08 20:24 (Reply)
Nice Cadillac. My dad owned the hardtop version, though minus the Batmobile paint scheme:

http://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/files/2012/04/ed_driscoll_sr_dad_caddy_4-2-12.jpg
#10 Edward Driscoll (Link) on 2014-04-08 21:46 (Reply)
Nice Cadillac. My dad owned the hardtop version, though minus the Batmobile paint scheme.

(Trying again with an actual hyperlink this time.)
#11 Edward Driscoll (Link) on 2014-04-08 21:49 (Reply)
It still has tailfins, so I'm guessing a '63 Coupe deVille. Lead sleds my dad called 'em.
#12 Paul on 2014-04-08 22:26 (Reply)
'68 but I think with modifications. Agreed that hood wasn't original. How about it came from a '69, '70 or '71? Car does have cornering lights, but that light assembly is too big just for the cornering light.
#13 Norm Spaulding on 2014-04-08 22:31 (Reply)
It is definitely a 67-68 Caddy. In profile they are almost indistinguishable, the key difference being a slight modification to the front of the hood and fairly major change to the grille , neither of which are visible in profile. The "ship's-prow" canting of the headlights is the key here -- it only appeared those two years. I have one of similar vintage ('66). They get attention, and driving one with the top down gives one the distinct sense of cruising in a vintage Chris Craft.
#14 Ralph Kinney Bennett on 2014-04-09 08:27 (Reply)
67 Caddy.
I know, I have one rusting in my back yard.
#15 Hank_M on 2014-04-09 14:42 (Reply)

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