Coupe de Ville, from the French word for bloated tank of lard. This is the pinnacle of American luxury in the day. Why?
- 472 cubic inch V-8 – bigger than your puny Impala’s 350
- 22 ft long – again, bigger than your puny impala.
- Power windows, locks, a/c, long before they were common on kias
- Leather, from actual creatures
- An arm rest in the back seat. That is the real kicker. It’s how my grandparents knew they were in a real luxury car. Not the other shit – the rear arm rest.
Uncle Bob had a shit brown one, which blended in nicely in dingy, drab Detroit.
For the record the car in the picture is a 1972, not a 1973
Noted. i could tell if I saw the front.
I had one just like it….I loved it and miss it.
Thank you for sharing I wish I could go somwhere.
So do we…