ACID FLASHBACK THURSDAY: 1973 Cadillac Coupe De Ville

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Coupe DeVille, 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.


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