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A pimpmobile is a large luxury vehicle, usually a 1960s, 1970s or 1980s-model Lincoln, Cadillac, Buick or Chrysler vehicle, that has been customized in a garish, extravagant and kitsch or campy style. The style is largely an American phenomenon.
Oct 14, 2020 · The Pick of the Day is a 1970 Cadillac Eldorado transformed into a Del Caballero, a garish pimpmobile loaded with custom flourishes fit for the super-bad Super Fly movie dude Youngblood Priest, played by Ron O’Neal wearing a pair of enormous sideburns.
Oct 4, 2017 · The fake wire wheels (they were called “basket” wheels back in the day) rusted badly. My guess is thats why they took the baskets off of this car. I bet either the guy who bought this car new either ended up in prison or an elderly couple with an interesting sense of taste owned it for a long period of time. Great bit of writing there ...
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VictorBlimpmuscle. •• Edited. Source. Priest’s car is a 1971 customized Cadillac Eldorado. The car belonged to K.C., an actual hustler and pimp from Harlem who plays a pimp in the film. K.C. met Nate Adams in a hotel lobby and was asked if his car could be used in the film.
Nov 19, 2020 · In that film a pimp (Albert Popwell) drives a Cadillac Eldorado that does a pretty good job of establishing what an early ‘70s Pimpmobile was all about: Super Fly headlights; a fake Rolls Royce grille; an overstuffed landau roof, with, duh, landau irons (that the Dirty Harry car is missing). Plus other bits of gagtastic design details, as if ...
Oct 8, 2021 · UPDATE 10/08/2021: We originally featured this 1974 Cadillac Eldorado Moloney Superfly back in July 2020, but it appears that it might not have sold at that time. It is a distinctive car that appears to be in good condition, and it is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Feb 4, 2020 · The 1974 Cadillac Eldorado was Superfly all day. By the early 1970s, the concept of “personal luxury” was in full swing across the automotive world. The idea of being isolated from the world while on the road, combined with a touch of sportiness (in those days, sportiness had a slightly different meaning sometimes), made for a compelling ...
