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May 12, 2017 · The thing above the passenger window is a car cooler. It’s basically a portable swamp cooler that mounts at the top of the window. It was the predecessor to modern air conditioning in hot, low humidity regions. That one is mounted in a way that it would never duct the cold air into the car. Like most of the stuff on that car, it’s just ...
- Paul Niedermeyer
Pimpmobile. 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.
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Oct 14, 2020 · A collector car enthusiast with a wide range of knowledge about the old cars that we all love and desire, Bob enjoys tinkering with archaic machinery. His current obsession is a 1962 Porsche 356 Super coupe. The Pick of the Day is a 1970 Cadillac Eldorado transformed into a Del Caballero, a garish pimpmobile fit for a super-bad Super Fly.
Pimpmobile. 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.
Dec 11, 2015 · A Brief History. When one thinks of the ultimate flashy “pimp mobile,” certain cars come to mind. The flashiest, gaudiest, most impressive pinpin’ rides, the cars we would expect the Number 1 pimp on the block to be riding in. Cars that came from the factory fancy and impressive, and with a little customizing would serve notice to all around of the prestige and importance of the occupant.
Jan 8, 2015 · January 8, 2015 at 9:49 PM. After reading CC for a few years I have grudgingly conceded that Eugene out-does the SF Bay Area for real CC’s. But this morning on Hwy 1 in Santa Cruz, in a true CC-effect moment, I saw the ultimate pimpmoblie, a Stutz Blackhawk. Fortunately, to offset that, right behind it was a Tesla.
- Paul Niedermeyer
Nov 19, 2020 · Check out Magnum Force, one of the Dirty Harry movies. 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).
