Oh boy. Look what I spotted in downtown Stuttgart. The owner lives in Stuttgart, the home of Porsche and Mercedes' and he drives this?

I remember how back in the day the design was considered "nice" and "elegant".

Today, this car can be described in one word: KITSCH.











Apologies for the poor pictures quality. I took these with my phone and then edited out the plate information.

 

Its not the norm but I think thats what probably appeals to the owner.


Then again he could just be a pimp

 

That is probably pimp as hell over there.

 

And it's well taken care of save for the water spots on the paint. The owner is probably either the original one or bought it from someone who barely drove it. Interior looks very clean, especially for having white or cream leather, and the top isn't all raggedy. I wouldn't rock it, but to each his or her own. Not everyone needs speed, some just want luxury cruising.

Big Mack

 

Wonder if anyone ever actually used the "luggage rack"?

 

Nah...I owned a '69 Corvette with a factory luggage for 20 years and sold it a couple of years ago and never used it to carry anything.

 

I like Eldos, but lose the continental kit and vinyl top.

 

It's not uncommon to see American cars in Germany. Many of them were owned by US Army personnel stationed here. Before they left, they sold their cars to locals. A few weeks ago I saw a 1980s Chevrolet Cavalier Convertible cruising down my street! Um, ok...

The owner is clearly an enthusiast, though. The meticulous condition of the car is evidence of that. You have to be one in this day and age to even want one and keep it running.

Although GM was handling correctly in downsizing their lineup and offering more efficient cars, I prefer the fullsize Eldorados of the 1970s. Their sheer size, classy design and innovative use of FWD made then stately, interesting, luxurious and technologically advanced. The stuff GM was churning out in the '80s and '90s was actually characterless, uncreative and outright bland in my book.

And speaking of classic cars, they're quite a common in Europe. European and American cars are the most common sightings. It's extremely rare to see a Japanese car from the '60s and '70s here as their sales in Europe at that time were very poor. Because France is right next door to Stuttgart, it's not uncommon to see French families passing through the region in a classic Citroen DS, GS or CX. Yesterday I saw two classic Fiat sedans in mint condition: a 131 and a 125 I believe (I had to google it to be sure).

The next classics I see, I'll post 'em here.

 

I get a kick out of the spare wheel cover mounted on the back.

 

Flavor Flav would drive it

 

That's a nice Cadillac.

The funny thing is that my mom's 06 Escalades dash looks just like that. The only difference is there is a CD player and navigation.

 

Actually the Escalade dash is much worse. It has sheering column mounted shifter, which is vomit inducing in itself, and escalade is essentially truck based, so its quality was held to lower standard than the eldorado, which was supposed to be a luxury car

 

I totally agree. I personally can't stand the interior and the ride quality is the worst I've ever seen on a car.

The old school Cadillacs were very nice!

 

IT needs some 22'' shoes..

 

Boy that thing's clean!!! It even has the fake spare tire on it. You don't see those around anymore.