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Speed's avatar

triple carmine is so hot

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Erik's avatar

I want to love this gen of Fleetwood. But I drove them a lot when they were new, back to back with a 91 Sedan de Ville, and the SdV was just a dramatically better car. But the Fleetwood looked so good. Absolutely regal.

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Tom Klockau's avatar

I've never driven one, but they sure do look majestic. Though I did drive many circa 89-93 Coupe and Sedan de Villes back when they were late model used cars, and really liked them!

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Lynn W Gardner's avatar

The 93-96 are nice cars especially if ordered with the trailer towing option as you got a slightly stiffer suspension and in 93-95 the higher output 350 (I believe it was standard in 96). However Tom I think you would be happier with the 92 (again with the trailer tow package) as it could never be confused with a Roadmaster or Impala… 😉😉

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Erik's avatar

And I’m not trying to dissuade anyone from buying a Fleetwood. They are no longer cars. They are toys. Any flaws I might have seen in them when viewed as a 1993 transportation device, totally fall by the wayside when their 21st century uses are considered. For instance, the Fleetwood was awful in the snow, while the DeVille was sold as a rock. But, what does that matter now? I think the only thing that would bother me is that the interior materials were a bit low rent for the car it was. To me, it should have had a full Jaguar level interior. The ultimate Cadillac of the time was the FWD Fleetwood Sixty Special. What a sensational cruiser it was. But I’d much rather have to keep a RWD one on the road nowadays.

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Acd's avatar

Wow that is really well done.

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MD Streeter's avatar

That is really neat. I've only ever seen models and Hot Wheels/Matchbox cars where only the front doors opened. Who was the manufacturer? Did they do any other models? Red or blue is better than grayscale.

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AK47isthetool's avatar

Love the sills. To pick up on a comment about real stripes from a while ago; I wish car companies would incorporate designs that facilitated easy two-tones. If the panel is a completely different part and the seam is covered by a trim piece it would cost them nothing other than the expense of hiring a competent designer.

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Lynn W Gardner's avatar

Tom is of simular quality to a Danbury Mint model? I hated it when they went out of business as they did very high quality models and they were not cheap.

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Tom Klockau's avatar

Better, actually, larger scale and it's just really impressive. Only obvious errors is it has the basic power seat switch, not the module the Brougham would have over the basic Fleetwood, and the seat belts should be color-keyed, not black.

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Jeff Winks's avatar

Nice! I see these on eBay and have wondered if they are worth it.

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Tom Klockau's avatar

At about $275 a pop, you have to really want one. But I have no regrets. Of course, I'm a total Lincoln/Cadillac nut.

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