Showing posts with label luxury. Show all posts
Showing posts with label luxury. Show all posts

6/22/12

BIG AMERICAN CARS in 1967: Cadillac '68


Yes, Cadillac was known as a luxury car. It was a status symbol before the country was overrun by foreign luxury cars. But there’s a little secret so many people don’t know. The engines cost extra. Yes, it’s true, a lot of the Caddies you saw sitting in people’s driveways had been towed there by the dealer and placed strategically to make it look like the owners had wealth. They simply couldn’t afford the engine which was an extra, like power steering.

They were statues of status.

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(SOURCE: Sunset, November 1967)