Advertising 1981 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Convertible Hess & Eisenhardt 'Le Cabriolet' Custom 'Slab'Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: 
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◊ 2021-06-25 22:24 |
Cadillac. |
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◊ 2021-06-26 05:14 |
'90 to '92 Brougham? |
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◊ 2021-06-26 05:16 |
i don't think there was a convertible one in those years ( except the Allanté ) i could be wrong but i think its an older one with some plastic surgery |
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◊ 2021-06-26 23:39 |
In Texas they call this style of custom car 'Slab'. The car in question might be this one: ![[Image: 1981cadillac_ebay147036013569755.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/3913/1981cadillac_ebay147036013569755.jpg) https://car-from-uk.com/sale.php?id=163390 http://kingofcoachcars.net/81cadillac-cabrioletconvert.html |
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◊ 2021-06-26 23:46 |
' if you not from Texas or Louisiana you would not understand sorry ' Clearly i'm not from one of those states because i don't understand at all why they're doing this .... -- Last edit: 2021-06-26 23:46:37 |
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◊ 2021-06-26 23:49 |
And some of us wouldn’t want to either. Are those comic wheel trims legal? |
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◊ 2021-06-27 00:00 |
from what i found online, as long as the car is less ( or equal ) than 8 feet wide its ok ( found for Texas ) but those ones... except maybe ( and i say maybe ) the CTS, if they don't get over 8 feet they are incredibly close |
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◊ 2021-06-27 00:07 |
I believe the cars are called Slabs (as in slab-sided GM models) while the wheels are called "Swangas" or "Texas Wire Wheels". The 1990-92 Brougham front end is a popular customization to many models, I've seen it on Eldorados, Rivieras, Ninety-Eights, Cutlass Supremes, even a Town Car, which sounds like blasphemy. EDIT - Just read where SLAB stands for Slow, Low and Bangin'. Are they legal? The one site I was looking at last night says that they are legal. There is no law that prohibits protruding wheels in Texas. -- Last edit: 2021-06-27 00:24:04 |
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◊ 2021-06-29 22:11 |
I'm not even from the US, but understand - which is why I believe it's not a question of origin, but a matter of one's mindset! Looks like these people put a lot of effort in building this car: It's a genuine Hess & Eisenhardt Le Cabriolet, transformed into a 1990+ version and customized in Slab style. In any case, the dude behind the wheel appears to like what he's driving, so we may have a winner here. |
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