Parts

Here is photo of Kyra with the trim for behind the driver-side front wheel. I also got another piece for the other side even though that hasn't fallen off yet. The pieces are more worn than what is on the car, but I think they will polish up okay. They don't have any serious dents or rust, so now its a matter of finding the clips to hold them on.



I also noticed that the trim on the door is getting loose in a couple of places. I had an opportunity to buy all the lower body trim from the same eBay seller and it was quite tempting. Given enough space & money, it would be great to do that and store the pieces until I need them. Unfortunately, most of my discretionary income now goes to gas, and we live in a small bungalow on a small lot with no garage. In other words - we have no storage space!

Driving Around

I took Marcia out to dinner Saturday night - the weather was nice so of course we took the Eldorado.

This car gets a lot of attention - people stare, wave and smile. People come up and ask questions about the car and relate stories about people they knew who owned one. Marcia doesn't travel in the Caddy very often so she's not used to the attention. It kind of feels like being a movie star, I guess.

She was wondering why the car gets notice so much. Here is my theory:

• It's old. You just don't see many cars this old on the road, much less an old Cadillac like this.
• It's huge. It's wider and longer than a lot of SUVs.
  
• It's a convertible. I think convertibles get more attention anyway, but it is rare to see one of these land yachts.

Also, I suspect folks think we must be filthy rich to be able to afford to put gas in this baby. Maybe they are being nice to us hoping that we will start passing out $100 bills or remember them in our will or something.

On another note, I got the little piece of chrome that fits behind the rear wheel off of eBay. Haven't had time to see if it fits yet...