Barbara Ann

sven914 · #1 (**permalink**) 02-06-09, 11:59 PM

This is my Barbara Ann; a 1989 Brougham d'Elegance. Currently she has 87620 miles (GM Certified original miles). I bought her in September of 2006 and so far I've put about 16,000 miles on her and have replaced the brakes, intake manifold gasket, tires, valve cover gaskets, and half the vacuum lines. When I got her, half the emblems were missing, so I've been gradually replacing them with other vintage Cadillac emblems.

The hubcaps are from a 76 Seville. I got tired of cleaning the wires every week.

The air cleaner cover was scratched up, so I painted it red with "OLDS 307" on it in black.

Some of the emblems I added were gold "Brougham d'Elegance" scrips, a gold Sixty Special trunk badge, gold taillight shields (they were silver), and a gold V crest.
You can see more on my Car Domain page.

sven914 · #2 (**permalink**) 02-13-09, 10:02 PM

Some new pictures:

When I got the "Brougham d'Elegance" scripts, I moved the original, gold "Brougham" scripts to the front quarter panel.

Everyone accuses Barbara Ann of being a Sedan De Ville, and from this angle you can see why. I don't care, I like it.

sven914 · #3 (**permalink**) 04-12-09, 08:44 PM

The emblems on the hubcaps are custom gold to match the gold emblem package

Barbara Ann came complete with everything the first owner had; mint condition owner's manual, warranty book, Cadillac Roadside Assistance card, two original gold keys, the Gold Key Delivery Systems' receipt of delivery, and the first owner's membership card to the Cadillac Crest Club of North America.

sven914 · #4 (**permalink**) 05-05-09, 02:00 AM

After test driving an 82 Sedan De Ville I decided to add a chrome centerline and spear to the hood of my car.

sven914 · #5 (**permalink**) 05-17-09, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sven914

Everyone accuses Barbara Ann of being a Sedan De Ville, and from this angle you can see why. I don't care, I like it.

Accidentally deleted the picture.

sven914 · #6 (**permalink**) 06-12-09, 03:41 PM

I didn't like the plain metal square the Brougham lenes had from the factory, so I pulled four lenses from a De Ville RWD, that had the Cadillac crest on them.

She just turned over 90,000 GM certified original miles. I've driven her for 18670 of those miles.