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11-05-09, 01:41 AM
|  | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 1964 Cadillac Coupe Deville  | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Age: 18 | | | Is the Urban Legend of the Cadillac Pick Up True?
I've heard legends they made Cadillac Pick Ups since the near beginning. I've seen a picture of a 1955 (or so) Cadillac Pick Up and I think I've seen a version of mine as a Pick Up (A 1964 Cadillac)
Did these really exist as stock vehicles or were they modified? |
11-05-09, 02:19 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Enthusiast Cadillac(s): 90 broughams | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Minneapolis | | | Re: Is the Urban Legend of the Cadillac Pick Up True?
naw, they didnt make any trucks back then. it would be cool to see that pic of the truck though. |
11-05-09, 02:41 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 1964 Cadillac Coupe Deville | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Age: 18 | | | Re: Is the Urban Legend of the Cadillac Pick Up True?
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11-05-09, 03:05 AM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 77 CDV, 01 ETC, 06 DTS III, 69 FWB | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Newbury Park, CA Age: 37 | | | Re: Is the Urban Legend of the Cadillac Pick Up True?
Cadillac never produced any factory pickups, although in the mid-70s, one of the big coachbuilders did a number of El Camino-like creations, usually based off a Coupe de Ville, although I've seen one or two Eldorados done this way. I believe they were called the Mirage. |
11-05-09, 03:30 AM
|  | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 1984 Coupe DeVille 1990 Brougham d'Elegance 350 | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Otsego,Michigan Age: 19 | | | Re: Is the Urban Legend of the Cadillac Pick Up True?
In the mid 70's the coach-builders also had the Cadillac Caribou, which also looked like a Cadillac Coupe Camino. |
11-05-09, 03:39 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 1967 Deville 2 door hardtop | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Niagara Falls, NY aka Atlantis Age: 23 | | | Re: Is the Urban Legend of the Cadillac Pick Up True?
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Originally Posted by greencadillacmatt  In the mid 70's the coach-builders also had the Cadillac Caribou, which also looked like a Cadillac Coupe Camino. | Well aint that something... you learn something new every day lol |
11-05-09, 04:52 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1988 Allante' (sold), 1984 Eldorado 4100 91 Allante | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: california Age: 62 | | | Re: Is the Urban Legend of the Cadillac Pick Up True?
Most El Camino type conversions were done for funeral homes as flower cars, in other words, to carry flowers to the grave site. Most coach builders that did hearses did flower cars. |
11-05-09, 08:30 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): '91 Brougham 5.7 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada | | | Re: Is the Urban Legend of the Cadillac Pick Up True?
Examples. I love pickups and some of these totally rock.  
Totally bitchin'    
Here's the Mirage conversion. 
Eldo....  
Hmmmmmmmm.......... 
......no. Should have 2-doored it.
Ooh yeah....... 
Martin.
Last edited by MT-ED; 11-05-09 at 08:35 PM.
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11-06-09, 04:12 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 1984 Coupe DeVille 1990 Brougham d'Elegance 350 | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Otsego,Michigan Age: 19 | | | Re: Is the Urban Legend of the Cadillac Pick Up True?
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Originally Posted by MT-ED Eldo....
Martin. | Is that T-Tops On The Eldo-mino? I want me one of these... |
11-06-09, 04:45 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): Cadillac | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: AL | | | Re: Is the Urban Legend of the Cadillac Pick Up True?
Hew look, they even had a crew cab pickup back in the day. |
11-06-09, 05:48 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): '91 Brougham 5.7 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada | | | Re: Is the Urban Legend of the Cadillac Pick Up True?
Thank goodness, no dually 
Martin. |
11-06-09, 07:01 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Member Cadillac(s): Looking for RWD Cadillac, 06 Pontiac GTO | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central NH | | | Re: Is the Urban Legend of the Cadillac Pick Up True?
I see a couple of former flower cars on the road every so often. I will have to try to snap a pic next time I see one.
As an aside, up here in NH, you don't see flower cars as part of a funeral very often, whereas when I was growing up in metro NY, you saw them all the time. I also found this link, which offers a conversion on a 1997-2005 DeVille for about $20K before options. It just doesn't seem as impressive IMHO. |
11-06-09, 07:39 PM
|  | GM RWD V8 addict Cadillac(s): 81 FWB 2DR, 65 Impala, 95 SS, 71 Pontiac, 94 Caprice, 92 RMW | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 37 | | | Re: Is the Urban Legend of the Cadillac Pick Up True?
If you want sweet Caddy pickup action, you need to rent "Viva Knievel!" from 1977. There are a couple in the movie. Apparently, Knievel always bought pickup Caddies. It's a horrible movie, of course. Check out the cast, though. Lauren Hutton looks smokin'...
Let's not confuse pickups with flower cars!   |
11-06-09, 11:28 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 1967 Deville 2 door hardtop | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Niagara Falls, NY aka Atlantis Age: 23 | | | Re: Is the Urban Legend of the Cadillac Pick Up True?
"Flower Cars" huh? I never knew that... |
11-07-09, 10:20 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): '91 Brougham 5.7 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada | | | Re: Is the Urban Legend of the Cadillac Pick Up True?
I was experimenting in Photoshop 
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