He always parks next to me

"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein) 03/18/2015 at 20:40 • Filed to: None

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One of the instructors at the school where I work, is a fan of my car. I know this, because every day, without fail, he parks his grampafied Cadillac (purchased from a real grandpa, with suitably low miles) next to me.

A while back, I asked him why he parks next to me, and he said, "oh that BMW is yours huh?" and that he really likes it. Then as a joke, all winter he parked next to my Jeep. Well, after I told him the Grand Cherokee with the Star Trek tow hitch cover was also mine. So of course, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , and sure enough, dude parked next to me.

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The green landau roof is pretty sweet though.

Zohaibman72 > Textured Soy Protein 03/18/2015 at 20:43

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I like the green roof alot. It fits the overall car. It does look very grandpa style though.

VonBelmont > Textured Soy Protein 03/18/2015 at 20:43

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What is the whole appeal of landau roofs?

dogisbadob > Textured Soy Protein 03/18/2015 at 20:44

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awesome color combo and gold badges too! Green tinted mirrors add a nice touch. Is this guy a pimp by any chance?

Textured Soy Protein > dogisbadob 03/18/2015 at 20:46

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He's a math and physics teacher. The car was purchased from a real live grandpa who hardly put any miles on it.

ranwhenparked > VonBelmont 03/18/2015 at 20:47

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It started in the '60s and '70s as a means of recalling the coachbuilt cars of the '20s and '30s that sometimes had bodies made out of fabric stretched over a wood frame. When metal bodies came out, they still had a wood and fabric roof for a time, since engineers in the '30s believed an all metal structure would cause a drumming effect.

So, basically, an attempt to "class up" the look of modern cars by adding a styling cue from prewar coachbuilt luxury cars.

Your boy, BJR > Textured Soy Protein 03/18/2015 at 20:48

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That's literally the car Paulie drives in the 3rd season if The Sopranos. I'm jelly.

dogisbadob > Textured Soy Protein 03/18/2015 at 20:55

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nice Galant

Textured Soy Protein > Your boy, BJR 03/18/2015 at 20:59

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His is pre-facelift, like this:

(Coincidentally, my grandpa had one that he got brand new back in like '96 or something.)

buford-t-justice > Textured Soy Protein 03/18/2015 at 21:06

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Too much awesomes.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Textured Soy Protein 03/18/2015 at 21:32

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I would like to make a motion that this car get put into the "designs that aged well" category.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Textured Soy Protein 03/18/2015 at 21:37

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Suffice to say, that design has aged really well. It's drawn so well from Cadillac's heritage that it really never looked outdated.

Dsscats > Textured Soy Protein 03/18/2015 at 21:45

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#BJRBait

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > Textured Soy Protein 03/18/2015 at 22:44

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Does he drive around with this constantly jamming? (NSFW lyrics)