Colorado Car Lot pics...OOHHH AAAAHH

Some good stuff...and to think its only around the corner.

 

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Is that Classical Gas?

...and to think it's all very overpriced!

R-

 

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ooooooooooooo, is that some sort of cadilac pickup in pic 2? or is it a one off custom job, does anyone know about thees?

 

Yeah it is classic gas...I had my cam in the truck on the way home so I thought I would share....Im assuming its not cheap as I have never seen ANYTHING leave that place.

 

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That ugly white truk was a big hit here on the HAMB about a year ago...it got a lot of posts and comments..obviously no one wants it!!!

But Thanx for sharing...I'm sure there's guys on here that don't know anything about the place...

R-

 

me either

 

I'd cut my balls off for that Flower car ("Caddy Pickup").

 

wish it was round the corner from me...

 

Is the caddy a flower car or a hearse with the top cut off, either way I would love to cut it up more...

 

I want that Merc..

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I really want that flower car

 

Damnit! I though I was the only one into flower cars. Get away you mongrels!

I grew up in New York just a block from Ferncliff cemetary. This was a fashionable burial ground and I got to see the funeral processions of Judy Garland, Malcolm X, politicians, probably some mobsters, and other notables They had the finest array of flower cars and hearses, especially Cadillacs.

That one looks like a cut off hearse. The flower cars I saw had rounded cab roofs like a pickup truck. They sat with a tail-up rake when unloaded (some of those flower arrangements were enormous) and had elegant chrome or stainless rails around the bed. Plus they were always immaculate.

They really looked so...so...something, cool isn't the right word, leading a procession. Some of these funeral processions were hundreds of cars long.
Left a lasting impression on me.

 

What is that orange coupe in pic 3?

 

Mopar...probably a Dodge...maybe a Chrysler...

R-

 

There was an old man about ten years ago when I lived out in Denver that drove a flower car just like that one aroubd Englewood. I saw it one day I was leaving Oldies but Goodies car lot on Broadway......I about shit myself....

 

Looks like a '40 Plymouth.

I guess that might be a real flower car. Hard to tell in this shot. A hearse would have 4 doors. Would like to see more. What do they want for it?
I still have my tuxedo. This could work out well.

 

For the most part classical gas I feel is hella expensive... the want 3 grand for a rusted out badly chopped 50 ford with no engine/tranny. Check out their lot up in alt for some more cool cars but I don't think i would ever buy anything from them. If im not mistaken when i talked to the guy at classical gas the merc was a coupe chopped into a pickup... he had two so I may be wrong though.

 

Yea, Classical Gas ( http://www.classicalgasstation.com/ ). They have a handful of lots up in that area and a bunch of stuff, but kinda pricey. Although I have had my eye on this 60 Buick for a while; http://www.classicalgasstation.com/1405s.htm .

Thanks for the pics, looks like they have moved some stuff around since the last time I was up there.

 

Oh, I way dig the flower car.
So what's so ugly about the the white truck?
If I lived near that place I'd be there at least once a week just to "window shop".

 

Yeah I can't help but stop a half dozen times a week while on the way to work. Thanks colorado51 for the link.. I had no idea they actually sold anything ever. Well like most have said, due to the price list they have goin they probably don't!

 

I once read an article that Caddilac built a handfull of p/u's around the late forties, that look like one. I thought flower cars were converted four doors that you could still kinda see the back doors?

 

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Here ya go!

http://www.classicalgasstation.com/972a.htm

Some love it, most hate it!

It has a ton of VERY thick bondo all over it. Most of it is cracking and/or falling off.

 

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They have 1 or 2 lots in Eaton and 1 in Ft. Collins too.

 

I wonder if you went down there with some cash in hand if you couldnt get that 60 buick for cheaper. if they never sell a car they cant stay in business, and you know they didnt pay $8000.00 for it.

 

I'm sure they buy that stuff off of farmer's fields, old garages, etc. for pennies on the dollar, however, they've been in "business" for about twenty years that I know of, so they must be moving stuff...or the owner is independently wealthy and doesn't have to sell any of it!!!

I doubt you'd budge them off that Buick price much with a brown paper bag full of cash...but you're certainly welcome to try...use their website and send them an offer!

R-

 

If you guys are ever looking for a Caddy (or any) Flower Car, Look into limousine publications. They aren't that bad for price, 'cuz not too many funeral services require a '57 Caddy flower car... and funeral cars are usually very low miles, and highly maintained..

JOE

 

Pretty cool. I bet he wants a fortune for each one. Those are probably his retirement. Cool pics though. You better bug him for something