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SOLVED - Geraldo´s #385 - Grandeur / JM Motors
« on: May 30, 2012, 08:33:18 PM »
Which car is this?
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Re: Geraldo´s #385
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2012, 05:09:25 PM »
This is a Cadillac "Seville Opera" conversion by the Grandeur Motor Company (aka American Custom Coachworks), built between 1977 and 1979.
I've seen one of these in person.  They are very silly-looking with an enormous dead panel between the nose of the car and the factory-length hood.
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Re: Geraldo´s #385
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2012, 09:09:30 PM »
It´s very similar, but made by another company. Congratulations by your car, it´s one of my dream car when I was a kid.
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Re: Geraldo´s #385
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2012, 12:21:26 PM »
Not to be too horriby difficult, but you may want to double-check your sources.
This exact image (along with many others) is used on one website which I consider a "web authority" for such vehicles.
I'll take the discussion offline.  Check for a PM shortly.
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Re: Geraldo´s #385
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2012, 05:25:37 PM »
My source is an ad of the company at Kit Car Magazine
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Re: Geraldo´s #385
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2012, 07:59:38 PM »
Neat to see it in print!
Just for the fun of it, I did some research on the Grandeur Motor Company (my previous guess) - and their company address was the same as what's listed in your print advert.
I'll PM the web address shortly.
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Re: Geraldo´s #385
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2012, 12:00:26 PM »
A point added, as the same address means that it´s the same car, maybe a change of make when sold as kit form (JM Cars).
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