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This belongs to a very cute elderly couple who like to drive it REALLY slowly around the neighborhood. They even have a vanity plate: “MRMSB.”
That might be stretch to call it a “sweet” ride. There’s nothing sweet about 1970′s American cars, IMO. 1950′s? 1960′s? Yes and yes. 1970′s? Junk.
Wait, PoP – you do know what a landau is, I’m hoping?! It refers to a pseudo-convertible. The padded vinyl roof is meant to imitate a convertible. The original landaus were convertible carriages.
It could also refer to Landau Corinthian, the character from “The Empire Strikes Back.”
PoP, not sure if you were aware, but a “landau” was (back in the day) a “four-wheel carriage with a top divided into two sections that can be folded away or removed and with a raised seat outside for the driver.”
I knew it was a kind of carriage, but I didn’t know until looking it up in Wikipedia just now that it was named for a city in Germany.
Landau is the type of roof- half cold hard Detroit steel and half naugahyde. The hood ornament is an aftermarket Rolls Royce piece not original to the car.
Chevrolet Caprice–looks like a ’75
The owner of this car once drove a large truck (e.g. Mac) and had the “Flying Lady” from a Rolls Royce on the hood. He transferred this ornament to his car after retiring. He often cruises slowly through the alleys reflecting on their past. He’s an engaging conversationalist.