Comments on: Sweet City Ride – The Landau

By: dcalleys

dcalleys — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:38:09 +0000

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.

By: moviegoer

moviegoer — Sun, 27 May 2012 15:39:54 +0000

It could also refer to Landau Corinthian, the character from “The Empire Strikes Back.”

By: U St.

U St. — Sat, 26 May 2012 19:31:26 +0000

Chevrolet Caprice–looks like a ’75

By: ClevelandDave

ClevelandDave — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:54:53 +0000

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.

By: textdoc

textdoc — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:32:55 +0000

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.

By: johnnyreb

johnnyreb — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:02:13 +0000

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.

By: brookland_rez

brookland_rez — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:29:34 +0000

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.

By: cmag

cmag — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:18:32 +0000

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.”