shot and posted by plonguem
Not the ’58 Cadillac, of course.
And it’s not the only one in the driveway.
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: Lots Of Junk In The Driveway
– Posted on April 11, 2023
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Curbside Classics Archives
shot and posted by plonguem
Not the ’58 Cadillac, of course.
And it’s not the only one in the driveway.
looks like maybe re doing a room inside .
Those caddie look nice to me .
-Nate
Flooded basement? Renovation?
One has to wonder what is in the garage if they left all that on the driveway. Perhaps another Cadillac?
Wow!Reminds me of when I had two Cadillacs (89 Fleetwood Brougham deElegance and 93 Brougham) in my driveway. The 58 pictured was a favorite (especially Sixty Special). Other shown is what I call a CADILLACKING. 🤮 Beginning of Cadillacs long downward slide from The Standard of the WORLD!
They need to fully clsoe that rear window on the Cadillac!! 🙂
Re: rear window
Inside door the guide for window is broken. Instead of fiddled with and have it all the way down….happy to just get it close
Reminds me of this, which I found on the other side of town:
eek!
Partially retracted window does the interior no favor in wet, cold weather. Looks like the reat bumper is Body colored. A mild personal custom. perhaps, or, just cheaper than rechroming. Apparently a trip to the dump is needed as all those furnishings in the damp will be worthless, soon. Nice house. Looks like a long established neighborhood with an eclectic mix of homes. Semi exposed basement. Likely was built C:1950 and the projecting wing with the chimney and lower aspect roof with short cantilever gable end eaves is a later addition. but why the mismatched “shutters”?
So sad to see any nicer old cars sitting out, let alone one like that ’58. I’ve never understood the thought process that people have when they just park something like these outside or in a field somewhere. Can they (or anyone) really enjoy them like that? Why not sell them and allow someone else the joy of ownership that hopefully would take better care and/or restore them? Looks to me like they may be hoarders.
Easy to criticize when you don’t know all the details. Not everyone has an available garage.
Simple. No garage space, don’t have the stuff. If you can’t put it under a roof, don’t have it. Hoarders are people who just can’t let stuff go. This person looks to be just that.
I disagree. Study the entire picture – zoom in, look left to right. Up and down… take in every detail. Now open the other picture. Do the same for this one too.
Maybe, you then realize, it seems to be the cleaning out of a home gym that was also a den or band practice space. Why, that sounds like the thing you might use a garage for until you got a car or two you’d wanna use the space for!
Point is, that stuff clearly looks like its waiting for disposal pickup – and the rest of the home looks pleasantly in line with the surrounding properties – modest and clean. And a car parked in someone’s driveway ungaraged? Gasp – excuse me while I clutch at my pearls because it must be neglected!
The classic Cadillac stays outside. Don’t get all wound up about nothing. Cars were built to be exposed to weather. Besides, the garage is full of bundled newspapers and tin cans and empty milk jugs. If they were put outside they’d be ruined.
Haha. Sure wouldn’t want those jugs and tin cans to become spoiled and rusted! And who knows, maybe the internet will go away and those new papers will be worth something then!
Round here during COVID lockdowns and nobody going to work it was amazing just how many cars some households have driveways and yards literally covered in cars,
Of course now the world has kicked back in the mushroom class cars are easy to spot with grass growing up around them, easier with snow.
The ‘58 Cadillac brings back memories. A favor uncle, a crusty WWII vet, bought a new ‘58 Sixty Special at the end of ‘58 model year. Pale blue, loaded, including A/C. Sort of a gift to my aunt, who didn’t drive, but loved being seen chauffeured around to church and such in the huge Cadillac. And I mean huge. The rear fenders were enormous, larger than lesser Cadillacs.
Then, one day in 1962, he traded it on a new Chevy Biscayne wagon. 6 cylinder, 3 speed. Total stripper except for AM radio. Neither he, not my aunt, discussed the reason. I suspect there was an interesting back story there, but never found out what it was.
Please see my post! The 58 Sixty Special was incredible! Strange things happen! In 62, parents traded our 55 DeSoto for an UGLY 62 Plymouth Belvedere! They had passed up chances on 59 DeSoto ADVENTURER and last 61 DeSoto in our town. From a Sixty Special to a Biscayne? Must be a heck of a story! Sounds like gramps was purposely trying to tick Grandma off! Guess Grandma got run over by a Biscayne! 😉.
As a lifetime hoarder I assure you this may just be the way this person stores their things .
I still think there’s a cleanout going on .
-Nate
Dino S: I won’t disagree with you, but merely point out a couple things counter to what you said. First, the partly down window on the red Caddy. Why? If this scene was as you say, the person would probably make sure the window is up or properly covered. Second, the ladder just laying on top of the rest of the junk. A ladder like that would be fairly expensive and people who care wouldn’t just leave it out as such. Third, the bag of stuff just sitting on the back of the red Caddy like it’s a storage shelf. Classic hoarder stuff. Fourth, the condition of the newer tan Caddy tells us that the person just doesn’t care much for their stuff and it’s just a car to drive till it breaks down or it’s already broke down and now sitting there.
Hyacinth would be appalled.
Thank you, Richard! We must Keep up Appearances! 👸
FWIW, hoarding it awful until you’re able to pick through your piles ‘O stuff (junk) and find *exactly* what you need to begin, do or finish a job .
_Then_ it’s all worthwhile =8-) .
-Nate
Grew up in family that survived Great Depression and WW II. Was taught not to waste ANYTHING. Subsequently, have trouble parting with anything until I have sorted through. Recent film BROS had estate planner saying, I always wanted to help people decide who gets their shit when they die! Guess you are I are two of a kind! 👍. 😉 Someone once asked What do you collect? My response, I collect COLLECTIONS! 😃 😊.
Hoarders are sick, I know, I’m throwing one out now. Just collects stuff, even pays for stuff, and then leaves it inside or outside and on to the next, never to look at or even touch item again. Maybe her ex or late mate who was the collector, died? and she’s losing it, and paid a laborer to move the junk outside???