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Classic American Travel The Isle of Man Motor Museum

This 1953 Cadillac flower car was built by Superior. The museum explains that “very few flower cars survive, as from day one the flowers in the back of them were watered and while the coach-built body is stainless steel, the chassis and existing bodywork rusted away due to water seepage…”

This 1956 Cadillac by Meteor is a ‘Combination’ vehicle, meaning it could function both as an ambulance and hearse. Interestingly the colour scheme reflects a fashion in the Fifties to ‘add more’ colour to professional vehicles and as such,

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