Cadillac showroom circa 1958 - an update

Harv Goranson · 2024-09-03T20:33:49Z

I thought about appending this to my post from a few days ago, but Ron has sent me so many new photos I thought it was worth a new post. First, some exterior shots and a few more peaks inside. I wonder what year Caddy that chrome script on the front came from? There are even street gutters along the curb. The service department is on the lowest level. This is largely complete, but all models are secured, typically with the screws they were attached to their display cases with. Everything else is glued in, and this level slides under the whole building.He is awaiting a damaged model that he will use in the bodywork department (it went to his Florida home instead of the TN one, where this project is). I see the Solido 1950 Buick ragtop (Ron owns a 1:1, BTW), a FM Buick Skylark, some Stamp mid-50s Cadillacs, and a '58 that is receiving dealer prep. Finally some shots of what the basement will look like with completed lighting. Note that there are stairs to the main floor but he did not forget a service elevator. He tells me he estimates 500 hours has been put into this, so far. He was (or still is) manager of a very large Nashville architecture firm, and it shows.

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Topic starter 13/09/2024 8:29 am

I suggested to Ron that he might want to find or create some 1:43 fire extinguishers as a detail item, at least in the lower lever repair shop. Half jokingly, I suggested a fire sprinkler system too. Next thing I know, he added sprinkler branch lines and a red-painted riser, complete with shutoff valve! Note that some of these pics are taken with the structure upside down.