I was at a friend's house who subscribes to Hemmings, so in an idle moment I flipped through the Cadillac section. I was shocked to see a 1966 Superior Coupe de Fleur advertised, and it was only 150 miles away. A bit more than I wanted to spend, but I began to think about going down there "Just to see it." Later that week I picked up the free copy of Auto & RV, and the same car was advertised there at a substantially lower price. Now seeing it was a MUST! I phoned the seller, who said it's in great shape, with one little rust spot near the back and one near the front.

My wife and I drive down to see the car. I brought enough $$$ to get it, and took the historic plates off my '65 to drive it back.

How often do you see a sight like this? TWO flower cars for sale! Of course, I would only consider the '66 with the stacked headlights. The bad thing is that the condition wasn't as good as described. I'm beginning to think that if I see a car for sale that's as good as it sounds, the city of Ryleth has again risen from the sea and Cthulhu is getting ready for breakfast.

It was obvious that I was not going to drive this car home without working brakes or muffler, really bad tires, a punched-in gas tank, and who knows what else. I drove home to think it over. After discussing it with other flower car owners (Isn't the net great?) the consensus was that the car isn't all that bad, and that I will probably never see another Superior flower car that's this close to my hearse in style. After all, they only made 30 that year, and only about five survive. So I decide to get it, but how to get it back?

If you ever need to flatbed a pro car in this area, Ray's Towing is the way to go! After calling a long list of tow companies who couldn't or wouldn't move that car, I talked to Ray's. They have a truck long enough to haul a 22" long car, their rates are great, and they don't whine about hauling a creepy funeral vehicle! Excellent driver, too. That's (419) 874-9707. Who 'ya gonna call?

 

"Objects in Mirror are Closer than they Appear." The flower car got lots of attention while it was being trucked north. You could see the other drivers looking in their mirrors trying to figure out what was passing them, then gawking as we went by.

This is the way to load or unload a hearse or other long pro-car. The timbers give just enough of a transition for the tires to keep the rear end of the car from hitting the ground. Also note the the flower deck is lowered- we also took off the rear wheel skirts so they wouldn't blow off in transit.

Now all I need is a pile of money to fix her up! I hope her big sister doesn't get jealous!

As we land, we request that you return your Flower Decks to the "Up and Locked" position. The stainless steel rods provide a place to tie the flower arrangements in the procession.