Cadillacs and Four Seasons in Finland

How is it to own a Cadillac in a country where summer is short and winter is cold? Maybe these pictures give you an answer.

SPRING

Spring is here ... or that's what you thought before you notice one morning that your Caddy is covered up by the snow. But who cares? It's springtime.

1957 Cadillac CoupeDeVille (Vantaa, April 1992). Owner: Lasse Lehtinen

Sunset in Huittinen at April 1994 ... no more snow!
1959 SedanDeVille and 1962 Series 62 Convertible

1959 SedanDeVille and 1962 Series 62 Convertible

1959 SedanDeVille

SUMMER

It's finally summertime and sun is shining. It's time to Cruise!

Finland - The Land of 100 000s of Lakes. It's time to start your V8 engine and cruise by the lake. Here's four Cadillacs in Jämsankoski at 03:50 AM (1992). Cars from left: 1960 6W Series 62 Sedan, 1958 Series 62 Convertible, 1961 Series 62 Convertible and 1957 CoupeDeVille.
Cadillacs and Lakes

Rain is important part of Finnish summer. But who cares? It's again cruisingtime. Here's picture of one rainy cruising night in Hameenlinna (parking place of Aulanko National Park, 1993).
Cruising in the rain

Nighttime - best cruisetime?
1960 SedanDeVille Flattop (Helsinki, July 1991). Owner: Roger Wallenius

1957 CoupeDeVille (Helsinki, August 1991). Owner: Lasse Lehtinen

1964 Series 62 Coupe (Kari Reiman on the road, August 1994)

When you own a Cadillac it's very likely that you're asked to be a "chauffeur" in weddings and bachelor parties. Here's some examples:
Bachelor party for girls, 1960 SedanDeVille (Helsinki 1996). Owner: Kai Savolainen.

1960 SedanDeVille with wedding decoration (Helsinki 1996). Owner: Kai Savolainen.

1960 SedanDeVille and weddings (Helsinki 1996). Owner: Kai Savolainen

Lasse Lehtinen found out that there's club called The Bar 1957 in Turku. So he decided to drive almost 200 km just to get picture of his 1957 CoupeDeVille in front of The Bar 1957.
1957 CoupeDeVille and Bar 1957

AUTUMN

The leaves are starting to change color - is the summer really gone?

1960 SedanDeVille Flattop (Kotka, Sept. 1995). Owner: Kai Savolainen

WINTER

...and one morning you have to admit that Winter is coming again.

1963 Series 62 Coupe under snow (November 1989). Owner: Juha Kupiainen

It's December and Christmas ... Here's 1957 CoupeDeVille in the Helsinki downtown (Aleksanterinkatu)
1957 CoupeDeVille and Christmas. Owner: Lasse Lehtinen

Waiting for the summer ...
1963 SedanDeVille (Hyryla, January 1996)

1968 CoupeDeVille (Hyryla, january 1996)

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