Tubbs' Caddy


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I hope this is the right or correct forum to put this thread in...and I looked and could not find one like this, so if there's an identical one about this topic I appologize.We always seem to hear all about Crockett's Ferraris...but hardly anything about Tubbs' Cadillac! I like the Ferraris like everyone else...but I've always been an American car lover--especially classic ones from the 50's-70's. So, I always loved Tubbs' Caddy convertible. To me it was perfect for "MV" and his character, and I especially loved the color! What was the color called--ocean blue...sea foam...sea mist?? Just wondering.From what I've researched and found (and what is stated on the website IMCDB--which stands for Internet Movie Cars Data Base) Tubbs' car was a 1964 Cadillac Coupe deVille Convertible. I've read on other fansites before in the past, where some fans will list the Caddy as a '63 model. But, from what I can find and after studying multiple episodes, this is not accurate. There are definite differences between a 1963 and a 1964 model Cadillac--differences in the front grille and tail lights. Tubbs' Caddy definitely matches a '64 model. I also have a 1960's automobile book that covers every American car made from 1960-1969. This was really helpful in deciding the year of Tubb's car as well!Also, I've read in the past that Tubbs' Caddy was purchased and restored years after "MV"--and is privately owned somewhere. However, this must be just one of the Cadillacs used on the show. From studying episodes you can tell that somtimes the Cadillac isn't always exactly the same. One of the "main" episodes I've noticed some differences in was 3rd season's premiere "When Irish Eyes Are Crying." In this episode in one scene Tubbs and Crockett are in a Cadillac with a white steering wheel and what appears to be a possible original plastic or vinal dashboard. A couple scenes later suddenly Tubbs and Crockett are in a Cadillac with an all black steering wheel and what appears to be a possible customized foam-padded dashboard.So, it seems more than one Caddy was used on the show--and for some reason producers and directors didn't care about those aspects...possibly assuming no one would really notice. Back then they were probably right, but now-days everyone loves to look for and/or find mistakes or inconsistentcies in TV shows or movies. Personally I like a few "goofs"...as strange enough that makes it more "real" to me, as nothing is truly "perfect"...not even "Miami Vice!" :eek: Those "special" moments are just more aspects that help make older shows classics. :thumbsup:

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Yeah this thread needs to be moved into the hardware section and I dont think I've ever noticed a dash difference, but rather a paint job difference it seems to be a bluesh green color in some shots http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/4214/bitmap2yh3.jpgand then thishttp://img119.imageshack.us/i/bitmap102pe.jpg/http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8338/bitmap37aj8.jpgwhich after a long search I found out was Lynndale Blue and used on gm cars of that time period, this being a 1962 corvette.http://img816.imageshack.us/img816/6781/lynndalebluec2.jpg

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Cars Data Base) Tubbs' car was a 1964 Cadillac Coupe deVille Convertible. I've read on other fansites before in the past, where some fans will list the Caddy as a '63 model. But, from what I can find and after studying multiple episodes, this is not accurate. There is definite differences between a 1963 and a 1964 model Cadillac--differences in the front grille and tail lights. Tubbs' Caddy definitely matches a '64 model. I also have a 1960's automobile book that covers every American car made from 1960-1969. This was really helpful in deciding the year of Tubb's car as well!Also, I've read in the past that Tubbs' Caddy was purchased and restored years after "MV"--and is privately owned somewhere. However, this must be just one of the Cadillacs used on the show. From studying episodes you can tell that somtimes the Cadillac isn't always exactly the same. One of the "main" episodes I've noticed some differences in was 3rd season's premiere "When Irish Eyes Are Crying." In this episode in one scene Tubbs and Crockett are in a Cadillac with a white steering wheel and what appears to be a possible original plastic or vinal dashboard. A couple scenes later suddenly Tubbs and Crockett are in a Cadillac with an all black steering wheel and what appears to be a possible customized foam-padded dashboard.So, it seems more than one Caddy was used on the show--and for some reason producers and directors didn't care about those aspects...possibly assuming no one would really notice. Back then they were probably right, but now-days everyone loves to look for and/or find mistakes or inconsistentcies in TV shows or movies. Personally I like a few "goofs"...as strange enough that makes it more "real" to me, as nothing is truly "perfect"...not even "Miami Vice!" :eek: Those "special" moments are just more aspects that help make older shows classics. :thumbsup:

Interesting and informative. Thanks for this ViceFanMan. I am also a big fan of the caddy but didn't know much about it (them).
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The Hardware forum...okay. I see it's already been moved here. That's cool. I guess I would not have thought of cars as "hardware"...but more their guns and/or weapons used on the show. A "Cars" forum should be created! :thumbsup:Anyway...thanks for the color information about Tubbs' Caddy! Lynndale Blue...never heard of it, but awesome! :glossy: I never really noticed the color difference with the Caddy in episodes...but if more than one Cadillac was used on the show and the same Lynndale Blue color was used to paint them--perhaps (for whatever reason) the color looked a little different on the different Caddys?But, yes, there were some interior differences with the Caddys--the most noticable was the different colored steering wheels...that sometimes showed up in the same episode! ;) But, looking at some of those scenes it appears that there were slightly different dashboards with the different steering wheels as well.
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Interesting and informative. Thanks for this ViceFanMan. I am also a big fan of the caddy but didn't know much about it (them).

No problem! :thumbsup: I've always loved the Caddy too, and a while back I decided to look into what I could find, as I also didn't really know much about them. When I started really paying attention to episodes is when I discovered the interior differences of the Caddys used--a definite indication that more than one Cadillac was used.
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I think I'm wrong about Lynndale blue now, it seems to be too deep looking and after looking into it abit more it seems to be a corvette only color. I now think its Gossamer Blue Firemisthttp://www.libertyoldtimers.com/1975FwdGossamer/index.htmlhttp://coloradoguy.com/1964-cadillac/photos.htmhttp://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8338/bitmap37aj8.jpgand I think the color of the one used in "Whatever Works" was actually a different shade of that, just Firemist blue.http://www.schmitt.com/viewimage.asp?ID=2920http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/4214/bitmap2yh3.jpgEdit: there does seem to be some dash differencesGossamer Blue Firemist one from el viejohttp://img39.imageshack.us/img39/7806/vlcsnap623343.pnghttp://img706.imageshack.us/img706/8454/vlcsnap623300.pnghttp://img30.imageshack.us/img30/9114/vlcsnap620923.pnghttp://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1748/vlcsnap620758.pnghttp://img810.imageshack.us/img810/4324/vlcsnap619860.pngfiremist from freefall, kinda make you wonder what happened to the above original which was first featured in the first season episode in a chase with michael madsen's suv,.funny he mentioned wining some gambling money in that episode, I always wondered if he bought the caddie with it.http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/8634/vlcsnap618765.pnghttp://img64.imageshack.us/img64/5985/vlcsnap618707.pnghttp://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1229/vlcsnap618310.pngand a bonus the daytona with its top up for the 3rd time in el viejo:http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/8640/vlcsnap622879.png

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http://www.libertyoldtimers.com/1975FwdGossamer/index.htmlhttp://coloradoguy.com/1964-cadillac/photos.htmhttp://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8338/bitmap37aj8.jpgand I think the color of the one used in "Whatever Works" was actually a different shade of that, just Firemist blue.http://www.schmitt.com/viewimage.asp?ID=2920http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/4214/bitmap2yh3.jpgEdit: there does seem to be some dash differencesGossamer Blue Firemist one from el viejohttp://img39.imageshack.us/img39/7806/vlcsnap623343.pnghttp://img706.imageshack.us/img706/8454/vlcsnap623300.pnghttp://img30.imageshack.us/img30/9114/vlcsnap620923.pnghttp://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1748/vlcsnap620758.pnghttp://img810.imageshack.us/img810/4324/vlcsnap619860.pngfiremist from freefall, kinda make you wonder what happened to the above original which was first featured in the first season episode in a chase with michael madsen's suv,.funny he mentioned wining some gambling money in that episode, I always wondered if he bought the caddie with it.http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/8634/vlcsnap618765.pnghttp://img64.imageshack.us/img64/5985/vlcsnap618707.pnghttp://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1229/vlcsnap618310.pngand a bonus the daytona with its top up for the 3rd time in el viejo:http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/8640/vlcsnap622879.png

Thanks for the pics and color info, Kavinsky! But, looking at the different pics of the Caddys and/or other cars you posted with this Gossamer Firemist Blue (or just Firemist Blue)--they still don't seem to be the color of any of Tubbs' Cadillacs. They're close but...not quite. I think one of Tubbs' Caddys was a deeper blue-greenish color, while the other was a more blue-grayish color.From what I can tell I think there were only 2 Caddys used in the show--the one with the white steering wheel and the one with the all black one...but possibly there might have been a 3rd. I've also read before that the Caddys were originally not the color/s seen in the show...and Mann had them painted the color/s we saw because it matched the show's color scheme perfectly. So...maybe the Caddys were painted a couple different customized colors??Also, I've always wondered if Tubbs' Caddy was his personal car? We all know that Crockett's Ferraris were actually owned by the city...and were comphiscations from other drug dealers. As far as I know Crockett didn't actually own a car. But, Tubbs just showed up one day driving the Caddy. So, I'm wondering if he bought it once he moved to Miami and it was his own car?
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Yeah he did just show up driving it in Give A Little, Take A Little, its first apperance and the gambiling money he won at the begining of the episode did sort of disapear from the script after that so I figured he bought it with that.Also there was no mention made of what happened to the buick he was driving in in pilothttp://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_21072-Buick-Electra-1981.htmland I wouldnt doubt that the cars been resprayed. it looks abit rough on certain parts of the body.http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/1862/vlcsnap211622.pnghttp://img191.imageshack.us/img191/4160/vlcsnap208804.pngactually its a crazy idea but maybe that plates still on the car, it might be worth looking into

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http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_21072-Buick-Electra-1981.htmland I wouldnt doubt that the cars been resprayed. it looks abit rough on certain parts of the body.http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/1862/vlcsnap211622.pnghttp://img191.imageshack.us/img191/4160/vlcsnap208804.pngactually its a crazy idea but maybe that plates still on the car, it might be worth looking into

Again, thanks for the awesome pics, Kavinsky! I love scene-clips. :thumbsup:As for Tubbs' Buick he drove in the "Pilot"--well he wasn't living in Miami or even part of their police department at that time. In fact, he was down there...not exactly illegally, but sort of MIA from the NYPD. I've always assumed (and I think the audience is supposed to) the Buick was a rental while he was there to try and kill Calderone and avenge his brother's murder. Once he actually moved to Miami and became part of the Vice unit, I figure he then bought the Caddy--probably with the gambling money like you said. Yes, "Give a Little, Take a Little" was the first episode with the Caddy--one of the few good or awesome things about that episode in my opinion. ;) Yeah, I've read that when Mann had the Caddy's painted that color/s--the paint jobs were a little "rough" but it looked awesome and perfect for the show on camera. :thumbsup:P.S. By the way, the picture in your earlier post of the 1962 Corvette that was painted the Lynndale Blue--I don't think that's a '62. It has to be a 1963-1966 Vette...as a '62 model was still styled (and was the last model year to be so) like the 1950's style. The Stingray model (like in your picture) started in '63 and I think went through '66 (maybe '67??). Now, the lighter colored (gold or tan??) Vette inside the building and behind the Lynndale Blue one in the pic...that could be a 1962 or earlier Corvette. The Lynndale Blue color was very close to Tubbs' Caddy as well...but like you later said, I still don't think it's quite right.
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Yeah your right about the vette, my mistake I was thinking C2, 1962 instead of 63.I was looking at a screen grab closely from "Whatever Works" with the greenish caddie and the plate says 993 cbo http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/4954/vlcsnap215203.pngand the one used in smuglers blues, which I think is the same car says the same thinghttp://www.miamiviceonline.com/images/KDPics/ricardoscadillacSB1.jpg the bluish grey ones plate is abp 69d, so we've got atleast 2 confirmed cars that I guess someone could check up on in the florida DMV and I think theres about 2 lightish lyndale blue ones, one with the white and black dash seen in "El Viejo" and "Free Verse"and one with a black interior seen in "Shadow In The Dark" and "Sons And Lovers" where the cowboy cadillac thing on the front disappears briefly between shots of the caddieand then that greenish one.concerning the color I'm going to try my luck with a cadillac forum later.http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/rwd-19xx-1984-deville-fleetwood-1985/177276-official-cadillac-color-names-paint-codes.htmlthey've got all the colors down to 1968 but nothing further and chances are they might have been repainted modern caddie colors for 1984-1989I do have yet another idea of what atleast the blueish grey one could be, arctic blue which is listed as an avalibile color for the 68 caddiehttp://www.stevemeisner.com/Hobby/85Cadillac.jpg

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Yeah, there were at least 2 Cadillacs used--from what I could tell the more greenish-blue Caddy was the one with the white steering wheel (and possible "regular dash"), while the more grayish-blue Caddy was the one with the black steering wheel (and possible padded dash). I'm sure the different tags (which is kind of silly--they should've at least made sure both cars had the same tags) were fake, and not actually registered with the Miami DMV. Almost all cars used in movies and TV do not have real tags--unless for some strange reason the car is also an actor's personal vehicle and is used outside the studio/set. The only cars I can think of that actually were used outside of a show were McGarrett's (Jack Lord) Mercurys used in "Hawaii Five-0." They actually were Lord's cars and were used to drive him back and forth from his home to the set on Oahu--besides being used in the show. So, they actually were registered with the Honolulu DMV.I bet Tubbs' Caddys were custom painted and the actual color names may not really exist...but colors very similar might have names. I saw a classic 1965 or '66 Mustang in my town the other day--and I swear it was painted the exact color of what Tubb's Caddy was!! It definitely was a custom paint job--and not an original available color for Mustangs in the mid 60's. I wanted so bad to ask the owner what color it was--but it was parked and no one was around. :)Anyway, the ideas you have to try and at least find a color-name similar to Tubbs' Caddy are awesome! :thumbsup: Please let me know what you find out. Personally, I like the more greenish-blue Caddy with the white steering wheel the best. :)

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Getting a little off topic here but while I think of it have you ever seen Michale Mann's Crime Story?there seems to be lots of vintage 1960's american cars in it.

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Yes' date=' I remember "Crime Story" and I loved it! I love retro and older styles of things...so the show being set in the early 1960's was awesome! I loved the clothes, music, and of course--[u']I loved the cars the most! LOL! :) The theme song was an awesome choice too, as it was Del Shannon's Runaway. :thumbsup:It also starred actor Dennis Farina--who had played crime boss Albert Lombard in "Miami Vice." What I found out later, and think is very interesting, is that Dennis Farina was a real-life Chicago police officer for 18 years before changing careers and going into television! He definitely would have the real-life expertise of both police forces and gangsters.However, for some reason "Crime Story" only lasted 2 seasons I think, 1986-1988. I really wish it had gone further. But, even though I love Mann's idea of the show and enjoyed it--and really loved the period with the clothes, cars, music, etc....oddly enough I still like "Miami Vice" a little better. ;)
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Yeah its been on the backburner for me for awhile I've been meaning to look it up, but I dont think they've ever released a dvd of the show.hell I oughta try hulu for it seeing as all of the miami vice season 1 episodes are up there.I first came aross it when I was looking up a few new to me songs by moby (my taste in music spans many genres)

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one of the members of the caddie forum there showed me a paint chips thing for the 1964 year and the greenish one appears to be a stock colorhttp://www.lidreamboats.org/1964cad.htmlhttp://www.lidreamboats.org/images/003761.jpgtorino turquoise metallic.http://dealerrevs.com/gallery/12492683.htmlm stil trying to find a photo of the blue one, its either firemist silver metallic or beacon blue

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one of the members of the caddie forum there showed me a paint chips thing for the 1964 year and the greenish one appears to be a stock colorhttp://www.lidreamboats.org/1964cad.htmlhttp://www.lidreamboats.org/images/003761.jpgtorino turquoise metallic.http://dealerrevs.com/gallery/12492683.htmlm stil trying to find a photo of the blue one' date=' its either firemist silver metallic or beacon blue[/quote']Awesome, kavinsky...I think you've found it!! :thumbsup: I looked at all the paint chip colors in that one link you gave and out of all the colors there I picked Turino Turquoise Metallic myself! Then I looked at the pic of the '63 Caddy with that color, that you provided--and it looks (from what I can tell) exactly like the "greenish" blue Caddy Tubbs drove!! Now, as for the more "greyish" blue Caddy...don't know?? It could have been one of those other colors?? But, you say the greenish color was a stock color? Well, maybe Mann and producers found a '64 Caddy originally with the Turino Turquoise and the got another one but that color wasn't available anymore, or they couldn't find it...so they painted the other Caddy as close as possible (and it might be the one that is seen as a little "rougher" around the edges)?Anyway, this is awesome info and I'm really glad to most likely know at least one of the colors of Tubbs' Caddys! :clap:As for "Crime Story" on DVD...don't know?? If it is (or if I can find a "homemade" set somewhere) I'd buy it! I'll have to look into that. ;)
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My money's on firemist silver blue though, if I can find a shot of a 64 caddie in it.I'm starting to think that originally they started out with the with the bluish grey one with a black dash, black steering wheel as the primary carhttp://www.miamiviceonline.com/images/KDPics/ricardoscadillacgal5.jpgand then bought the green one as a stunt double, after all it gets a shot throught its rear window by PMT in Smuggler's Blues.http://www.miamiviceonline.com/images/KDPics/ricardoscadillacSB1.jpgthen for season 2 because of the giant leap in budget they bought another silverish blue one as a stunt double with the white and black dashWhich is the one used in "El Viejo" and "Shadow In The Dark" that was also looking a touch rusty on the front gril in "When Irish Eyes Are Crying"http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/3544/vlcsnap118402.pnghttp://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2820/vlcsnap118451.pnghttp://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5092/vlcsnap118606.pnghttp://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8749/vlcsnap119834.pnghttp://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5814/vlcsnap123383.pnghttp://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4637/vlcsnap523972.pngI think the steering wheel changes color is because the footage was shot on two different days and they didnt bother using the same one.and just a litte trivia in one of the interviews before season 2 started PMT mentioned that they had 100,000 budgeted for the wardrobe in the second season alone, so god only knows how much was put into cars for s2 and s3and the 64 was about 21 years old at that point, unless its a really rare or good car cars dont start to go up in value till about 30 - 35 years of age which would explain why there was atleast 3 of them used I think that it turned out towards the end of the show that the green one was in the best condition hence why all the episodes from the 5th season I can remember have the green one in it, it'd certainly be cheaper than driving the testarossa around.

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http://www.miamiviceonline.com/images/KDPics/ricardoscadillacgal5.jpgand then bought the green one as a stunt double, after all it gets a shot throught its rear window by PMT in Smuggler's Blues.http://www.miamiviceonline.com/images/KDPics/ricardoscadillacSB1.jpgthen for season 2 because of the giant leap in budget they bought another silverish blue one as a stunt double with the white and black dashWhich is the one used in "El Viejo" and "Shadow In The Dark" that was also looking a touch rusty on the front gril in "When Irish Eyes Are Crying"http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/3544/vlcsnap118402.pnghttp://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2820/vlcsnap118451.pnghttp://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5092/vlcsnap118606.pnghttp://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8749/vlcsnap119834.pnghttp://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5814/vlcsnap123383.pnghttp://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4637/vlcsnap523972.pngI think the steering wheel changes color is because the footage was shot on two different days and they didnt bother using the same one.and just a litte trivia in one of the interviews before season 2 started PMT mentioned that they had 100,000 budgeted for the wardrobe in the second season alone, so god only knows how much was put into cars for s2 and s3and the 64 was about 21 years old at that point, unless its a really rare or good car cars dont start to go up in value till about 30 - 35 years of age which would explain why there was atleast 3 of them used I think that it turned out towards the end of the show that the green one was in the best condition hence why all the episodes from the 5th season I can remember have the green one in it, it'd certainly be cheaper than driving the testarossa around.

Well...the firemist silver blue color could be one of the Caddys---but the Turino Turquiose is most likely the greenish Cadillac! As for 3 Caddys being used...could be?? I've really only noticed 2 but a 3rd is all possible. I've been referring to one as a "greyish" blue one...but silver-blue might be more accurate.We definitely know that the reason the steering wheel and dash changes is because there was more than one Caddy used...that's been my point all along. ;) What I find funny is sometimes 2 Caddys were used in the same episode and supposedly Tubbs was driving the same one all along. But, you're most likely right, they filmed the scenes on different days using different Caddys...but why could they not use the same Caddy for the same episode? Maybe one was not very reliable and broke down a lot??I'm sure one of the Caddys was used as a stunt one that could be beat or torn up in action scenes--like the back windshield getting shot out in "Smuggler's Blues" as you mentioned, and the driver's side front fender getting smashed in "El Viejo." However, which Caddy was used as this one is confusing to me...I'm not sure which one it was?? :confused:Filming and airing started in 1984...so a 1964 Caddy would barely be at 20 years old. There may not have been a huge value on a 20 year old car at that time...but because 1950's and 1960's cars were so stylish and popular, they might have been worth more then than a 20 year old car would now-days. Classic Mustangs and Corvettes from the 50's and 60's were already in huge demand and worth a ton in the 1980's, and they were only 20-25 years old. But, either way the Caddy definitely would not have been as expensive as the Ferrari Testarossa! :DAnyway, I've not noticed a Caddy with a black and white dash---however the white steering wheel Caddy (being mostly all white) does have some black side-pieces. Whatever colors/Caddys were used...I still like the greenish one (Turino Turquoise) with the white steering wheel the best! :thumbsup:
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For me I've gotta go with the bluish one, I've always been a fan of blue and that light blue metalic color is beautiful and really accentuates the lines of the car.and I just think that the caddies may have been valued less than the more performance oriented muscle cars in the 80's. I'm not saying they'd be a dime a dozen but just not that appreciated as a cuda or a chevelle with a big block.Granted I'm certain they handle and certianly stop better than this

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Yeah, each of the colors of the Caddys was a light metalic color and really looked cool on camera! I just like the greenish-blue or Turino Turquoise one because I think the color really went with the show's theme and really showed off the streamline of the car too--and we're not talking a grass green or kelly green color. It was more of an aquamarine color--like the ocean! :clap: If I remember right it was the one with the white steering wheel--and I am not a huge fan of the color black, so I liked that too! :thumbsup:As far as say a brand new muscle or sports car back in the 1980's...oh yeah, they probably would've cost more than the Caddy then. The Caddy was more for a certain style than performance. However, now, a 1964 Cadillac Coupe deVille Convertible (I would especially think in the Turino Turquoise like color) would probably be worth almost as much as a brand new performance car! :)
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Yeah but the thing was with the latter seasons the film filters they were using made everything look sort of flat and ugly and the caddie in green just didnt look that good to me because of that.Season 2:http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/2727/vlcsnap490841.pngSeason 5:http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4282/vlcsnap491635.pngIt was alright in the earlier ones and did fit with the show as you said it does, when they just left the film alone and used no filters.

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Yeah but the thing was with the latter seasons the film filters they were using made everything look sort of flat and ugly and the caddie in green just didnt look that good to me because of that.Season 2:http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/2727/vlcsnap490841.pngSeason 5:http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4282/vlcsnap491635.pngIt was alright in the earlier ones and did fit with the show as you said it does' date=' when they just left the film alone and used no filters.[/quote']Again, thanks for the awesome scene-clips--especially of the Caddy! I don't know about film filters or anything like that...but it still looks awesome to me--Turino Turquoise (greenish-blue) color and all! :thumbsup:
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This thread's been very useful, I've just used it to write an article on Tubbs' Cadillac on the Miami Vice Wiki! Thanks for the info guys!

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If my old brain doesnt fools me....i think i saw a very similar caddy in a "Extralarge" series episode at youtube. Would be the same Tubbs´caddy rented for the show (exactly a Miami, and Miami Vice reference)?

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Possibile but I gotta wonder what exactly happened to them during or after the shows run as one of the blue ones was used for the ramming scene of El Viejo and then another one of them showed up with surface rust on the grill in When Irish eyes are crying.plus in shadow in the dark it looked like one of the blue ones had sustained rear end damage (bumper was dented in, in the middle) and the paint was bubling on the sides.basically what I'm getting at is according to the IMCDB the only one that we know of that possibily survived was the sea green one, not the two blue ones with the different interiors and the green one is the last of the caddys we see in Freefall.so you gotta wonder if they were sadly on their way out towards the end of the 3rd season after all they were in miami right next to the sea so the salt water probably took its toll on them being cars from the 1960's plus in florida you can drive any car down there without having them inspected so they might have been cars that were already on their way out when they aquired them in the first season from the getgo.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsfDSFaa_TAhell it looks like the chrome strip on the left side was a little damaged right at the spot where the drivers door meets the front fender and this is its first appearance in the show, plus that rear bumper doesnt look exactly straight.

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