A shiny work in progress

Cadillacs in Cambridge

Steven Martin, centre, pictured with wife Roni and Cambridge based parents Trevor and Pearl. Photo: Roy Pilott

When a convoy of Cadillacs called into Cambridge last week, Trevor and Pearl Martin were among the first on the scene.

The long-time Cambridge couple was waiting for son Steven to arrive in his 1960 Cadillac Sedan de Ville.

Steven, who works at Keppler Motors in Hamilton, has owned the sedan for three years.

Roni Martin can testify to the precise date it was brought north from Christchurch – she was sitting in the car on August 7, 2020, when Steven proposed.

To the untrained eye the sedan, sitting next to the 1960 couple version, looks pristine.

But Steven sees it as a work in progress – “I’m chipping away” – and white wall tyres are a recent edition.

The car was brought to New Zealand 20 years ago, and the colour is officially Persian Sand.

The convoy was heading to Wellington for the 50th anniversary of the Cadillac and LaSalle Club of New Zealand.

The convoy was heading to Wellington for the 50th anniversary of the Cadillac and LaSalle Club of New Zealand. Photo: Roy Pilott

 

 

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