RafaelAbrão

Thanks for this interesting info, jrbartlett.

I didn't feel offended at all, in any post, for whatever reason, Tripwire. Thank you for your concern. In fact, if at any time there was something that I could be offended about, I must confess that my ignorance with some english terms may have kept me from this risk KKKKKKKKKKKK I only have nice things to say about the help all of you gave me. If I seemed to feel offended by anything, you can be sure that it was all for my fear of being seen as ignorant asking questions about something I don''t understand and that you do understand - and quite apparently. ;D

I don’t know how to thank all the information you have brought with you, with so much clarification. I'll tell you the reason I came to ask about the - let's call now auxiliar wheel carrier, just to be clearer - so as not to look like a crazy person than I should have already appeared kkkk As I think the text shows, I’m no less knowledgeable enthusiast about automobiles, however I have true fascination for the contemporary cars at the Eldorado Biarritz of 1959. Because of this, I researched for a good few days for a miniature that I liked the most purchase. Because I had an obvious preference for Biarritz and because I had found a 1:12 size model, it was pretty much decided that I would buy this one. However, the size and the model itself didn’t make me forget the "absence" of an auxiliary wheel carrier in that car, a detail that in my opinion adds a unique charm to the car, so I thought I'd add this detail. BUT as I think it could also be noticed in the text, I never thought about doing something without historical accuracy, it was never in my plans to “add any tire to the back of the car and that's it”. The information that this item was not included in the factory default for this car came quickly to my ears, but even so I thought it could be bought as an option at the dealership at the time, or that at least there was something that could assure the existence of any standard look for the item added precisely to that car. Thanks to your help, I clarified that no, that what I thought has no basis. Therefore, since my intention was never to do something out of historical accuracy, even if this "charm" guaranteed by the presence of the auxiliary wheel carrier is missing, if a 1959 Eldorado Biarritz shouldn’t contemplate the presence of any similar item, this will certainly not be any longer added in my miniature. A superthank you to all.

Hello guys. My name is Rafael and I live in Brazil. First of all, I'd like to begin by apologizing for any misinformation I may have spoken. I do not understand about cars like you and I come here even with a certain shyness, afraid to speak, but even so the certainty that you can give me some help has brought me here. Anyone searching on the google " 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Continental Kit" will come across the most diverse types of installation of this additional, many of which allied with descriptions of "custom car", which leads us to believe that they are cars with the kit added many years after the release. I'm looking for some image of the time of the launch that has this specific car with this additional installed, because I wanted to be sure of the style of the cover of this continental kit that was installed as an option at the time of purchase at the dealership. The style of the continental kit may not have been as diverse as the results that Google shows. I researched some references on http://www.automobile-catalog.com but also found nothing. Could you guys help me? I don’t know if it was a kind of spoke wheel with a tire behind, I do not know if it was a kind of hard cover that completely covered the spare tire (as in the casings of the Thunderbirds' spare tire) and if it was that style, how was. I really don’t have any concept to be sure of the ORIGINAL continental kit offered by the resellers at the launch of Eldorado Biarritz. All the photos of the time seen by me so far show the model without this additional. Thanks in advance.