My 5th Ave came with the "Luxury Equipment Package". It has every option offered for 5th Ave'sexcept the Leather interior and sunroof.
Special features and ad-ons that my car has include:
This picture was taken shortly after I bought the car. It really doesn't
show too much, but since the other photos didn't turn out properly, this
one is part of the car's history with me.
From in the car it's pretty noticeable that the right side of the Fifth
Avenue's dashboard is angled towards the driver. If you look closely at
the area underneath the radio those 2 light marks are the passenger side
mirror control and the rear amplifier button for the radio.
The rearview mirror dims automatically when it senses bright lights
behind the car at night. An 'autronic' eye in the front of the unit switches
off the highbeams for oncomming traffic.
Normally it doesn't get this dusty, but leave it indoors for a while
and that's what happens. if the interior was a lighter color, one would
be able to see the velour finish on the seats.
Under the hood. It shure isn't a show stopper, and this 318 could probably
stand a good shampoo, but with 113,000kms (70,000mi) it runs like new.
Two siblings side-by-side. This was supposed to be a representation
of the 2 different roof lines, but also does a good job at showing the
badly deteriorated roof on the 5th Ave.
'84 Fifth Avenue compared to an '85 Caprice Classic. Both front bumpers
are pretty much even.
Back seat reading lamps. The top part is the reading lamp turned on
and off with a switch in the centre of the unit. The bottom is a courtesy
lamp which comes on and off when the doors are opened.
Not liking the high pitched sound of new horns the Fifth had a Cadillac
Trumpet Horn for a while (factory horns already not working). Making things
even louder is this triple note air horn which was a Christmas present
one year. The 7 notes tie togheter nicely to give a sound that matches
the size of the car.
July 2001
