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Senator Bob Packwood, the Oregon Republican, has long opposed limits on the tax subsidy but now says, "My mind is open." The rising cost of health care, he says, makes him wonder "whether we have encouraged, because of the tax code, too much health coverage . . . Cadillac coverage when we ought to be aiming for Chevrolet coverage." Senator Tom Daschle, the South Dakota Democrat, acknowledged that "it's safe to say that we won't allow a sky's-the-limit tax exclusion." And a top adviser to President Clinton predicted "a cap on the tax subsidy for upper-income people...
With the mystique that surrounds debutantes, FM was expecting something more. Stories of trysts in the coat room with boys named Something-Something the Third, perhaps, or at least someone with a bouffant hairdo saying, "And as a present, my daddy gave a me a pink Cadillac with my name on the side in gold letters." The reality is much tamer, albeit much nicer...
Chrysler president Bob Lutz says competition among the Big Three is no longer aimed solely at creating distress or celebrating the misfortunes of their rivals. "Many of us are at the point where we celebrate each other's successes. We were pleased to see Cadillac's Seville come out as an American luxury car that can hold its own against the best of the imports. Many of us were pleased with Saturn. I know Detroit executives were pleased when we brought out the Viper ((high-powered sports car)). It was, goddam, that's great...
What's next on the grownup's drawing board? Gale admits an aversion to ornamental trimmings like chrome, opera windows, whitewalls and wire wheel covers. "Personally," he says,"I'd nuke veneer interiors." But he confesses to finding some new inspiration in the pure American classics like the Cadillac touring cars of the 1930s. "I don't want my drivers to be thought of as flashy, opulent and dumb," he says, "but smart, bright and responsible." What kind of a look might that be? "What else?" says Gale, maybe seriously, and smiles. "Maybe cab-backward...