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American Express, meanwhile, is advertising in its Christmas catalogue an auto that puts the fictional solid-gold Cadillac to shame-a two-seat DeLorean sports car electroplated in 24-karat gold. Cost: $85,000. A new company founded by former General Motors Executive John DeLorean will build the car in Northern Ireland. Gushes the American Express ad: "The car of the future is so spectacular that it surpasses the imagination...
Shaped like a flying wedge, the DeLorean appears to exceed the 55-m.p.h. speed limit while standing still. It is expected to get 22 m.p.g., about the same as a diesel-powered 1981 Cadillac Brougham. Entry to its luxuriously appointed interior is through gull-wing doors that tilt up instead of swinging out. The 24-karat car will pose some special maintenance problems. Owners wishing to get any dents knocked out will probably have to return the damaged part to the factory, where the bumps will be pounded out and the piece refinished in gold...
...feedback from the car-ramming exercise is anything but sensuous. "Use the car as a weapon, if necessary," insists Scott. To learn what that means students take turns driving a beat-up 1974 Cadillac into an old bronze Buick special. Proper technique: slow down, then slam on the brakes to make the terrorists think you are stopping. Then gun the car, aiming for the front or rear axle. At 30 m.p.h. this barely rattles the Cadillac. But it spins the Buick into a full 360° turn and produces a very satisfying roar, crumpling metal and shattering glass. The Cadillac...
...tossing out that comparison, University financial officers are not shrugging off the extravagant cost of a Harvard education. But they note that while you pay more for your Cadillac, you also get more from it. Gerrity points out that if a student paid for his room and board alone--regardless of the exposure to Harvard's renowned Faculty and diverse student body--the annual cost would run only slightly lower than the present Harvard term bill. Then there's the privilege of using advanced equipment, hearing famous people speak on campus, and the possible long-run returns gained from...
...mother's advice: If you ever decide to practice medicine in a small town, drive in in a Cadillac if you have to beg, borrow or steal every cent it takes to buy one. Because if you don't, and you buy one at the end of a year, everybody will know you paid for it with money you made from them...