pimpmobile
A pimpmobile is a term used to describe a large luxury vehicle, usually a 1970s-era Lincoln or Cadillac car, that has been heavily customized in a garish, extravagant style. Customized features such as headlight covers {known as 'Superfly Headlights'}
hood ornaments, LOUD stereo systems, unusual paint colors, and shag carpet interiors, Mirrors on the floor/cieling of the car, were used by car owners/Pimps to advertise their purported wealth and major importance.These customized vehicles were popular with pimps in the ghettos of large cities of the US in the 1970s and 1980s, especially New York City, Detroit and Los Angeles, as a way of symbolizing their power to their community. By the 1990s and 2000s, the term was used to describe any car that was too fancy/godiPimpmobiles became part of popular culture when they were depicted in 1970s films such as Superfly and The Mack. In
later days they also appeared in Austin Powers in Goldmember and Undercover Brother. The conversions became popular with Americans of all races, and several companies manufactured kits to convert late-model cars to pimpmobiles.The most popular cars for this customization were Cadillacs and Lincolns, especially the Cadillac
Eldorado and
Lincoln Continental produced between 1971 and 1978, although lower-luxury models, such as Chryslers, Buicks and Oldsmobiles, were also common. One notable exception is the "Corvorado" used in Live and Let Die, which was a Chevrolet Corvette with Eldorado body panels. Conversion was done by many custom cars shops across the country such as George
Barris, E & G Classics and Auto Gard, Inc. as well as many smaller shops.Probably the most famous pimpmobile
fabricator was Les
Dunham of Dunham Coachworks in
Boonton, NJ. Les built the cars in Superfly, as well as the "Corvorado" and the Cadillac Fleetwood in the James Bond film.
pimpmobile
by Larz on Jul 19, 2003 14:16:25
pimpmobile: Big bodied domestic sedan or coupe. Preferably
Lincolin, Cadillac, or Chevrolet Impala/Caprice, although Ford LTD or Chrysler Newports suffice. Vehicle may contain any or all of the following: Spoke rims, hydraulics, stereo system that (at loud volumes) can make rear view mirror detatch from windshield, accumulate
noise violation tickets, or make the screws holding the license plates on back out. In addition the vehicle favored as a pimpmobile can contain: window tint, more chrome than the automobile came from factory with, fuzzy dice, leopard print or leather interior, shag carpet, custom license plates (commonly refering to the vehicle as a pimpmobile or the driver as a pimp).
Also see: Ghetto
Cruizer, Hooptie, Urban Assault Vehicle
pimpmobile
by Nick D on Mar 19, 2003 11:09:48
a big pimped-out old car, usually white, for example Cadillac DeVilles of the 1980's and the 1989
Chevy Caprice, usually with window
tints, rims, and
hydraulics; a ghetto sled.
Example:
I was able to fit
12 hoes in my pimpmobile, then we went drunk
bowling.
pimpmobile
by Alloy Skull on Sep 26, 2003 05:32:55
A vehicle, usually a four-door, that is used to transport a pimp and/or his
ho party. Must include surround-town stereo system, luxurious interior, and a pair of
fuzzy dice. Usually equipped with tinted windows and
hydraulics.
pimpmobile
by Adry on Jan 22, 2004 09:19:27
Example:
Officer Mihoff took the
liberty of escorting Jamal and Tyrone in his pimpmobile. The pimpmobile crashed into an
oak tree, the pimpmobile took Jamal to the hospital, while the pimpmobile took Tyrone straight to the
morgue.
pimpmobile
by Anonymous on Feb 28, 2003 04:51:22
A clean, highly accessorized
large car, bordering on
gaudy, not intended to be driven fast; the kind of car a man in a
fur coat would like to be seen driving.