What kind of Car cover?

[Pete Meyaart]

Howdy,

I live here in South Florida, and while I do cave a canopied carport, I was thinking I ought to get a car cover for my 76 Eldo as well.  I see plenty of cheap ones at the auto shop and on eBay.  I expect that theyre cheap for a reason.  I see quite a lot of Covercraft covers, but I wonder which type is best?  My awning wont completely protect the car from sun exposure and we are less than a mile from the ocean, so I have salt to consider.  Any suggestions?  Heres a sample of covers Ive seen at just one website:

http://www.carcoverworld.com/Frames.asp?URL=Covercraft5Fcustom2Easp3FCID3D1 TARGET=_blank>http://www.carcoverworld.com/Frames.asp?URL=Covercraft5Fcustom2Easp3FCID3D1

[denise 20352]

  Stay away from those $35 ones on Ebay.  I got one for my 76 Superior hearse that was about 10 too short, and the seller didnt answer my email, so I put it on the 2004 Mercury instead (if ever there was a car that needed a cover).  It lasted less than a year before it started ripping, not around a protrusion as you might expect, but all over the middle of it.  The fabric just disintegrated.

-d

[George Woodford clc21025]

I purchased the Covercraft HD Plus; I recall that is what it is called.  It cost about $450 with the cable and lock.  I believe you get what you pay for when purchasing a car cover.  Remember to buy the HD Plus for the Eldorado convertible verses the coupe, because it has the mirror pockets.  I wish it had a pocket for the hood ornament.

[John #22631]

George,
  What was the name of the company you bought it from? The tail fins on my 59 SDV like to pop holes in them about a month after using them!:( Kind of makes it easy to put on in windy conditions though. LOL
John
59 Sedan deVille
"70 deVille Convertible

[Bill Edmunds - #5484]

I slit two tennis balls and use them on the pointed ends of the fins of my 1960 6237 coupe.  I also use tennis balls to keep the hood ornament of my 1976 Eldo from piercing its car cover.

[George Woodford clc21025]

autosupermart.com; I bought the Weathershield HD Part # C10286HG for my 1976 Eldorado Biarritz.  This part is actually for the convertible, but I wanted the mirror pockets that were not available for the one for the coupe.  It fits very well, other than for the hood ornament.  The company suggest to place a formed piece of cardboard over the hood ornament to avoid pushing a hole through the cover.  You could mark the cover where the hood ornament is located and return it to the manufacture to have a pocket installed.  I noticed the price has increased since I purchased my cover last year.

[Fred Garfield]

For my 59, I cut up an old half-inch dense foam camping pad, folded and rubber-glued them into triangular pockets and put them on the fins. They stay put and work well so far.

[denise 20352]

  Do they soak up moisture?  That would be my biggest concern.

-d