1937 Delahaye 135 M Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet
(all photos by JC)
1955 Ferrari 250 GT Europa Pinin Farina Coupe
1937 Ford Model 78 Darrin Convertible
1954 OSCA MT4 1500 Morelli Spyder
1933 Packard 1005 Twelve Coupe Roadster
1965 Matra Djet 5
1935 Ford V-8 Miller Special
1952 Ferrari 212 Inter Vignale Coupe
1953 Maserati A6GCS Fantuzzi Spyder
1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Scaglietti Berlinetta
1951 Ferrari 340 America Touring Barchetta
1937 Packard 1507 Twelve Coupe
1961 Alfa Romeo Sprint Zagato Coda Tronca
1928 Bentley 4 1/2 Litre
1929 Duesenberg J LeBaron Dual Cowl Phaeton
1933 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Brewster Convertible Sedan
1955 Ferrari 750 Monza Spyder
1981 Lamborghini Countach LP400S Series III Bertone Berlinetta
1967 Ferrari 275 GTS/4 Scaglietti NART Spider
1905 Columbia Mark XXXV Brougham
1970 Iso Grifo Bertone Coupe 7 Litri
1914 Rolls Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost Barker Landaulette
1916 Packard 1-25 Twin Six Runabout
1925 Hispano-Suiza H6B Million-Guiet Coupe
1919 Packard 3-35 Twin Six Graff Landaulete
1915 Duesenberg Board-Track 2 Man Race Car
1937 Delahaye 135 M Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet
1955 Ferrari 250 GT Europa Pinin Farina Coupe
Both cars so beautiful in completely opposite ways, nice to have the pictures close to each other to compare the stylistic gap between those 2 cars in only 18 years.
Lionel
WOW, WOW AND WOW! Thanks.
Very cool.
Why doesn’t that 7 Litri Iso Grifo have a penthouse?
It does. Click the image for maximum size. Or put on your reading glasses. 🙂
I remember some critic, British of course, writing that Figoni et Falaschi meant “Phony and Flashy.” But while that Delahaye is not to my taste at all, it’s a well-made and imposing car without being intimidating (unless, I suspect, you are trying to park it!).
I’ve made it up to Monterey for this just once (if I recall correctly), and that was back when I actually had journalist credentials, and not enough money to really DO anything but take pictures and write notes. Being now rather seriously Old, I think I need at least one more trip.
The cylinders on the ends of the front bumper on the 1933 Packard contain dampers designed to reduce front end shake. Great collection of beautiful cars! Friend of my family who was once a Maxwell dealer later had a garage and storage in his semi-retirement. Got to learn a lot about vintage cars from him as a helper. Got to drive some interesting cars as well.
The “1933 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Brewster Convertible Sedan” is in fact not a convertible sedan but is known as a Special Newmarket sport sedan. The top does not fold down, is fixed. In details and proportions it is essentially a four door sport sedan version of the Henley roadster theme.
There are three of them, one on a Phantom I chassis, recently for sale in the Chicago area. This example and one other in a major Southeast collection are built on the AJS American JS model Phantom II chassis. They are among the most desirable and gorgeous Rolls-Royces ever built, and when new, the most costly.
Where else could a 1937 Ford compete against Packard, Duesenberg, Rolls Royce, or Hispano Suiza? Only here, with some help from Darrin.
Any connection to the 1938 Renault Suprastella (8-in-line flathead, 336 c.i.)?
Alfa Zagato. Does Zagato have more high-perfection wonders than any other carrossier? I think it might.
The Countach always intrigues, because as the original LP400, it’s a still-stunning piece of high sculpture: as any of the bespoilered hot-rod-wheeled rest, it is cheap, if expensive, tat.
For today though, my choice is the Rolls from 1914. I’ll pretend the magnificent cream lounge room is a 1913, and I am being driven on my way to the country house in that last glorious summer of that year, before the War changed everything.
That 1905 Columbia Mark XXXV Brougham – I’m amazed that by 1905 they had made enough different models to have progressed to a Mark XXXV. Or even XV.