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Magnificent Classic Cars

March 30, 2021 by David Herd

Magnificent Classic Cars starting with the E-Type Jaguar

Magnificent Classic Cars

Magnificent Classic Cars that I guarantee will put a smile on your face. I count myself extremely lucky to have actually owned a 1971 4.2 E-Type, this fabulous vehicle was once called “the most beautiful car ever made” by Enzo Ferrari.

The photo in the header features the fabulous 1974 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible.

1968 Chevrolet Corvette

Magnificent Classic Cars

Certainly the most collected vehicle in America.

1959 Buick Electra 225

Magnificent Classic Cars

 The 1959 Buicks were introduced to the public on September 16, 1958, and the years production was 285,089 units.

1957 Jag XK140

Magnificent Cars

The rarest of all XK versions : the XK140 DHC. In total only 2789 units were made, and that makes it today the most sought after XK for collectors.

Magnificent Classic Cars, Mercedes SL 300 Gullwing

Magnificent Cars

 The company introduced the 300 SL in February 1954 at the International Motor Sports Show in New York City instead of in Europe to get it into U.S. buyers’ hands sooner.

1936 Auburn Boattail Speedster Replica

Magnificent Classic Cars

The Auburn Speedster Replicas would achieve fame as the hero car in various movies including the 1990 movie Dick Tracy starring Warren Beatty and Madonna, and the 1980s TV hit Remington Steel featuring future James Bond star Pierce Brosnan.

1939 Bugatti Type 57C Cabriolet by Vanvooren

Magnificent Classic Cars

During the Great Depression sales of luxury automobiles dwindled as you can imagine. Consequently Ettore Bugatti and his brilliant son Jean understood that a special model was imperative to help their company survive. The resulting new Type 57’s styling was at once contemporary and affordable, with custom coachwork available for the very wealthy.

1959 Cadillac Series Sixty-Two Convertible

Magnificent Classic Cars

The 1959 Cadillacs wore the tallest tail fins in the industry. They make this model year the most memorable and identifiable Cadillac in history.

1958 Chevy Impala convertible

Magnificent Classic Cars

The Impala was Chevrolet’s popular flagship passenger car and was among the better selling American-made automobiles in the United States.

1960 STAINLESS STEEL Ford Thunderbird (one of just 2)

Magnificent Classic Cars

They are among some of the rarest Ford’s you will ever find and now they have been put up for auction.

1967 Camaro

Magnificent Classic Cars

The 1967 model had the same body lines as the 1968 model.

1952 Chevy Styeline Deluxe Convertible

Magnificent Cars

 The Chevrolet Special and Deluxe were introduced for the 1949 model year. Built on the GM ‘A’ body, the Chevrolet Special and Deluxe were a series of full size cars, available as sedans, coupes, convertibles, and station wagons.

1971 Mercedes 350 SL

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This beautiful scores a place in this blog because I was the proud owner of this yellow one for 17 years back in the 90s. In the 70s I also owned a white one for several years. When it was new back in 1971, this Mercedes-Benz 350SL cost twice as much as a Jaguar E-Type.

1960 Ford Thunderbird

1960 Ford Thunderbird

The country was aghast when the new-for’58 Thunderbird was stretched into a four-seater. Everyone, it seemed, loved the cute, cozy styling of the small T-Birds that preceded it. For the era, they were sensational-looking cars–they still are today–but not everyone who lusted after a 1955-’57 Thunderbird could justify buying one due to their limited seating capacity. And so, many didn’t.
 
Adding those two extra seats in the back changed everything. Sales skyrocketed, and the all-new, bigger, roomier and more practical Thunderbird became the must-see car in Ford showrooms that year. It was the talk of the town, and Americans everywhere wanted to be seen driving one.
Magnificent Classic Cars 1956 Monarch Richelieu Convertible

Magnificent Classic Cars

Monarch Richelieu Phaeton. In 1956 the Monarch Richelieu Phaeton was the top of line Monarch.

1953 Cadillac Eldorado

Magnificent Classic Cars

The Eldorado model was part of the Cadillac line from 1953 to 2002. The Cadillac Eldorado was the longest running American personal luxury car as it was the only one sold after the 1998 model year.

1930 Mercedes SSK Roadster

Classic Cars

One of the most revered sports cars in the world is the SSK and this one features the most dramatic body of them all. It’s nicknamed after Carlo Trossi who was its first owner and had close connections to the industry. In fact, he had the foresight to be an initial investor of Scuderia Ferrari and later became the team’s President.

1938 Bantam Roadster

Magnificent Classic Cars

The American Austin Car Company was founded in 1929 in Butler, Pennsylvania, with the goal of creating a market for small-car enthusiasts in the United States. The company, later renamed American Bantam, produced vehicles licensed from the British Austin Motor Company. They had a blistering top speed of 50 MPH. 🙂

1934 Hispano-Suiza J12 Convertible

Magnificent Classic Cars

As competition to the best that Bugatti, Alfa Romeo, Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Isotta-Fraschini could offer, the J12 in many respects was the superior design.

The centerpiece of every J12 was its locomotive-like 60˚ V12 which could produce 250 bhp no a good day. The 10-liter engine used a 70 lbs crankshaft held in seven main bearings. Spark was provided by 2 Scintilla magnetos and many ancillary pieces were cast from aluminum with very low tolerances.

Much of the chassis was over-engineered to achieve a near-silent operation noise ease of use. It had fully adjustable servo-assisted brakes and the transmission was geared for the extreme torque made by the engine.

The J12 was one of the most expensive pre-war chassis, costing $10,150.

1954 Packard Caribbean Convertible

Magnificent Classic Cars

This Packard is capable of accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in 13.1 sec, from 0 to 100 km/h in 14.1 sec, from 0 to 160 km/h (100 mph) in 57 sec and the quarter mile drag time is 19.2 sec.

1957 Borgward Isabella Coupé

1957 Borgward Isabella Coupé aa

The Borgward Isabella is a medium sized two door saloon that was manufactured by the Bremen based auto-manufacturer Carl F. W. Borgward GmbH between 1954 and 1962.

1958 Cadillac Fleetwood Series Sixty-Special

Magnificent Classic Cars

The eminent Fleetwood Series Sixty-Special was the “Standard of the World” in magnificence and dignity. It was the most distinguished name in motorcars. Every Fleetwood model was truly a masterpiece.

1938 Delahaye 165 Cabriolet

Magnificent Classic Cars

Basically built on a production-version of the V12 145 race car chassis, it received accolades for both radical performance and world class elegance. Furthermore, it is one of only a handful of cars to receive Delahaye’s rare V12 engine.

Of all the cabriolet bodies that Figoni et Falaschi made, this sweeping design is their most harmonious. Dashes help split up the profile and conceal the engine bay vents as well as the door handles. Chrome brightwork runs along the sills and neatly wraps around the rear end brake lights.

1964 Aston Martin DB5

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 The Aston Martin DB5 is a British luxury grand tourer (GT) that was made by Aston Martin. Although not the first in the DB series, the DB5 is the best-known cinematic James Bond car, first appearing in the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964).

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Pattaya Classic Car show

March 29, 2016 by David Herd

Rotary Club charity Pattaya Classic Car show

Pattaya Classic Car show

Pattaya Classic Car show

 Pattaya Classic Car show was sponsored by the Rotary Club on Sunday February 2016. All these beautiful classic and vintage cars assembled at the Holiday Inn before parading down Beach Road Pattaya.

A Model Ford

Pattaya Classic Car show

This fabulous classic car takes me back to my teenage years, I remember around 1960 a friend purchased on of these for 40 Australian pounds. We drove from Sydney to the Central coast for a wild weekend along the treacherous Pacific Highway. In those days it was a hilly strip of bitumen winding through the mountains. Three things stick in my mind from that trip, one the Ford had no petrol pump, the fuel was simply a gravity feed from the tank, look closely at the photo and you will see the fuel cap near the windscreen. Secondly you could manually retard or advance the spark from a control on the steering wheel to help you over the mountains. Finally this old jigger had a gap in the floorboard and wee could see the manifold glowing red hot throughout the journey.

Pattaya Classic Car show

 

Austin

Pattaya Classic Car show

Forgive if I make any mistakes with these classic models. I’ll run the photo blog past my friend Jock in Sydney and draw on his great knowledge.

Fiat 500

Pattaya Classic Car show

This little jigger has got to be one of the most popular European cars ever.

A car that needs no introduction

Pattaya Classic Car show

The E-Type Jaguar has to be one of the most magnificent cars ever built. I was lucky enough to own a 1971 series 2 which I purchased in Adelaide in 1973. It then spent 2 years in Melbourne with me before coming to Sydney in 1976. Natalie Dunford my friend in Adelaide said to me before I left that city, “if you ever sell it David please give me first option”. Well I did phone Natalie in 1978 and she said “just send it over please”. Now here is the interesting part, I re-connected with Natalie on Facebook around 2012 and she still owns that beautiful car today.

 Pattaya Classic Car show present the E-Type jaguar V 12 

Pattaya Classic Car show

 

I must say I was never a fan of the V12 I think they spoiled the classic shape in the coupe and made it look too bulbous. The convertible was fine, I wish I still owned mine. 🙂

In March 2008, the Jaguar E-Type ranked first in a The Daily Telegraph online list of the world’s “100 most beautiful cars” of all time


Jaguar XK120

Pattaya Classic Car show

Manufactured between 1948 and 1954, the XK120 was a beautiful looking machine. I guess it is obvious I am a jaguar man, in fact I owned an XJ6 the same colour as the one above in 1979.

1963 Morgan +4

Pattaya Classic Car show

Another great looking English classic sports car. Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan  bought his first car in 1902 at the age of 21. In 1904 he co-founded a motor sales and servicing garage in Malvern Link. Then in 1909 he designed and built a car for his personal use. Production began a year later and success followed soon after. he ran the company until he died in 1959 at aged 77 .

 BMW 503 coupe

 Pattaya Classic Car show

Manufactured from 1956 t0 1959, certainly a German classic.

MG TC

Pattaya Classic Car show

The MG T series were produced between 1936 and 1955 before being replaced by the MGA.

MGA at Pattaya Classic Car show

Pattaya Classic Car show

Production was from 1955 to 1962 before being replaced by the MGB. The MGA represented a complete styling break from MG’s earlier sports cars.  A total of 101,081 units were sold by 1962, the vast majority  were exported. Only 5869 cars were sold in the U.K. the lowest percentage of any British car.

The MGB was the first new car I ever owned, purchased for around $3000 aud in Melbourne in 1970.

 Pattaya Classic Car Show

Pattaya Classic Car show

 

The Rotary club called it a charity spring party. Whatever the name would be everybody loves looking at old cars. My friend Jock Granger who is a collector in Sydney expressed surprise these classic cars could be found in Thailand.

No idea what this is.

Pattaya Classic Car show

I do know however it’s a great looking car.

T Model Ford perhaps?

Pattaya Classic Car show

I have no idea but it sure looks like one. 🙂

Another good looking mystery vehicle

Pattaya Classic Car show

I have exhausted my knowledge folks.

A very cute little jigger

Pattaya Classic Car show

Perhaps somebody will send me the details, who knows?

I love the horn

Pattaya Classic Car show

Little car with a big horn.

Another fabulous unknown model

Pattaya Classic Car show

Nice car nice colour at the Holiday Inn Pattaya.

A different recent charity event.

Pattaya Classic Car show

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Here is the last unknown model

Pattaya Classic Car show

It looks like an oversize MG, it could be a Riley but I really don’t know. Thanks for visiting my Pattaya Classic Car show photo blog.

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