favorite cars of the golden era

[AtomicEraTom]

I'm really diggin' the curb-feelers and the AC. Very classy!

 

[Viola]

Sign me up for a '49 Buick with the Venti-ports and that grinning grille, please.

This '56 Buick wagon is pretty sweet too: http://www.buickstreet.com/images/jacks56wagonrearleft.jpg

 

[Chas]

I'm a Cadillac man, myself. More songs written about Caddies than any other car, a symbol of success and was, at one time, always on the cutting edge.

 

[Lady Jessica]

Ahh, a 1946 black Ford convertible like "Biff" drove in the "Back to the Future" movies!

Minus the manure. lol

 

[Michaelshane]

This was my first car and my first love.1954 Ford customline.

 

[Widebrim]

If I could have ANY car, it would be a 1960 Chevrolet Impala Convertible Either Red or White with a white top and red or black interior (houndstooth as it came from the factory. 348 Big Block Motor with the tri-power (3-2 barrel carburetors) and a Powerglide transmission, bone stock of course.

Definitely a beauty, although I prefer the '59 with its teardrop rear lights and its curvier gull wings.

 

[StraightEight]

Some of my favorite vehicles:

'67 Mazda Cosmo 110S

Mitsubishi Minica Toppo Town Bee

Lamborghini Espada

NASA Mars rover Spirit...

...and Opportunity

 

[Widebrim]

One of my favorite cars has to be my '51 Packard 400 Patrician:

 

[scottyrocks]

1932 Ford Deuce coupe

Also from that movie, here's one of my favorites, the 1958 Impala:

 

[LadyStardust]

1937 Cord

 

[Diamondback]

Beautiful choice, young lady. Ever been to the Auburn/Cord/Duesenberg museum in Indiana? It's in the original factory showroom, really something anyone into these cars should see once. There's also a couple other huge car museums and a WWII museum nearby...

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[AtomicEraTom]

Definitely a beauty, although I prefer the '59 with its teardrop rear lights and its curvier gull wings.

I'm Biased....

My First car was a 1960 Bel-Air, and when my dad was a kid, they had a 1960 Impala. I like the Cat-Eye lites, but Dad hates them, so I'll probably not have a 59 for a long time. But I'm a fan of American Graffiti, and have a 1958 Chevy I tinker with.

 

[Story]

A bit past the Golden Era, but a good news story nonetheless

Tom Shaughnessy gambled that he was the only one who knew the unknown chassis on eBay was a Ferrari 340 America—and he was right

By Paul Duchene

If a desirable “barn find” is the closest a car buff gets to God, as Peter Egan says, then Tom Shaughnessy must be the Almighty’s riding mechanic right now. California collector and SCMer Shaughnessy scored a genuine 1952 Ferrari 340 America Spider chassis this summer in a Frankfort, Illinois, garage sale. The sale was on eBay, and Shaughnessy bought it for $26,912—less than one percent of the car’s estimated restored value.

In a story full of twists, both he and seller Mike Sanfilippo are delighted with the outcome of the auction and plan to be on hand when the restored car is presented to the world. Shaughnessy hopes to have a rolling chassis as soon as next summer. A correct body will follow.

ALMOST CUT IT UP

“I almost cut up the chassis to make a hotwheels dragster out of the Devin body,” says the cheery Sanfilippo, who’s a retired drag racer. “Good thing that goofy project never happened!”

Sanfilippo replied to condolences (presumably from underbidders) on the Ferrari chat page with breezy cheer. He embraces the profound idea that no one owns historic artifacts; they become chapters in the provenance. “What’s with you guys?” he wrote. “I’m getting more condolences than congratulations. I paid $200 over 15 years ago and have no idea of how to restore it properly. That’s a 13,500 percent return on my investment in 15 years. Not bad in my book.”

Complete article at
http://www.sportscarmarket.com/articles/archives/948

 

[Shirin]

I'm a big fan of many of the cars already posted, but this one is definitely top of my list!
1939 Bugatti Type 57C Van Vooren Cabriolet, more info on that car here;http://www.fravahr.org/spip.php?article236

 

[Shirin]

And since I like flashy cars these would be my next favorites...
1938 Mercedes 540K Cabriolet A

1936 Mercedes 540K Special Roadster

 

[DodgeDeluxe]

Not quite so fancy, but here is my ride, a 1939 Dodge Deluxe Luxury Liner.

Dan

 

[StraightEight]

Very nice. Like the blackwalls, straight out of a Life magazine photo spread of Main Street, USA.

 

[DodgeDeluxe]

Thanks, complete with gas ration sticker in the windshield, (and unused ration stamps in the glovebox).

Dan

 

[davestlouis]

My dream car(s) would be a matched procession...
1. 1959 Cadillac sedan
2. 1959-63 Superior funeral coach on a Cadillac chassis
3. 1959-63 Cadillac Series 75 limousine

I'm in the funeral trade, and think a retro procession would be the height of cool. As much as I like our new DTS's and Town Cars, late 50s cars are my favorite.

 

[Viola]

I always had a soft-spot for those old-style funeral flower cars? The ones that look sort of like El Caminos?

Come to think of it.... Were they actually El Caminos?