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Welcome to the HALL of FAME!

In our "Hall of Fame" you'll find currently 129 vehicles, a small and continiously changing selection of vehicles we have previously owned and SOLD. Yes, each and everyone of them has found a new home already; we wish we could have kept them all.
Listed according to the year of manufacture, this section includes some rather inexpensive vehicles as well as a few pricey ones. We are trying to give you a glimpse of our Californiaclassix world of cars, where fun and enjoyment does not necessarily depend upon the price you pay for a certain vehicle. A small British MG roadster can provide as much fun as an Italian Maserati supercar! If you are about to explore the exciting world of collector cars, this section might give you some ideas. Plus, you might find it to be an entertaining read!

ENJOY!

on Monday, November 3, 2008

Year Make and Model
1932
Ford MI Sportster.
Nicknamed "The Bomb." One of five made.
Steel is real!
1932
Ford "Deuce" Cabriolet Hot Rod. Built in 1954 by Sal Rizzo, this well-known car has survived intact for over 50 years.
Amazing provenance includes complete history since the early Fifties as well as many original photographs and articles. Cover car April 1960 "Rodding and Re-Styling" magazine.
1933
Plymouth 5-Window Coupe. An authentic, all steel car from Bill's personal collection.
A true Drag Strip survivor, this fabulous Fuel Coupe is powered by an Oldsmobile Rocket V8 engine mated to a GM TurboHydramatic transmission.
1935
Auburn Boattail Speedster Recreation.
What a majestic car!
1937
Plymouth Pickup. Offered only for a few years, this pickup still wears its 45 year-old livery with with hand-painted, period Tile Company logo on tailgate and doors.
Powered by a Ford 289 V8 and C-4 automatic, it fires up on the push of a button and runs so fine. Straight from Coolsville! We've never seen another one, ever. The holy grail of Mopardom.
1940
The Barn Dodge.
Bought by a veterinarian, driven through the WWII years, then, after the Doctor's passing in 1948, put on blocks and stored in a barn where it would hibernate for the next half-Century.
1940
"FoMoCo Freighter". August 1962 Rod & Custom cover car (original magazine included).
State-of-the-art custom from the early Sixties; shown at Oakland Roadster Show and many other venues.
Just found after slumbering for almost 40 years in private museum storage, beautifully preserved, and all original with a mere 6219 miles.
1946
Indian Chief motorcycle.
246 miles since restoration.
1947
Buick Super Convertible.
Just like the one used in the movie "Rainman" with Dustin Hoffman.
1947
Jaguar Special Roadster. Following the tradition of the famous Blower Bentleys of the 1930s, this Dunsmore Special is an amazing motorcar for the discriminating collector, sold at a vastly lower price of admission.
1948
Bones Sprint Car.
A genuine, tube framed, aluminum skinned competition car that ran at legendary Ascot Speedway in Gardena right after WWII.
Decades ago, it was sensibly modified to be streetable and hasn't been touched since.
1950
Chevrolet Grapevine, a chopped, channeled, frenched, nosed, decked, pancaked, and shaved Kustom Koop owned by no other than Lance Bass, certified astronaut and member of the pop group *NSYNC.
The car cost over $100K to build and was auctioned off for $60K at Christie's celebrity auction for Katrina Relief at the MGM in Las Vegas. What did we sell it for? Read to find out!
1952
Stanguellini road racer.
Ex Mille Miglia participant.
1953
Nash-Healey. Genuine, Barris-customized California black plate car, owned for more than 40 years by Archie Moore, undefeated light heavyweight Champion of the 1950s, until his passing at the age of 85. Body was built by (Pinin) Farina in Italy, then fitted with competition-proven suspension and Nash mechanicals at Healey's factory in England, thereafter shipped to the USA.
1952
Arnolt Bristol Bolide
Certified Milestone car. One of 142 built.
1954
Austin Healey 100/4 BN1 Roadster.
"Lil' Brute" is a breathtaking, V8-powered, 1950s California Special. Clean as a whistle. Show ready.
Sold to prominent collector Jim Mancini in September 2006.
1954
Kaiser Special "El Canchero" Pickup. "Dutch" Darrin design.
One-off pickup based on Kaiser's rather unique DeLuxe Traveler, reportedly built specifically for the owner of the Kaiser-Frazer Corporation, Henry J. Kaiser.
1955
Austin Healey 100/4 BN1 Roadster.
First series "Big Healey," a.k.a. the "British Bulldog."
With its fold-down windshield, one of the most exciting British Roadsters of all time!
1955
Cadillac Convertible.
Local Santa Barbara car in triple black.
A dream car!
1955
CadMerc. The one and only in the Galaxy.
What would you make of a fenderless, aluminum-bodied Mercedes Special Roadster, powered by a mid-ship mounted 8.2-liter Cadillac V-8?
1955
Chevrolet ½-Ton Pickup. Rare "first series" 5-window shortbed stepside truck.
Incredibly preserved California original, still wearing all of its factory original paint.
Original black-and-yellow license plates, 77,525 miles since new. A dream truck!
1955
Victress S1-A. "The Purple People Eater."
Fully provenanced, super rare 1950s sports racer, lovingly restored to its original 1958 Pikes Peak Hill Climb livery by us here at Californiaclassix.
1956
Berkeley Sports Roadster. Very early production, super low mileage, California black plate car.
Still equipped with its original 360cc Excelsior motorcycle engine!
Yes, size does matter!
1957
Cadillac Convertible.
One owner car in white with red interior.
1957
Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible.
Matador Red exterior, white top, and matching red and silver interior.
A restored show car, now turned into a driver with sensible upgrades.
1957
Volkswagen Oval Window Beetle.
Fully restored California "black plate" car in Jupiter Gray over red.
1957
Volkswagen Oval Window Ragtop Beetle.
Reportedly owned by Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong fame.
One-of-a-kind velvet custom from the Hippie period. Woodstock, here we come!
1958
Austin Healey 100-6. Red over red. A one owner, black plate Santa Barbara car, received as a Christmas gift by its lady owner on December 24, 1957, exactly 50 years ago.
With 36,920 documented original miles since new, it's a time-warp reference car for the connosseur.
1958
Dodge "Power-Giant" D100 Sweptside.
The World's only tailfin truck, powered with orig. 315 V8.
1958
Porsche RSK Spyder Recreation.
A one off that stops traffic like no other car!
1959
Ferrari 250GT Pininfarina Coupe.
One-of-a-kind Ferrari with American Muscle from the 1970s.
1959
Goggomobil Sedan. Boasting 13.6 horsepower from a 250cc, air-cooled 2-stoke engine and providing plenty of seating space for 4, the "Goggo" is one of the coolest microcars ever conceived.
Size does matter!
1960
Bentley SII.
A Virgin!
Certainly one of the finest, unrestored vintage Bentleys in the World.
1960
DeSoto Fireflite 2-door hardtop Coupe.
1 owner, 40K mile, 100% original survivor.
1960
Jaguar Mk 9 sedan.
Black with red leather. Multiple concourse winner and possibly the World's Best.
1960
MGA Roadster .
A true survivor with only 42,709 actual miles!
1961
Facel Vega V8 Convertible with 17,447 original miles.
The quickest Facel Vega in the World, with an incredible story behind it!
French Haute Couture on wheels.
1961
Jaguar XK-E Series One, 3.8 liter Flat Floor Roadster.
The 832nd E-Type built.
1961
Lincoln Continental Convertible. True survivor from SoCal, still licensed with its vintage black license plates
Light blue exterior, blue convertible top, and original metallic blue leather interior.
What a majestic car!
1961
Mercedes 190SL Roadster.
The "Schlumpf car!
1961
Mercedes 300SL Disc-Brake Roadster.
Black with red leather, soft and hard top.
1961
MGA Roadster with V8 power.
Meet the Gyro Geerloose Special!
1962
Chrysler Newport Sedan.
One of the finest survivors in the World. From Bill's personal car collection.
Do I need to say more?
1962
Ferrari 250GTO recreation. Rossa Corsa with black interior.
All the looks of a multi-million dollar car, at about 0.25% of the price. Amazing!
1962
Ferrari 250GT Spyder California Recreation.
With over $85,000.00 invested and only 00049 test miles on the odometer, this must be one of the finest examples of its kind in the World!
1962
Fiat 500 Giardiniera.
The biggest small car in the World!
Viva Italia!
1962
Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster.
Rangoon Red with Kelsey Hayes chrome spoke wheels.
Sexy!
1962
Jaguar XK-E Series 1 Coupe. Gunmetal gray; hand-formed aluminum and black leather interior. Balanced, blueprinted, and dyno-ed 416 hp Chevrolet V8 mated to a Muncie 4-speed transmission. Tuneable dual side exhausts. Rust free body shell modified for added leg room: even a 6ft-plus person now fits comfortably! Could not be duplicated for less than $100,000.00.
1962
Karmann-Ghia Saxomat Coupe.
Most likely one of three in existence!
Redifining the term "rare."
1963
Kellison Astra J-5. A wild ride!
Extremely rare Vintage street/strip car with a super sexy body. "X-Rated!"
1962
Mercedes 300SL Disc-Brake Roadster.
The last one built; brand new!
We sold this car shortly after 9/11/2001 for less than $85K. Since then its price has more than doubled.
1962
Studebaker Gran Tourismo Hawk .
27,900 original miles.
One of the finest, all original cars on the planet.
1963
Bentley S3.
Gloria Swanson's last ride.
1963
Buick Skylark Convertible. Local Santa Barbara car, still registered to its original black license plates! This first-generation Skylark comes equipped with the 215 cubic inch (3.5 liter), 200hp lightweight aluminum V8 that Buick later sold to Rover. Everything on this car works perfectly, and it drives like a dream!
1963
Denzel-Porsche Spyder. A wild ride!
We wish we would have kept this one . . .
1963
Porsche 356B Coupe. An exceptionally nice example
Factory black/black!
1963
Volkswagen Beetle Ragtop. Slate Gray over Salmon.
Incredible show-stopping Old School Bug, dubbed the "Flying Dutchman."
Less than 2,200 miles on a pan-off restoration; over $20K spent!
1964
Austin Mini. Original California blue plate car, not a rusty or converted import.
Cooper "S" package with dual gas tanks, front disc brakes, and updated 1275cc engine. 10" COSMIC wheels.
Sometimes good things do come in small packages!
1964
Ferrari 330GT 2+2. Red over red.
Dry, California blue-license-plate Ferrari, equipped with a 5.7-liter Chevrolet engine mated to a Muncie 4-speed transmission. Bargain of the Century!
1964
Mercedes 220SE Coupe.
An original W111 in white over original, lipstick red leather.
Original owner: Countess Petrosilia Zwackelmann!
1964
Porsche 356C Coupe.
Irish Green/black interior. Original owner for 36 years!
1965
Jaguar 3.8 'S' Type. British Racing Green over Biscuit leather
A ubiquitious English police sedan of the swingin' Sixties.
1965
Plymouth Barracuda.
The 500 horsepower, 6-71 supercharged, Rumble Fish.
1965
Porsche 356C Coupe.
Red over black.
Equipped with genuine leather seats, shift lock, luggage rack, and super rare air conditioning!
1965
Porsche 356SC Coupe.
A matching numbers car in rare factory black (#6413) over Caramel leather.
1965
Rambler Ambassador 990 Convertible.
First full-size Rambler convertible of the 1960s, and reportedly one of only 500 examples carrying a factory-installed Continental Kit, which really makes it stand out in a car show crowd!


Move on to Page 2 which covers vehicles 1966 and younger.



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