Ultimate 18-Car Collection

[Guest tjmaxx1966]

The 1935 Cadillac Convertibles are the Best of the Best

worth 500K and super rare in the 4 door reverse saloon doors

Owner of a one owner 1935 Phaeton Cadillac Convertible 6 wheel limited ....only one left out of 4 made that year

:-) Todd:)

[PONTIAC1953]

hi, some very interesting choices here, and dreaming big of course, here's my list. 1948 tucker, 1947 cadillac 2 door sedanette, 1949 cadillac coupe de ville, 1953 eldorado, 1953 buick skylark, 1953 oldsmobile fiesta, 1954 pontiac bonneville special I, 1954 pontiac bonneville special II, 1954 oldsmobile F88, 1957 pontiac bonneville, 1958 pontiac bonneville hardtop, 1960 pontiac XP400, 1962 pontiac XP400, 1957 oldsmobile rochester fuel injection car, 1958 buick limited convertible, 1954 pontiac starchief convertible, 1953 pontiac chieftain custom catalina, 1967 chevrolet corvette stingray 427, charles coker, 1953 pontiac tech advisor.

[Steve_Mack_CT]

Haven't seen this post in a while. Makes me think a couple things -

1) unless you had money for pros to assist, I wonder how many cars are practical to keep at any one time from a maintenance/time to enjoy perspective? I always figured two while working, maybe 3 upon retirement - but the figure is probably different for everyone depending on what the balance of their particular lives are..

2) For the early posters, would you change your list at all?? Have your interests changed in 3 years or so? I would probably drop one of the '32 roadsters I listed, or both and substitute a smaller brass car like a Hup or any number of Packards. Other than that, I like the list!

[TG57Roadmaster]

I haven't responded because I can't narrow it down to just 18.

Here are 33... (I like to think if you're going to dream, or wish, do it big

West, that's a great list you have there, in fact all the lists are cool. I especially admire

the single-marque ones, even though I'm more of a generalist.

As I don't think I could pare it down to 18 either, here's a start for you, just in time for a holiday delivery...

Larger, '32 Packard Dietrich Coupe Roadster

Just ask the kids at the Nethercutt to remove the bow prior to shipping.

TG

[Guest EMF-Owner]

Hard list to compile and I would probably make many changes the longer I spend on this. But here it my list:

1904 Cadillac 1-Cylinder with Rear Entrance Tonneau

1905 Ford Model F Touring

1907 Ford Model K Touring

1907 Thomas Flyer Touring

1908 Peirce Great Arrow Limousine

1909 Ford Model T 2-Lever Town-car

1910 Burg Automobile

1910 Chalmers Detroit

1911 Stanley Steamer Model 63 or 73

1911 Stanley with Town Car/Limousine body

1911 Reeves Octo-Auto

1912 Rauch & Lang Brougham

1912 E-M-F Demi Tonneau

1914 American Under-slung Model 644

1916 Detroit Electric Duplex Drive

1920 Ford Model T "Centerdoor" Sedan

1929 Peirce Arrow Rumble Seat Coupe

1930 Duesenberg Model J Murphy

[caddyshack]

Just a few that would definately make my wish list;

1. 1901 Packard Model C

2. 1902 Olds curved dash

3. 1903 Cadillac Runabout

4. 1903 Ford A

5. 1907 Buick Model G

6. 1909 Ford T Touring

7. 1912 Olds Autocrat 2-seat Roadster

8. 1914 Mercer Raceabout

9. 1914 Stutz Bearcat

10. 1929 Auburn Boat-tail Speedster

11. 1930 Duesenberg Model J

12. 1931 V-16 Cadillac Roadster

13. 1936 Cord 810

14. 1953 Buick Skylark Convertible

Can't go any further, already have;

15. 1904 Cadillac rear entrance tonneau

16. 1911 Brush model F

17. 1926 T Coupe

18. 1929 A 2-dr sedan

I am so thankful to have found the ones I own today.

[jeff_a]

Steve,

I think I would remove these from the list: Lamborghini LM 002, Lamborghini Espada, '63 Avanti, '55 T-Bird, and '53 Corvette, and just keep the Miura out of all the post-war stuff. I would replace them with a 1935 Packard 120, a 1910 Buick Raceabout, and two more Peerlesses, now that I've found they're a little rarer than I thought. You know what they say: "Faster Than Ford, Older Than Cadillac, Rarer Than Duesenberg!"

At the time I started this thread in 2007....I didn't actually have a Peerless in real life. I was hoping to buy a '27 Peerless Model 6-80 Sedan that I looked at in Wetaskiwin, Alberta. Someone else got it, so I bought another 6-80, which is a Boat Tail Coupe and a 1928, so I'll need to replace the '27 Packard* and '27 Pierce-Arrow* Sedans with a 1928 Packard Single Six Coupe* and a 1928 Pierce-Arrow Series 81 Coupe*. As long as we have this fantasy list we might as well have a matched set, eh?

So that leaves me with three more cars to buy. A 1926 Elcar Cabriolet [Lycoming Straight-8]* would be nice. Okay, a 1928 Peerless Model Eight-69 7-Pass. Sedan [V-8]*, and any Peerless Six-70 [rarer now than a Model "X" Duesenberg*].

*Full Classic

Edited November 6, 2010 by jeff_a (see edit history)

[mrspeedyt]

18 to pick... one ford of each decade 1900s-1960s... likewise one packard... ditto one mopar ... and ditto one gm per decade... allready i'm over 18 and i haven't metioned amc, studes or hudsons or any foreign cars... how about a list of 180 cars...

Edited October 13, 2010 by mrspeedyt (see edit history)

[1937hd45]

Nice to see this thread back up from the basement. I'd still be happy with the cars on my original list, but would bump the 1950 Ferrari for something better if I think of it.

[jeff_a]

Okay, Steve, here's my revised list:

1. 1900 Peerless Mod. A, Type 1..........................................1-Cylinder

2. 1910 Buick Mod. 17 Raceabout...........................................In-line 4

3. 1912 Peerless Mod. 60-Six Limousine [825 cu.in.]........................I-6

4. 1922 Lincoln [Leland-Built] Mod. L Sedan [357 cu. in.].................V-8

5. 1924 Peerless Mod. 6-70 Roadster [289 cu. in.]...........................I-6

6. 1925 Duesenberg Mod. A [260 cu. in.]........................................I-8

7. 1926 Elcar Mod. 8-81 Landau Roadster [299 cu. in.]....................I-8

8. 1928 Peerless Mod. 6-80 Roadster Coupe [230 cu. in.].................I-6

9. 1928 Packard Ser. 526 Coupe [289 cu. in.]..................................I-6

10. 1928 Pierce-Arrow Series 81 Coupe [289 cu. in.].........................I-6

11. 1928 Peerless Mod. 8-69 7-Pass. Custom Sedan [332 cu. in.]......V-8

12. 1929 Ford Mod. A Town Car [201 cu. in.]....................................I-4

13. 1929 Auburn Mod. 8-120 [244 cu. in.]........................................I-8

14. 1929 Cord L-29 [299 cu.in.]......................................................I-8

15. 1929 Peerless 8-125 Coupe [322 cu. in.].....................................I-8

16. 1932 Peerless Murphy Blind Rear Quarter Sedan [464 cu. in.]......V-16

17. 1935 Packard 120, Ser. 893 Sedan [282 cu. in.]...........................I-8

18. 1968 Lamborghini Miura [240 cu. in.]........................................V-12

I reduced the number of post WWII cars but still have one Ford and one GM on the list.

The first car, a Model A, Type 1 Peerless, would be a real "Mission Impossible" to find. Supposedly, about 15 little Tri-Cycles were built in the first year Peerless built cars (1900-1901), but none have survived. There aren't even any photographs that have survived. If you found one , it would look like an 1899 or 1900 De Dion Bouton tricycle...but the Peerless version would seat more than one person (reportedly). This is on the list so I'd have a car to drive on the London-to-Brighton Motoring Rallye. If you want to get real technical, this is a 1901 Model, but it would qualify for London-Brighton.

Cars No. 2, 4, and 7 were in the family collection for many decades. No. 2 apparently was intended for racing. Sold at auction 20 years ago when my grandfather (Glenn Brown of Hutchinson, KS) died. He was always of the opinion it was nearly identical to the cars on the Buick racing team circa 1909-1912 that dominated auto racing then. Maybe he thought that his Buick had some connection with Buick racer Glen Milton Breed who lived in the same town, briefly, and was on the Buick factory team 1905-1909.

Car No. 4 was last seen in the Towe Auto Museum, Deer Lodge, Montana. One of the Lincolns built by Henry Leland prior to Ford having any connection to Lincoln.

Car No. 5 would be a hard car to find, too. I hold out hope that there is a '24 Peerless Superb Six Roadster out there somewhere, but I doubt it. They were built and sold, but of all the Model 6-70's built, it appears only one has survived, a Phaeton.

Car No. 16. This isn't the same car that's in the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum.

Car No. 17's significance, besides being a well-built car in its own right, is that it probably saved the Packard Company from going out of business in the Great Depression.

Edited October 22, 2010 by jeff_a
Tried to get the engine sizes right. (see edit history)

[John_Maine]

My taste runs to US cars only:

1920's Model T

1928 Plymouth coupe

1938 Cadillac 60 Special

1947 Packard Clipper

1956 Packard Patrician

1956 Ford Fairlane 4 door hardtop

1956 Buick Roadmaster 4 door hardtop

1958 Desoto any model

1958 Edsel - any model

1959 Ford Skyliner

1959 Chevrolet Impala convertible

1961 Lincoln Continental 4 door convertible

1963 or 64 Ford Galaxie 500XL 4 door hardtop

1965 or 66 Corvair Monza 4 door hardtop

1967 Ford Galaxie or LTD

1968 Mercury Marquis (Steve McGarrett car)

1968 Mustang

1968 Cougar XR7

1985 Olds Cutlass 2 door

That's 20, I think and there's probably a couple dozen more.....

[Guest windjamer]

:)I dont know, I dont think I could dream up 18 cars that I would really like to have. Then too, what would you do with 18?? You could not possably keep them all in show condition, but I guess if you could afford to have 18 you could afford to hire a crew to clean and maintaine them. If you drove one a day most would only get out twice a mo. Decisions decisions. To many toys and not enough play time. I think I might be able to list 18 I wish I still had, I would start with my first car. A 1942 ford 2dr. I let that one get away in a trade for a 41 Chev. I wouldnt mind haveing a 39 ford I learned to drive on, and the 55 Packard clipper I brought back from Fla. was a jewell. I think the 37 Dodge buessness coupe I bought for $20. and a portable record player would fit in my dream collection and I know the 61 Pointy with the full race eng. I bought in 66 could slide right in there. My 58 Ford convertable was a real POS, but it was nice to look at. Might make some yard art. Wow. only seven and Im tired just thinking of the work involved. I need to think on this a little more,this dream could turn in to a nightmare:eek:

[Guest Casper Friedrich]

Here's my list:

1938 Adler 2,5 Liter Autobahn Buhne Sport Coupe

1938 Alfa-Romeo 8C 2900 B Touring Le Mans Coupe

1951 Bristol 401

1923 Bugatti type 23 Jarvis cloverleaf

1931 Delage D8 Gaston Grummer convertible

1904 Franklin Model A

1929 Frazer-Nash Super Sports

1924 Isotta-Fraschini 8 Cesare Sala

1935 Lagonda Rapier 1100 Tourer

1939 Lancia Aprilia

1937 Mercedes 540 K Cabriolet A

1927 Morgan Aero

1951 Porsche 356 Coupe

1923 Rhode 10.8

1931 Stutz DV-32 Lebaron roadster

1937 Tatra 87

1921 Voisin C1 Rothschild

1924 Wills St. Claire A-68 roadster

[Mike Dube]

My list in some semblance of order:

1. Duesenberg J Murphy CC (have a particular car in mind)

2. 1930 Bentley 4.5L Van den Plas tourer

3. 1932 Auburn 12-160A CC

4. 1937 Cord 812 supercharged cabriolet

5. 1965 Ferrari 250 Berlinetta Lusso (the ex-Steve McQueen is fine)

6. Jaguar C-type

7. 1932 Packard Twin Six coupe (Jay Leno's will be fine)

8. 1930 Cadillac 16 sport phaeton (have a particular car in mind)

9. 1954 Packard Caribbean

10. 1932 Ford V-8 3 window coupe (old school slightly rodded flathead please)

11. 1953 Buick Skylark

12. 1967 Jaguar XKE roadster

13. 1967 Morgan +4 SuperSports

14. 1967 Citroen DS 21 Pallas (black)

15. 1954 Packard Caribbean

15. 1965 Pontiac GTO hdtp. (sort of a charcoal-blue color)

16. 1962 VW Beetle (black with folding sunroof & red interior)

17. 1954 Studebaker Commander Starliner

18. 1963 Ford F100 Stepside.

[Mike Dube]

My list in some semblance of order:

1. Duesenberg J Murphy CC (have a particular car in mind)

2. 1930 Bentley 4.5L Van den Plas tourer

3. 1932 Auburn 12-160A CC

4. 1937 Cord 812 supercharged cabriolet

5. 1965 Ferrari 250 Berlinetta Lusso (the ex-Steve McQueen is fine)

6. Jaguar C-type

7. 1932 Packard Twin Six coupe (Jay Leno's will be fine)

8. 1930 Cadillac 16 sport phaeton (have a particular car in mind)

9. 1954 Packard Caribbean

10. 1932 Ford V-8 3 window coupe (old school slightly rodded flathead please)

11. 1953 Buick Skylark

12. 1967 Jaguar XKE roadster

13. 1967 Morgan +4 SuperSports

14. 1967 Citroen DS 21 Pallas (black)

15. 1954 Packard Caribbean

15. 1965 Pontiac GTO hdtp. (sort of a charcoal-blue color)

16. 1962 VW Beetle (black with folding sunroof & red interior)

17. 1954 Studebaker Commander Starliner

18. 1963 Ford F100 Stepside.

Ok, so I can't count, lets just call this a "baker's"18

[John_Maine]

Of course, if you had mega bucks like Bob Bahre, you'd have 2 large car barns, one with two floors, full of Packards from '31-38 (8, I think), Duesenbergs (3) and many others including a Brewster Buick and a Tucker. I don't remember how many cars there are, but got to be approaching 100. I recently had an opportunity to view the collection and talked with the caretaker. The collection is usually open to the public during Paris Old Home Days in July.

[caf]

1903 curved dash olds

1904 Mercedes

1909 Pierce 4cy 45 HP

09 or 10 Stearns 30-60 chain drive Toy Tonneau

1912 Alco

1911Matheson

1910 Lozier Briercliff

1911 Chalmers 40 Sport Touring

1912 Olds Limited Tourabout

1912 Olds Autocrat Tourabout

1914 Mercer Raceabout

1915 Pierce 48

1918 Stutz Bearcat or Roadster

Bugatti type 35 B Gran Prix

Bugatti type 55 Roadster

1929 Rolls Ascot touring

1955 Mercedes 300SL Gull wing

1957 Jag 140 Roadster

[Guest maudsley]

:)I would call person with 18 cars and not one truck.....sorry....a Jackass.