some nice ol' cars

[NutmegCT]

The "Ralph Lauren" collection:

1930 Mercedes-Benz SSK "Count Trossi"
1954 Ferrari 375 Plus
1929 Bentley Blower
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
1938 Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic Coupe
1955 Jaguar XKD
1931 Alfa Romeo Monza 8C 2300
1962 Ferrari GTO

Collection to be displayed in Paris

The 1930 SSK:

Ya know guys, something tells me that auto body design went into a "slight" decline after the 1960s.

Tom
(ok, back to my cave)

 

[3798j]

What a collection. The Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic Coupe gets my vote. One of four (the last one traded hands in the 30-40 million dollar range - a record of course). First read about it as a twelve year old in the junior high library - Ken Purdy's "Kings of the Road".

https://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/05/1936-bugatti-type-57sc-atlantic-sells-for-a-record-30-million/

 

[JPSmit]

I recall Ralph Lauren being interviewed and sawing that he had the cars repainted to his choice of color - particularly the Ferraris which are not exactly the same shade as Ferrari red but just a little better.

 

[DrEntropy]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:] Ya know guys, something tells me that auto body design went into a "slight" decline after the 1960s. [/QUOTE]

Yeah, Tom. The designers all started tracing jellybeans. :smirk:

 

[NutmegCT]

jelly beans ... or creme eggs

<sigh>

 

[Silverghost]

I have one of those 1930 SSKs, only mine is about 10 inches long and sits on my shelf! :laugh: MUCH more affordable and requires NO maintenance!!

 

[Banjo]

jelly beans ... or creme eggs

<sigh>

I wonder if they come in a group of 4 parked in a garage with a cellophane roof.
It'd be funny to see a dozen of them parked next to the Wiener-Mobile......

 

[ChrisS]

I saw the exhibit when it was at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Beautiful collection. Sounds like there are some additional cars going to Paris.