Chassis No. LSF E99
Engine No. SE49
Dr. Rudolph A. Light was a prominent neurosurgeon from Nashville, Tennessee, and heir to the Upjohn pharmaceutical company. In 1958, he traveled to England as a visiting surgeon at Oxford University, where he took delivery of this special coachbuilt Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I with one of the rarest ..
Chassis No. 198.040.5500606
Engine No. 198.980.5500645
Body No. A198.040.5500586
Mercedes-Benz achieved great success racing their W194 Coupe in 1952 and, with encouragement from visionary U.S. car importer Max Hoffman, the development of a high-performance road variant of the race car began. The resulting road car, the 300 SL Gu..
Chassis No. BC74LXE
Engine No. 37EBC
Bentley Motors, like many premium automakers before World War II, focused on producing the finest rolling chassis for their discerning clientele to choose from a number of elite custom coachbuilders to finish the car's body to their exacting specifications. After the war, the demand for highly speci..
Chassis No. 4855076 Engine No. 801472 Devin Enterprises, founded by Bill Devin in 1955, transformed small production sports car manufacturing with its innovative fiberglass bodies. The Devin D, introduced in 1958, followed the Devin SS as a more cost-effective model featuring a lightweight ladder chassis, Volkswagen-derived suspension, and ..
Chassis No. WA92167664
Dual-Ghia Serial No. 160
Some of the most exquisitely luxurious motor cars in automotive history are the byproduct of a hybrid Italian-American collaboration, marrying the very best in Italian style and elegance with the latest in American performance and flash. Indeed, from the Cunningham to the Monteverdi, none ..
Chassis No. 84489
Engine No. P730552
Transmission No. 18150
As a family-run company in their earliest years, Porsche rarely sought outside input. Yet, in the early 1950s, fabled U.S. importer Max Hoffman recognized the demand for an affordable, lightweight sports car suited to the American market. His earliest effort, the aluminu..
Chassis No. 188.014.5500027
Body No. A188.014.5500023
Engine No. 199.980.5500015
Following the conclusion of World War II, Mercedes-Benz shifted its focus toward smaller, more affordable offerings to help revive the German economy and deal with rationed resources. As conditions improved throughout the 1950s, the company's board ..
Chassis No. BC85AR
Engine No. A84BC
Initially producing chassis only, leaving custom coachbuilders to complete the bodies, Bentley began offering complete automobiles like the Mark IV, R-Type, and S1–S3 models post-World War II. While Bentley may have brought much of their coachbuilding in-house, the performance-oriented "Continental" ..
Chassis No. 404/X/3058
Arnolt-Bristol No. AR/BR5859C
Engine No. BS1/MkII/259
The aftermath of World War II had left Italy's industrial landscape in turmoil, with legendary names like Vignale, Bertone, Michelotti, Scaglietti, and Zagato grappling with severe inflation and supply shortages. It was against this backdrop of economic ..
Chassis No. LC41686
Engine No. 58113-1735
Chrysler's "letter series" cars, especially the 300 series, were pivotal in the evolution of American performance vehicles, with high-speed capabilities and laying the groundwork for the muscle car era. With a rich racing heritage dating back to the 1920s, Chrysler's commitment to performance c..