British Auto Classic 2011

Sunday 23rd October was British Auto Classic day in Waroona, south of Perth. Shelly and I popped along to check it out.

The oldest car at the show was this 1911 Star limousine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Motor_Company

The owner mentioned that he had not managed to source appropriate headlamps. Replicas could be manufactured but at an extravagant cost of around $2000 a piece.

This cute little 1914 Swift has been a regular attendee at Veteran Car Club rallys. See my postings for the Veteran Car days of 2010 and 11.

A rarity in Australia -a 1935 Jowett.





Morris-Cowley


1926 Bentley. A very beautiful machine. Interestingly the bodywork of this vehicle was covered in vinyl - like the early DKWs.

There was an impressive contingent of classic Rolls-Royce.

A big 1948 Jaguar Mark IV sedan.

A Jag limousine

Jaguar XK 120 sedan. A very nice restoration.

What Jaguar is most famous for - sportscars.

Jaguar E-type

The highly unusual Jowett Jupiter. It has an intriguing engine layout, with the fan cooled radiator mounted behind the flat four boxer engine, just as in contemporary DKWs. This isn't really a surprise when you realize some of the car's designers had come from Auto-Union. http://carclubs.shannons.com.au/jowettcc
Here are some more links about this interesting vehicle:
http://www.jowettjupiter.co.uk/
http://jowett.org/

MGs.

The MG TC is a gorgeous little sportster.

1936 Willys-Overland. Willys-Overland was an American company but they did build vehicles under license in the UK.

Open wide - A cheeky Hillman Minx

The British Ford Club was out in force again.



Ford Prefects



A Bedford Van. This was the only commercial vehicle on show.

An Oldsmobile T-75 sedan. Not really sure if this counts as British. Maybe they built them under license?

The Oldsmobile and a 1955 Hillman.

A Riley. I've always been rather partial to the stylish Rileys. They retained a quite old fashioned look right into the 1950s.

A rear view of another Riley.

A Riley and a Vauxhall. Once again the Vauxhall club put on a good display.

Vauxhall Vangard



Vauxhall Velox. I believe my parents once owned one of these.

Standard

A Vauxhall Velox cabriolet

1957 Nash Metropolitan. We seem to come across one of these at every car show or museum we visit.

Rover

Morris Minors. There was a large contingent of Morris'.

Austin A40

The Auto Collection, Las Vegas 2011

In the parking garage behind the Imperial Palace Casino, Las Vegas is the Classic Auto Collection. It advertises itself as "The World's Largest Classic Car Museum" but as with most Vegas' claims that seems a bit of a tall claim. It's not so much a museum as a collection of classic cars available for sale. A small number are permanently on display but most are for sale. Entry is officially $5 but there are 'free entry' vouchers available almost everywhere.

Update 2019 - these photos were taken during a visit to Las Vegas in 2011. The prices listed below were current at that time. The museum has since been closed and all the links that used to be on the post died. I've removed them all now but left the original comments. https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/long-running-auto-collection-on-las-vegas-strip-shutting-its-doors/


1937 Bentley 4 1/4 litre Gurney Nutting Sedanca Coupe. POA

1931 Duesenberg

1933 Rolls Royce Phantom II Continental Gurney Nuttin

1947 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith Inskip Drophead

1938 Rolls Royce Phantom III James Young Drophead Coupe. Not for Sale.

1954 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith Vignale Saloon. One of a kind custom bodywork.


1951 Talbot-Lago T 26 Grand Sport. A rare and beautifully streamlined machine.


1948 Cadillac Series 2 with custom Saoutchik bodywork. One of only two built. Not for sale.

1954 Cadillac Fleetwood Limousine.
 
1961 Chevrolet Corvette 283/245 Roadster. Asking price is US$175,000.

1985 Porsche 550 Spyder replica.

Chinese limousine.

1940 Dodge Coronet. This car has since sold.

1954 Chevrolet Corvette.



1964 Jaguar E-Type Custom Bouillot Helsel Roadster. Asking price is US$115,000.

1947 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet.

1940 Cadillac Series 75 Fleetwood Sedan. This car was apparently owned by Howard Hughes in the 1940s when working at MGM. Asking price is US$195,000.

1960 Cadillac Series Two Coupe.


1939 Horch 930V Phaeton. Having never seen a Horch in the flesh before, this was definitely my favourite vehicle. One of three ever built and one of two surviving. This magnificent car had been displayed at the concourse at Pebble Beach in 1999 and 2009. Asking price is US$350,000 - a little outside my price range!

Ford Model T


1934 Morgan Super sports. A lovely little three wheeler. This was not for sale.

1928 Mercedes SSK Roadster replica. POA.

1946 Delahaye 135MS Selbourne Roadster.



1923 Ahrens Fox Fire engine. A bargain at US$75,000.


1923 Stutz Speedway.



1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS Ghia. This car was originally built for George Walker, vice president of design, Ford Motor Company and features a custom body.

1959 Nash Metropolitan. The British Austin company attempted to break into the US market in the 1950s with this budget sportscar. At a time when the US economy was booming and big cars were a status symbol, the Metropolitan stood no chance. Still, quite a few were sold and today they are highly desirable collectors items.


The excellent and quirky French 1957 Panhard Dyna Z. These are quite a rare car in the US and just about everywhere else outside France.


A lovely pair of Volkswagens

1961 Volkswagen T1.