 1 Entry to the Museum We enter the museum where Jordan and I are greeted with a row of mostly Porsches. That's a 1968 Ford GT40 replica in the foreground with a 1964 Porsche Spyder immediately behind it. |
 2 1965 Ford GT40 re-creation The FT40 was a high-performance American-British endurance racing car based on the British Lola Mk6. This car is a replica of the famous Le Mans-winning GT40's that Ford created after Enzo turned down an agreement for Ford to buy Ferrari. |
 3 1969 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Mach 1 Fastback Ford manufactured the first generation Mustang from March 1964 until 1973. The Mustang's styling, with its long hood and short deck proved wildly popular and inspired a host of imitators. |
 4 1969 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Mach 1 Fastback The Mustang was initially introduced as a hardtop and a convertible with the fastback version available later from August 1964. At the time of its introduction, the Mustang shared its underpinnings with the Ford Falcon and was slotted into the compact car segment. |
 5 1930 Packard 740 Packard was an American luxury automobile marque built by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan. The first Packard automobiles were produced in 1899 and the last true Packard in 1956. The 2/4-seater 740 was priced at a luxurious $US3,190. However, Packard could not escape the effects of The Great Depression with production totalling 28,386 cars in 1930, some 40 percent down on previous years. |
 6 1930 Packard 740 In the 1920s Packard exported more cars than any other in its price class and in 1930 sold almost twice as many abroad as any other marque priced over $2000. Between 1924 and 1930 Packard was the top-selling luxury brand. |
 7 1930 Packard 740 New for the 1930 model year was a four-speed transmission, fender-mounted parking lights and adjustable driver's seat and steering wheel. The dual mounted spare tires fitted to this example was an option on the 740 and standard on the higher-spec 745. |
 8 1930 Packard 740 The Packard 740 Custom Eight was powered by a 384.8 C.I. straight-eight engine that produced 106 horsepower. Its wheelbase was 140.5-inches. |
 9 1930 Packard 740 These cars have sold for as much as $US418,000 in the USA. The museum's asking price is $375,000. |
 10 1955 Ford Thunderbird The 1955 Thunderbird came with either a detachable glass fibre hardtop or a folding fabric top. Production began in September 1954 with the car beginning sales as a 1955 model in October 1954. |
 11 1955 Ford Thunderbird Though the Thunderbird shared some design characteristics with other Fords, the Thunderbird had a few unique features such as a 150 mph speedo hinting at a high performance that never existed. |
 12 1955 Ford Thunderbird Mechanically the Thunderbird could trace its roots to other mainstream Fords. The Thunderbird's 102 inch wheelbase frame was mostly a shortened version of that used in other Fords while the car's standard 292 cu. in. (4.8 L) V8 came from Ford's Mercury division. |
 13 1959 Cadillac 62 Series Convertible The sixth generation 62 Series 1959 Cadillac is remembered for its huge tailfins with dual bullet tail lights. Model year 1959 also saw two distinctive rooflines and roof pillar configurations, new jewel-like grille patterns and matching deck lid beauty panels. Engine output was 325 hp (242 kW) from the 390 cu in (6.4 L) engine. |
 14 1959 Cadillac 62 Series Convertible Standard equipment included power brakes, power steering, automatic transmission, back-up lamps, automatic two-speed windshield wipers, wheel discs, outside rearview mirror, vanity mirror and oil filter. The convertible model had power windows and a two-way power seat. Plain fender skirts covered the rear wheels and four-door models were available in either four-window or six-window hardtop configurations. Sales plunged to only 70,736, the lowest since the 1950 model year. |
 15 1959 Cadillac Sedan De Ville The De Ville is one of the 62 Series model family from Cadillac. Its engine is a 6.4L V8 producing 325 bhp (242 Kw). Standard equipment included power brakes, power steering, automatic transmission, back-up lamps, two-speed wipers, wheel discs, outside rearview mirror, vanity mirror, oil filter, power windows and two way power seats. Plain fender skirts covered the rear wheels and four-door models were available in either four-window or six-window hardtop configurations. Over 53,000 DeVilles were sold in their first year as a separate series, accounting for roughly 37% of all Cadillacs sold. |
 16 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II The Continental Mark II is a personal luxury car intended to be the most luxurious and elegant American car available. It was produced from 1956-1959 and had a 6.0L V8 producing 285 bhp (212 Kw) and it had only one option, air conditioning for $US595. The Mark II sold for $US10,400 which was the equivalent of a new Rolls-Royce or two Cadillacs. In spite of this, Ford estimated they still lost over a thousand dollars per car on the 3,000 that were built. The museum's asking price is $70,000. |
 17 1958 Chevrolet Impala Convertible The Impala was introduced for the 1958 model year as top-of-the-line Bel Air hardtops and convertibles. From the windshield pillar rearward, the 1958 Bel Air Impala differed structurally from the lower-priced Chevrolet models. Hardtops had a slightly shorter greenhouse and longer rear deck. |
 18 1958 Chevrolet Impala Convertible Interiors featured a two-spoke steering wheel and color-keyed door panels with brushed aluminum trim. No other GM series included a convertible. |
 19 1960 Chrysler 300F The 1960 300F introduced a new 413 cu in (6.8 L) 375 bhp (280 Kw) Wedge engine as standard. A special "cross-ram" intake manifold was developed that consisted of two pairs of 30" tuned pipes that criss-crossed so that each set fed the opposite side of the engine. The carburetors and air cleaners hung off the sides of the engine over the fender wells. These long tubes were tuned so that resonances in the column of air helped force more air into the cylinders to boost power. |
 20 1960 Chrysler 300F The bodywork was redone for 1960 using Chrysler's new lightweight unibody construction and given sharper-edged styling with outward-tilting fins. The "toilet seat" trunk lid contributed to a demeaning opinion of the 300F and was done away with after the 1960 model year. Sales increased to 969 coupes and 248 convertibles. |
 21 1960 Chrysler 300F Also new for 1960 were four individual, leather bucket seats with a full length console from dash to rear seatback. Swivelling front seats were fitted as standard equipment. The museum's asking price is $120,000 |
 22 1954 Chevrolet Corvette C1 The Corvette was the first-generation Corvette model. It used a 3.9L "Blue Flame" inline 6 that produced 150 bhp (110 Kw). It featured an all-fibreglass body and came in three colours only: red, pennant blue and black. |
 23 1954 Chevrolet Corvette C1 The Corvette was introduced late in the 1953 model year and produced through 1962. It is commonly referred to as the "solid-axle" generation, as the independent rear suspension did not appear until the 1963 Sting Ray. In 1954, only 3,640 of this model were built and nearly a third were unsold at year's end. New colours were available, but the six-cylinder engine and Powerglide automatic, the only engine and transmission available, were not what sports car enthusiasts expected. |
 24 1956 Hudson Hornet The Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan produced the Hudson Hornet between 1951 and 1954. American Motors Corporation (AMC) in Kenosha, Wisconsin produced the car between 1955 and 1967. For the 1956 model year AMC decided to give the Hornet more character and the design was given to Richard Arbib who had developed a distinctive look that he called "V Line Styling". Taking the traditional Hudson triangle, Arbib applied its "V" form across the car's interior and exterior. Combined with tri-tone paint, the Hudson's look was unique and immediately noticeable. Power was via the "legendary" 308 C.I. (5.0L) straight-six engine. |
